Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-12

B, w. A. WlAkluSOu anu w. M.
stockholders in the B. r.
Lumber company, have insti-
an action in the district court
I Burt P. Munson, ]. F. MCGEE,
Cronan and l.. F. Wells. where
pray for a judgment against
pendants for damages occas-
by them against the COM
business to the extent of
200.
complaint filed in the case is
nous and begins with the gem
LEGATION that the company is
poration organized under the
/ this state, entitled to transact
SIS within its borders. Then
the allegation that the capt.
X of the B. r. Lewis company
100000 and that the plaintiffs
e owners of more that so per
II it and that prior to a con-
entered into between the
named defendants and set out
n the complaint had a good and
line of credit with the banks
state of Minnesota, Washing
I'D this state and every other
md territory in the union; that
to the conspiracy alleged to
been entered into by the de-
BITS that the company was doing
Eensive and profitable business,
ould have, had it not been for
pnspiracy, been able to declare
nds to the stockholders and
aintiffs in this case.
n the complaint proceeds to
It the many overt acts consti-
the conspiracy, which are NUM-
beginning with one alleged to
been committed in the month
uary, 1908 by Burt P. Munson.
alleged that during this time
on for the purpose of injuring
redit and business standing of
'mpany and plaintiffs stated to
fcers of the Northwest bank of
apolis that the company had
false statements to it and to
banks as to the assets of the
my, and that in the year of
Munson went into the office
Mississippi Valley Lumberman,
per published in Minneapolis,
tated to it's editor that B. r.
had stolen $4,000 and that
IS going to have him indicted.
he made this statement for the
Sc of having it published in the
and thereby injure the business
Ing of the company, and that
same time he asked the editor
blish a complaint of a suit filed
U. S. court in Washington
st the company.
allegation is made that in July
in the Minehaha base ball park
annapolis before a crowd of
people the defendant Munson
In a state of intoxication, stood
4 grand stand and waving over
Fad certain papers stated to the
that they were notes represent
e sum of $4,000, which he had
: the company to sign and exc
20 him. and that he was going to
and ruin the business of the
any. 1t is alleged that in 1908
nunications were sent by Mum
lrected to various banking con-
and creditors OF the company
g that in the event that they
ID to get their money they had
make immediate collection as
As going to throw the company
The hands of a receiver. In
'arroom of the Victoria hotel in
ane Munson is alleged to have
statement to a representa-
OF Portland company with
the B. R. Lewis company
extensively to the effect that
was crooked and had made
statements as to the assets Of
company, and that John Cronar
stated to this same representa-.
nat the company was going into
anus OF a receiver. In the veal
II Is alleged at the Rogers
IN Minneapolis Munson stated
Aeefe was a yellow dog. and
Nosers was no better and that
we're employed to do the dirt,
ior Lewis. Correspondence
70 have been written BY tbs
l@nts concerning the company
relations detrimental to i
r'tten for that purpose. is thel