Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19
$4,000 SUIT
For Libel Brought by Ex'
Mayor E. T. Hanson
OF Belfast Against Officials Of
the Waldo Trust Co.
AiIeass Financial and Business Stand
ing injured by Letter.

Belfast, Me-, April 49, Papers in
libel suit for $4,000 brought by E. F.
Hanson Of Chicago, an ex-mayor Of
Belfast, were served on the Waldo
Trust Co. and Frank II. Giggin, Mon
day.
The seventh count contains the prin-
cipal allegations, the plaintiff claiming
that his financial and business stand
ing was injured by the letter written
by Mr.. Wiggin. the cashier OF the CON-
pany. on Monday. The matter has not
been brought before the trustees OF the
company yet and no statement regard
ing the matter will be made until 1t is
considered officially. Mr. Wigg1n ad-
mitted Tuesday that the papers were
served upon him Monday but further
than this declined to discuss the mat
ter.
The action is not to be considered at
the term of court which convened in
Belfast on Tuesday, it being made re-
turnable at a later term OF court.
Mr.. wiggin is a native of Bangor. but
has been a resident OF Belfast for sew
eral years having been first engaged as
cashier Of the Peoples National Bank.
The controlling stock in this company
was sought up by a syndicate of Au-
gllsta men two years ago and only re-
Gently the Peoples Bank went into
liquidation and the Waldo Trust Co. was
formed. J. Manchester Haynes, ex-Gov.
Hill. and other we'll known Augusta
citizens are interested in the company.
The action is one Of the most sensa-
tional for years and interests many
Belfast and Waldo county people.
The seventh count is as follows:
For that also. the plaintiff. before
and at the time Of the committing by
the defendants Of the several grievances
hereinafter mentioned. was engaged In.
and still is engaged in. in an official
capacity with certain corporation of
the State Of Maine, to Wit, The Nutriola
Co.. to wit, az president of said COM
pany. the business of manufacturing
and selling medicines. soap and other
preparations known as Eutriola Rene
dies, and for many years before his con-
nection in an official capacity with said
The Nutriola Co., said plaintiff has
been engaged in mercantile business
in the city Of Belfast and other munich
pa,ities and towns in the State of
Maine; and in said business plaintif
had always conducted the same with
punctuality in dealing. keeping his en-
gagements. paying his debts. and pro-
tecting creditors where he had assumed
liability as endorser OF notes to the ex-
tent of his entire property and great
financial loss. always conducting his
business honestly. he was deservedly
held in good credit and esteem by his
neighbors and those with whom he had
dealings in the conduct OF said business
both when plaintiff was engaged in
business in his own name. and when
connected in an official capacity with
said The Nutriola Co. whereby he daily
acquired divers gains and emoluments
in his said business, to the support and
maintenance Of himself and his family,
and the great increase of his fortune.
"Yet the defendants. we'll knowing
the premises, but wickedly and mali
ciously intending to injure and destroy
the good name. reputation and credit
Of the plaintiff in his said business. and
in his official capacity. and to cause
him to be regarded as a person or no
credit. worth or substance. and one TO
be avoided and stunned in business
dealings and not to be trusted. and to
prejudice and injure the plaintiff with
one r. L. Field. doing business at NO.
40 Prospect street, York. PennsylVa-
mia. who far a long time before then
ne had dealt and had business dealings
with the plaintiff, and to induce the
Il ES;oiI IN lava Of DEALING with the
plaintiff. and to discredit plaintiffs fl
nancial standing. and to give bad
reputation to the plaintiff and the
company with which he was officially
connected. and with intent to injure
and impOvcrish the plaintiff on or
about. to wit. the 21st day of February,
A. D.. 1905. in the city of Belfast. in
said state. did wrongfully. falsely and
maliciOusly write and publish and de-
famatory libel of and concerning the
plaintiff and Of and concerning his
business. circumstances and credit, in
the form Of a letter addressed to the
said +. l.. Field, containing the false.
scandalous. malicious. defamatory. Ii
belOus matters following, that is to
say:
a"Belfast. Me-. Feb. p. 1908.
Dear Sir
.'our (ineaning Mr.. Field's) letter
to the Peoples National Bank of Bel
fast relative to the responsibility of E.
r.. Hanson, formerly Of this city
Uneaning f. +. Hanson. plaintiff. for
merly of Relfast) has been received.
(Meaning that said Fields letter to
said defendants had been received by
them)
lowing to the frequency of these let
tiers we (meaning the defendants) are
obliged to refer all communications to
commercial agencies. or financial pa
pers. and we (meaning the defendants)
are not in accord with the methods OF
doing business employed by Mr.. Han
son. (Ineaning the plaintiff) and do not
wish to be a party to further promOt-
ing any firm or corporation. which
must necessarily entail loss upon its
stockholders. (Meaning said defendants
would not further endorse either plain
till or the company which he was con-
nected. because of his swindling oper-
ations.)
THE Financial World. No. los Ran
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