Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-07
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| Mrs. Mary J. Aggers, adm'x, VS. n. c
Core. appeal by plff from Judgment ren
dered by H. W. Christie, J. P. agains
plff and in favor o. deft
Mrs. w. FL. Carothers vs Thos. 3
Smith appeal by deft from judgmen
of 500 rendered by Jos. Criswell, j. T
in favor of plff.
Ward, Mackey Co. VS. F. d. VanVech
} en-. acting as Harmony Milling Co. ap
peal by deft from judgment of $10o.50
rendered by H. w Christie, j. 7.
Emma Good VS. Jacob Weigle, appea
by deft from Judgment by II. W. Chris
tie, J. P.
John C. Digit VS. Esther B. and Fl. E
Stewart, summons in assumpslt-
GRAND JURY.
Warren W. Campbell of Chicora wa
| appointed foreman.
Up to the time of our going TO pres
the Grand Jury has made no return.
NOTES.
| Geo. c.. Pillow. E. E. Abrams ant
Frank E. Mitchell, viewers on petition
of the Town Council of Evans City fol
the opening of Water st. in that place
to a width of 80 feet, have filed report
allowing damages as follows: Sutton
| heirs $50. Mrs. Herman Drebert 1928
Fred Mathay $275 David Garvin S25
w. w. Waters S75, E. II. White S25
| total Sj75. The viewers found that the
damages should be paid by the
property holders abutting on line of i'm
proyement and Evans City. and assessed
| them as follows: Samuel Hill SO Fred
Rahiser 80 Sutton heirs $50, Geo.
Bishop so, Chas Lynch $50, J. c. Ir
vine $50, P. Nicholas $50, W. G. Doug
! lass $50, w. H. Pierce $50, II. Knox $50
J. G. West $50, F. Miller $50, Evans
City $l2O
Exceptions have been filed to the re
port of the borough auditors, surcharg-
| ing Race, Mercer and West Penn Sts:
and Ziesler Ave, and the matter will
go to Court.
An order was made dismissing ali e1-
! ceptions to the report of the auditor III
the accounts of Robert B. Lean, receiv-
er of the Lyndora Supply Co, except
one small account in which meat tlrm
| had. by mistake, not been awarded
| their correct prorata share.
In the case of S. NJ. Wright ct al rs
the Butler School Board, Judge Gal
| breath has decided that the lands OF the
petitioners are not in the borough
school district, and that they cannot
| send their children to Butler school
without the consent of the Board: also
| that the regular rate for the common
schools per month is 81 30 per scholar,
and for high school s4.
In the equity suit of Wilson Graham
VS. John S. Brown, in which the plain
| tiff seeks to have deed, by which he
conveyed his farm in Cranberry twp to
Brown on condition that Brown keep
| him, set aside, the Court made an order
suspending determination OF the bill for
| the present.
Theo. Kearns was appointed Auditor
of Butler twp.
Washington twp had no road super
vigors, and on Monday the Court ap-
pointed w. y. Shira, j. A Williamson
and Norman Glenn.
In the estate of Martin Wahl. decd,
of Evans City, the Court made an order
refusing the petitions of the parties to
take the matter out Of the hands Of the
auditor in the estate and award jury
trials, and directed the auditor to pro-
ceed and determine according 10 his
commission.
John Louden was appointed constable
of Zelienople, vice P, e. Dunbar, re-
signed,
In the case of Joseph Painter VS. D..
T. and Mary A. Mckinney. the defend
ants petition to have judgment opened
| TO admit them to defense was granted.
A Judgment note against them for $50
was entered by Painter. They claim
the note was given in payment for a
team of horses which afterwards prov :
ed unsound.
DIR. Johnston, warden Of the Western
penitentiary. took Charles Redic to
| Clarion on Monday of last week, in
compliance with the writs of habeas
corpus granted by the court for the pro-
duction OF Redic in court there to testi-
| fly in the case of Com, VS. Philip Broth
ers, charged jointly with Redic with
| the murder of John Pickard near West
Monterey during the night of Dec. 5.
| 1905 Redick, who was convicted of
murder in the second degree, is now
| serving his sentense of II years. Dr.
| Johnston, finding that the prosecution
| against Brothers could not be tried dur
| ing the forepart Of the week, procured
an order of court turning over the Gus
tody of Redic to Sheriff Bowman until
his presence at court was no longer de-
| sired, and returned to Allegheny.
After trial lasting for six days the
jury in the Mcclure Metallic Casket
cases, tried in Clarion last week and
this, brought in a verdict, Tuesday
morning. of not guilty but pay the
J costs Shares Of stock in the Casket
| company were sold in that section al
| $50 per share. The two prosecutors in
the case just tried A. III. McKellip, oil
East Brady and G. s. Pitts of Queens
town, each bought 90 shares of the
stock each paying 81, 900 for the same
The costs will aggregate 500. The
charge was conspiracy. The indict
ments against Butler, Mcclure and
Towards the end Of the trial the Butler
ty and on Sunday one OF the loca
preachers prayed for them.
Ex-Sheriff Jas. S. Gallagher of Arm
strong county has been held for court
on charge of embracery preferred 4 by
r.. r. detective, and gave bail. II
is alleged that Gallagher tampered with
the grand jury in case in which the
detective charged Ira e. Butler, mer
chant, with entering the depot and
of the railroad company at Leechbure
and cutting and mutilating furniture
belonging to competitors. The grand
| jury ignored the bill, placing the costs
on the detective Several members oi
the grand jury testified that Gallagher
had talked to them about the matter.
Judge McClung of Pittsburg fxet
$4,000 as the amount Of bail required t
secure the release of James II. Parr, the
travelling man, held by the coroner
jury for the death Of Stella Kelly. DR.
Mackenzie, who prescribed the bichlor
ide of mercury tablet that caused Mis-;
Kelly's death, was arrested and held il
$500 bail for not explaining how tn,
poison should be used, and Franl
Eleckenstein, clerk in Mackenzie
drug store, is held in the same bail
charged with neglecting to properly la
bel the box containing the tablets.
Wilhelmina Younghaus has petition
ed for satisfaction Of mortgage ol
land devised her by Ludwig Voiler, O.
Louis Boiler. in Buffalo twp, DAME
Mcbride, decd, being the mortgage.
A. o. Trimbur, Robert Whitmire ant
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