Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-10-25
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

VI ZeeL VS. MARY huIOChr LeplcNih iOl
household goods. valued at 500, and
claimed by the plaintiff.
u. Myers vs. S. c. billiard. replevin
for a sawmill, machinery and tools. val
ued at $500. with which the parties have
been working in the western part OF the
county.
Margaret Maitland VS. Charles Fl.
Maitland. libel in divorce, cruelty al
legged. The plaintiff claims she was
driven out of the house and had a re-
volver pointed at her.
Margaret E. Postelwaite VS. David w.
Postelwate, libel in divorce for deser-
tion
Agnes T. McAlpine VS. Lavina Meal
pine, Archie McAlpine, DR.. Jasmine
McAlpine and Miss Carrie Brown,
trespass for damages for conspiracy to
aleinate from the plaintiff the affections
Of her husband, Kenneth McAlpine.
The first three defendants are the
mother. brother and sister of Kenneth
McAlpine, and Miss Brown is the friend
of the McAlpine family whom the
plaintiff alleges nursed Kenneth Nc
Alpine while he was i'll with appended
It's last summer Four other suits pre-
ceed this action.
Lizzie Elliott, by her father and next
friend, Charlie McQuistion, VS. Nelson
J. Elliott, libel in divorce, cruelty al
legged.
Sadie Norris VS. William NJ. Norris,
libel in divorce. They were married IN
1899 and Mrs. Norris alleges her
husband deserted her in 1903.
TRIAL LIST.
The case of Miles Coovert heirs VS.
Thos. NJ. Marshall was continued on
account of the sickness of witness for
the plffs
The case Of Etna Mfg. Co. VS. W. b.
Enos. was continued on account OF the
absence of a witness.
The two cases of Lochrie Bros. VS. Ii.
K. Wick, and Lochrie Bros. vs Hamil-
ton Bros were settled Tuesday after
going to trial by the Lochrie Bros. with
drawing their petitions for lateral rail
roads through the lands of Wick, aud
Hamilton Bros and making agreements
by which Lochrie Bros. hereafter use
the railroad of the defts. to reach their
mine, paying each of the defts. $500
for this right.
The case of Emma j. Donaldson vs.
A. S. Hindman resulted in verdict for
the plaintiff for tine property claimed by
her, valued at $3.50 80. The plaintiff g
husband, Monroe Donaldson, formerly
Of Washington township. borrowed
money from Hindman on note. Hind
man entered the note at the time, Others
whom Donaldson had borrowed from in
his neighborhood closed on him. aud
had execution issued and personal prop
erty on the farm levied on by the Sheriff.
Mrs. Donaldson then filed an inter
pleader and claimed the goods.
The case of Jane R. Brown vs Elisha
Stoughton for use of J. Berg & Co. re-
suited in a verdict by which the jury
awarded 1856. 80 worth of goods belong
ed to Mrs. Brown and 1886 so to the
deft A note of James Brown, the
plaintiffs husband was entered and
levy made on goods in Franklin twp.
on which Mrs Brown claimed title,
NOTES.
On petition for new bridge over
North Bear creek, Parker twp. at Har-
per's mill, f. B. Aistey, John K. Hol-
lard AMI S. W. Lewis were appointed
viewers.
The will Of the late Levi Slater of
Butler has been probated, David Sldtor
and Joseph Criswell, executors Lis
widow receives $1,000. the children of
his son John receive 70 acres in For
ward twp, his daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Braun, $500. and his son David 65 acres
in Connoquenessing twp. and the re-
of the personal property. There
are four other children, Clarence and
Mrs. Jacob l.. Winter.
Clarence and Levi Slater, Mrs. Jacob
Winter and Mrs. Mamie Maines, who
are not mentioned They claim their
father was mentally incompetent when
he made the will last August. going 70
Lyndoro for that purpose, and are pre-
pairing an appeal from the probate.
Another will which divided the prop
erty among all the children was made
about one year ago.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate Of d. NJ. Morrison have been grant
ed to Jane Morrison.
Jos. Earhart has petitioned for salts
faction of mortgage given by Nancy
Sommerville and others in 1890.
In the case Of the State of w Virgin
ia for use of the Fisher Oil Co. Vs Yoke,
Steelamith and Hosford, an opinion WIS
filed refusing TO enter Judgment tor
want Of sufficient affidavit OF defense.
In the case OF Christopher Fredley,
admir- of the estate of Melissa Fredley
vs Robert Buxton to recover a legacy
charged on defendants land by Friend
Buxton. stated for the opinion Of the
court, an order was made directing the
deft. to pay the legacy amounting TO
$500
VIM. A. Kelly was appointed consta-
BILE of Bruin boro vice Geo. Snow, decd
The polling place of the Fifth ward,
ist Precinct, has been changed from the
Wick House to the Kirkpatrick build
ing.
On petition of Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt g
citation has been issued on Samuel
Beam to show cause why he should not
file an account as administrator of the
estate of the late George Beam. The
parties are daughter and a son of Geo.
Beam and the petition Gtatee thai letters
were granted TO Samuel Beam and that
money Of the estate Is believed to be in
his possession.
Judge E. s. Holt of Beaver on Satur-
day refused to grant new trials TO DR.. J.
Z. Minteer Of lyndora, who was con-
victed on two charges Of selling liquor
without license, but sentence was sus
pended on the payment Of $500 and
costs by Minteer.
Samuel Tynauer, who was convicted
of selling liquor without license, was on
Friday sentenced to pay the costs and a
| fine of $500, and undergo imprisonment
in Jail for three months, b. Judge Gal
| breath.
Joseph Pollak, guilty of selling liquor
| without license, was sentenced three
months and fined $500 and costs 10y
Judge Galbreath.
In the case of E. A. Black and othel
property holders on West st. We The
| Pittsburg and Butler Street Ry Co.
| Judge Galbreath on Friday rendered 81
opinion deciding that the rights Of thu
property holders in the alley runnin
east and west between West st. anC
Sullivan Ave- could not be divested b,
the action of the Town Council in va
eating the alley for the benefit Of tn
street car company, and that the com
pany could not close the alley and built
their buildings across it, and n perm
nent injunction to prevent them iron
doing 30 was granted Exceptions wec
| filed by the company.
In the appeal of NJ. L. Ralston,
transient dealer. from the sentence o
/ pnrraaa Bell 10 nav q license Of Slnl ~