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Show EXTORTION SUIT IS DISMISSED IN COURT SALT T ,a K ES, Sept I Following motion of counsel for the plaintiff the suit Instituted by Mrs. Hattle Jcnnlnqs Bhepherd ax lin'St Dr. Thomas G. idell, George T. Odell and Mtnide Hardy dell, to recover 6t,G.00; was dismissed dis-missed without prejudice In the Third I district court yesterday! The original complaint In the ca charged the three defendants with j having conspired to extort and of having hav-ing extorted from Mrs. Shepherd $16,-I $16,-I OOo as settlement of a Bull eontc-m-I plated against her by .Mrs. Maud Hardy Odell to recover damages foi alienation of the nffections of Dr I Thomas ' Odell The case was on trial for several dayf. before the summer vacation of the court when the court, in ruling I upon a motion of counsel for the defendants, de-fendants, found that the evidence presented pre-sented was not such as to show a proper prop-er cause of action as set forlh In the complaint and trial was discontinued and the plaintiff given five day In which lo amend. The amended complaint prayed a Judgment of but $15,300. tho amount which Mrs. Shepherd claims to have I paid Mrs Odell, th- JMi.iiimi damuges claimed In tho original complaint being be-ing eliminated In ihe redraft. A demurrer to the amended complaint com-plaint was sustained, whereupon counsel coun-sel for the plaintiff was given time to amend further and did so. Argument Argu-ment pr a demurrer to the complaint In Its final form was continued twice and yesterday counsel for the plaintiff offered a motion for dismissal without prejudice which th'- court granted The suit Is a companion one to an action brought by rthur A. Shepherd of Boston, against Or. Thomas C. Odell In the Third district court to recor $80,000 damages for alienation of the affections of Mrs Shepherd This suit is still pending. Trial of Mrs. gHhepherd's suit ni-'alnct tho Odells progressed sufficiently to bring put the circumstance-; of the development of an attachment between Dr. Odeii and Mrs Shepherd, while Dr Odell, tten In the navy, was in service on duty In Boston harbor. Testimony to the effect that they were frequently together, both on shore and on shipboard, was inti duced, also testimony to the ffect that their relationship resulted In the divorce action brought and successfully successful-ly prosecuted by Mr Shepherd, when be returned from military duty In France. |