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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1890

Page

8

West Virginia Oil Boom Sees Multiple Wells Active

In St Marys West Virginia activity mounts as Duncan & Co drill 400 feet north of No 1 while G K Andersen rigs prepare. Dozens of wells from Belmont to Friendly and Eureka report depths from 20 to 1780 feet with several showing promising gas or oil flows. The Mandeville Kerr well on the Davis farm is a wildcat with expectations of unlocking new productive areas as pipelines and rigs gear up.

Stacial Telegkham St. Maur’s West Virginia Duncan & Co No. 1 Ney G. K. Andersen Duncan No. 1 Gallagher Farm Hills Farm Middle Island Martin Riggs Duncan St Mary's Friendly, Johnson & Co Johnson & Larsen French Creek Gear Creek Refining Company Cochran Eureka Belmont Mandeville & Kerr Davis Farm Alter Forsha Independence Township West View Griffith & Co Rogers’ Farmoare Bowman & Co Behide Lave Merslall & Co Rouser Farm Smith & Hiriuna Ivory Farm Graham & Co Houser Farm Ace Sie Wilmerding Tor Billy Het Nng Bers Pettock & Mailer Rogsera Oil Company Air Farm Hoflmat & Con Wolf Farm Hilly Wilpwoop Wildwood Greenlee & Forst Roth O“f Company Harvush Iear Hi Company Nordsmith Pattison Ringteiser Byrne & Co Robison & Co G Atherie Steinmiller Fisher Oil Company Gutherie Ie Licht MeeKee’s Rocks Oil Company Patters and& Jenning Fisher Ol Company

Convicted in Homicide Trial Splits Verdicts

The two defendants Alexander Kil Nan and Frank Grade were convicted of murder in the first degree and related offenses. Kil Nan faced murder in the second degree and concealing a child’s death. Grade was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. One defendant and the other were acquitted after a 31 day trial.

Alexander Kil- Nan Frank Grade

Ejectment case delayed by habeas corpus writ

In Common Pleas Court Judge Stowe postponed Margaret Eichleay v John and Bridget Laffey to obtain a writ of habeas corpus. The Laffeys, convicted in a Criminal Court for sale of liquor, were brought in from the workhouse and the ejectment trial proceeded. The case remains on trial.

Common Pleas Court Judge Stowe Margaret Eichleay John Bridget Laffey Laffey Jude Stowe

Testament by Letter Probated in John Scott Will Contest

Judge Over of the Orphans Court heard the contest of John Scott's will yesterday. The will was a letter to attorney John Carvell detailing bequests and directions for a formal will. Scott died before a proper document, the letter was probated as his will and witnesses testified about the signature. The judge reserved decision.

Orphans’ Court John Scott John Carvell Alexander Killian W. D. Matthews J. M. Price Ewing J. C. Williams Chautauqua Lake Railroad Company Kro W. Invise Braddock John Koppett John Wellinger George Whittimore John Boyd

Conspiracy Case Put Over To Next Term By Common Consent

The Forsythe Evoch Barclay conspiracy suit stalled after long trial planning. Judge Magee refused to reconvene next term, so the case was continued. Multiple common pleas and federal actions noted, including trials, defenses, and counts across several firms and individuals.

Adam J. Forsythe Evoch Barclay Magee

Will of Mrs Elizabeth Aliaga Recorded in Algiers

Register Conner was asked to record a will of Mrs Elizabeth Aliaga nee Shannon daughter of Judge P C Shannon. The will dated recently was executed in Marseilles before the U S Consul and sent from Algiers for recording. The holder resides with her husband B Aliaga in Monastier Tunis Algiers.

Marseilles France United States Conner Algiers

Murderer Smith Will Live

Sheriff McCandless filed Governor Beaver's order revoking all death warrants for Smith. In Sharpsburg George Warner's novelty store burned, his young daughter severely burned. loss estimated at $8,000.

Smith Dixmont McCandless Beaver Sharpsburg George Warner

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