The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-09
ASK MUCH MONEY
Damage Suits Filed in Shawnee
Court.
LitigantS Are Asking for DAM
ages TOtaling $4,000.
SUIT SIS, 600
Star Lumber Co. Asks Santa
Fe for $4,000.
Injunction Suits
Under PrOhibitOry Law.

A score of suits for damages in
which an aggregate of more than
1852, 900 is asked, appear on the triai
docket for the second division OF tne
district court, which has been written
up for the September term. The civil
docket for the first division has not
yet been finished.
Other suits for money including
suits on judgments, accounts, con-
tracts, notes, etc, bring the aggregate
asked up to about a quarter OF mil
lion dollars in the one division OF the
court. 1t is likely that an equal
amount will be shown on the first d1-
vision trial docket, or a total OF hair
a million dollars in litigation rms
amount does not cover suits for fore
closure of mortgages, partition OF
estates etc. IN which a large amount
is involved.
Among the more interesting damage
suits for hearing in the second division
at the coming term is that OF Lillian
G. Stewart against Edith Reser and
George Reser for $4,000 for alfena-
ton of the affections of the pla1nt1t 8
husband. Stewart formerly was post
master at Rossville. Kan, ana was
editor and proprietor OF the RoSSNl!le
Reporter, a weekly newspaper pup
lisheG there. After the alienation suit
was filed Stewart disappeared, ana
later a warrant for his arrest on
ilv and leaving them in necessitous
circumstances, was issued. stewart
however, escaped arrest and never mas
been found. He was located at one
time in Kansas City, but before service
could be obtained on him, ne was
Mrs. Stewart charges that Miss
Reser wilfully and mallclously AMEN
ated the affections of Stewart. A num-
Der OF pictures of Miss Reser in Varl-
Gus stages of undress are to be intro
fI11ccd in the evidence in the case, it
is said. n
against Moses Snattinger and Frank A;
Campbell. an echo of the Central hotel
FIRE three years ago, in which $1O,OVo
damages for the death of the plain
tiff's son. is to come up for a sec0n l1d
hearing. A former Jury disagreed anu
the case was continued.
Damages in the sum of more than
s25 900 is asked by the Star Grain d
Lumber company against the Santa re
for alleged leakage of wheat from grain
cars in transit. The case of John e.
Hanson against DR.. Thomas G. Biddle
and others. in which the Lindsborg at
tcrney charges he has been damaged N
his law practice by being shut out OF
the asylum, also is for hearing T1e
ca Sc of Arminda Wilson, asking dam
ages for the death of her SON. Richard,
fo~ the sum of $4,000 against Louis Van
Dorp, also appears on the docket.
There are a total of 70 civil jury
cases and rs court cases on the docket:
o. the latter Az are divorce SUITS, VI
more than half of the court cases.
Twenty-Five of the applicants for di-
vorce ask merely DEGREES. In Is cases,
however, alimony also is asked.
There are II cases in which injunc-
items restraining the defendants from
keeping, for any purpose, liquor on
their premises are asked. 3. These cases
have been brought by County Attorney
Simon in an effort to enforce the prohi-
bitory law. The remainder of the docket
is made up of partition cases, small ap-
peals, foreclosures, etc.