Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-23
LIBEL CHARGE ON HEARST
VIM. ASToR CHANLER RESENTS
ARTICLES ABOUT HIMSELF.
Takes Grievances to Jerome and a
Decision to Bring Criminal Pro-
ceedings Follows.

NEW YORK. October 23-William AS
tor Chanlcr ex-representative. jungleman
and man about town got warrant last
night Cor the arrest of William r. Hearst
for criminal libel The warrant was is
sued by Justice Wyatt of the court of
special sessions after Mr.. Chanler. with
his counsel. Sidney l.. Harris had CON
ferred with District Attorney Jerome and
Assistant District Attorney Caravan.
Mr. Hearst was notified that a warrant
had been issued for him. and he sent as
surances to Justice Wyatt that he would
be at the Justices chambers at 9 o'clock
this morning. so there was no attempt
last night to make personal service of
the warrant.
Mr. Chanler and Mr.. Harris went to
the criminal courts building late yester-
day afternoon and laid their charges be-
fore Mr.. Jerome and Mr. GaTvan. The
charges concerned a statement about Mr..
Chanler in an article printed in the Even
ing Journal on Monday afternoon about
the arrest Of Hugo C.. NoeCkS on the COM
plant of Raymond Hitchcock. the come
dian. for attempted extortion. Mr.. Chan
ier's name was mentioned in referring to
IA charge that Mr.. Hitchcock had taken
Noecks' sister and other girls automobile
riding To his home at Great Neck. L. I.
Mr. Chanler and his lawyer. Mr.. Harris
also had a complaint about something
Mr.. Hearst's morning paper. the American,
printed about the same case. but they
were more indignant over the Evening
Journals article.
Resents the Attack.
After they had conferred with Mr.. Je-
rome and Mr. Caravan for some time Mr.
Jerome decided that MI ChanIer had the
basis tor proceeding for criminal libel
against Mr. Hearst Mr.. Chanler refused
to max" any statement to the reporters,
but his counsel said:
1.-The articles were indecent and out
rageouS attacks on a decent man. 1t is
true that Mr.. Chanler knows MIR. Hitch
cock Both their homes are at Great
Neck l.. l.
Mr.. CHAMBER was anxious to have Mr..
Hearst. who was scheduled 10 speak at
five meetings. arrested last night Crimi-
nal libel Is miSdemeanOr, and it was
the opinion of Mr. Jerome that the magis-
trate who issued the warrant would not
insist upon ii being served last night.
Warrants for misdemeanors usually are
not served al night. But Mr.. Chanler
and his lawyer seemed to feel that Mr..
hears should oe arrested at once.
Then Mr.. Jerome, Mr.. Chanler. Mr. Gar
van. Mr.. Harris and Detective Reardon of
Mir. Jrrone's staff went up to Justice
Wyatt's house at 2S East Both street De-
should be needed to serve the warrant.
II turned out. however, that he wasn't
needed as Mr. Hearst promised to be on
hand this morning.
Career of Chanler.
Mr.. CHAMBER is brother Of Lieut.. Gov.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. who was q
candidate with Mr.. Hearst on the Demo-
cratic ticket last fall. and who has presi-
Dental aspirations. He was graduated
from Harvard In 1887. He acquired some
fame as an explorer of African jungies,
where he did enough good work as an
amateur explorer and geographer to win
the condensation of the Royal Geo
graphical Society of London.
When he got back from his explorations
ne Joined Tammany Hall. was sent to AL
bany as an assemblyman and then went
to Cuba to fight Spaniards. He was made
q captain and was commended by Gen.
Shsfter for gallant conduct at Santiago.
He was elected to Congress. defeating
Lenuei +. Quigg He married Minnie
Ashley. the actress He Is member of
the Knickerbocker. Union and Lambs
clubs.
Justice Fitzgerald of the supreme court
reserved decision yesterday on an appli-
cation by Howard s Cans, as counsel for
District Attorney Jerome. for q struck
or special jury TO try Mr.. Jeromes libel
suits against the Hearst corporations pub
fishing the Evening Journal and the
American.
Lawyer Cans explained that since the
libel suits were begun there had been q
series OF deliberate attacks on Mr.. Jerome
IN editorial articles published In the de-
PENDANT newspapers. which meant that
large number of possible talesmen readers
of these publications must have become
prejudiced against Mr.. jerome.
Lawyer Shearn for the Hearst corpora
tons replied that an ordinary jury could
handle the case without difficulty. and
that the expense OF special jury should
not be placed upon the county.