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Show called a sleuth, HE UMTS $25,000 Prominent Cclcr&do Iliner Says DsnVer Paper Contrived Con-trived to Injure and Degrade De-grade Hfca. . DENVER, Colo., March 4. Because, as ha alleges, ha was called a Plnkerton detective, de-tective, Denver Colorado Williams, who Is associated with James F. Burns, a millionaire mil-lionaire mine owner of' Cripple Creek, has brought suit against the Denver Times for f 25.000. damages for llbeL ' ' Williams alleges that the paper recently published that ha was a Plnkerton detective detec-tive and bodyguard of James F. Burns on his recent trip to Cheyenne to attend the annual meeting of the Portland Oold Mining company. He sets ouff that It willfully and maliciously contrived to Injure In-jure and degrade him In the publlo estimation esti-mation and In his business reputation and standing, not only In his community,' but elsewhere; also to bring him In public contempt and ridicule and to destroy his peace of mind by publishing such a defamation de-famation upon him and his character. "That said statements were false and defamatory, and by the- publication of this libel the plaintiff his been greatly Injured and aubjected to the contempt of his neighbors and acquaintances as well aa exposed to discredit and ridicule," Concluded Con-cluded the complaint. Wllllama waa City Marshal at Cripple Creek during the troublesome days there In 1897 and 1898 and earned the reputation reputa-tion of being the most fearless officer In the West. Ha waa held In great fear by the tough element In the Teller county coun-ty camp. .Williams was bora tn Colorado forty two years ago and waa named In honor of this city and the State. He la considered consid-ered wealthy and at one time waa part owner of the St. James hotel in this city. |