Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-24
MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT COURT
r. T. c. Johnson Decides to Pay Judg-
ment for Libel.


p. r. c. johnson. the wealthy farmer and
school director living near Bentley, has de-
cided not to further contest the SANDER
suit brought against him by Miss Nellie
Buckley, a teacher in the rural schools OF
this county. Yesterday Mr.. johnson paid
into the office OF the clerk Of the district
court the sum of Sl,332.% in settlement Of
the Judgment secured by Miss Buckley
last January. Miss Buckley. as the basis
of her suit against Johnson. charged him
with having made false statements as to
her conduct in connection with the closing
a7d reopening Of the school in which she
Taught, during an alleged epidemic OF con-
tRGtous disease in the vicinity OF the school.
1Ae case was tried twice. Al the first trial
Miss Buckley secured a verdict for $500.
but this was set aside and a new trial
granted. At the second trial the Jury
awarded Miss Buckley $1,000 and the court
overruled the motion OF the defendant for
a new trial, The verdict, which carried
with It costs amounting to 1868 was en-
tered January 16. last n-f j"'7
Alleging that the death of Thomas r.
Long Of this city, whose death occurred in
this city June 2 VI this year. was due to
the bite of a dog owned by c.. c. Knight,
y fPrmer living near Silver City, D.. A.,
Moore, as administrator of the Long es-
tate. has served original notice of suit
AGAINST knight for $4,000. OF this amount
800 will be asked for medical attendance
and other expenses during Longs last ill
ness and 1850 for his death. Long, who
was n solicitor for a local newspaper, was
bitten on the hand by the dog when Long
called at the Knight home on June IS. A
few days later. the wound growing worse,
Long returned to his home in this city,
from which he was removed to a hospital.
where he died June q from blood poisoning.
yTMrs. Ivy Goldsberry has brought suit
Against Jorgen c. Hansen and Hans ].
Nielsen, owners OF the saloon at 900 West
Broadway, for $1,000 damages for alleged
sale Of Intoxicating liquor to her 16-year-old
son by a former husband, Bert Suit.
Charles f. Donaldson had only three
weeks experience of married life. but ac-
cording to the petition of his suit for di-
vorce, filed yesterday, II was three weeks
of strenuous experience. He alleges that
his wife, Mae Taylor Donaldson, to whom
he was married October is. 1907, at P1atts-
mouth, Neb., treated him in such a cruel
and inhuman manner as to not only en-
danger his health, but his life, and forced
him TO leave her three weeks after the
marriage.
In a suit In which d. r. Coats asks s., 15
damages from ]. ]. Christensen and Mary
EAMallory, the plaintiff alleges that while
heyand his family were in peaceful occu-
Rtion of the residence at 20i0 Sixth avenue
be defendants invaded thSpremises. piled
M his furniture and household goods In a
'promiscuous heap in the psrlor and In
stalled themselves in part OF the dwelling.
He alleges further that the defendants
deprived him of access 10 the front door
and he and his family wer forced to enter
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that finally he was Horced to vacate and
seek another place OF residence. For dam
age to his furniture Coats asks Si8 and as
exemplary damages he asks $500.
NJ. ]. Ryan, a switchman formerly in the
employ OF the Chicago GrJat Western
railroad, has filed suit for $1,000 for per-
sonal injuries alleged TO have been received
September "a, 1907, while working In the
yards in South Omaha.
The hearing on the application Of JOIN
c. Small for the appointment Of q receiver
for the Monarch Printing company was
postponed yesterday by Judge Wheeler
until SeptembeT ? IL being specially as
signed for that day The pdstponement was
at the request OF counsel for the members
OF The company.
Eli Green, against whom criminal
charges have been pending in the courts
OF Justices Greene and Copper for some
ttme past. was arrested Friday In Bagley.
Ia. and returned 10 this city yesterday by
Constable Baker Milo Green, who Is no
relation to the defendant, filed an informa-
ton in Justice Greene's court charging
Eli Green with cheating by false pretenses.
10 Is alleged that Eli traded TO Milo a
piece 81 property which later Milo dis
covered belonged TO Milo's children and not
TO the man himself, In Justice Cooper 5
court A, A. Clark q Company filed an in
FORMATION charging Eli Green with dispos-
ing OF mortgaged property. II was on this
eAarge that he was arrested at Basley. In
default OF bail placed at $500 ne was coni-
mltted 70 the county lail TO await his pre-
hminary hearing before Justice Cooper
next Saturday.
Where others have failed, that's where
succeed In giying satisfaction In eve