Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-02-12
REPORTER IN
SUITS LAWYER
Assistant Attorney General Cor.
rifan's Experience With
Winter Everett.
INSISTED THAT HE
WANTED AN INTERVIEW
When Refused Everett Showed
His Lack of Gentlemanly
Qualities.

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the Milwaukee News, who was in this
city a few weeks ago, attempted to
interview Assistant Attorney General
Corrigan at Madison Wednesday.
When refused, the reporter became
insolent and in every way showed thai
no lacked the essential qualities of a
gentleman. 1t is almost miracle
that Mr.. Corrigan could have endured
the insults as long as he did without
either breaking Mr.. Everett's neck or
throwing him out the window.
The following communication,
signed by Richard E. Smith, Fannie
G.. Clemens and Media Sturdevant,
who were eyewitnesses to the fracas,
is substantially correct:
what Corrifan Said to Winter Everett.
Mr.. Everett came to the private
Office of Mr.. Corrigan and said, Il
want to interview you"
"You came to this Office the other
day when l was present and secured
an interview with Mr.. Tucker. You
have always been used like gentle
man here. l overheard the subStan-
tial part of Mr.. fuckers interview
with you and, instead of publishing
what he said, you wrote, and your
paper published, false interview
something that Mr.. Tucker did not
say. A more false and malicious state
ment Of an interview could not be
made. You have thereby stamped
yourself too small in calibre, and
possessed of too little common decency,
to be entitled to any interview from
any decent man. You have inter
viewed me heretofore. and before that
happened, but l will never again per-
NIT you to interview me, except on
official matters. If you desire any
official services and are properly ell
titled to it, you will promptly receive
it; otherwise you will be expected to
90 at once. | am Informed that but
the other day you were in the secre-
tary OF states office, where you evil
IDENTIFY thought that you were alone,
examining private correspondence.
Such a man / want nothing to do
with, unless public duty requires it
You may print what you will in scare
crow head lines: you may lie and
misrepresent; that / cannot stop.
The press of this state has the power,
perhaps, Of destroying and blasting
the lives Of useful citizens by lies and
chain of Misrepresentation. / SUBJ
init to no interview now or hereafter.
mean to stand on my rights. Ii you
have any official business with this
department, sir, make your wishes
manifest: il not, you may go.'
Immediately after Mr.. Corrigan had
said, Instead OF publishing what he
said TO you, you wrote, and your paper
published, false interview--some-
thing that Mr.. Tucker did not say"
Mr.. Everett said, "You are damned
/. liar" Mr.. Corrigan made no response
I to this, nor was he in any mood OF i'll
J temper, but in conservative language
continued what he said above. When
= Mr.. Corrigan stated that he was in
formed that Mr.. Everett was found
In the secretary Of states Office exa-
mining private correspondence, Mr..
Everett again uttered, "You are a
damned liar" He repeated several
times, THAT is damned lie" and
"You are damned liar" and during
all of the time Mr.. Corrigan did not
appear to be angered in the slightest
degree, but asked firmly of MIR. Everett
at the close Of what he had said,
whether Mr.. Everett had any official
business, either for himself or anyone
else.