The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01
CAUSE 4 SENSATION
Stanley, Vermiiion and Evans
Ask Injunction.
PEIITI0N Is RED HOT
Want No More Money Paid
0ut on Abstract Books.

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There was a case fled in the district
court last evening which caused q COM
/ motion about the oogrt mousse, which soon
spread TO the streets, and soon attorneys
4 and others Interested were discussing the
matter in exceed groups. II is a case
Ned by Stanley. TermHIion & Evans Or
behalf OF the attorney general OF the
state CT Kansas ana against the board Of
county commissioners Of Sedgvick coun-
u and J. II Kerr. register Of deeds, 10
euj0i1 the payment Of the funds Of Sedg-
wick county for the purchase If numeri-
cal index books ana the expenditure Of
large sums Of money TO bring the said
books Up 70 date.
3Ir r. P VermiIlion OF the firm OF
Stanley. Vermiui0a & Evans found Judge
Dale IN the court room last evening and
ne filed his case and brought IL at once
70 the attention Of the court Judge
Dale granted q restraining order and set
the case Cor hearing or Friday. the 5th
some Of rhe heaviest taxpayers il this
county are urging the suit and that they
are the same parties who perioned Coun-
ty Attorney Comfy some time ago % in
.stiture Proceedings 10 accomplish the
same ends Sought by this injunction and
which 1Ir- C0nly refused u bring. some
u The charges are Of a very sensational
lstrlre. and some of the county officers
say thar nothing % equal 1t has ever
been filed IN this county.
When Nr. Comfy refused to bring the
suit some OF the largest taxpayers en-
7loyed r. P. FermiIi0n 70 lay the mat
.er before the attorney general and that
S how Attorney General GODDARD came ID
authorize the firm OF Stanley. EermiIion
81 Evans To bring the suit IN his name.
Following IS the petition As fled:
N THE DISTRICT COURT OF sEDG-
WICK COUNT, KANSAS.
The state Of Kansas, in Relation OF A A.
a. GODDARD, Attorney General Plaintiff,
VS.
The Board OF County Commissioners Of
Sedgwick County. and .. A Wilson.
J C. RedfeId and P. Baueutiue. Mem
bers Of The Board az County Commits
soners Of the County OF Sedgwick and
J. II Kerr. Defendants.
PETITION
Pizintif states that this suit is brought
in the name OF and for and on behalf OF
the stake Of Kansas on relation OF the
1uiy elected. qualified and acting attorney
generaI.ef SAID state. against the defend
ants herein named. That the above
named defendants D. A. Wilson. J. c.
Retdeld and P BalIertine, are the duly
elected. qualified and acting members CT
the board Of county commissioners Of
the county Of Sedgwick and the state q
Kansas. ana that the above named de-
PENDANT J. N Kerr is now and for more
than one year last past has been the
duly elected, qualified and acting register
OF deeds Of sedgwick county. Kansas.
That heretofore. to-wit: on the 4th day
of January. 1891 the defendants d. A.
Wilson. P Baueutine and one j. Z. How
ara were the members Of the board Of
commissioners Of Se6gwick- county. Kan
sas. and c0nsti5uted said board as it was
then organized. and on said day the said
beard u county commissioners OF Sedg-
wick county. Kansas. acting through its
said members. under the false pretelse of
purchasing and providing for said county
q numerical index Of the records of the
register Of deeds once OF said county. IN
lawfully and without any authority Of
law entered into. or attempted 20 enter
into q contract in writing with the DE-
fe1dant T. II Kerr who was then the
register Of deeds II said county for the
purchase on behalf Of said county from
the SAID r. IT. kerr Of what was uomi1aed
IN said contract as a numerical index Of
the records u the register Of deeds Office
OF said county. fc- The price and consld-
GRAFTON which was to be paid BY said
County t7 ssl6 Kerr OF ThIrrv-ruo bun
dred Dcua-s- q couv of which contract is
hereto attached- marked Exhibit A. and
made rart cf This petition. Plaintiff
states -ha- rte said defendants also csus-
ed il tc he provided b said contract that
tha said r 81 Kerr should continue said
i1i5ex from January -sc. ISIS. TO the date
Of the masking az sand contract IN blank
books furnished by said county and re-
ceIve therefor sum II 81 cents for
each trace CT land Or Iot shown 70 be con-
vevad bv the bcors IL the register u
deeds oeea 70 Se5-vicz county. Kansas.
from the arst asv 81 Januars. ISIS. until
the f5lrth day II January. 1865
not entered into in good fam 5y and On
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