Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-28
Petition of Brotherhood of
American Yeomen In Tack
man Case, Overruled
SUES SISTER FOR DAMAGES
Mrs. Hattie Louise Burke of Shell
Rock Asks $4,000 Damages of Miss
Elma Cook, Of WaverIy, for AIienat-
ing Her Husbands Affections-Most
Peculiar State of Affairs Revealed.
Special to Times-Republican.


Shell Rock. July 2s-Judge Smith
has overruled the motion for a new
trial In the case OF Sophia Tackman
VS.. brotherhood of American Yeomen.
The history of the Tackman case is an
interesting one, and the people of But
Ter county will await with interest an
ultimate outcome of the affair. Mrs.
Tackman filed an action in the March
term of court against the Brotherhood
of American Yeomen, a fraternal In
surance organization with headquart-
ers in Des Moines, to recover the
amount due upon a policy held by her
deceased husband, Henry Tackman,
she being the beneficiary. The court
returned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff.
The death of Henry Tackman was
shrouded with mystery. On the after
noon of October "a, 1908, he went to his
barn to hitch up a team. About 3
o'clock his 15-year-old son had occa-
sion to enter the barn, and was terri
fed to find the lifeless body of his faith
er hanging by a hitching strap on
bride which was fastened to q harness
peg. At first it was thought Tackman
had committed suicide but later inves-
tigation revealed strong probability
that his death was accidental. De-
ceased carried a policy In the Yeomen
insurance company, containing a sui
eide clause. which rendered 1t void in
the event that the holder should at any
time meet death by his own hand
On these grounds the insurance COM
pany contested payment or the polcy.
A verdict having been returned IN Ia
vor of Mrs Tackman, the 1eomen ON
Gals petitioned for new trial. baslng
their motion on the objection to testi-
mony of witnesses who had made eX-
periments and found 1t possible Tor
man to be caught in the loop OF prldie
strap made by one end being Fastened
To the bit, and the other end thrown
over a harness reg. The amount OF the
claim Is s1.7oo.
Sues Sister for Damages.
An. action has been begun IN the as
trict court of Bremen county oy hat
tie Louise Burke of this place against
her sister, Miss Elma Cook, OF WaVef-
~. The charge is alienation or the
affections Of Ed Burke, husband OF the
plaintiff, and damage IN the sum Oh
S., 600 is asked, together with the costs
of action.
The allegations set forth In the Pc
tition reveal q peculiar state OF affalrs
and one which has occasioned more or
less comment among the neighbors ana
others who were aware of the circum-
stances. IT Is claimed that the Cook
girl on various occasions visited at ner
sisters home on a farm near this city
during the latter's absence, ana re-
NAMED there alone with her protner-
in-law for days al a time. The couple
also visited neighboring places together
and spent some time In eacn othef
exclusive society at the girls nome IN
Wayerly. The wife claims she was IN
weighed into leaving home on visits 10
her mother and other persons at the
instigation Of the defendant, and on
such occasions her sister would install
herself in the home during her abb
sence.
Finally, Burke forsook his wife and
went to Waverly, that he might, II Is
alleged. be in the presence or In the
vicinity of the defendant. Mrs. Burke
brought an action for divorce from her
husband last week, one of the allega-
tons being adultery. but a co-respon-
dent was not named. Nothing further
than the loss OF the husbands affec-
lions is given as q basis for the sec
ond action, but the two cases tend to
shed light upon each other. and 1t Is
said additional evidence or an inter-
esting nature will be forthcoming
should Burke or the girl attempt to
make a defense. Mr.. and Mrs. Burke
were married in Waterloo in November.
1898, and they have two children. the
eldest boy about years Of age.