, 1923-03-22
MINISTER WANTS
$4,000 DAMAGES
PLAINTIFF ALLEGES INJURY AFTER
AN AFFAIR With PROMINENT
EVANSTON CITIZENS

Rev. George Richmond and his
troubles with some of the leading
businessmen Of Evanston last April
will be the topic OF discus sion in
the district court at Cheyenne some
time in the near future.
The details of the affair are well
remembered in these parts.
Rev. Richmond, through his at
YER. and William S. Bennett Jr., of
Rawlins, last week filed in the dis
trict court at Cheyenne a petition
In which he alleges that he was
forced to leave Evanston; that he
suffered an injury to his reputation
and that he was in these and other
ways harmed to the extent of $780,
OOO actual damages and $4,000
punitive damages.
Many of the leading men Of E-cs~
ton are made defendants q. a,-
damage suit and the plaintiff In his
petition says:
That the plaintiff was in the month
OF April. 1922. an inhabitant and
resident of the town of Evanston,
in the State OF wyoming, and was
then and there engaged in his pro-
fession and occupation as a minister
and preacher of the Christian relig-
ion; that on or about the Goth day
OF April. 1922. the defendants, with
other persons, u~nlawfully and ma
liciously c%onspired and agreed to-
gether to unlawfully and forcibly
coerce and compel this plaintiff to
leave the town of Evanston, by the
use OF menaces. threats. force. and
violence. whereby this plaintiff
should be put in fear for his life
n bodily safety: that pursuant to
said conspiracy and agreement the
~reiendants and others did unlaw-
fully assemble In large numbers in
public meeting In said town OF Evans
ton the goth day OF April, 1929,
and again on the 2lst day OF April.
1879. and the said defendants and
other persons when so assembled in
said public meeting on said Goth
day OF April. 1922. did then and
there unlawfully and maliciously
propose. vote for. adopt and publish
n resolution. which stated that the
plaintiff was not a desirable citizen
should be sent from said town
Evanston. and defendant did then
and there and also at the said as
semblage on the 2lst day of April,
1929. unlawfuliy. wrongfuiiy and ma
iciousIy threaten and menace the
and bodily safety of this plain,
liff. intending by all said conduct
10 intimidatc. brighten and oycrawe
his plaintiff. 30 that plaintiff should !
not remain In said town OF Evanston;
that said defendant and such other
raanu All o SO -. 80 I
threats and mcnace TO this
plaintiff for tho purpose of unlaw-
'uliy compelling said plaintiff to do
part from said town: that said de-
and other persons so unlaw-
'ully assembling were able to OK
said threats and that
he officers OF the law OF said town
II said timc werc members OF said
Unlawful assembly or we're under the
influence and control thereof: that
was by said wrongful and
acts and conduct on the
OF tho defendants and others.
In fear for his Iifc and bodily
and was put under durcss and
and because OF said acts
nd conduct and In order 20 save
from serious harm and In
ury. was, against his will and act
ng under tho dnrcss and copstraint
imposed by tho defendants and
n above set forth. com PEELED
o. and did depart from said town Of
That by reason Of the unlawful.
wrongful. and malicious acts OF said
plaintiff was deprived OF
,is personal liberty. suffered great
and mental anguish
was made physically III. and was
injured In bic reputation. 70 tho