Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-08-16

MIR. Parker Again Dons War Paint.
1t will be remembered that there was
trouble last spring between Mrs. Cole
and Aug. Benz; Benz having allowed the
woman to live IN his shack last winter,
and she refusing to vamose in the spring.
Then there was a scrap between Benz
and "the dccrepid old woman" (as Law
yer Parker termed herr who can beat
most men in the hay field and has a
more abusive tongue than half dozen
men. After the scrap Benz waited until
the gentle old lady was absent, and then,
getting McGinness to assist him, they set
her goods and chattels out on the prairie,
injuring nothing, as they CLAIM. Then
Mrs Cole and States Attorney Parker
had Benz arrested and taken past two
justices to a justice fifty miles away,
before whom there were three trials be-
fore Mr.. Parker could secure a convic-
ton, one of the cures standing eleven to
one for acquittal. The case was then
appealed by Benz's counsel to the dis
trict court
Now comes chapter two. Mr.. Parker has
filed complaint iu civil suit which
We publish below exactly as it is written
and which explains itself, the first para
graph being the Endorsement on the back
of the complaint:
State OF North Dakota county of EN-
mons Mary Cole Plff vs. August Bcnze &
Arthur McGinnis Deftst, complaint John
Parker Atty for Pits
In Dist court of
county q H""'a: s Ct 81; ;sss' SGs'
Mary Cole Plff
August Benze Defts malicious mischief
d Arthur McGinnis
The Plaintiff complains ard alleges.
1st That on or about the 18th dav of
March A. D. 1895 Plaintiff Occupied a
house. ald premises owned By Dett
August. Benze and had Occupied said
House for some months and said August
Benze Boarded with Plaintiff.
End That on or about March 17th
1885 while Plaintiff was absent from her
place of Residence; said Defendants
August Benze and Arthur McGinnis
Mailclosly and wantonly Entered said
dwelling House and Removed The
Household goods and Effects of Plaintiff
from said Building and away from said
premises and throwed them out on the
Prairie, Exposed to the Elements and to
loss and nailed up said Building; all
without the Knowledge or consent of
Plaintiff. Said goods consisted of Beds
bedding wareing apparel Houshold and
Kitchen furniture Pictures s. picture
frames sewing machine groceries and
provisions; flour meats and also q
Pocket Book containing $40 Dollars
in money and various other things Be.
longing to Plff.
Bird That when Plaintiff found said
Goods They were in a damaged condition
Pictures and frames destroyed, Dishes
crockery and glassware Broken furniture
Badly injured, Feather Beds Pillows Bed
Clothes and wareing apparel all in
damaged condition, all the flour meats
and Groceries missing also the ten Dol
lars in money had Been taken out of the
Pocket Book and was not found and
various other articles were missing. All of
which was done By Defendants mali
ciously. for the purpose of iniureing
Plaintiff Wherefore Plaintiff has Been
damaged IN the actual sum of One Hun
dred Dollars; By Defendants;
Wherefore Plaintiff demands Treble
damags in the sum of Three hundred
Dollars to gether with costs and dis
bursements. John Parker ATTORNEY
for Plf