The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-09
ALLEGES
FRIENDSHIP
BETRAYED
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
IN SUIT FILED AT
CHICKASHA
ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER
PROPERTY GIVEN IN TRUST
Supposed Friend Has Fondness
for the Stuff and Refuses
to Deliver
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Chlckasha, Okla, Sept 9--Sensa
tional allegations, involving persons
OF high standing in the community,
togetner with money and property
amounting to over $4,000 are con
tanned IN suit filed in the district
court by Attorneys Welborne and Mc-
Gala.
G. w Holder and wife are the
plaintiffs and the defendants named
in the suit are M. l.. Gilbert and vile,
u. N. Garland, j. c. Barr, Henry Frey
and the First National bank
In his petition the plaintiff sets
forth that Gilbert had been his close
friend in whom he had the greatest
confidence, that during several days
prior to July IL, 1910, Gilbert falsely
represented to the plaintiff that Jake
Smith was about to bring heavy
damage suit against Holder for alien
ating his wifes affections, further that
Holder was about to be arrested FOR
adultery and IN fact a warrant had
been issued for him.
Plaintiff further alleges that he ac,
cepted the representations made by
Gilbert, his health being feeble and
his mind impaired, and that he turn
ed over TO Gilbert a draft for $1,000,
representing money he had received
from the sale of his property in Ard
more and also gave him warranty
deeds to all his real estate. all Of
said money and property to be held
IN trust for him by Gilbert The peti.
tion says Gilbert deposited the draft
in the First National bank and soon
Logan trying to draw II out by Sc
curing drafts but that the bank re-
fused to pay such drafts On Sep
tember I, 1910, 1t is alleged Gilbert
gave his wife check on the bank for
81, 400, which was paid.
Took No security For Draft
Holder says he took no security Tor
the $l6,075 but took Gilberts note
for $4,000, due In twelve months as
security in handling the real estate.
The petition further alleges that at
the time Gilbert made the representa-
tions referred TO that no civil suit
had been flied against Holder, but
since that time, Gilbert being moved
by the devil" deliberately procured
such suit TO be brought.
IL Is also set forth that Gilbert sold
the Holder property, which included
lots In Chickasha aud farm lands 10
D. n. Garland and ] G. Barr, taking
notes from the latter for sl3,6262a,
and that Garland and Barr were par
ties to the scheme against Holder,
Finally il Is said Gilbert sold all his
own property to Henry Frey, taking
the lattcr'g noie for $4,000. 1t is al
so declared that the warranty deeds
which Mrs. Holder signed We're repre-.
sented TO her By Gilbert as mortgages
and the whole series Of transactions
is alleged to be scheme TO run
Holder out of the country and get as
money.
An Injunction is asked against Gil-
bert's d.sposng OF any OF Holders
money or the notes received from the
sale of the property, against Garland
and Barr selling any of the property,
against Frey paying the note to Gil
bert and an order is asked restrain
Ing the bank from paying ont Hold.
cr's money. Judgment is also asked
against the defendants for the prop
erty involved or its value. s20,0o0
Judge Williams granted the tempo
rary injunction prayed for this morn
ing
The Suit Against Holder
The damage suit against Holder,
referred to In the above suit. was lled
July l3, 1910. by J. r. Smith. of Okla
aoma City. who alleged that Holder
had enticed his wife, Silvia, away,
had taken her to Lawton. Ft Worth.
Tampico, Mexico and Ardmore. had
lived with her and had destroyed