The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-28
Wayne Galloway Once Arrested on
Charge of Dsposng Of Mort
gagged Property Now
Seeks Balm
VEROEN BANKER MADE
DEFENDANT IN ACTION
Petition States Galloway Had Par
ties to Make Bond But Were
Told Re-arrests Would
be Made, Came Clear

Alleging that "the defendants did,
unlawfully, maliciously and without
probable cause, procure and cause a
complaint to be filed against the de-
fendant' Wayne Galloway, formerly
a Grady county farmer has filed suit
i'll district court here against the
First National Bank of Verden, l..
d. Galloway and E. L. Harvey. The
plaintiff seeks 100000 damages.
THAT on all days and dates here
matter mentioned, the defendant, l..
ID. Galloway, was the president OF
the defendent, First National Bank
Of Verden, and was for himself and
said bank the petition sets forth.
"and had authority to act for said
bank, and that on all said dates the
defendant, E. l.. Harvey, was acting
in connection and collusion with
each Of said defendants, and was aid
ing and abetting' said defendants in
al the acts"
Lodged In Jail.
Galloway alleges in his petition
that the complaint was filed in JUS
tice court here and that he was
charged with the crime of disposing
Of mortgaged property; that this
plaintiff was in the custody of the
sheriff OF Grady county, and was
confined in the county jail under
process issued in another criminal
cause which was afterwards dis
missed by the county attorney for
lack CT prosecution and want Of ev-
dence; that this plaintiff had made
arrangements with various neighbors
and acquaintances to make bond 70.
him in said cause, and that said |
parties had come to Chickasha where
this plaintiff was in custody for the |
purpose OF making bond for plain |
tiff.
THAT said parties could and
would have made a good bond for
this plaintiff and thereby cause his
release, but that the defendants |
and each of them, prevented said |
parties from making said bond by
representing and stating to said par
ties that defendants had procured |
the issuance OF another warrant for
plaintiff and that if he were released |
under bond the defendants would l.
mediately cause his re arrest. and
that they would continue to file new
and cause plaintiff to be
re-arrested under new warrants just /
as fast as said parties would cause
his release under bond.
Prevented Bond Making
"That by reason of such state
ments and threats plaintiff was pre-
vented from making bond in said
cause and was kept under arrest and
in the county jail of Grady county
until September 3, 1920, a period OF
six days.
THAT Immediately upon his re-
lease in said cause, defendants
caused plaintiff to be re-arrested and
caused him to be held under arrest
for period of about two hours,
when he made bond and was re-
leased.
"Found Not Guilty"
THAT therefore. to-wit: on the
2sth day of September, 1920. said de-
PENDANTS caused this plaintiff to be
placed on preliminary trial; that az
ter hearing all the evidence, said
court found this plaintiff not guilty.
dismissed said case and discharged
this plaintiff, holding that there was
no probable cause for said prosecu-
ton"
Galloway further alleges that he
was not guilty of the crime and that
defendants had no reasonable or pro-
bable cause for believing him guilty,
That the acts have injured the
plaintiffs reputation and credit, is
alleged in the petition.