The Helena independent., 1889-04-13
THE CROSBY LIBEL
Librarian Sulgrove Explains His
Connection With the Now
Famous Case,
General Manager Boos onrr. liinseh
Nicarious sacrifice for the fresl-
dents son.

The Crosby Harrison libel case is at
tracing a great deal Of attention IN liel-
ena. The lNpEpESpENT published yes
terday the article which GOV. Crosby CON
sidered nbe.0us and which he cm bodies IN
his complaint for damages, The dispatches
state that Russell Is. Harrison says De
knew nothing about the article IN question
and that 1t WAS copied into his paper The
Montana Live stock journal, out Of
Buffalo paper; that be was not. In Helena
al the time it was published, and that he
did not know II was In the paper until after
1. appeared. lie also intimates that his
editor at that time Leslie Sulgr0ye, was
responsiple Tor It's publication,
Mr. SulgrOve Is librarian Ot the public
library OF Helena. and WAS seen yesterday
by an INDEPENDENT reporter, who asked
him If be had read the account Ot Russell
B = arrest for libel,
"Yes,r was the reply. 81 am consider
ably interested IN that case.
"ls ttrue that you ARE responsible Tor
that lihelOus matter"
al am not 10 Is true was editor Ot the
Live Stock journal At the time, but II Is
also true that protested vigorously against
allowing thc scurrllOus matter 10 appear
WAS il aclippug FROM paperw
at wRs clipping pasted upon piece Of
paper and written comment underneath
.'MhO gave you the article ~
"Russell h Harrison"
"Did he write II ?'
''lle did not"
"WhO did ~
al u. McCutcheon."
"Do you know IL was McCutcheons hand
writing"
ole told me it was"
GLOW did he come 10 tell you ?'
"When Mr. Harrison handed me the
article in question | told him did not want
10 be- responsible for It's publication, and he
went out OF the Office, returning with Col.
McCutcheon, who said he wrote the article,
! still did not want 10 print H. and Russell
Il. said 1t goes, and IL WENT
"lIave you the manuscriptg
81 have not II is In Gov. Crosby's pos
session."
GLOW did you come 10 keep it,"
"That was an afterthOught 0f mine,
After II had appeared the thought HtrucK
me that the manuscript was worth preserv
ing, and began searching for IL, but could
find 1t nowhere. About month after
wards noticed lot OF waste paper which
had been swept into pile near the stove
by the Office boy. went through
the mass of rubbish, aud my search was
rewarded by finding what | WAS looking
for. | kept 1t until | sent it TO Gov.
Crosby"
"You are sure that Mr.. Harrison gave il
10 you and not Mr.. Boos, the manager"
81 am perfectly sure Of IL"
''llaye you heard the report that some OF
Russell B. Harris0n's friends are endpavOr.
ing to have you removed from your present
position p
al have heard there is something Of the
kind going on, but they cannot succeed, |
am sure Ot that"
"Do you know anything else In regard
10 the Crosby Harrison maiterY'
II know good deal which will come
out when the proper time comes"
The reporter tried 10 ascertain exactly
what steps had been taken by Mr.. liarri-
sons friends TO oust Mr.. SulgT0ve from his
place. but further than such scheme IL
afoot he could learn nothing, but some one
has bet around among the directors. One
of them IL authority for the statement that
he was told Sulgroye was not a
proper man for the place he oc-
cupies for the reason that he be-
trayed trust while editor of the Live
Stock journal, stealing copy from hook.
lt Is reasonable 10 suppose that the copy
said 20 have been stolen from the copy
hook is the manuscript In ex-GOy. Crosby's
possession.
General Manager Boos was seen last
night, told about Mr.. Sulgroves statement,
and asked what he had TO say.
"Wait till you read the paper in the
morning"
"But is MIR. SulRrove's statement tru'
that Mr. Harrison gave him the article ant
ordered him to have II set up|
at Is not | gave Mr.. Sulgroye tina
copy myself"
"Wh0 wrote IL? That's a fair question
at is not a fair question. | know wh'
wrote II. but | am not going To say. Mr.
wait until you read my paper In the morn
ing"
AS Mr. B0os Is n newspaper man the re
porter realized that he wasn't In the habi
Of giving news ewRy, and so left him
This much can be stated as apositive fact
and that Is Mr.. B00s does not knON
whether Mr.. Harrison was or was not Il
Helena April 80, 1887.
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