Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-16
HALL ACQUITTED
ASKS DAMAGES
FILES CIVIL SUIT AGAINST MEN,
WHOM HE STATES coNsPIRED
AGAINST HIM
Defendants Are Prominent Residents
OF Observation-Disclosures Petition
States That They Were Incidental
In Securing His Indictment.

From Mondays Daily:
After being out about thirty minutes
the jury in the case of the State OF
Iowa VS.. Guy Hall, charged with con-
Quoting nuisance, Saturday afternoon
returned with a verdict Of mot guilty
Sensational developments were launch
ed late this afternoon when Guy Hall
filed civil action suing William Fritz,
L. Terrence, j. G. Thayer and Aaron
Harlan for $500 damages, alleging
conspiracy on the part of the defend
ants to induce the Wapello county
grand jury to bring in an indictment
against him.
The filing Of the case against the
four men, all prominent citizens OF
Blakesburg. where Guy Hall resides
and conducts drug store, brings into
the limelight the situation in that town
which involves quarrel.
In their arguments the attorneys for
Hall in the criminal case. claimed that
the indictment was the result Of mach
nations on the part of certain men.
who they said were enemies of the
then accused.
The following allegations made by
the petition filed today amply illus
trates what was the claim of the law
yers for Hall in the criminal case,
which was decide GSaturday.
a citizen of Blakesburg, and that he
conducts a drug store there, further
that he is a licensed druggist and that
he had, and has permit to handle and
sell intoxicating liquors under the pro-
visions and regulations by the law
provided.
Petition Makes Charges.
Further the plaintiff claims that he
is a moral and law abiding citizen and
always heretofore bore a good repu-
tation. Continuing, it is claimed that
the defendants are prominent and In
1uential citizens of Blakesburg. And
then the petition begins to make
charges. 1t states that during the
month Of July, 1906. the defendants
with the intention Of injuring his good
name and reputation, entered into a
conspiracy to have the plaintiff indict-
ed by the grand jury for conducting
his drug store as nuisance. Also
the petition states, that they procured
and induced certain persons to go be-
fore the grand jury and testify to mat
tiers that were false. Further. it is al
legged that upon the strength Of this
testimony the jury brought in an in
dictment against Hall. The plaintiff
claims that such charge was false
and that it was maliciously brought
against him.
Hall, in his petition. states that he
was arrested and was brought into
court for trial. After the trial he
claims that he was promptly acquit-
ted and discharged.
Because of the above he asks a
judgment against the defendants for
$1,000 actual damages and 1900 exem-
plary damages.
Dwinser Must Go.
Sheriff j. H. Afferbach of York
Neb, arrived in the city today with re-
QUESTION papers for Maurice Dwinger
who was arrested by the local county
authorities upon the request of the ou-
thorities in Nebraska. Dwinger, it is
said, is wanted in the Nebraska town
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses
A writ OF habeas corpus was asked
for and the petition was to have come
up for hearing this, afternoon before
Judge c. w. Vermilion. However the
proceedings were dismissed.
Sheriff Afferbach will leave tonight
with his prisoner for York.