New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
HEARST A DODGER.
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! q cmesr or director. or those persons related
10 f. as Mr.. shssrn says.
/ Well. when the seputy sheriff called with the
Ind? Wei this is what be says in his aftidavit
--this Is the af5davit Of John McCook deputy
sheriff, sworn 70 on the second day OF Decem-
Der, 1904 viii read part Of 1t:
i exarnined the oopartnership and corpora
pen directory for the boroughs Of Manhattan
year The only information contained there is
De following: Star Company: publishers. in;
Upon going 70 No. 1+0 Nassau street found a
refera.loe &c the Star Company upon the door Of
shc Offices Of Clarence J. Shearn, who under
sjand is the lawyer Of said company. asked If
There was any one connected with the Star
company there, and was told by the one in
iohsrge OF the Office that no one was connected
with The Star Company there and he did not
l1now when or where he could be found"
Now. thers rs provision that when you cas, -,
llsw YOU can set an order from the court for ser.
vice by publication That is done in order that
justice shall not be defeated That makes II
/ necessary for a lawyer TO go 10 the court ana
kpresent his facts and af1davits in order to get
An order, for it is an unusual proceeding and not
the regular course Of service.
So they went TO court and got an order from
the Judge because they could not get service,
snd hare is the certificate OF the Sheriff In
regard TO that matter:
II certify that have made proper and dill.
tbs above corporation defendants in my county
80 "a 10 Eervs it with the process hereto an
nexe6 But, after proper and diligent effort
which I have made to find officer, director,
agent or employe, or designated person named
in Section AL 432 of the Code of Civil Pro-
ce5ure as persons upon whom lawful service
might be made / have besn unable TO find any
nuch person. wherefore return such corporation
defendants as not found"
CERTIFICATE OF HEARST CANDIDATE.
IHe made that certificate That was made w
she Sheriff Of New York County; that was madA
tice Of the Supreme Court on the Murphy-Heafst
ieket i
He also said: L
Il certify have used due diigsnos to find
william r. Hearst, one Of the above named de-
PENDANTS. In my county, so as 70 serve him
with the summons and complaint hereto an
nexed and have been unable TO do so, ana from
the best information obtainable learn he is a
resident now Of this county, but evades service.
so that personal service cannot be had
ths defendant, the Star Company, evaded SER
vice end provided service without finding any
of these persons named-so read in my state
And then MT shearn on behalf OF his clients.
went into the court 70 try and get it to vacate
that order and he put IN his affidavit against
The affidavi.s that had been made by the sheriff
and the attorneys for the plaintiff, and they 4
&c find or 10 make an order that there had been
evasion of service And Mr.. Justice F9tz-
Then not satisfied. they went to the Appellate
Division Of the Supreme Court, where the order
stands affirmed And there is the adjudication
that justified in every word I said.
But while Mr. Shearn picked out that re-
mark in the course OF my speech in regard TO
service. and utterly failed TO notice the chief
burden of my speech. IN regard to which there
has not yet been q line either in speech edi-
torial 20 deny what said. for my point was
this, II corporations had been organized by my
opponent for the purpose OF conducting his busi-
ness, are they corporations that abide by the
law. are they bad citizens? Who is in con-
troll? Who IS responsible for what is donef
Here is Mr.. Shearn's letter with regard 70
these corporations. He says:
Mr. sHEARNS EXPLANATION
For business the Star Company of
New Jersey has been incorporated as a holding
company for the three corporations owning The
New York American The New York Evening
Journal and 'Das Morgen Journal Of New
York City, all the stock OF which several COM
panies is owned by W. r. Hearst. who is also
the sole owner of all the stock of the Star Com
pany of New Jersey, we'll a the million dol
lar bond issue OF that company TO Mr.. Hearst
In other words having these three companies
publishing these papers he went TO New Jersey
and organized another company called the Star
Company, of the the company
way in which they organize trusts. to hold the
stock of these three companies, he himself being
the holder of the stock of this New Jersey COM
pany, and thus through that controlling those.
Now, ] want know whether these COM
panies that have these great plants. that pub
iish these newspapers of great circulation, that
attempt 10 exert such wide influence upon
public opinion IN this countPy-whether these
papers and whether those responsible for the
& management Of those papers obey the law and
comply with the law. And one of the best tests
fs whether they pay taxes.
Now have here copies of the reports TO the