The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24
aSKs BIG DAMAGES:
HARRY BsIxD SEES 1nE
szssruaA LEDGER ron 100000.
- Was Falsely Charges With
-uy-Dsird Brings sstt 10 t1n-
- Hiss smith From Csaa1tng
:. Mis- wise--a.rrfaEe Densea.

=. rs.aafsf, "a tbs Poss-rnsesiigere Ger.
s.<ssxnA AD<tl z--Tae suit for Big
s.S.ss1r by Matte L. Sua.fs against
n..vv Baird. isased sspoa her AGED
- "a Baird aa5 tie sstters sEDse-
- asryssge 10 Mia lsy Leonard. Of
- xhtrs ass dismissed III fsss ST.
- eytzrt q few DAYS ag9 OF motion
= q. yrgMeufsan wires called for fr.as,
=. s<rse9eFeG TWO sensational ~uits, one
= = - damages brought ny BalFc ard
-, .. Bxsrd against the Tacoma Ledger.
- - o<sss bg Baird against s4tiie l..
- $50 claimed 20 u Easra's legal
- e. snjosa hsr from further making
80. II ~ aI.sgsd that any papers or
,resrasss he ssmitA woman may have
s-sssrxtsx 70 show her marriage vita
hzz ara sorgrr.eS
- e.ssr against the Ledger IL the cut
- 81 certain alleged reflections cast
-. nrx MAJ Leonard BasrG iT "a story
sss51ss,<d OF DeesrabeT Z. iaT. The chef
S.seusss made In the Ledger. and the
- shsesa seems 10 have gwen most OF
49,. xas that which accused Mrs. Baird
q hsy5ag married Bard knowing that
!. hsd another wife then living from
ssnnu i,s bad secured no divorce The
eay rranted referred 10 hrs. Baird AZ
A. Leonard and as "ts1e second wife )"
~ tas damages thus done 20 her char
szx Mrs. Isa-rd and Baird now bring
-, e sxesser damages. A copy OF the
5essre assle.e printed In tho Ledger Is at
txrhsd % the complaint filed In the SD
sxrsae eogFt today.
Il tas sust against Matte T.. Smith. the
esnpssina.lt alleges thai x2se has pnbllely
ss4 notorsoasly claimed 10 be Bairti's
bnfHl wife. and that such claims and
seS1eBzlens are false. and made for the
,s36ss 81 iHjuring hlm In his business
~ social relations. II Ii asked that the
~uft make decree establishing and
psAsAhiag TO the world that Miss Smith
nex the plaintiffs wife 1t Is alleged
~ no written or other lawful contract
4 nIAfrfaxs Was ever entered lato between
1lss Esaith assd Baird. and Il is, asked
tat Il she hoids such alleged aocdmen,s
- court declare the same TO be forgeries
~ have thsni delivered up and Cancelled.
1 deputy sheriff this afternoon LEFT the
~ for American lake. where Miss Smith
b believed TO reside. to serve the papers
q The suiE upon her.
What facts the new suits may bring
cut h not known and will depend largely
zscn the action Of Miss Smith. Since her
esss appearance on the witness stand
ex1SsiSs hEGH certain questions ifEk
b her By Ralrd's counsel led her TO de-
cine 10 again testify. baird has had the
sazs sil bis own way. What answer Miss
Smith viii make 10 this nsw suit is yet
unknown. and ~ Of no ordinary interest
h this city, where al. parties concerned
Are wei known.
Before the hearing OF the criminal
saafgss against aim, Baird secured judy
meas for damages in the SUN OF s. 90
agsiHs; the Ledger Publishing Company
Is result OF an article printed in the
Ledger concerning Ills family affairs This
WAS entered by default. II APP
peaving that the sui, had been hrourh.
against the company In existence prior To
ard as predecessor Of she present man
agansent. which is known as the Ledger
Company Baird's attorney. claim they
WI cofieet the Judgment. and they ara
now urging their claim.