Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-01-11
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


Geo. Fl. Mcmillan VS. w. Wells Wat
ters, sci ia on a mechanics lien o
$S1.20
Maggie c. Hoover vs Wesley c
Hoover. petition for divorce.
Mrs. Rosetta Barns VS. E. E. Wick
adm. of the estate of r. K. Wick, dec d
appeal by deft. from judgement o
Si56. 50, rendered by ]. FL. Cochran, j
P.
TRIAL LIST.
Mrs. Caroline Bowser of BruIn hal
petitioned for a commission in lunacy
on her husband, w. l.. Bowser, and h.
J. Forquer Esq. was appointed tc
summon a Jury of six to determine and
report at the March Quarter Sessions.
r. M. Sipe, DIR. A. Holman ard Geo
w. yarnum were appointed a commits
sion in lunacy on Albert Allen, on Pc
tition of James Fl. Allen of Centre twp.
The following cases were marked
settled when the list was called; Z. Hor-
WITT VS. A. Fl. Cohn, Samuel Thompson
VS. Andrew Thompson, McClelland
heirs VS. National Transit Co.. Emil
Urban VS. Butler Passenger Ry. Co:
The case of d West VS. Jas. Long
was continued on account of sickness.
In the case of T. q. Caldwell VS. South
Penn Oil Co the plaintiff moved TO
amend and the deft. plead surprise,
the case.
The cases of D. Overheim VS. D..
ct al and Laura K. Kelly VS.
Mary Rogue were continued.
The cases of Merchantile Guaranty
Co. and the Gordon, Montgomery Co:
VS. Mrs Clara Greenlee were continued
on account of her illness.
The case of H. A. Stauffer, receiver
Of the Standard Trust Co. VS. {. ID.
Greenlee was continued from Tuesday
until to day.
The case of Fl. W. Roenigk VS. God
frey Cabot is to be tried today.
The case of Frederick Buhl vs. the P.
g. w. and B. & o. railroads was taken
mp for trial. yesterday, and will proba-
bly, be finished today. In building the
Reibold cutoff the road passed through
the plaintiffs land, and changed the
course of Connoquenessing creek. Mr.
Buhl claims the new channel was not
deep or wide enough, and overfioTed
his land, claiming damage in $500
NOTES.
Tela Fresena, Mike Lukas and Mike
Muko were put in Jail, Sunday for dis
orderly conduct.
A charge of larceny has been made
L. ~, Morry Rnh1pp
The bonds of the County Commis-
sioners, each in the amount of $1,000,
have been recorded w. ID. Brandon
and w. s. McCrea being bondsmen for
Mr.. Easley; Stewart Wilson and X. u.
Fowser for Mr.. Grossman and j. B.
McJunkin and Geo. A Siebert for Mr..
Siebert.
A commission in lunacy was appoint
ed, Thursday, on Peter q Kennedy oil
the West End, who year or more ago
suffered paralytic stroke. and has since
been in failing health. The memters
of the commission were DIR. s. M Bip-
pus, John G. Clark and F J. Forquer.
On their report he was committed to
Warren.
The deposition of Telegrapher Geo.
c. Johnston in the case of Mrs. Jere-
miah Snyder and Mrs. John j. Green VS.
the Delaware, Lackawana and Western
Railroad Co were taken before Judge
Galbreath, Thursday. The hus bands
Of the plaintiffs were killed in a wreck
at Bath. n ", Dec. 10, 1904. The de-
position was taken by Judge James
Bacon and Attorney A. Flack of Eifai-
ra.
F. ii. Brooks, former PRINCIPAL OF
the Uniontown, Pa. schools, was sen-
fenced to two years and 10 months ir
the pen, last week, for embezz ling
funds.
Judge Mestrezat put up a stout kick
in the late decision of majority of his
bench. the Supreme Court, on the
right to amend license petitions. but the
majority rules in this case. as in any
other.
DIR. Stute of Parkers Landing has
caused the arrest of Postmaster Turk OF
that place on a charge of malicious and
defamatory libel. The action is based
on portion of letter alleged to have
been written by Turk to VIM. Parker,
II.
intimate with a married womani with
having performed criminal operations
on her at divers times; with having met
her at certain place, and having been
watched by two persons. This sentence
il in the letter: He is a fine Mason
(meaning Stute) and should be congrat-
ulated upon his achievements"
Not guilty, but return the stolen
bowl and pay half the COSTS" was the
verdict returned at New Castle by the
Jury that heard the evidence before Al
derm AMI Ranney in the larceny by bailee
charge brought by Mrs. Anna l., RAM
sey against Mrs, Minnie Evans. Mrs.
Ramsey accused Mrs. Evans of takin z
a bread bowl, worth %. Mrs. Evans
denied it.
BY the decision handed down i3 the
case of Silver ct al VS. Bush ct al, from
Armstrong county, the Supreme Court,
again decided that gas and oil were not
minerals and that in drawing n lease
each must be named and not placed
under the title of ''other minerals.
Court convened Monday morning for
what promises to be three weeks term.
When the jury list was called the fol
lowing were excused: Philip Burtner,
ON account of his age, S6 years; Porter
Davis, Worth twp, on account of deaf;
ness Hiram Gill, James Marsh, Joseph
Holbein and Jacob Schaffer for sickness
Clark Ziegler was excused for one
week and II. o. Swartzlander for the
term.
The case of David and Viola Lambert
vs w. J, Burke was the first called fol
trial Monday morning. Lambettt
lived on Burk's farm near Gallery anf
claimed Burk was indebted 10 thar
led IN b.. .or hay and graiI
turks cattle, and other thing
under the terms of the contract be
tween them. The plaintiffs found i
necessary to move to amend their plead
ings and the case was continued a
their cost.
The will of Robert J. Kiss'ck o
Slipperyrock has been probated, J. E
Bard, executor.
Mrs Anna Bradnock has filed ~
affidavit of defense in the suit 70
divorce brought against her by he
husband, M. f. Bradnock, denying im
proper conduct on her part, demanding
the names of correspondents, and date
and places of alleged misconduct ant
demanding a jury trial. She ais
claims that since the alleged Pattersol
occurrence of Nov. 25 she and MI
Bradnock have lived together as una,
and wife.
]. A MCGOWAN has been sworn in a
Mercantile Appraiser, and J. A