The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-30
Mars Hill and Rum.

Aroostook county, Me. is ringing with
the great case Of RAMSEY against AL
LEN and the politicians have an especial
interest in it. The Hon. JOHN VI. RAM
sEY is citizen of credit and renown in
Blaine and Mars Hill, and his fame is
even spread as far as + Plantation.
Blaine and Mars Hill know and revere
him as a trial Justice and manager Of
the telephone exchange. He Is al once
minister of justice and of public COM
munications 1t was his ambition to
become the Republican candidate for
Representative OF his district in the
Legislature. That ambition was nipped
cruelty. The SCION of Mars Hill charges
the Hon. CHARLES W. ALLEN, Il solid
man Of Westtield, with being the nipper
and demands 5000 damages in a suit
for SANDER, said to have been spoken
by the said ALLEN in Republican cau-
Gus at Westfield in July.
The writ sets forth with amusing
solemnity that the plaintiff, from the
time of his birth, hath hitherto always
behaved and governed himself as good,
true, honest and sober man and citizen. :"
Manhood and citizenship must begin
early in Aroostook, The writ goes on
to say that the plaintiff always had
good name character and reputation,
and hath never been guilty of being
drunkard and hath never been drunk or
intoxicated" and never suspected of it :.
until last July. On the contrary, Mars
Hill and way stat ions have looked upon
him as a sober man, of good habits,
integrity and honor and well worthy to
represent them az Representative TO the
Sevcnty-frst Maine Legislature.
The writ tells us that on July .. 1907.
Mr.. RAMSEY was delegate To the Repub-
lican County Convention at Pressure
Isle, the false scandalous and so-forth
words hereinafter &c, not yet having
been spoken. Before those fatal words
he was a candidate for the Legislature
and a majority of the delegates were in
favor Of him and would have worked
for him. The defendant, well knowing
the same, but contriving and maliciously
intending to prejudice the plaintiff in
the good opinion 81 ,hc voters" in the
presence of many Of them at Westfield
plantation, July s, &" in a certain dis
COURSE" said that JOIN RAMSEY was
drunk at the late Republican convention
in Pressure Isle meaning that the plain
tiff had been intoxicated in public :"
When ALIENS dagger stabbed, mark
how the blood of RAMSEY followed it:
by reason aud means OF the speaking and
publishing OF which said several false scandalous
malicious and dcfamatory words. by the said de
PENDANT as aforesaid. tho said plaintiff was not
only greatly preJudccd In the good opinion and
esteem Of divers good citizens OF said county and
State. aud In the good opinion and esteem OF the
legal voters OF said district ard those having a
right TO vote for the nomination and election OF
contempt and disgrace with. and hath wholly lost
the good opinion and esteem OF the legal voters
Of said district. and was thereby defeated for said
nomination and election to said Legislature irorI
said dlstrc, as Aforesaid. and hath been and T.,
greatly injured detained and scandali1cd In his
good name. character and reputation and Is looked
upon as a drunkard and sol, To the damage OF
the plaintiff as he says OF 81. oon
II the writ says sooth. the folks in
Blaine and Mars Hill and Plantation
and tho rest Of the district are quick IN