Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-02
VERY NOVEL LITIGATION.
A Lady sues Knights of the Mystic Chain
for Forcibly Eiecting Her From Re.
ceptiou I'm Hall Her Husband Owned.

Lady sues knights of the Mystic Chain
for Forcibly Eiecting Her From a Re-
ception in Hall Her Husband Owned.
Through her attorneys, Messrs. W. C.
Erskine and John C. Thompson. Mrs. Eliza
beth Peet yesterday brought a somewhat
novel lawsuit against J. B. Nobbs, Grant
c. Nobbs, Frank MCGEE, John H. Mitchell,
r. H. Thompson and the keystone Com
mandery No. 1, Ancient Order knights of
the Mystic Chain. 1t is a summons in
trespass. and the cause Of complaint is re-
cited about as follows in the legal papers
filed yesterday afternoon:
That, on the evening of the 18th day of Janu-
airy, 1889, public ball or dance, called recep-
tion and drill, was given under the auspices of
Keystone Commandery, No. l, A. o. K. of NJ.
c., one Of the defendants, at public hall,
known as Imperial Hall, new Grant street,
Pittsburg; that plaintiffs husband, ].
NJ. Peet is the owner or lessor of said hall, and
as such leased or let unto the commandery the
hall for the occasion; and the oommaudery sold
TO him ticket for the reception and drill and
also gave to him a printed invitation to the
same, which ticket and invitation were non
transferable, but emitting himself and lady to
attend the reception and drill; that Peet paid
ticket. viz: 81. thereby emitting himself under
the agreement, and his lady or wife, to enter
the hall and attend the entertainment
That on the evening in question, Peet and
his wife, the plaintiff. presented themselves at
the hall, rendered the invitation and ticket to
the officers and persons at the door who were
acting in such capacity for Keystone Com
mapdery; that large number of persons had
assembled and were assembling for the pur-
poses of social enjoyment, at which it was law
full for the plaintiff to be; that, afterward, on
the same evening, while she, the plaintiff, and
her husband land her children, who were
fsG y sss in the the said aa FranE
McGiee, ]. B. Nobbs, Grant c. Nobbs. R. H.
Thompson and John II. Mitchell land more es-
pecially McGee), and others unknown to the
managers and members of Keystone Com:
mandery, came to the plaintiff, and then and
there, in the presence of great number OF per.
sons there assembled. seized and took hold OF
plaintiff by her arms and shoulders, and forci-
bly, elected her from the hall and from the
companionship of her husband and children
and the company assembled, against her will,
protest and consent
That said plaintiff is a lady of good repute,
and as such has always deported herself. and
been esteemed as such among all her friends
and neghbors and acquaintance; that, On &C.
count OF this trespass and assault, she was
greatly hurt, bruised and wounded, and greatly
injured, outraged and insulted, and put to
great indignity, and hath thereby suffered great
scorn, contempt, humiliation and shame to her.
self, and from the persons in whose presence
cause, excuse or provocation whatsoever, and
was committed by said defendants for the mere
purpose of publicly gratifying against and on
said plaintiff their i'll will and malice.
Plaintiff, therefore, says she hath been
greatly injured and hath sustained damages to
the amount of S.. 900; and therefore she sues.