Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-22
Famous Zane Alleged Fraudulent
Mortgage Case.
DISMISSED As TO OTHER DEFENDANTS
Grace G.. Nance W. James and Net.
lie Meecham Would Like to
Know Few Things
From Wednesdays Daily.

IIOm wednesday DdIlys
Plaintiffs attorneys, I. III. Tomlin-
son and N. A. McCoid, today filed a
supplemental petition in the case of
John r. Kane VS.. c. E. Norton, G. G.
tombstone and John w. Barton, dis
missing their cause Of action as to all
the defendants except C. Z. Norton.
1t will be remembered that the chan
Gerry cause brought by this plaintiff to
foreclose an alleged fraudulent mort
gage against John w. Barton ct AL,
was dismissed, it having been shown
that the mortgage was not genuine.
Now the plaintiff in the law action dis
misses as to all the defendants ex-
cept Norton, and files a supplemental
petition as to him, setting up the fact
that inasmuch as Norton, so it is
claimed, orally guaranteed the validity
of the note and mortgage which Kane
took as security for a loan of $500, that
Norton is personally liable. Kane
further says that he has been dam
aged in the sum of 500 by the false
representations made by the defendant
as to the title OF the real property
taken as security for the loan, when
as a matter OF fact Barton, the man
who applied to Norton for the loan,
the latter acting as agent for both
parties, did not own the land, but, it
is claimed, on the contrary, was in
strumental with others in securing q
fraudulent mortgage and abstract Of
title. Outside of the record Mr.. Nor
ton was a party to no fraudulent
transaction, if he knew it, and as a
matter of course Mr.. Norton has been
as much imposed on as Mr.. Kane, tho
he may be held technically liable for
the payment Of the $500 secured by
Kane. The case will undoubtedly be
fought to finish on questions of law
principally. IF
Wants to Know.
( John w. Lewis, attorney for the de-
PENDANT in the case of Grace G.. Nance
VS.. James E. and Nettie Meecham, a
suit for $4,000 damages alleged to have
been sustained by reason OF the forci-
bic election of plaintiff from defend
ants hotel, filed a motion today for
more specific statement, asking that
plaintiff be compelled to state specifi-
cally the character and nature OF the
alleged injury to plaintiffs head, neck
and body; how much of the $4,000 is
claimed for assault, how much for
ejectment and the amount claimed
from each of the defendants. f. G..
Orelup is attorney for plaintiff.
Dismissals.
The case of Daisy Bigham VS.. the
Merchants Insurance company, suit
brought to enforce the payment Of a
$500 policy in the defendant company,
was settled today and a stipulation filed
in the clerks Office Diminishing the
case.
The case of r. w. Huston VS.. w. L.
Cooper ct AL, OF Eldon, suit brought
to collect the sum Of $500 due on a
doctors bill, was settled today and
dismissed by the plaintiff.
Justice Court
Constable Slaughter placed Thomas
Hampton, of Blakesburg, under arrest
yesterday, at the latter place, charging
him with conducting a gambling
house, and brought him to Ottumwa
yesterday evening. The information
was sworn to by Nancy A. Figg. Hamp-
tons bonds were fixed at 5000, which
he gave and was released, pending ex-
animation tomorrow. Today Attorney
George f. Heindel filed an information
against Hampton in district court for
contempt of court in that he disre-
garded an order issued by Judge Fee,
restraining him from selling intox-
icating liquors.