Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-11
EDITOR SETTLES A LIBEL sun
W. \. HuEe Pays Thomas sheibley Of
POnca Damages.

W. y. HuEe Pays Thomas Sheibley of
POnca Damages.
NORFOLK. Neb.. March 1O.-CSpecial)-
W. n. Huse. editor OF the Norfolk Daily
News. has settled out Of court the libel
suit for 5000 flied against him by Thomas
sheibley Of Ponca as the result OF an ar
ticle which appeared in the News on the
eve of the first election Of J. J. Mccarthy
to congress in the Third district. The set
Element was made i'm Sioux City this week,
and was announced in the editorial col.
umns of the News this afternoon. Accord
ing to the terms Of settlement. Mr.. Huse
pays the costs Of the trial in both district
and supreme courts and pays a stipulated
sum besides.
In the same editorial which announces
that the libel suit has been dismissed by
Mr.. Sheibley a keynote is sounded which
shows that there will be a bitter battle
put up against Mr.. Mccarthy next sum-
mer for denomination to his congressional
office, for which he has announced himself
as candidate. Mr.. Huse, in his open let
ter, gives warning Of a vigorous campaign
which will be waged against Mr.. McCar-
thy by the News. now that II has shaken
of its lawsuit. and 1t is known that the
leading republicans Of Norfolk are in SYM
pathy with this announcement, and will
also join in the battle.
The libel suit is one of a number which
grew out Of articles printed by republican
papers in the district on the Saturday be-
fore the Tuesday OF McCarthy's first cleo
ton. When these articles were sent to
the Norfolk editor by Mr.. McCarthy's CEN
trail committee, the announcement today
states. the Norfolk editor seriously ques-
toned the propriety of printing them and
protested against publishing them.
Assured by the chairman of McCarthy's
committee that the articles were true, and
accused of dsloyalty in case they were not
published" says the editorial there was
| nothing left to do, according to local poll
ticians, who brought pressure to bear, but
print in order to save Mccarthy"
The personal treatment of Mr.. Huse by
Mr.. Mccarthy after the News had been
sued for libel on account of Mr.. Mccarthy
is taken up in the editorial at some length
to show why the editor does not believe
| that Mr.. Mccarthy is the man to be re-
elected from this district. The article says
that after the libel suit was filed Mr.. Nc
| earthly never called at the News office to
discuss the matter, never uttered one word
! i'm regard to the case of the defendant,
! made it a point to dodge from a CONVEX
! sation, and, further, when 1t was sug-
gested TO him that he ought, in fairness
to the newspaper, to stand a portion of
the expense of trial, it is said in the ar
ticle that Mr.. Mccarthy is quoted as hav-
ing declared: Il do not propose to stand
responsible for the vaporings Of every
damned fool newspaper man in the state. -
He did however, on the eve of his second
election, issue a check for $500 to pay a
| portion of the expenses incurred.
The editorial closes with this paragraph:
| 1t is to be hoped that the republicans of
| the district will this year place a candi-
| date in nomination who will not need such
| defense that his supporters will become
| involved in libel suits penalty for help
| ing him, and then be met with cold-blooded
| ingratitude and told that he is a damned
fool" l am even willing to admit that
| / was that kind OF a fool for supporting
| Mccarthy, but / hope never to be guilty
| Of like transgression again.