Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-24

! showed the appraised value Of the lands to
| be 81, 500 and was verified by the oath of
against the state, and was presented TO
| the legislature of 1903 for allowance. The
claim was rejected.
Fisher Buys Land and Claim.
s. Allen G. Fisher did not inform the
Goedde heirs in Prussia OF his dolngs in
| their behalf, but in 1906 offered to buy their
Sioux county land and their claim against
the state of Nebraska for the price of
$3.50, and sent them deed conveying their
title and interests to him. This deed was
duly executed in Germany by the Goedde
heirs and sent to the First National bank
of Chadron with letter directing the bank
to deliver the deed to Allen G.. Fisher upon
/ payment of the purchase price of $3.50 This
deed was received by the First National
bank of Chadron November q, 1905, where
It remained until Sunday morning March
g. 1901 On that day Allen q. Fisher paid
the bank $3.50, received the deed and on
Monday, before the money had been sent
to the Goedde heirs in Germany caused Il
to be garnlsheed and retained in the bank
at the suit of his wife. After the cashier
OF the bank had been subpoenaed to tes-
tfy before your committee, the garnish-
ment was released and the $3.50 sent to
Prussia to the Goedde heirs.
8. Not knowing that the Goedde heirs had
sold their interests in their brothers estate
TO Allen G.. Fisher and believing that the
claims filed by Allen G. Fisher were ex-
cessiye, Herman Kaup, attorney In fact
for the Goedde heirs, in good faith filed
his claim against the state for $500 the
appraised value Of the Sioux county land.
attorncy-at-Iaw OF West Point Neb., to pre-
sent to the legislature his claim for 81 500
This claim was filed for the benefit of the
Goedde neirs I'm an honest effort on the
part Of the attorney in fact TO execute his
trust: and the employment and services OF
+. D. Hunker materially aided your com
mittee in bringing out the testimony on
which these findings are based,
10. These findings and transcript OF
the evidence adduced before your commit
tee were presented to the attorney general
with request for his opinion as 70 the title
of the state to the Sioux county land OF
which Herman Goedde died seized, and as
against the state for the appraised value
thereof. In response TO this request the at
toruey general submitted an opinion In
which ne holds that there is not now and
never has been a valid claim against the
state, as under the treaty with Prussia
the alien heirs had right 10 sell the land.
RecOmme ndntiOns of Committee.
Your committee therefore recommend:
l. That all claims against the state OF
Nebraska for the value Of the Sioux coun-
ty land OF which Herman Goedde, died,
?. That the evidence adduced before your
committee together with this report and
the opinion OF the attorney general De
deposited with the secretary OF state with
instructions 70 keep the same permanently
on nle I'm his Office to the end that the ma
ture of these fraudulent and excessive
claims may be understood without entail
ing upon future legislative bodies and the
pubic the expense and labor which their
Investigation have required during four
]. W. ARMSTRONG,
Chairman Committee on Claims,
Your committee further recommends that
the attorney general Of this state be
hereby instructed Immediately 70 institute
disbarment proceedings against Allen @.
Fisher OF Chadron. Neb., for his irregular,
illegal and UnprOfesslonal conduct in the
matter Of the claim Of Herman Goedde
against the state OF Nebraska for the
sum OF $3.50.