Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-06-14

guilty. on tue cnarge OF acSU-
The cases of Com. VS. VIM Wheeler
and Lewis Sheckline, who were under
Indictment on informations made by
the Burgess of Saxonburg, for a6b, re-
sisting an officer, etc Were settled.
J.H. Parker, employed in the Minteer
drug store, Lyndora, entered plea OF
guilty to a charge of selling liquor
! without license.
Samuel Shamberger alleged to have
been the author of the famous Jewelry
store fire in the Wuller building at 326
s. Main St, Sunday evening, Oct.
| last, was placed on trial Tuesday on
charges of setting fire to store build
| ing and burning property with intent
| TO defraud insurance companies.
The jury panel was exhausted with
out Jury being selected and Harvey
Anderson of Eau Claire, George Ho-
baugh and George H. Baker were
| drawn as talismen from the audience.
| The prosecution proved the nature OF
| the fire. how water thrown on 1T at hrst
had the effect of spreading it over the
| floor, how there was the odor OF burn
kerosene; how after the fire the stumps
OF two large candles, one of which was
wrapped about with womans skirt
saturated with oil, were found among
| the debris and how bottles and vessels
| of oil We're found in the show cases and
other places in the storeroom. L. ;.
Melt Junkiu testified as to Shamberger
| telling him he had S12, 900 to $4,000
worth of stock, and taking out policies
amounting to $4,000, and how, after
his arrest Shamberger surrendered his
| policies without claiming any damages.
| Cvaalon1 f..cffffaI that n
ventory he made of the stock after the
| fire amounted to only $500.
Nick Gazettos, whose ice-cream store
| is next door testified to Shamberger
shipping goods away and closing his
store at 7:1j of the evening before the
| fire Samuel Landos. Shambergers s
| bail, and his brother-in-law, testified to
| the latter's arresting Shamberger In
! Mobile, Ala.
When the defense was called about
| thirty Jewish acquaintences OF Sham
| berger, from Butler and Pittsburg, were
sworn as character witnesses. The de-
Tense seeks to show that an enemy of
! Sbambsrger broke into the store dur
ing his absence, and try to place the
blame on Uncle Ben" who conducted a
pawnshop opposite Shamberger's store
| for sometime The case is still on trial,
NOTES.
Harry McCiymops is in jail on charges
OF ABB made against him by Ed Kersch-
ner and Geo, Scott.
Edward c. Hegler ID in Jail on a
charge of endorsement made against
him by Robert Trotter.
On Friday last w. H. Martins sisters
h; Io, .,,G GSlA a,a1 ha
leased from jail
In a Boston Court, last Friday, +. E.
B orees indicted for conspiracy and lar
ceDy in the Ubero plantation swindle,
some stock in which was sold in Butler,
was found guilty on one count OF con-
spiracy ard 70 counts of larceny. Elk
Congressman Owens, indicted jointly
with Borges, sought safety in Europe,
and has not been arrested.
On Saturday last Joseph Criswell re-
signed as Court Orier and VIM. Il.
Walker was appointed his successor.
Mr. Criswell has been Crier since Judge
Galbreath went on the bench.
J. w. Ritzert was appointed Auditor
of Donegal twp, vice s F. Schultz, re-
signed
Albert Pisor resigned as Supervisor
of Worth twp.
VIM. Orr and A. S. Wick resigned as |
Supervisors of Mercer twp. Lawrence
Snyder was appointed to fill one of the
vacancies,
w. B. Purvis, DIR. McCurdy Bricker
and R. G.. McAboy were appointed a
commission in lunacy on Jacob Dietrich
of Butler.
J. 3. Mates has filed his report as
auditor in the estate of E. A. Totten,
decd. A fund of $3S1S is to be divided
among three children.
On petition of residents of Summit |
township for county bridge over
Bonny Brook at the Dashabaugh farm.
J. A. Heydrick, Joseph Mechling, and
John limerick were appointed viewers.
The bridge was destroyed in last Thurs
days food.
Robert Adams and c. M. Cambell
were appointed Road Superv vlsors of
Concord township, on petition of l.. t.
Sutton, who has been bearing the
burden of bad roads alone.
The Cypher property in Winfield twp
was sold Friday by Sheriff Campbell to
John r. Henninger.
Wilbert Miller was placed in Jail
yesterday on charges OF felonious rape
and f65b, on a commitment issued by
Squire Keck
Joseph Campbell is in jail on charge
of larceny by bailee.
John Twentier has been appointed
guardian of Matilda Twentier.
Citizens of Forward petition to have
a portion of the Critchlow Bridge road
vacated. The matter was held over
until Judge Galbreath's return.
As the first step in a test of the Aiken
law raising the liquor license to $1,000.
| in Ohio, Superior Judge Hoffmeier of
Cincinnati, on Tuesday, granted tenn
porary injunction restraining county
officials from collecting more than $3.50
from Bernard Wrebe, saloon keen--
for his license The offi"'"' -,
hidden 10 inte-' =, LAS are 1or-
.--4ere with Wrebe in the
..ursuit of his business
A colored man and woman, living on
Mulberry St, were held for Court by
Esq Keck, Tuesday evening, for keep
ing gambling house and selling
liquor.
Henry Hale was placed in Jail last
night on charges of keeping disorder
| ly and gambling house, on complaint of
Martha Lester He was also charged
with surety of the peace by Goldie
Black. The parties are negroes.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
| John W Doerr to Ben Wallet, as
signment of lease of 100 acres in Jeffer-
son for $40.
VIM A Heller to Lottie E Armstrong
1 acre in Marion for $50.
Andrew Roenigk to VIM Nixon lot
| in Evans City for 500.
VIM Jackson to d E Hunsberger
lot in Graham Terrace for s175.
Cottage Hill Land Co to A Smolovitz
lot on Cottage Hill for $110.
Alphonse Krause to VIM Herman lot
at Marwood for $2500.
D D Quigley to Nancy Stiefel lot in
| Butler for S1150.
Harry Cooper to G o Dunlap / acre
! in Adams for $780,
w p Hines to Thos A Hines lot in w
| Liberty for $3.50.
Robt Cooper to r A Marshall lot in
| Cooperstown for 81.
Margt and VIM McMurdy to Emma
T Burk lot in Eau Claire for $3.50.
| TheO Timberp to Wilmav Ea ole 1ot on