Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-15
BIG DAMAGES
Former Iowa Editor Suing to 10.
cover For Destruction 81 News.
paper Plant.
Citizens Of Mitchell. s D., Disliked
His Attacks on Character Of
q Citizen.
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They Organized q Committee and
They Organized q Committee and.
Demolished the Newspaper
Outfit Entire.
Special 70 T1mesRepublican.

Special to TimesRepublican.
Eldora, Nov. 15.-Hardin county peo-
pie, and in fact all the older residents
Of this section Of the state will remem-
Der the notorious Robert ii. Mcbride,
who once publised a paper in this ~
Ity. McBride's methods in Journalism We're
not OF the most approved kind, and the
people generally were glad to gee him
seek a new field for his efforts. He went
to Mitchell, s.. D., and began to publish
the Mitchell Mail and soon got into all!
kinds of trouble. So incensed did the
community become that one night they
marched to his Office and completely de-
molished h%fsentira newspaper outfit. But
Mcbride was a vindictive character and
determined to have revenge. The de-
suction of his Office occurred early in
1896 inc he has been lowing" ever since
with a view to punish his enemies. A
dispatch from Mitchell, S. D., gives the
.particulars of the cas- which will prob
ably be tried again in the courts there
some time this month. The dispatch Is
as follows:
One Of the most interesting cases that
has been on the court calendar of this
county for a long time will be tried at
the term OF circuit court for Dawson
county, which will begin on Wednes-
day. The case Isl that OF Robert ii. Nc
Bride against about forty citizens of
Mitchell who were associated in the de
struction Of his newspaper, the Mitchell
Mail, and his entire printing outfit.
On the morning OF Feb. 4, 1896, about
fifty of the Mitchell citizens marched to
the Office of the Mail to carry out the
agreement with the editor on the Satur-
day night before to buy the material and
paper. Mcbride did not ia the com
mittee when it called. The committee
appointed n of the number to act as
agent for Mcbride, the Office was in
voiced at a little we $500 and the
amount was turned over to the agent to
Ipay Mcbride. The work of demolition
commenced and in a very short time the
entire office material was dumped in a
pile in the street, several gallons Of kerr
osene were poured over the heap and a
match started the blaze which soon con-
sumed all there was of the Mitchell
Mail. The committee was very deliber-
ate in its actions. No masks were worn
and the whole affair tool place in broad
daylight, without a restraining hand
from anybody.
The facts leading up to the destruc-
ton Of the Mail We're of several years
standing. Mcbride had a strong hatred
for the late John d. Lawler, alleging
that he came between Mcbride and his
wife and caused their separation. Aftel
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Iabuae the supposed separator Of hi.
home thru his paper. He moi only at.
tackled the personal character of Mr.
Lawler in the paper, but made man
severe reflections on the First Nationa,
Bank, Of which Mr.. Lawler was presi.
dent, and attacked several enterprises
in the city. Interested citizens tried Ii
every possible legal way to stop the pub.
Matters continued in this way unit
the paper took place.
Mcbride Asks for damages amounting
to about $25, 900. Since the burning Of hi
outfit he has continued to live in Mitch
ell for the purpose of bringing his cas-
into court. An action was commenced
shortly after the incident occurred. blu
lAl&N . llLfC W ~ d
various points that anne up in the Gag
We're argued either before the circuit q
supreme court. and which prevented tn,
case from coming to trial. Notice wa.
given a Few weeks g that the acton
could be ready for a hearing at the No
vember term. On account OF the wild,
knowledge of the a 81 in this county III,
court issued an order for an UNUSUAL.
large panel of jurors to be drawn for tn
term. Fifty jurors were drawn in tn
hope that a jury could be obtained iron
that number to try the caee. The cas-
was drst started in Aurora county b,
the plaintiff on the ground that he coult
not secure a fair jury in this county, bu
. as much time has elapsed since then i
is likely that a jury can be obtained.
Mr.. Mcbride las retained as his attor
neys H. F. Fellows of Plankinton an,
Judge Aikens of Sioux Falls. The de
PENDANTS have secured the services of "A
E. Hitchcock Of this city and a. B. Kit
redge Of Sioux Falls. F.. H. Winsor an,
p. NJ. Hammer OF this city are also ass,
ciated in the case. The d~efendantsin TIL
case are made up Of the leading bushes
men of Mitchell.
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