The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-02
HOW THE FARMERS GET
CLIPPED BY The BIG INTERESTS

mine and that he never turned them
over to me or the proceeds of same,
but that end of the deal would not
be allowed, so the jury found for the
plaintiff, Mr.. RAIDER, the German
banker, in the sum of $1,000, being
the face of one note and interest
thereon at the rate of 10 per cent and
$4,000 attorneys fees, and in the
sum of $4,000, being the face of the
other note and interest at the rate
of 10 per cent since October list, 1917,
and $500 attorneys fees. So if $50
is 4 reasonable attorneys fees for the
$110.Qp note, ] don't see how the jury
figured it. out that $500 was a rcas-
onablH attorneys fee for the $4,000
note. Of course, RAIDER, swore that
it was, and so did Lewis, the after
ney; and Mr.. Coryell who was fore
man M the jury sln6tz !. i1Hrdr. Is
coftxihre as to the attorneys. Zee, las
he is our surveyor, and that man WHO
says 20 cents is a reasonable amount
to charge the county to drive his own
car, when he gets $500 per day to
ride in it; and Lewis, the attorney, is
his attorney who has acted for him
to show US taxpayers that Mr.. Cory
ellis charges are all right. So con-
sidering everything, the jury in the
case of w. M. RAIDER VS.. T. c. Kelley,
did all that twelve men could be ex-
pected to do. Mr.. RAIDERS testimony
is as follows:
| never at any time had the two
drafts in my possession only from
July, 1918, until sometime in Novem-
Der, 1919, when 1 sent them back to
the company, saying the reason why
l had them in my possession at all
was because wanted to use them as
evidence in this case. But he did not
Introduce them in evidence. The
lawyer could have got them in with
out objections, but he swore he did
not have them on Dec. Is, 1919. Here
is a copy of a letter from the head
office of the company to my lawyer,
Mr. Lesuer, that says RAIDER did have
the two drafts in his possession on
Dec. 15,1919. Here is a copy of the
letter from my Lawyer, Lesuer, to
me, that says, RAIDER did have these
drafts in his possession. Why did
he not introduce them if he was not
trying to cover up a forgery or
something else.
December II, 1919.
Mr.. L. A. Brown and D. w. Kelly,
Froid, Montana.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed herewith find the adjust
ment certificates of Hail Insurance,
which | have been requested to for
ward to you. [ am also enclosing to
you letter which may be of service
to you, said letter being from VIM. D.
Lowry of the Home Insurance Com
pany, which shows what they have
done with the drafts, having sent
them back to the agent at Raymond,
so you will have the originals of
them in all likelihood, and if they
don't dig them up, you can spring
this letter on them.
Very truly yours,
ARTHUR LIE SUEUR.
THE HOME INSURANCE co.
Minneapolis, Mimi
:. December 6, 1919.
Arthur LIE Sueur, Attorney at Law,
Pioneer Press Building,
st. Paul, MINI. =
Dear Sir:
Your esteemed favor of the 5th
inst. duly received.
The drafts were sent back to our
Afents at Raymond, Montana, as we
understood they wished them for the
case that was coming on there Other
wise we should be glad to hold them
for you as requested,
: Yours very truly.
VIM. D. LOWRY, Manager.
Instead Of introducing the two
forged drafts that RAIDER, the German
banker, had in his possession he in
PRODUCES the following letter that
speaks for itself:
= Minneapolis, MINI.
May /, 1918.
w. NJ. RAIDER, ESQ.,,
Montana.
Dear. Sir:
5 We are Just in receipt of your es-.
teemed favor of the goth ult. rela-
tive to. your suit against T. C. Kelly
for the payment of hail premium
note, that you took for the preiums
under policy H. 1897 and HA 1898.
We didn't understand your former
letter. We now note that you would
like the cancelled drafts that we is