The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-02
SUIT FOR $4,000
SENSATIONAL APPEN ING S
AMONG OKLAHOMA CITY
EAGLES-THiRTY DEFENDANTS

Sundays Oklahoman contains the
following:
Sensational allegations were made
in a petition filed IN the district
court yesterday afternoon by DIR.
/ Charles Zieman, 6OG North Broadway,
against Fire Chief Mark H. Kesler,
/ Peter Biewcr of the health depart
cover $4,000 damages which the
/ plaintiff claims. The case is based
on alleged fraud. slandcr, misrepre-
/ scntation, false and fraudulent state.
/ mcnts blaCkmail by anonymous let.
/ ters, fictitious and threatening tele-
phone calls, false arrest, perjury.
libel and persecution of himself at
/ the hands of the following defend.
ants. all of whom are well known
/ residents Of Oklahoma City: Mark
/ II. Kcslcr. Peter Biewcr. j. s. Par.
/ ry, Jack Lungstrum, ID. A. Bennett,
I r. j. Giddings, Levi Sparks. d.
VI. Phillips. Archie Clark, Joseph Nil.
Ter Charles Campbell George w.
Iutcs. II. l.. Pincus. Henry Men'z
ner. Artic Goodwin. Joseph Bonitzer
ESamucl Flores. Charles Grapes. Guy
Miller. Jake Zindel. Charles Dowland
Charles Hallcr. Frank Kenyon. j. NJ.
McGrady, Mike Becker, Dick Cunts
and Leo Mention.
The filing of the sensational pc.
tition yesterday is an aftermath of
| alleged difficulties between DR.. Zie
man and the local aeric No. 124. Fra
tcrnal order of Eagles.
AS a basis of complaint the plain.
tiff states in his petition that he
Joined the Eagles order on May 81,
/ 1905. purchasing a life membership a
/ year later.
/ Startling charges are ,hcn made
In his petition when he states that
7 on or about December i. 1907. all OF
/ the defendants I'm the action on
tered into conspiracy AGAINST him
I'm order to deprive plaintiff of said
life membership. the social and death
benefits, thereof. and 10 defame the
character Of said plaintiff and injure
his good standing in this community,
and the fraternity wherever II exists (.
to destroy the plaintiffs happiness
and his means OF existence, causing
said plaintiff great mental ag,Ay
and distress"
AS further cause Of action the
plaintiff makes serious allegations
against the defendants, the petition
saying: That. on or about Noyem.
Der. 1908, in furtherance of the Son.
spiracy against the plaintiff, said
trouble being between the plaintiff
and defendants Peter Biewcr ana
in their possession the jcwerry of one
Robert Johnson. deceased, and in.
stead of forwarding same TO deceas-
eds sister. Mrs. Thomas Simtnons,
said defendants appropriated sa. ID
death benefit due said beneficiary
and applied said funds to suit tI6m-
solves
Dr. Zicman petition further ,cs
some discriminating assertions al ,1t I
defendant Joseph Miller, saying: y.
THAT. on or about April .. 1903,
the defendant, Joseph Miller, did
assault said plaintiff, and at that
lime said the following: You must
&c.: right with the bunch and kill
Schillng; kill him, kin him That.
on or about April. 1909, ArDic Good
win. brothrr-in-law of Peter Birwcr
said to the plaintiff: 'You must get
right with the boys, and | will agree
that they VIII let you alone That, on
June 30, a written instrument was
nailed to the door of the residence
OF the plaintiff. which read as fol.
lows: Chick, CROW Beware That the
defendant. on July 4, answered telc-
/ phone call nj which limo he was
told We will Cronn YOU
DR.. Zicman's petition contains for
~ reasons for cause OF action in his
effort 20 recover $4,000 damages
against the several defendants
Fair Proposition.
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