Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-15
TODEFEND VERMONT'S HONOR
GOV. WOODBURY. SUES THE RUT-
LAND HERALD FOR LIBEL.
A Suit for $50, 900 Damages instituted
The Governor spoaks In His own
Defence-Never sold Drop
of Liquor In His Life.

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Gov Woodbury. through his attorneys,
Hon D. l. Foster and ex-Gov. w p. Dill |
Iineha m instituted on Saturday a libel suit |
a,ainst the Rutland Herald alleging dam
&c. 60 ina amount of 100000. Sheriff |
15oo,,os wont down ON the flyer and served |
~ ,,,,,a,.,' attaching the real and personal
ant,to ,t Tho Herald and Globe association,
tLo eo,noration which owns and publishes |
tho uerald Percy w Clement, the p1in- |
cinal stockholder receipted for the per- !
sn,,al ,rorortv rho silt is based upon
the article headed Gov Woodbury. as a
Runseller" contained in the editorial col |
Unns of its issue of August T.
Tho declaration sets forth that Gov. !
Woodbury. had for many years owned and |
onorated tho Van Ness House and that
d,,,trr tbo limo no had NOT kept or per |
,,ittnd 70 ho ,.ont in said Van Ness House |
n,,,, irtoxicoti,r 1iouor nor had he sold
49,, INVESTIGATING 1inuor therein and that
80 t1orold vel knowing the premises
t,,t intandire +o iniura the plaintif and
=, h.;,,. IT., to- rub1ic scandal and TO
,,,.t,a trr,,at ,.o,,roocb mon him in his Off
,iai ,,osi,ion as GOVERNOR of the state pub
,ts %, ti'a ii,aI j., c,,ostion
Tben fo1iow. the snecidc allegations as
., t%a ,tLnIio,,, ar+inio showing that the
Herald in mat article charges GOV. Wood
1rirv with the crime of selling Intoxicating
liquor in contraYention OF the laws Oh inq
olaig' ,,I''' IT. GIi"i oio,, ,t'',' Nth selling
It to guests of the Van Ness House and
sending it to their rooms; with having
done this straight along, day after day
and days and nights and sundays ana
week after week and year after year.
IT charges him with selling ana serving
rum to the guests of the Van Ness Rouse
as guests of hotels are served throughout
the world" 1t states That mountains
of evidence can he procured II II Is
wanted to prove these 1acls; thau nun
drods of mon are IN poSl'lon 10 S"odl
TO these facts;' that all TINS is d MAT ter
Of common notorietN.
1t further shows that inc fterald chaISV9
In that article that Gov w ooupuiS "ii'
selling in the an Ness liouSe 'nH 49, w
more notorious ana h,aut iiio' .aiN .'' 90
In any other h"el III Vermont peNt t VI
the absence or a par anu tiId' II ~!
charges tnat al'houEu EoN'li'
State. he continues 70 carry o'l NV -.
ness OF rum Seihlls d tiIe an ~
House in cohtraVeh'ioh VI ''v si.l -.
state lheSc charges are az GrO " ~
be maIlclous' scahu"iouS anu ,'i. .,,, oos,
hder me ruleS VI ~ ., -
VIII slahu Ior 'ii"l O.. ~ teoc
the Chittenueh No"''H o.. s,., .t,,
me folIo"IHS - "'l t,, 49, ,,,,;+ ts
eotoilal III PU''''''' ga
based
Gov OOODRI-RY ASA RUMSELLER-
e.IN,1- INr-7' II nm Il ACTS
at is perfectly true as the Herald under
stands, that the an Ness Rouse mas NJ
bar, and tor a long time mas peen "lVhoul
one. 1t is also ti7ie that there Is 10 "a"
against Keeping d oar ne i'M 10 ".'''i'''
.sa i-', l7id ~mn Straight along Apart from
a bar it has sold it precisely as hotels all
over the world sell it. send 1t to guests ~
Their rooms and served it to th"m 81 tire
public tables 1t has done this straight
along day after day, and days ana nights
and Sundays-it will be noted that one OF
the purchases described above was made
Sunday-and week after week and year
after year There has, to be sure, been
some hocus pocus and beating the devil
around the stump in the business, but
Nothing has interrered with the regular
and nrompt service of rum to guests Of
the Van Ness House as guests of hotels
ore served everywhere Because of the
neculiar law of the State not every man
Who knows the fact cares to make a state
mont in public. but mountains of evidence
can be, procured if it is wanted. Hundreds
If men are in a position to swear 70 the
foct II is a matter of common notoriety
11bore is NOT a SINGLE man connected with
tho Froe Press who does not know al
about it.
In fact the selling there has been more
.o,o,.io,s and ,,ade moro talk than i'm any
ntbor IotoI in vermont because of the alb
so,,a or a ha,,
r, is r,,doretood that thn Herald viii
,otain nc nn,,nsoI Z, A Proutv of Neyvrort
.tn,s so,' tha putland railroad G NJ
wal e ,It1dloh,,r,. ,nd I q lonos M
,tIn,d
GOV WOODBI KY SIAl EMfNl l.
Gov Woodbury. was seen last night anf
p,odo the follou,int, statement. II rerre,
r1ora than I car, ex'press the controversy
,,.tth th, uerold I have ALWAYS been nm
~, rrian7Iy terms with Mr. element tn,
,,r;ncirol owner and Mr. Perkins tn,
1itl,of +to I1ora1d ard thci, attack nm
on mo &c inexnlicablo. shrink from tn,
,hIioit,, tbo cortro,,erev will cause but
a,,I5 ra+ coo an, o+har course for me I,
1or+ +bor IN ,oiI tho Herald TO account
Io,,,a aor.,i,,I,. loeo roe,,cct for nvsel
&c 10 ,,oorio If Vermont did nor. for me
~ r sii.ntlv subroitted 10 being brande,
hero and in other states as a 'rumseller r,
Iei1 any - o,o, ~ TWO ,,,TohoIes, orc
t ,p,r,sello,,, and ,Run,holcs' are sig
Manu- - j., yorr,ont
w. ~ ,,ao,,io Of Vermont elected m
,a. e. Go,,t or,ho,, r,,itb ench a generous ma
i;.. ~, did nor hnliaye thov were elect
- - ,, ortr,,, &c Tho LIora1d describes
rs ~, e,,pt ~ ,or.o,, I o,,pht ia rnsip
o., on ~ iio,,.dna,t ,ovorsor serve on
,,' r +o,,,, THO reonle of vermont. elocto
mo boliovino mo to he n law-abiding citi
States where | might chance to go as
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