The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
RUSSELL HARRISON UNDER ARREST.
Ez-GOv. Crosby Vigorously Pressing His

E2-OoVs crosby vigorously Pressing his
Suit Against the Presidents Son.
NEW YORK, April 11.-Mr. Russell Harrison
was arrested this afternoon in the Office of
Judge, in the Potter building, on the charge of
having published in his paper the Montana
Lire Stock Journal, an article taken from a
Buffalo paper accusing ex-Gov. John Schuyler
Crosby of Montana with having stolen Jewels
from Washington lady. Mr.. Harrison came
on from Washington last night for the purpose
of having the papers in the suit served on him
and the warrant was issued by Judge Beach of
the supreme court who fixed bail at 5000.
Stephen B. Elkins Vice-PreSident Rice of the
Park bank and w. j. Arkell of Judge became
Mr.. Harrison's bondsmen. Judge Lamoreaux
of BallstOn Spa is Mr.. Harrison's counsel
and w. L. Sweetser his attorney.
Mr.. Harrison was not in charge of his paper
at the time the article was published and knew
nothing about it. When his attention was
drawn to the fact that the Buffalo paper had
not told the truth, Mr.. Harrison offered to pub
fish a suitable retraction. This however Mr..
Crosby would not accept He demanded that
Mr.. Harrison should write him a personal.let-
ter of apology, and also print the same.
Mr.. Harrison declined 10 do this and Mr..
Crosby hopes by having him arrested to force
him TO do so. 's'
In his complaint. ex-Goy. Crosby introduced
the article printed in the Montana Ljre-Sfoee
Journal, and which forms the basis of the pres.
ent suit. Typographical errors which referred
to him as "Dawling Dany," when "Dawdlfng
Dandy" was meant, are pointed out in the
complaint; while by parenthetical interjections
after each displeasing allusiOn, the complain
ant urges that the uncomplimentary terms
ferred to and were designed to describe him.
This scathing article was originally written for
a Buffalo paper by its Washington cOrrespon-
dent, Miss Emma James, who was discharged
for having written it. The matter complained
of bears reference to alleged questionable acts
of Col. Crosby while governor of Montana and
concludes by alleging theft of diamonds from
lady in Washington. The complaint closes
with demand for 100000 from Mr.. Harrison,
with costs, for alleged malicious and criminal
libel.
In his affidavit accompanying the complaint
Col. Crosby states that the allegations against
him "were and are wholly untrue" He quotes
the retraction By the Buffalo paper which
printed the original article, and he recites his
demand for a personal retraction from Mr..
Harrison who refused that, but offered a re-
traction in the columns of the Montana Jour
nal the same as the Buffalo paper had ten
dered. Complainant Crosby then seeks to
show cause for hatred on the part OF Mr.. Har-
rison. and these are the words of his affidavit:
And this plaintiff further states that while he
cupied and held the Office and position Of governor
Of the territory of Montana he appointed one Maj.
Brady wilkins to be his private secretary; that at
same time the said Mai Brady wilkins a sub
ordinate of the defendant in the office of the assayer
Of the u. ;. mint at Helena, NJ T.; that after this
plaintiff resigned the office and position OF governor
Of the territory OF Montana 70 accept the position OF
first assistant pOstmsster-general, and while he
acting such first assistant the
defendant removed the said MAJ. Brady wilkins
from his position in the assayers Office OF the mint
at Helena without making any charges against him.
This depopent thereupon requested the director of
min the said Mai wilkins "a n h
ordinate of the defendant subject to the preferrng
against him of any charges which might justify his
removal. Mai Brady wilkins was renstated in the
Office Of the defendant as subordinate by order of
the director of the mint. This plaintiffs connection
with the reinstatement of wilkins Aforesaid created
an luminosity on the part of defendant toward and
against the plaintiff And this plaintiff verify be-
eves that the defendant caused the said false and
malicious and libelOus words and matter TO he pub
shed aforesaid for the purpose of gratifying his
animOsity against this plaintiff, and OF INJECTING
upon the reputation Of this plaintiff grieyous in
jury.
Appended to the complaint is letter TO
complainant Crosby, from one Leslie Sulgrove,
in which the latter disclaims personal respon-
sibility for the appearance of the Objectionable
matter in the Montana paper OF which Sulgrove
was at the time editor. The latter states that
against his protestation, Harrison and LAWYER
l.. d. McCutcheon of Helena caused the APP
pearance of the article of which Col. Crosby
now has the manuscript.
Mr.. Russell Harrison, when asked il he had
anything to say regarding his arrest, replied:
81 have nothing to say at the present time.
The facts and evidence in the matter will be
given to the public in the court proceedings in
due time. | will then be able TO snow abso-
lutely and conclusively that had nothing to
do with the instgation of the story published
in the paper, and / did not learn of it until
April 6, 1887, SIX weeks after its publication in
the Buffalo Commercial advertiser"
John Mcbride, president of the National
progressive union of miners and laborers has
issued a circular advising the miners to accept