Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-01
A SENSATIONAL SUIT.
Thomas Kearns, The Mining Man, Ac-
CuSed by Eula Wray Of SEDUCTION.
W. A. Hobbs Arrested ON tho Charge
of Being mn Accomplish TO
kxtort Money.

Thomas Kearns, the well know q
mining man, was yesterday made
defendant In the Third district couri
through the fling OF a suit by Mis'
Eula Wrsy, alleging seduction AM
aeking that she be awarded damsgee
In the eum OF $4,000.
The complaint OF Misc Wrsy is that
Kearns took her to the Cullen hotel
on the lst of May, 1896, aud seduced
her.
The claim was filed late yes'er.
day afternoon by Miss Wray's a,tor-
neys, Morris Sommer and Moyle,
Zsne & CostigaD, AMI contains the
following allegations:
First-That AT the time OF the seduc
iiOn the plaintiff was u young uumsr'
rled woman OF the age OF lSiyears, anu
that at all times prior thereto she had
been chaste, virtu0us ana VI gooJ
character.
Second-That on May l, In 1896, In
the Cullen hotel, in the ely anG
county OF Salt Lake, defendaut @ anne
Into a room which the plaintiff was
occupying and with force aud violence
maze an indecent assaultupon her anu
wickedly seduced, debsucne1 aud car.
naiiy knew her, In consequence OF
which she became sick anu ON Jsnu.
arJ %, 1897, child was born.
Third nat by reason sof the do.
feDdante act as aforesaid the plaintiff
has suffered greatly In her health auu
was SICK for long time and was pre-
vented from attending her usual
uuties or following her usual avocatiou
during tho past eleven months ana has
been put to great expense In obtaining
medical aid anu nursing; that the
plaiutiH has suffered great mental
pain and Humiliation auu by reason Of
the premises aforesaid shs has beeD
ostrRclsed from society and has ever
since and ID now Unmarried anu II
compelled to struggle for au existence
Tor herself and ner chilli under tue
most ADVERSE circumstances ana ou
account OF sll OF whicn she alleges
has been damaged In tine sum OF Si0,-
600, for which judgment Is prayed.
Mr.. Kearns claims 1t is Diackmsll
ing scheme through aud thr. ugn,
brought about by VIM. A. HoUUs,
now an inmate OF tns city jiil anu
against whom charge OF conspiracy
wss entered last might by police
offioeIs Sheets and Raleigh. Hobbs
10 accused III the complaint OF being
an accomplish OF Miss Wray'J to ex-
tort money.
Miss Wrsy 10 at present stopping
with her father J. l.. Kilpsck who re-
sides At 23l South Sc seutn East street. |
bne 10 the nother OF three months
old baby girl, and lays the paternity
OF the little one to the door OF Thomas
Kearns.
Hobbs when arrested was in Jail
awaiting trial on the charge OF ss-
sauiting Knpack by beating MIN o-er |
the head with cane.
4. Miss Wray is emphatic in
the declaration that Ksarns Is
the father OF her Guild, while
on the other hand kearns swears
that 1t 10 case to black mall ana
attempted extOrtion and vows that no
viii sift the thing to the bottom II 1t
costs him every cent he has on earth.
HobUs was arrested last June, ON
The complaint of Miss Wrsy's mother
IN the charge OF criminal intimRcy
with the daughter. He was discnsrgsd
by Judge Wenger with the unu.I-
Standing that he would marry the |
girl, bun 1t Doesn't appear shat tho |
ceremony was ever performed.
HOBBS ARRAIGNED.
The deiendaut HOBBS was arraigned |
In the police curt this morning GU |
two c0uhts, TO each OF which ne |
pleaded not guilty. One charged |
William A. Hobbs ana hi, wife Euiah |
Wray Hobos wish the attempted ex-
torIion OF $50 from Thomas Kesrne, |
tue date oil the tff nse Icing Aug. Is, |
1895, whilo the other charged con.
spiracy by both parties in trying 10 |
secure the tum OF 1000 from Mr.. |
Kearns, 10y alleging Ia case OF adultery
between Eulah Wrsy Hobbs and the
complainant kearDs.
Tuesday nexG at 10 O'Clock was set
for the nearing OF the case, the defend
ant going to iaii In default OF the re.
CURED bonds.