The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-18
KILLERS MENNONITE SUIT.
4 QCtRTER or MILLTON DOLLlRS
ron INDUCING EMIGR fTION


Michael l.. Hitler, q native OF Prussia. but /
for many ycars citizen Of New York. told the |
story Of strange career yesterday In the /
L. 5. Circuit Court. before Judge Wallace.
Mr.. Hitler is suing the Burlington and Mis-
souri, River Railroad Company for slllOo0 for |
alleged breach ofcontract TO pay him for services |
in inducing Mennonite cmigrants to settle in No.
braska on the lands Of the company. The con-
tract was signed in November. lS7i nnd under
it Mr.. Hitler was TO draw sG.0o0 salary for the
first year. and Tor four years aftcrward vas to
be paid commissions For this he agreed 10
take an office 1T his own expense in New York.
to cause the Meunouitcs arriving In this coun-
try to settle along the line Of the Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad Company. and II he
settled less than 200 emigrants the first year he
WAS to return 81 900 20 the company Mr. Hitler
claimed to have special facilities for carrying out
his contract. in consequence OF his wide ar-
quHntnuce with Mennonite leaders in this
country and in Europe. lie was employed with
Jay Cooke & Co... and accompanied the Men
MONTE delegation ON their visit TO this country
in 1873 in their search for suitable settlement.
| At that timc Mr.. Hitler claims, lands were se-
| loctrd ~ tho extent of s000u0 acrrs along tho
| lneof the Northern Pacific llailrond.
whom jay Cooke 4 CO. failed. and the con-
tract was made with the Burlington and Mis-
| souri, River Railroad Company Mr. Hitler
! visited the various Mennonite settlements in
| Lancaster. Pa. Wadsworth. Ohio. and EEhart
! Ind. getting acquainted with the people. and
acquiring Information for his journey 90 Rus
! -ia Then hc started ON his tour among ~"
| foreign Monuouitrs. visiting bishop lv'tis
! flock near Thorn, in Prussia; Tobias Onruh al
! Fgt.nrshersowtkv; Paul and Lawrence Tenet
! Ter M N,wimiter.hnl: David Cius-rn at H"r-
%, XII: C3rnaiius Totins o. Grrcnicldt jacob
! Butter OF \ wNHudrrwohl. and IN fact an me
! about i5l 600 persons The chief settlement Il
! M Ni.Nnndsrvohi where there are about IS 900
t.rpar, Of that oi the Quakcrs. They are nom
| cnr!ia'ants and settled in Russia in the year
! f-ni ur,.r M express sfipulution that they
claim, lint tho a. ,riu,s lltr ha.S 300 years hr-
| f1ra Martin Luther. They got aoul; V'ry we'll
| IN Russia under the. scpulati' made 10y M.
! Fmurrnr PIul and Imtrn-- Clthurine. but 81
| lt. years hav, favored emigration to Aucri'a.
! Strong rd5rt- w,r. mad. {, .o, them to go 10
| M.ul'1ha iut MIR. Hilrr AYERS that nis efforts
| alone d.faate'i thnttiar.
Mr.. Hillrr say. details % his operations IN
| euroaItl' . me rrluisit. n. urmutiou among the
plreJ made ad'!rcsscs To- public meetings.
! ,I,,,try r,l.s In fLn Nus.Iuu " kalitku'' or
wu,p.ii'~ lJ oni ,v.rt,vbnr,. p,rsuni"i tha
| Nm. mites H., Yo aud .,tils nn tho lands 81
in" Huntington ANA Missouri MN'r l'",ir ia
y, t,,l'rr. % n ~i,'h9 thnt n. hlt drawn To-
r. ,it.n tho Nrnn,u'tu. from go.nr there. and
I rv.If t.tnn the dtsn,lvlutnnrs of hu.f- rerI-
0ir, and mosquitoes until judge Nuiia'e
.f,,,,.i nfu, ~, d,y.lt with rr.rlirei. uuou
BI-hUpo, Nsruolcu. enc Cassrn WIS t.-r'.
yno hiI been md !, round -uu to sct tho Mon
ncri,,s To- lo,' Mnnitlla ana n,.n-,l II l.'r o.
r Ir'.,i hy Ii,..r Gna circaa,ci ms uros.
"nr ,'s WIS p"' III '''''''''' III
Mr.. ll..i"r i!,ntiled n variety Of circulars
fhnt he I1t s.rt IL thc NrnuU nit,s promising
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