Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-25
NEW SUITS IN DISTRICT COURT.
Man Who Found Hnttcnhaucr's Dia-
mOnMs Now SccI.s tic Howard.


mohds Now Seeks the Reward.
Today is the last day for filing petitions for
trial at the November term Of the district
court, and for the last two days petitions
nave been Rocking in at smart rate. Today
VIII probably see still larger number filed
In the clerks office. Among the suits of in
terest to the public is that OF Christian Jen-
sen against Howard Hattenhauer and WIFE
growing out Of the loss by Mrs. Hattenhauer
OF diamond star in Omaha a short time ago
ana the subsequent offer Of reward Of 800
by Hattenhauer. In his petition Jensen says
that after reading the advertisement Offering
the reward he communicated with Hatten-
hauer and told him that he would bring him
the star on condition that he would increase
the reward to 5000. Through the advertising
columns Of a newspaper Hattenhauer ac-
cepted his proposition, and they met by ap-
pointment at the corner of Lake and Twen-
tleth streets, in Omaha. There, the petition
says, Hattenhauer, by force, intimidation and
threats, took away from him the star and
refused to pay the reward. He feels that he
has still an interest in the jewelry to the
extent Of the 5000 he had hoped to get, and
| asks a judgment for that amount.
The petitions in the suits instituted by
Arthur Evans for 100000 and by T. H.
Evans for $4,000 damages against Colonel
f. c. Reed and the Lake Manawa Railway
| company were put on file yesterday. In
| them the plaintiffs allege that the defendants
had swltchback at Manawa which was
negligently put up and operated. The rail-
| ing at the side, they claim, was too close to
| the car, and the car had no railing. Boys
from to is years old were allowed to oper-
| ate it without an attendant, so that when
| young Evans started the car and fell off his
| head was caught between the car and the
railing, while going at terrific rate Of speed,
and piEched His right eye was destroyed
and the hearing of his right ear, the superior
! maxilary bone was split, together with the
floor of the orbit of his right eye. He also
lost three permanent teeth, and was dis
! figured for life. Both petitions allege that
| the accident took place while the boy was on
the switchback without the knowledge of his
| parents.
The town of Manawa and w. II. Beck who
| holds the exalted position Of mayor of that
| thriving little city, appear as plaintiffs in
| suit started against Colonel Reed and the
| Lake Manawa Railway company. The petition
| alleges that he has planted his pavilion d.
rectly across a public highway without any
| legal right to do so. and the district court is
requested to see that he moves off the street.
Mary Price brings suit against William
| e. Price to have a deed set aside by which
| their father Rees ID. Price, before his death
| transferred to William 200 acres of farm
| land In which she processes to have an eighth
interest. She alleges that there was no con-
| sideratlon, and that her father was rendered
| incompetent by disease and old age to make a
valid deed.
w. B. Proctor who acted as agent for the
|
| pelier, VT, in this city in 1894, after figuring
in sensational druggiug in Denver,
| has brought his company into large sized
| lawsuit, In which Sarah c. Key, a well
| known lady of this city, figures as plaintiff.
| Last November the plaintiff says. Mrs. Key
went to Proctor to secure a loan on some
| OF her town property. She told him she had
| $4,000 worth of outstanding mortgages but
| she wanted as much mope. He told her that
| he had large amount Of money to invest in
loans 40 talxa
! $4,000 policy with his company the latter
would accept the policy as collateral security
and make loan of $4,000 on the real estate.
| On these representations she finally con-
| sented to take out a $4,000 policy and exc
cuted two notes 10 the company, amounting
| to $66650. These notes were sold to the
| Citizens State bank as innocent purchasers.
| so she had to pay them But when she de.
manded Of the company the $4,000 loan it
refused to make 1t, claiming Proctor had no
| authority to make any such promises as he
had. She also rendered back the policy, but
that was likewise refused. In the meantime
! Proctor had disappeared and his whereabouts
are unknown. She wants judgment for $500
| the amount of the two notes.
A. G. Keller wants divorce from Eta
| Morrison Keller, whom he married in Omaha
in 1890. He sets forth the fact that she de-
serted him in September 1898, and has stead
fasty refused to come back to him, although
he has frequently asked her to do so, and
has ever kept his home ready for her oc-
| cupancy.
S. H. H. Clark and the other receivers OF
| the Union Pacific Railway company sue
| Pottawattame county for S219.65, that
amount having been paid by them under pro-
test in the form of county taxes. They al
| lege that mill tax for Road purposes war
levied illegally last year. and that the
mill figures up that amount.
George s. Wright against o. Millard wants
| $240 on note.
NJ. F.. B. Huber sues II. II. Field for 5000
on note. She also sues Charles d. Palmer
for $500 on note secured by mortgage.
Gustavus Wager bagine a suit against Peter
Peterson for 500 damages, occasioned by the
defendants breaking into an enclosure, tear
ing down fences and destroying a plum or
chard.
j. NJ. Schneider wants judgment OF $26t
against Joseph T. Foley and j. w. Squire or
a note.
e. ]. Smith sues F. NJ. Rains on note fol-
S166 which was executed In 1885 and has
been accumulating interest at 10 per cen
ever since until now 1t amounts to s460. Al
additional attorney fee Of SAG is demanded
r. S. Lyman sues William c. Wagner fo
$3.50 on note.
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