Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-17

plaintiff reposing special trust and con-
hdenee in the ability and integrity of
one w. ID. VanSlyke, and believing that
he would perform the duties of such of
ice In an honest and faithful manner.
the said plaintiff, as Judge of the said
24th judicial district, appointed said
VanSiyke on the i. :. day of. 1885.
and the said w. D. VanSlyke gave bond
in the sum required under said appoint
ment and entered upon the discharge of
his duties as such receiver and took nos
session of all the goods and effects of
said &. j. Lovejoy s. Co., in the county
of Barber, amounting in value to the
sum OF about twelve thousand dollars
1872 .G00.l
Plaintiff further alleges: That the
Sald w. u. VanSlyke, disregarding his
duties as such receiver, appropriated
the proceeds arising from the sale off
SAID goods and effects to his own pri-
yate use, and failed to turn over and
pay into court said moneys and proceeds
when so ordered by the court. and then
and there became a defaulter in the snm
OF several Thousand dollars. to-Wlt: The
sum OF three thousand four hundred
dollars lisa, AGO.
Plaintiff further alleges: That his
Dondsmen were compelled to paw and
manu- up III LllS u1OnGNS NE had mis-
appropriated.
That said defendant. J. w. McNeal
was one OF said bondsmen, and was com
PEELED to contribute largely to make up
for the shortage in the account of the
said receiver.
Plaintiff further alleges: That some-
time IN the month of October, 1887. and
on several occasions and times SINCE
said last mentioned month, the precise
date and time of which cannot be stated
for the reason that said plaintiff does
not now remember, the said J. w. Nc
Neal attempted to eXtoIt and blackmail
from this plaintiff large sums of money.
The first amount demanded was the
sum OF about twenty-five hundred dol
lars, which demand was made some
time in the month of October, 1887: this
amount was demanded of said plaintiff
by said j. w. McNeal on several occa-
SiOnS since said last mentioned time
the precise date of which cannot now be
stated for the reason that said plaintiff
has forgotten the exact date.
Plaintiff further alleges That on or
about the lst day of May, 1888, said de-
PENDANT increased the amount of this
demand from twenty-five hundred dol
lars to the sum of thirty-four hundred
dollars, claiming that he desired said
amount to make up for the shortage in
the accounts of said receiver, w. D.
VanSlyke. That at the various times
he made these demands on said plaintiff
for money, he, the said defendant,
threatened that unless the money was
paid, a criminal prosecution would be
instituted against said plaintiff charging
him with adultery with the wife of said
w. ID. VanSlyke, and represented that
II the money was paid no prosecution
would be commenced and that nothing
would be said about the matter. And
the said defendant stated to this plain
tilt at the various times hereinbefOre
mentioned for the purpose of blackmail-
ing and eXtOrting money from said
plaintiff, that it made no difference
whether said charge was true or false il
a prosecution of that kind should be
commenced against said plaintiff, it
would disgrace said plaintiff, his family
and the high official position which he,
the said plaintiff, then held. That said
defendant well knew that said plaintiff
was not guilty of the adulterous act
spoken of but wilfully and corruptly
made said representations and threats
to said plaintiff for the purpose of en-
richlng himself and gratifying his own
unbounded and unlimited greed for
money. That by reason of said acts by
said defendant, above mentioned, said
plaintiff suffered great mental anguish,
being wholly unable to meet such eX-
tortionate, illegal and Matchmaking de-
mands made by said defendant, without
impOverlshing the family of said plain
tiff, and believing that, unless said
money, so demanded, was paid that said
defendant would carry said threats into
execution to the great damage of said
m IN Of Il
dollars.
Second cause of action.-Plaintiff fur
ther alleges: That said defendant, in
order to carry out his scheme for black
mailing said plaintiff, and learning af-
ter long and diligent effort, by private
and secret means, that he could not OBJ
tain the amount of money desired of
said plaintiff did, in the month of Sep
TENDER, 1883, cause suit to be brought
in the district court of Shawnee county.
Kansas, against this plaintiff, in the
name of said W. d. VanSlyke, charging
the said plaintiff with adultery with the
wife OF said w. ID. VanSlyke, and claim
ing damages in the sum of three thous-
and four hundred dollars t$3 ,4OO.) That
said ScandalOuS proceedings, so COM
menced, as aforesaid. at the instipation
of said defendant that he might profit
thereby, caused widespread comment
through the newspapers of the state of
Kansas, and greatly distressed and in
jured this plaintiff to his damage in the
further sum of three thousand dollars
($3, 000.)
Third cause of action.-Plaintiff fur
Their alleges That on the I'd day of
April, 1889, for the purpose OF black
mailing and eXtorting money from this
plaintiff, said defendant caused suit
70 be brought in the district court of
Barber county, Kansas, in the name of
W. D. VanSlyke, against said plaintiff.
charging said plaintiff with scandalous
and criminal acts with the wife of said
w. D. VanSlyke. That the said scan
dalous proceedings last mentioned, so
brought at the instigation of said de-
PENDANT greatly distressed the family of
said plaintiff, and caused great public
scandal in the neighborhQod, and among
the neighbors and friends of said plain
tiff, where said plaintiff had resided for
a long number of years, to the great
damage of said plaintiff in the further
sum of four thousand dollars (S4,OOO.)
Wherefore, said plaintiff demands
Judgment against said defendant in the
sum of ten thousand dollars with costs
of suit.
SAMPLE & LONG.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Notice of Election.