Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-17

there executed and by which they con-
yeyed to their said attorney, Allen O.
Fisher their said SIOUX county land for the
said price OF $500; but at the time said deed
was by said heirs executed in Prussia no
part OF said purchase price Of $3.50 had been
paid, and the said heirs sent said deed to
the First National bank of Chadron, Neb.,
where IL was received November %, 1906,
with instructions to deliver 1t to the said
the purchase price OF $3.50 and said deed
remained therein until Sunday morning,
Fisher appeared at the bank, paid the 1850
and received the said deed; but before the
said bank had RENTED the money to said
heirs on the Monday following and while
the said Allen @. Fisher held said deed
ana claimed title hereunder, the said Allen
g. Fisher at the suit of his wife garnisheed
the said $3.50 in the possession of said bank
and thus claimed both the land and the
purchase money and detained the latter
Deen subpoenaed to testify before the
claims committee of the legislature a few
days later, when the punishment was re-
leased and the said $3.50 sent by the said
bank to the said heirs In Prussia.
B. Before the committee of claims of the
house of representatives at the Legislative
session of 1907, the said Allen G. Fisher
while testifying under oath March g. 1901
during an Investigation Of claim filed
against the state of Nebraska for 81, 500 by
Herman kaup, attorney in fact for Maria
Hidden and Albert Goedde for the value Of
the escheated estate of Herman Goedde
deceased, stated before said committee, in
speaking of paying to First National bank
of Chadron the purchase price of $3.50 for
the Sioux, county land decided to him by
the Goedde heirs in Prussia, there were
no strings on it, meaning thereby to con-
vey to said committee that said bank was
at liberty to remit said purchase money to
such heirs without interference from him:
whereas the fact was that said Allen c.
Fisher at the time Of making such pay
ment told the cashier of said bank that
he was going to garnishee the money and
keep II there until the matter was settled"
and that at the time said Fisher testi-
n n IN aorcH NV1h lie
said bank by said Allen G. Fisher by garn-
ishme ut. issued , at the suit Of his wife.
from Maria Hidden and Albert Goedde,
sole heirs at law Of Herman Goedde, de
employed Allen @. Fisher as attorney al
law to settle the Goedde estate in Sioux
county Nebraska, and the said Allen G.
said heirs or the said Herman Kaup of
his doings under said employment and
secretly made fraudulent use of said
employment and relation of attorney to
procure for himself from the state Of Ne
braska more than $4,000 for land worth
N,5OO and no more, and by such conduct
and the said Herman Kaup and prevented
settlement Of said estate for more than
SIX years. After knowledge of the said
dolngs of said Allen @. Fisher were made
known to said Herman Kaup and before
the said Allen @. Fisher had paid the pur-
chase price OF $3.50 for the lands of which
Herman Goedde died seized, the said Her
man Kaup under his said power of at
torney presented to the legislature of 1907
for allowance a claim for 81 500 for the APP
praised value of the said land. and the
said Allen G. Fisher, to prevent the al.
iowance OF said claim, wrote and mailed
to said Kaup threatening letter, dated
January O. 1907, and therein pretended that
a lazy whom he represented was on
October rs 1906, the owner of the said
Goedde land and also the owner of the
said claim Of the. said Goedde heirs against
the state of Nebraska: whereas the fact
said Allen G, Fisher nor a lady whom he
represented was the owner Of said land
or claim. nor had either OF them at that
time. paid the purchase price OF said land
| or claim or obtained a deed therefor
wherefore, plaintiff prays the court to
| revoke the authority of said Allen a.
| Fisher to practice law in the state OF Ne
! braska and to disbar him from further
practice In any and all courts Of this
| state.