Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-17
Started by Gov. Haskell
Against W.R. Hearst.
DEPUTY Breaks Into Car State
room and Serves Papers.
Scares Mrs. Hearst But Lands Nus.
dand...latter Not Much Alarmed.


No. last midnight. in which the door
of his stateroom was burst open by Il
deputy sheriff. William Randolph
Hearst was served with papers notify
ing, him that suit for 100000 had
been brought against him for SANDER
and libel by Gov Chas. n. Haskell Of
Oklahoma, in the Douglas county.
Neb., district court. The summons was
served by Deputy Sheriff Stewart for
Srnyth e. Smyth of Omaha. Governor
Haskell's attorneys in the damage
suit. The suit was filed in the district
court at 10 O'Clock last night after
which the papers were imme diately
withdrawn. 1t was known that Mr..
Hearst would pass through Omaha last
night on his way from Seattle to New
York Union Pacific train No. 2 was
due at $40 o'clock but did not arrive
until 1125 Deputy Sheriff Stewart was
on hand with orders to serve tho sum-
mons on Mr.. Hearst but had trying
time in doing so.
A knock on the door of Mr. Hearst's
stateroom elected the information
through the door from the editors
wife that he was not in the room, but
had gone to the station to send tel
egram The deputy sheriff declared that
if he were not admitted he would break
down the door.
Then ensued dramatic scene. Mrs.
Hearst on the inside screamed out
tnat she was alone and would admit
no man and the deputy proceeded TO
carry out his threat to break in. Using
his shoulders as a battcrlng ram, he
crashed through the door and was met
by Mrs Hearst. partially disrobed. APP
parently on the verge of hysterla.
Although Mrs. Hearst rushed scream
ing through the door out in the aisle.
Deputy Sheriff Stewart started to
kick in the door of the toilet room adj
joining the stateroom.
Then Mr. Hearst emerged and ac-
cepted the papers which the deputy
thrdust out, but he appeared less in
dignant than his wife did.
Mr. Hearst gave out the following
statement regarding the suit brought
| BY Governor Haskell against him:
when Mr.. Haskell first declared
several weeks ago that he was going
to sue me, he said that he was unable
to raise the necessary money. At that
time 1 offered to supply the necessary
money. At that time ! offered to sup
DIV any deficit in order that he might
speedily bring the suit. When he stat
ed that he could not find me to serve
| me, ] stated that l would accept ser
vice if the summonses were merely
mailed to my address"
+; Chicago. Oct. 16.-upon his arrival
| i'll Chicago today Mr.. Hearst dictated
the following additional statement
II do not at all care whether the
method of serving the summons was
contrary to law or not and | an per-
fectly willing to receive the summons
do not hold anything against the
deputy sheriff except the fact ne did
mott say that he was an officer OF the
law He did not say that he had
summons of any kind or legal paper
of any kind to serve.
Il was in the bath room at the time.
not avoiding anyone or suspecting any
one. Someone knocked at the door and
Mrs. Hearst went to the door. She
thought the man was drunken rut+ian
and declined to let him in. He broke
open the door I stepped out and asked
what the trouble was all about and
the man said he had Il summons in q
civil suit to serve. OF course. his action
was high-handed and contrary to law,
but / accept the summons notwith-
standing and / invite Mr.. Haskell
suit Immediately before election.
II am going to New York late today
and will pass through Indiana 1t Mr..
Taggart has any suit to bring l viii be
pleased to accept the service.
II am then going through Ohio and
if Mr.. Foraker has anything In the
way of a suit 1 will be on the platform
waiting 70 accept his service.
Guthrie. Okla. Oct. 16.-Anent the
statement accredited last night to Will
liam r. Hearst, Gov. Haskell upon his
return to his home here today from
Chic said.
"As to Hears1's Omaha statement
} that he would help pay the expenses ol
my prosecution of him and would &C
cept service Of summons by q notice
mailed to him at any time, both state
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