Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-22 | Page 5 | M'cune Files Answer to Federal Complaint

I fiLES ANSWER JO TO FEDERAL COMPLAINT Claims Timber Land in Issue Was So He Could Not Identify It It The rime answer o of Alfred W. W to the time amended complaint of or the time United States State ia In the case C against Il Medina for fOI he he recovery reeo of ct r 10 alle alleged cd for rOI per her Cf cent l interest l and costs Montana na timber peculations was flied filed before the time United States district court yesterday McCune's replies to the thc different nt cou counts are as follows s 1 He lie admits lie he is a citizen as al alleged al- al d but denies dentes c every er other allegation allega allea- tiers tion except pt that Caplice t McCune Jc were r partners in buln business ss I 2 Time The second all allegation alion Js is entirely I I denied except e ho lie was wa 4 a n stockholder I inthe m in l the Anaconda Anaconda- company and that the time to took k timber from M Mon Montana n- n tana thou thought though h he Ire was sas unable to 0 sa say from what land Jand The third aunt and fourth counts draw similar r replies The counts count are minor allegations 3 as ai t to ta time an and the time status tatus o of the defendant In Iii time the second defense McCune sa says that much munch of or the land Janel described esc lb 11 In tim the the amended d complaint was In so time the defendant could not id identify fy an any section Involved In and that If Ir he converted con tho time said alleged wood or oris or oris r rIs is liable for an any part juart of it ho alleges es amon among other things timings that all aU the lands lans are ale within the place Jim limits Its o of the time land hand grant made b by the federal government o to tn the Northern Pacific railroad July 2 1664 1564 un under cr the odd section grant lie He a also sa says the time timber was taken from rom mineral land In th the honest hone t b belief lIer he had hind the right to lO do tin so JoJO arid and in the belief the land was mineral In Iii the thu third defense ho Ito claims that mUt much h of oC thud the lan land Is even e now and that none imone of or the timber was W tr n transported out of Montana Ho lie prays tI the court to dismiss the time case with co costs ts