The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-19
H. j. LOUD SUED
Dan Moriarity Sues Loud for
$4,000 Damages for Ma
liciOus Prosecution.

The following complaint was
filed with the clerk of court Of
Beltrami county yesterday. 1t
speaks for itself:
State of Minnesota, county of
Beltrami. In district court,
Fifteenth Judicial district.
Daniel Moriarity, plaintiff, vs..
Herbert ]. Loud, defendant.
Plaintiff herein for cause o 7
action against the defendant
alleges:
a. That the said plaintiff, on
and for a long time prior to the
second day of April, 1908, was
engaged as foreman over a gang
Of men laying a spur or line OF
railroad of the Minnesota & In
ternational Railway company's
line in Beltrami county, Mime.
sofa, and receiving as compensa-
ton for his services the sum Of
five dollars 49, per day and ali
expenses.
(2) That the defendant now is,
and at all the dates and times
hereinafter mentioned was the
duly elected, qualified and acting
county attorney in and for the
county Of Beltrami and state of
Minnesota.
(3) That on the second day of
February, 1908, at the village of
Bemidji. Minnesota, with the ex-
pectation of receiving as reward
certain cllentage, the defendant
did, without cause, provocation
or excuse, in total disregard of
this plaintiff S rights, maliciously,
wantonly, and with DEvLIsH PUR-
POSE AND DESIGN, in order to
effect the discharge of this plain
tiff and prevent him from earn
ing a living in Beltrami county,
write and publish of and con-
corning this plaintiff, certain
false, libelous and defamatory
words and phrases in form Of a
letter written to w. II. Gemmell'
who then was, and now is, the
general manager of the said
Minnesota & international Rail
way company, by depositing said
letter in the United States post
Office at Bemidjl, Minnesota, on
or about said second day of Feb
ruary, 1903, addressed to the said
w. II. Gemmell, Brainerd, a true
copy of which letter is as follows,
to-wit:
coffee of Herbert J. Loud. county
attorney, Beltrami Co., Bemidii, MINI.
February End, 1908.
"W. H. Gemmell, Esq, Brainerd,
Mimi:
"Dear Sir: There is man by the
name of Daniel Moriarty said to be
in the employ of your company in
this vicinity. He has been arrested
twice recently, convicted both times,
and there is now warrant out for
him on charge of felony. | am re-
quested by the managers of some of
the largest lumber companies to write
you about him, as they claim, and |
know it to be fact that Moriarity is
raising the very devil with the men in
the camps. He is constantly attacking
the men and beating them when he
can, and threatening to do serious in
jury to such of them as he happens to
be angry at. The Ian attack is said
to have been made with a gun.
very much fear that we will have a
murder case on our hands if he can
not be got rid Of. Can you give him
employment elsewhere, so that son
other county will have to assume for
while the burden of the criminal
prosecutions that result from his con-
duct? | dislike to trouble you about
this matter; but if he can be quietly
transferred to some other point it will
be great accommodation to some Of
your best shippers, who do not wish
me to mention their names. They are
in constant trouble at the camps, and
l have to break up the crews by sub
p9naing the men to appear against
Moriarity, and besides, the men are
| deadly afraid of him.
"Yours sincerely,
/ H. j. LOUD"
ca That by reason of the false,