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Wants Big Damages.William Williams filed a petition indistrict court this morning that is pregnant with interest to several individuals.The document which is quite lengthy, states that on the 15th of last February Henry La French filed complaint before A. J. Cole, a justice of the peace in W estOak precinct, charging Williams with the larceny ol thirty-seven bushels and twenty-eight pounds of shelled cornvalued at $6.50, and with getting away with about fifty dollars wrth of the same cereal between Oeto’oer 1,1888, and February 14, 1889. Williams also charges that Michael Kilroy, who is a coustahlrere, aided and advised La French inhis swearing out the warrant againstthe plainti lie furher informs the honorablecourt that on account of the improbabil ity of getting a fair trial before Justice Cole, the case was taken to county court., ho complaint here stating specifically that Williams had stolen three Uun-ded bushels of corn. Williams says that the case was tried March 6th, and he was acquitted.Now he states by reason of this prosecution he has been injured in credit and reputation, and exposed to public scandal and infamy, and has suffered greatmental and physical pain by reasonthereof, bo that he was unable to get anyn dlt;sleep. lie has expended $250 in defending 1)iusself, has been compelled to lose time from his work, and claims damsges therefor in the sum of $2,500.As another cause of action he claimsthat LaFrench and Kilroy have publicly referred to him as a thief and have charged him in divers places with the theft of a lot of corn. For this he asks another $2500. The parties to the suit live in the northeast part of the county. LaFrench and Kilroy are both land own era and farmers, and Williams formerly rented one of La French’s farms. The trouble in the first place grew out of an illeged unfair division of the products of the soil between Williams and LaFrench, 'he latter thinking that the former hadtaken more than his share. Ilence the first action. Hence this action.
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Lincoln Evening News
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Tue, Oct 08, 1889
Page 4
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