The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-10
Ralph Van Alleges In Suit for $4,000
That His Father and Mother-in-
law Tried to Divert Wife's
Affections.
OTHER SUITS ARE FILED
One is for Personal Injury and There
are Five for Divorce in Which
Various Charges are
Made.

Ralph Van has brought suit in the
district court against his fatherln-
law and mother-inlaw for $4,000
apiece for the alleged alienation OF
the affections Of their daughter and
plaintiffs wife.
The young husband states in his
, petition that he and his wife lived
happily together until the brides
parents began Interfering with the
domestic felicity Of their household
and sought to ALLEVIATE their daugh-
ters affections from the plaintiff He
is suing each of the parents for
$40, 900. The defendants are Joseph
and Mary Dean.
e. D. Brough has sued the James
Cameron's Sons eo-parmership and
James and John Cameron for the
sum of $4,000 for injuries plaintiff
received when truck belonging to
and being driven by an enTploye OF
the defendants company struck him.
Plaintiff states in petition that
Henry Huxley, driver OF one OF
Cameron's trucks, ran into him ano
caused him to be thrown to the
street Plaintiffs left leg was
crushed and bruised, left foot crush
ed. bones in foot. The defendant Is
still suffering from the injuries he
sustained from the accident, and
states that he was confined to hos
pital for nine weeks as the result
OF it.
Brough alleges that the defendants
driver was careless IN the operating
of the truck and that he failed to
warn pedestrians of his approach.
Suit Against Bank.
Robert McFerson asks judgment
against the Argyle Savings bank for
the sum Of $500. Plaintiff states
that he had deposited that amount
in this bank and that when he asked
to draw a certain sum out, the cashier
of the bank, L. A. Messy, refused to
give him the money, saying that
there were no funds. Later Neisly
offered plaintiff three notes which
covered the amount, $500, which
| McFerson had deposited in bank.
McFerson took these notes in lieu
of the $500. which were signed by
the cashier and which plaintiff be-
lieved to take the place Of the money
he deposited in bank. The money
represented by the notes has never
,, been paid, and plaintiff tenders them
to Cashier Neisly and asks Judgment
against defendant for the $500.
L. E. Williams has brought suit
against R. r Hesse for the sum OF
5000, the plaintiff alleging that de-
PENDANT owes him this money on an
unpaid commission.
Five Seek Divorce.
Five petitions for divorce were
filed in the clerks office late yester.
day, and in four Of them the wives
were the plaintiffs. Cruel and in.
human treatment was alleged in each
suit.
o. F. McCIintock has asked the
court for divorce from Rose Nc
Clintock on the grounds of cruel and
inhuman treatment. Plaintiff and
defendant were married June Is,
1910, at Montrose and are the par
ents OF two little girls.
Oma Vera Clinton has brought suit
against Percy Thege Clinton. The
husband is alleged to be habitual
drunkard and cruel and inhuman
The man and woman were married
December %, 1915.
oosepH W. I1euIICh - diSo Shiu "
be habitual drunkard and guilty Of
cruel and inhuman treatment in a
petition for divorce from him which
was filed by Lille Hedrick. They
were married December co. 1893, In
Schuyler county, Ill.
Clara Belle Chesser desires free
dom of matrimonial ties from Peter
Martin Chesser. She states in petit
ton that he deserted her and was
guilty of cruel treatment They were
married March IA, 1919.
Cora Lee Dillman and Forrest Dill
man were married July q. 1912, and
now the wife wants a divorce from
her husband, alleging cruel treat
nepr