Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-07
RUTH RISES TO EXPLAIN.
She Says She Did Not Steal Scan
lands Drama, entitled Nor
- mon Marriages."
tDenver Evening Prcss. |

lDenScr Evening frcss
The editor Of this paper this
morning received the following let
ter from one Miss Ruth Everett,
formerly Of Leadville, and dated
Now York, Aug. 10Th, 1881:
John u. Elliot, Editor aud Proprietor Den,
yer Evening Press:
Sir:-J. VI. ScahIand is accusing
me of stealing his play, and is using
your journal rs q medium OF attack
upon my character; entirely beneath
the dignity of respectable Journal
ism. l deem it but justice TO me,
that you permit me to state that
have not made the slightest use
Of Mr.. Scantand's brains in the
writing of my play. What have
written OH the Mormon question |
did not learn from Mr.. Scamland, or
his play.
| would suggest that il Mr.. Scan
land is convinced that | am produc.
ing a stolen copy Of his play, he
may appoint an agent to witness
the production of "Ruth,S and then
take such action as he aud his coun.
sol may deem wise.
Will yOn, In Justice to your ionr.
nal, and In justice to me, give pub
licRtion to this letter. remain,
Respectfully yours,
RUTH EVERETT.
sCANLAND ALSO RISES TO EXPLAIN.
In the New York Mirror, of An
gust Goth, there appears two col.
umn article headed Ruth Threat.
ened," In which IL embodied my
card, warning managers and lrssres
Of theatres against suits tor civil
damages il they allow tho female
Ruth Everett to use my property
IN their theatres. On receipt Of my
letter q Mirror reporter interviewed
the Everett, and the following con.
versation took place between the re,
porter and the stage struck anna
teur:
ut is true" remarked Miss Ever.
EFT, "that | did receive the mann
script of drama from MI. Scan.
land while in Lcadviite, which he
appeared DESTROYS of selling. |
read il, and returned it TO him, not
caring enough for the piece TO pay
him his price, which was. believe.
fifty dollars"
"Scanland asserts that you stole
the drama from him. Ia there any
truth in the assertioni7
illf IN at tttfrttfi, Nf. lrat,,,
hears no relation to the one he
showed me. II remember rightly,
the principal character in his piece
was q Yankee comedian. did not
take one idea from his work.
"Would you mind stating where
you obtained the materials for the
plot Of your playr
"From history. The incidents are
matters Of personal history not Of
myself-but Of those whom know.
do not claim that the events in
my piece are original. | did not
create them. They are matters Of
Observation-Disclosures YOU might
call them-bHt I do claim that the
dialogue il mine. The incidents are
there, l only clothed them with Ian.
guage. For example: Elder Rock,
who is one Of my principal charac.
tiers, actually existed. He was All
elder in the Mormon Church, and
chief of the Danites. He WIS well
known. His career is "a matter of
history. Why, it was only last
week, o friend of mine, who knew
Elder ROck--aD assumed nnmp-
came to see me, aud said he iecog.
Bised the man from the Autographs
have had printed. Here ia q pho.
tograph of the man." Mrs. Ever.
EFT here exhibited to the reporter a
picture OF m elderly looking party
with . long flowing white beard.
The photograph bore tho imprint of
. Salt Lake artist.
"Then you anirm you made no
ne of SNanland's dramaf"
~ do, most emphatically."
"But it 10 said that several Of the |
iDcideDts In your piece are idcnti
eal with those in Scanland's How
do you reconcile this coincidencef'
avery easily. You must know
tbss tie ritual of the Mormon
Churoh affords any one scope for
hrsma who wishes to make ase OF