ruriMEB !WfesRomeo A. West Asks $7,500 Judgment Against Wnt; J. Thoraji-kins of Kansas City.Prof, Romeo A. West, formerly connected with the Lincoln Institute faculty of this city, lias filed■, \suit in tlie circuit court here for $7,500 damages against Win. J. Thompkins of Kansas City.In his petition West alleges that while he was engaged as teacher, secretary and librarian of said Lincoln Institute, on June 19, 1901),said William J. Thmopkins wrote an article printed in a Kansas City publication known as the “Son/’ The article was entitled “Dr. W. J. Thompkins on Recent Happenings at Rinc.oln Institute.*’' The article in reference thereto is allged in the petition to be as follows: Mrs. Anthony, matron atthe Lincoln Institute, resigned her position because she was removed from the ladies’ dormitory to the boy’s dormitory because she insisted that Prof. West should not call on a lady in her hcom. He alleges that such article insinuated that West was maintaing immoral relations with the young lady. He alleges in his petition that the article was* printed maliciously and wickedly. For the above he asks $3,500 actual damages and impun-itive damages to the amount of $4,-j 000 and costs. Since this article j has been printed, West has not | been reappointed as, a teacher atii Lincoln Institute.