The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-16
HEARST IN MIGHTY
SERVED BY FORCE
IN 100000 SUIT
Pullman Stater00m Broken Open
by Depaty in Action
Haskell Brought.
MRS. HEARST SCREAMS AS
DOORS ARE BATTERED IN
Millionaire Editor Said to Have
Been Hiding in the
Bathroom.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct 1e-After a
No. last midnight, in which the dooi
of his stateroom was burst open by g
deputy sherfn, William Randolph
Hearst. the millionaire editor. was
served with papers notifying him thai
suit for 100000 had been brought
rGovernor Charles N. Haskell, of Okla
homa, IN the Doughlas County Ne
braslna, District Court.
The summons wa served by Deputy
Sheriff Stewart, for Smyth & Smith,
OF Omaha, who are Governor Haskells $
attorneys in the damage suit.
The suit was filed in the District
Court ut 10 o'clock last night, after
which the papers were Immediately
withdrawn. 1t was known that r-r.
Hearst would pass through Omaha last
night on his way fror' Seattle to New
York. and plans were laid accordingly.
Says He'll Break In.
Union Pacific train No. was due at
$40 o'clock. but did not arrive until
11:25. Deputy Sheriff Stewart was on
hand with orders to serve the summons
on Mr.. Hearst, but had 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 telegram.
Not to be cheated the deputy sheriff
demanded admittance in the name OF
the law, saying that If he were not
admitted he would break down the
door.
MIS-. Hearst Screams.
Then ensued dramatic scene. Mrs
Hearst on the inside screamed OUT that
she would admit no man and
the deputy proceeded to carry out
his threat to break In. Using his
shoulders as batterine ram, he
crashed through the door and was met
by Mrs. Hearst, partially disro' ed. ap-
parently on the verge of hysteria- And
apparently she was alone, no million
aire editor being visible on the inside
OF the apartment.
Starts to Kick in Door.
Nothing daunted, although Mrs.
Hearst rushed screaming through the
door out in the aisle, Deputy Sheriff
Stewart started to kick In the door
of the toilet-room adjoining the state
room.
Then Mr.. Hearst emerged and &C.
cepted the papers which the deputy
thrust out. but he appeared less indig-
nant than his wife did.
To a reporter Mr.. Hearst said that
the summons was entirely unexpected
and that he had not the least suspicion
t. 1T anything of the kind was to occur
in Omaha.
"I have no objections to being served
with these papers here in Omaha or
anywhere else" Mr.. Hearst said.
Frankly, / don't believe this case
will ever come to q trial, and the
knowledge that this suit AS been filed
does not disturb me in the least. When
Governor Haskell said not very long
ago that his only reason for not bring
ing action against me was his lack OF
funds, I offered to donate the neces-
sary amount fro: my own pocket. and
this offer still holds good"
An examination of the door of the
stateroom disclosed the fact that no
great damage had been done aside from
breaking the lock.
Cause of Complaint.
Governor Haskell bases his claim for
100000 damages on a report published
by the Chicago Examiner, a Hearst
newspaper, of the speech made by Mr.
Hearst in Memphis on September 49,
The Governors complaint recites that
in that speech Mr.. Hearst libeled and
DETAINED the Governor by asserting that
"the Democratic party altered its plat
form to suit the Standard OH and made
Mr.. Haskell, who was an agent of the
Standard Oil the chairman of their
committee on platform The Demo-
cratic party first held out its hand to
the Standard Oil and then held out it's
hat to the STANDARD Oil and appointed
this same Haskell as it's national treas
urer to take up the collection.
"TIere we have STANDARD Oil tool
made chairman of the committee on
platform at the National Democratic
convention and treasurer Of the Demo-
cratic campaign fund.
''Why is Mr.. Haskell placed in these
important positloHS lit tne DeiiloCTdtN
Marty? Is it, first, to make a platform
that will hold the Standard Oil and
then to make proposition that will
hold up The Standard Oil?'
The Governor alleges that Mr. Hearst
mede the said statements and publica-
tion "Wilfully, wantonly, wictedly and
and knowing them to be
false. thus exposing the plaintiff to pub
lie hatred, contempt and ridicule and
tending to blacken, villify and destroy
his reputation"
Governor Haskell, therefore, claims
actual damages of s3oO,00O. and also
that "as an example and warning to
other wrongdoers and as punishment to
defendant he should be required to pay
plaintiff exemplary and punitive dam
ages in the additional sum of 100000"
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