Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-10 | Page 6 | Hindu Replies to Girl's Damage Suit

SS HINDU REPLIES TO GIRL'S DAMAGE SUIT wl i yj! Declares Himself to Be Injured Party w. : and Asks Judgment for $15,800 in or in ! Answer Filed in Court. W.j - l nr Special to The Tribune. OGDEN", March 9. Amer Singh, a . Hindu, makes sensational charges in ir an answer filed in the district court , today to the suit brought against him ni by Mary Wilson, seeking $10,000 dam-It' dam-It' ages for alleged defamation of char-:; char-:; actor as the result of the criminal com-": com-": plaint filed recently against her. In t addition to deuying the allegations of h ithe complaint, Singh makes counter- 0 'cliarges and asks for $15,800 damages ' against the Wilson girl. 2 I Singh admits that he is a Hindu, tinablo to speak, read or understand t tlvi English language, except in a lim-t lim-t ited degree. He says the plaintiff is y an American and possesses a knowledge nf American customs and laws, and thereby pretended to become the wife f of the defendant. As a result of, the f 'ail false and fraudulent representa- 1 tions of the plaintiff, the defendant claims he had advanced $S00 to the girl and her father. Singh alleges that ! as. a result of the plaintiff's actions he J had his good name and reputation dam-j dam-j aged to tjie extent of $15,000. I j Singh alleges that after he had ' sigued the complaint against Mary Wil-' Wil-' son, charging her with the embezzle- 1 ' ment of $400, Miss Wilson procured ' the dismissal of the charges, with the . ! consent of the county attorney, but , without Singh 's knowledge or consent ' I and against his will. He asks that the, I ; use against him be dismissed and that 1 ; he recover $15,800 from the plaintiff 1