The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-21
A DANGEROUS FRAUD.
\ Damage Suit at Pauis Valley Yester-
day Takes q Very sudden and
Sensational Change.

sensational ending TO a suit for
damages against the Santa Fe rail-
way company and in which the
plant R and the principal witnet 8
for him now languish in Jail with a
clear case OF perjury charged against
them.
1t appears that q. w. Trout
brought suit against the railroad
company for S2O, 900 damages alleged
to have been sustained by having
been put of the train of defendant
and physical injuries received by
reason of such election. he en-
ployed Barton & Logsdon of Pauls
Valley as his attorneys and they in
turn called into the case as associate /
counsel Furman & Herbert of this /
city.
The case was put on trial Tuesday |
and the witnesses for plaintiff and
the plaintiff himself testified to the
alleged facts making out what ap-
peared to be a most convincing case
in their favor. The plaintiff testified
to having been thrown from the
train and went SO far as to exhibit
/ to the jury his foot, badly crippled
and swore it was sustained in the
manner alleged. He was corrobor-
ated by one Currier who was with
him and by a country physician who
attended him while suffering from
! the wound.
This testimony in, court adjourned
for the day, counsel for plaintiff
feeling they had made very strong
case. Yesterday morning however
their hopes were blasted by a most
surprising and very unexpected turn
I in affairs.
| Trout went to Judge Barton and
asked that the case be dismissed
without futher testimony. This was
a surprise for there appeared no
reason why it was not practically
won. On demand why such request
was made Trout referred Judge Bar
ton to DR.. Mooney of McGee. a
consultation with that gentleman ex-
planned everything, for he told his
side of the story in a manner that
was convincing, that Trout and
Currier were attempting an outrage
Gus fraud on the railroad, on the
court and on his attorneys.
DR.. MONEYS story in short was
that some time before the alleged
happening he was attending Trout
professionally aud that he boldly
proposed to him his scheme as fol-
lows. That ir order to make a
whole lot of money he was going to
get put off the train; that he had a
badly crippled foot of long standing,
that he would scrape that of too
make it appear of recent infiiction
that he would have a good witness
with him and that the doctor would
be called to dress the wound and
whatever damages were collected
would be divided between the three.
DR.. Mooney scanned the pro-
posal but kept il secret af-
. ter Trout had found a doctor
: other than himself, and there seems
TO be 10 doubt but that the physi-
clan who did swear for him, was i'm
posed on. Moneys information as
20 the plot came TO the knowledge oi
the defendants counsel, and he was
to have been put on the stand yes
terdav morning, and a knowledge oi
} this fact was what caused Trout's re
quest for a dismissal of the case
After this explanation counsel for the
plaintiff went into court, and Mr
} Furraan laid the matter before the
} court and asked that Trout and Cur
,ier be forthwith arrested and helc
) for perjury.
D Trout, who had been very lame
} from his crippled foot. lost his hmI
and warmed the road in his flight.
D Deputy Everhart and Martin, OF
D their horses, gave chase, but did no
! overtake their man until he had Gov
Z cred nine miles of distance
: Both Trout and Currier are nov
D in iail. with the certainty of the pen
} itentiary staring them in the face
On being informed Of the attempte
n fraud, Judge Kilgore eulogized IN
b attorneys for the plaintiff for thei
prompt report and vigorous apPe'
for the arrest Of the rank perPetr'
: tors Of the same.
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