Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-23
NEW CASES FILED
CAROLINE E. sWENsoN INJURED
BY FALL LAST AUGUST, SUES
CITY OF oTTUMWA
Adrian HoItsinser Charges ottunnwa
Grocer and Collector and Chicago
Justice and Attorney With conspir-
acy - Claims $4,000 Damages.

Alleging that she was severely In
jured by fall caused by defective
sidewalk on Clarence street, Caroline
e. Swenson has brought action in the
district court against the City Of OF
tumwa for $1,000 damages. She states
in the petition that the accident &C.
CURED August 2, 1905. McNett & Nc
Nett are the attorneys for the plain
tiff.
w. e. Griffith, an Ottumwa grocer,
and his wife, Ethel Griffith George j.
Hinshaw, collector for the business
men Of Ottumwa; G. Ludtke, who is
connected with a collection agency in
Chicago; Asa c. Adams, Chicago
justice of the peace, and John Miller,
Chicago attorney, are the defendants
in suit for $4,000 damages brought
by Adrian Holtsinger The plaintiff
alleges in his petition that the defend
ants knowingly and willingly entered
into conspiracy to evade the exemp-
ton laws of Iowa and for the express
purpose of compelling him to pay to
w. e. Griffith certain sum of money
which Griffith claims the plaintiff
owed him but which the plaintiff de-
MES owing, and that the account could
not be legally collected according to
the laws Of Iowa.
Suit Brought in Two States.
lioltslnger states in the petition that
suit was first Thought against him
for the collection of the sum of money
In the courts Of Iowa but that when
he appeared with an attorney the
case was dismissed. According to
the petition suit was then brought be.
fore the Chicago Justice of the peace
and that after his attorneys had made
several trips to Chicago the case was
dismissed. He claims that another
suit was brought and Judgment rem
dered against him and that the de-.
PENDANTS collected, and appropriated to
thelr own use sum of money due
him from the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy railway company He claims
$4,000 actual and exemplary damages.
A. G. Steck and Lowenberg & Coen
are the attorneys for the plaintiff,
Wabash Is Sued.
alleging that crops to the value of
slz1 were destroyed by fires on her
farm caused from sparks of the en-
gines of the defendant company, Ann
Rupe has commenced suit in the dis
trict court against the Wabash Rail-
way company for damages for that
amount. Jaques & Jaques are the at
torneys for the plaintiff
Other cases filed with Clerk OF the
District Court Edwin DUNCAN for the
January term and which were filed too
late for publication in the Courier
yesterday, are as follows:
e. R. Mitchell trustee, VS.. Ellsworth
Rominger, ct. AL Suit for Judgment
for 5000 on promissory note and to
have a certain mortgage to be decreed
Junior to PLAINTIFFS claim Mitchell and
Hunter. attorneys for plaintiff.
Ottumwa Loan, Building & Savings
association VS.. Ella ]. Peck, ct al
Suit on bond for S67S, and for fore
closure of mortgage. Jacques & Jaques
attorneys for plaintiff
l.. L. and A. w. Kitterman VS.. H. G.
White and Loah White. Suit on prom
issory notes for s542.25. Work &
Work, attorneys for plaintiff
r. S. Thomas VS.. Burton & Hard
sGcg. Suit on promissory note for
s55561. A. B. Williams, attorney fol-
plaintiff.