The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-02-27
SUED FOR SLANDER.
Charles w. Lancaster of This City Enters
Suit Against Mayor Hanson For $1o,o 900

Charles W. Lancaster of This City Enter
Suit Against Mayor Hanson For SIC, ,oo
Damages.
Suit was entered Feb. 21st for $1,000
damages against Mayor Edgar F. Hanson
by Charles w. Lancaster.
The writ was entered by Arthur Richie
attorney for Mr.. Lancaster, and is return
able at the April term Of the supreme court
The service was made at 4'Oclock in tn
afternoon. The allegat specify slande
in two counts and are in full as follows:
In a plea of the case, for that the
plaintiff is and from his youth has been
of good fame and reputation among his
neighbOrS for honesty and prOprlety of
conduct and is, and ever has been Who'll
ly free from the atrociOus crime of de-
frauding the government or stealing,
but hath always maintained himself by
honest and Industrious attention to his
business and avOcatiOn, nevertheless
the said Edgar F. Hanson, not being ig-
norant OF the premises, but fraudulent
ly, maliciOusiy and wickedly tried to in
lure, blacken and defame the plaintiff
in his good fame and reputation, and to
injure him in his business and to expose
him to the pains and penalties prescrib-
ed by law for defrauding the govern
ment and stealing, did on the first day
of April, A. D., 1907, continuously from
that date to September first, 1907, on
the streets and in public places in the
presence of divers good citizens of said
elfast and in conversation with the
same, with loud voice speak, utter
and publish the following false, scan
dalous and malicious words OF and CON
cerning the plaintiff, tO-wt:
all arranUpH if tho RQnnhi-
cans had won, for Charles Lancaster to
sell road roller to the city, and steal
$500 of the city's money"
Also the said Edgar F. Hanson, not
being ignorant of the premises, but
fraudulently, maliciously and wickedly
contrived to injure, blacken and defame
the plaintiff in his good fame and reputa.-
expose him to the pains and penalties
prescribed by law for defrauding the
government of its internal revenue did
on the 18th day of February, A. D., 1908,
at the Opera House in this city, before a
large audience of the good citizens of
said Belfast, in a speech delivered to the
said citizens, with loud voice speak, ut
ter, and publish the following false,
scandalous and malicious words of and
concerning the plaintiff, to-wit:
yesterday l had placed in my hands
letters from wholesale liquor house in
Boston acknowledging receipt OF orders
for whiskey in Belfast delivered to two
other parties. This makes him (mean-
ing Lancaster), wholesale liquor deal
er without license. l can pass one of
those letters to United States mar
shal and he, (meanng Lancaster) will
leave town whether he wants to or not"
BY means Of which false and maici-
Gus statements and words, plaintiff has
been much injured in his good name
and reputation and is and has been ex-
posed to prosecution for defraudiug the
government of its internal revenue and
has suffered great anxiety of mind, and
persons who otherwise would have done
business with the plaintiff whereby the
plaintiff would have made large sums of
money, now refuse to do so, all Of which
is to the damage of the plaintiff, as he
SAYS, the sum of $4,000.