The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-03-21
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KENDALL SwATTED AGAIN.
Mrs. Maharra Says His $40 Receipt Was
Obtained Through Fraud


A new turn has developed in the
rather sensational case of Mrs. Mary
S. Maharra VS.. Geo. Kendall. II will
be remem bered that three months go
Mrs. Maharra sued Kendall, for $40, 900
damages for assault, subsequently,
Feuiall produced a receipt in court
showing that he had settled with Mrs
Maharra for SIS.
Mrs. Maharra has now taken ner
second wind and il scorching again,
much to the discontinue of Mr.. Ken
dali
Mrs. Maharra filed the following
suit in the district clerks offi.e yes
day:
In the district court for Logan county,
Oklahoma territory. Mary S. Ma
harry. plaintiff, VS.. George Kendall,
defendant
And now comes the plaintiff, Mary
) Maharry. ana for answer TO the mo-
tion to dismiss and receipt filed in this
court on the 9th day of February. A
d 1896, by said plaintiff, says. that
said receipt was obtained by fraud and
the use of threats. That on the 9th
d ~ of February, A. ID. 1896. the said
defendant came to the room of sal
plaintiff and entered the same without
knocking and unlimited, with the said
receipt already prepared and written
out, and demanded that the plaintiff
sign the same, and threatened plain
tiff that If she did not so sign the same
that he would have one Mccoy to COM
mence a criminal prosecution against
her for slander for alleged statements
that plaintiff had made concerning
the conduct of the defendant with the
daughter of the said Mccoy. That the
said defendant then and there said to
plaintiff that he was rich and had all
the money he wanted, while she was
poor and could not help herself, and
that he would have plaintiffs said &C.
tion against him continued from term
to term and would never permit the
same to go to trial, and that he would
starve her out, il there was no other
way, at the same time producing the
said seventy-6v dollars (S75) referred
TO In said receipt and demanding and
insisting upon plaintiff to sign the
same. The plaintiff then requested
Sildb Sue Oc given bAult W bCc nFi law
yers, and the defendant replied with
an oath that "he didn't want any law
yers in the matter at all, and persist
ed In his threats and demands upor
plaintiff to sign the said receipt imme-
diately. That by reason of the afore
said actions of said defendant the
plaintiff was put in great fear and be-
came very nervous and agitated and
was wholly unable to exert her will tC
overcome the influence of the defen
daut exerted in the manner as set forth
ia said receipt and does not so desire
at this time TO have she matter settled
in such manner, and asks the court
by reason of the premises, to be re
lieved from said pretended settlement
and hereby tenders intj court for the
use of defendant the sum of seventy
five dollars (S75l paid by defendant tc
said plaintiff. MARY s. MAHARRY.
Territory Of Oklahoma, County of Lo
gau. SIS.
Before me, the undersigned author
ity. personally appeared Mary S. Ma
harry, who. being duly sworn, upor
her oath 6eposes and says: That she
knows the contents of the above and
foregoing answer and that the allega
tions therein contained are true.
MARY s. MAHARRY.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this sOth day of farch 1896
! (sEAL) ALFRED s. DEWITT.
Deputy District Clerk.