New-York tribune., 1906-10-17

was owned and published by a corporation
When woman was run over by Journal
wagon and she looked at the head of the papers
puolShed by my opponent in effect, and saw his
name at the head of the sheet, she brought suit
against him. and he set up that the paper was
owned and published by a corpora ton
When IL was left to jury to answer the cues
ton whether that corporation was organized as
a sham and as device to escape personal la
bility, the jury found in favor of the woman and
gave her $4,000 damages
He was not satisfied with that He appealed
He look the case to the highest courts of the
state I showed by the records of the
court, in order to establish the principle that If
he had complied with the forms of corporation
law he had succeeded in escaping personal LA
bility, and he did establish that principle. and
he did succeed in reversing that Judgment and
escaping liability by the use of corporate organ
ization.
In the course of my remarks upon that mat
Ter L referred TO the fact that the infornla ton
which the public is entitled to have in regard
TO corporations was not furnished by him in
called attention to the difficulty I had heard of
people who were Injured by these corporations
of which he holds substantially all the stock
had in bringing suit
REPLY TO sHEARN
Last night Clarence shearn took me to task
for that statement. He said
Mr.. Hughes has charged that Mr. Hearst
carries on his great publishing business by
means Of a corporation or corporations for the
purpose Of evading liability and making it diff
And he quotes as saying:
Who is the president? Who are the di-
rectors, and This has been the burden
of the questions he has been asking all over the
state in his labored attempt to create false
impression"
Then he saws that Mr.. Hughes knows that to
start suit against a corporation IL is not neces-
sary TO serve process on officer or even q
director, but that the code provides that all
that is necessary to do is to go the business
office of the company and hand the summons
over the counter to the cashier. Very simple
but l happened to know what I was talking
about, and when l make a statement to an
audience | have the facts with me
A few years ago there was an election AMI
my opponent elected to Congress- and there
arrangement for a display of fireworks
on Election Night; and the arrangements were
made by those very close TO my opponent and
pers under his control
There was explosion and a great many
people were injured and some were killed, and
when IL came 10 the question of liability did my
had been done? No No, the liability was left
for the city of New York to assume.
There man killed in that explosion and
he left a widow and child, and they desired 10
see who responsible and they brought suit
against the City of New York. and they Joined
in that suit the Pain Manufacturing Company.
that had set off the fireworks my opponent in
dividually and president of the National As
ssociation of Democratic Clubs and the Star COM
pany that Star company which publishes The
American.
! Now let us see how easy II was 10 get service
They have a provision OF law that you must
serve when YOU begin a suit. a man person.
ally. If you serve corporation as defendent in
a suit YOU must serve the corporation person
ally and as a corporation is a thing and not an
individual personal service is made by serving
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