Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-21
HENRY NJ. RYAN MILNE.
He Denies that He is Indebted to Gu
Holmes of the, knutsford.

II. NJ. Ryan. another Of the defend
ants to the suit brought by Gus Holmes
of the Knutsford against dozen or
more Democrats to recover the sum of
$3.50 for meals. etc. furnished at the
jackson Day celebration year ago.
has filed a separate answer.
After specifically denying each al
legation by paragraphs, the document
reads as follows:
THAT defendant Is reliably informed
and verify believes. and upon such in
formation and belief alleges that the
sum sued for by plaintiff herein Is the
amount alleged by plaintiff to be due
to 1t for goods furnished and entertain
ment given at the hotel of plaintiff to
the Democratic party at their Jackson
day celebration on or about Jan. 5.
1897.
THAT said plaintiff and plaintiffs
managing agent, Gus Holmes, at pres
ent mugwump. formerly Republic
can. well knowing that such celebration
was planned and brought about by
prominent Democrats for the JOY and
entertainment of Democrats. and that
none except Democrats were expected
to partake therein or thereof. went out
into the highways and byways and In
vtted great muitltudes of Populists,
W
publicans, to come to said celebration:
and vast muhltudes OF said strange
persons none of whom were Demo-
Gratis. believing that said Holmes was
giving the feast and not knowing the
nature of the occasion. came to said
celebration, and when they had arrived
there as aforesaid, the said Gus
Holmes, partly for the purpose OF ac-
qulring reputation for generosity
ana partly for the purpose of making
an exorbitant and enormous profit out
or the few Democrats present, whom
he expected to make pay for the whole
OF the entertainment, began to dispose
fall the old and unsuitable portion of
MS stock of so-called cigars with n
lavish hand.
That the refreshments served to the
guests at said celebration. and to the
said canaille aforesaid. most of whom
were either the guests OF said Gus
Holmes or were there pursuant to said
invitation SO extended as aforesaid
consisted of certain kind OF vile and
offensive cigars. vulgarly called
.onlns." manufactured as defendant
~ informed and verify belives, from a
Kind of tobacco known az sheep dip"
and kind OF noxious drink, alleged by
him to he punch, but which this de-
PENDANT IL Informed and believes was a
mixture OF alkali water and vile and
noXious compound known as Holmes
elixir. That on account OF the multi
tude assembled there by said Holmes
he found II necessary so to dilute tho
so-oalled punch with alkall water that
said punch became very offensive and
noxious, and was unworthy of the or-
casion and shame and repronch TO the
Democratic party.
That this defendant at the time OF
said celebration was a guest and
boarder at said Knutsford hotel. and
merely dropped in as said celebration
was In progress and partook thereof
and therein. upon the invitation of
Haiu Gus Holmes. and one Fisher Har-
fis. both OF whom were then and there
agents of plaintiff.
That the said cigars furnished nv
plaintiff to said multitude were of no
Greater value than 81 per thousand. and
the total number furnished by plaintiff
was not greater than 500; TINT said sn.
called punch was totally valueless and
none OF the same was consumed by this
defendant or any of said Democrats or
their guests.
That the said amounts credited 10
defendants In plaintiffs complaint rep
resent and are full and complete pay
1nent Tor AL the entertainment, meals.
cigars, punch or other goods furnished
to said defendants or their guests al
said jackson day celebration,
Therefore. this defendant asks to bo
dismissed without costs and without
pay"
j. II. LETCHER ALSO ANSWERS.
j. II. Letcher, another one of the de-
PENDANTS to the suit, filed a seperate
answer today denying the debt. The
defendant alleges taht he. Dunbar and
bhle were the committee on finance
and that collections were made. Holmes
agreeing to accept the sum of sl75. for
the use OF the hotel punch and nil
other extras. Holmes, II ia nlleged'
was paid SlIb, by the finance commit
tee, Slb of which Mr.. Letcher saws he
contributed himself.
Like the other defendants MI. Letcher
nsks that the case as TO him h.. liz.
missed. We