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MRS. DURAND DEMANDS REDRESS FROM ALL WHO IN HER BELIEF HAD A HAND IN THE SLAUGHTER OF HER $50,000 HERD RECENTLY — DECLARA TION TO BE FILED LATER. The chief executive of Illinois and the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States were among those nam ed as defendants in a sensational suit for $106,000 damaes filed by the at torneys for Grace G. Durand and Scott S. Durand, owners of the famed Guern sey herd of cattle slaughtered on Crab Tree farm in Lake county on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The state and federal office holders named as defendants are: EDWARD F. DUNNE—Governor of Illinois. D. 8. HOUSTON—Secretary of Agri culture of the United States. Three members of the Illinois Live Stock Commission— R. M. PATTERSON, L. F. BROWN, B. J. SHANLEY. O. E. DYSON—State Veterinarian. J. A. MOHLER—Veterinarian. Co. J. MARSHALL—Veterinarian for the state of Pennsylvania. FRANK SMEJKAL—Veterinarian who is alleged to have shot at Mrs. Durand. A. @. GIESKE—Veterinarian living in Barrington, Ill. J. A. STOECKINGER—Veterinarian in charge. —E. M. KASPER—Federal man in charge of foot-mouth cases. Dc. H. COULSON—Veterinarian, liv ing in Grayslake. ULYSSES G. HOUCK—Federal vet erinarian. Merely the praecipe of the suit was filed with L. O. Brockway, clerk of the circuit court of Lake county, by Attorney Clarence W. Diver. Mrs. Durand has retained as attorneys Rob ert S. Iles and Charles J. O’Conor of Chicago and Attorney Diver of Wau kegan. “This action does not mean the abandonment of any other actions re sulting from the slaughter of the herd of blooded cattle owned by Mrs. Du rand. It does not mean the abandon ment of contempt proceedings against the defendants or agents or others who violated the injunction and slaughtered the herd,” said Attorney Diver when asked whether Mrs. Du Tand intended to drop prosecution on contempt charges. “In looking over the men named as defendants you will see that the men ‘higher up’ have not been omitted,” he continued. “The suit is one of the most sensational ever filed here and will mean that Sheriff Elvin J. Griffin will be forced to make a 2,000-mile trip to get service on the defendants named. “A host of men and women will be subpoended, and it is the intention of the attorneys for the plaintiff to push the matter as rapidly as possible in order that the case may be tried in the near future.” Attorney Diver declared the declara tion will be filed within ten days.
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Libertyville Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun
Libertyville, Illinois, US
Fri, Nov 26, 1915
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