Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-16
DAMAGES PLACED AT 100000
Defendant Tried to Throw officer
Off Track by Putting
Wife Forward.
Made Sorry Explanation That He Re-
fused Admittancc Because lie and
Wife We're Preparing to Retire.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 16.-After dra-
nsattc scene on Union Pacific train No
last night, i'll which The door of his
state room was burst open by a deputy
sheriff, William II. Hearst the million
aire editor, was served with papers
notifying him that suit for 100000 had
been brought against him for Islander
and .libe! by Gov. Charles N. Haskell
of Oklahoma, in the Douglas county.
Nebraska, district court. The sum
mons was served by Deputy Sheriff
Stewart FOR Smyth & smyth or Omaha,
Who are Gov. Haskells attorneys in the
damage suit
The suit was filed in the district court
at O'Clock last night. after which the
papers We're Immediately withdrawn.
II was known that Mr.. Hearst would
pass through Omaha.last night on his
way from Seattle to New York, and
plans We're laid accordingly.
Union Pacific train No was due.
at 9:40t O'Clock. but did not arrive until
1l:I0 f'flnck Deputy Sheriff Stewart
was on hand with orders to serve the
summons on Mr.. Hearst, but had q
trying time in doing so.
q knock on the door OF MI. Hearst's
stateroom elected the information
through the door from the EDITORS wife
that he was no in the room, but had
gone to the depot to send telegram.
Not to be cheated the deputy sheriff
demanded admittance in the name of
the law, saying that IL he We're not adj
: mitted. he would break down the door
A DRAMATIC SCENE.
Then ensued a dramatic scene. Mrs.
Hearst, OH the inside. screamed out
that she was alone and would admit no
man, and the deputy proceeded to car
ny out his threat to break 1n.s5
Using his shoulder as q battering
ram, he crashed through the door and
was met by Mrs. Hearst partially dis,
robcd. apparently on the verge OF hys-
terra. Il s553 5g lF 10 g. M
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 stateroonl.
Then 1t was that Mr.. Hearst emerged
and accepted the papers which the dep
uty thrust out. Mr.. Hearst said that
the summons was entirely unexpected;
that he had not the least suspicion that
anything of the kind was to occur in
Omaha.
HEARsT's EXPLANATION.
w Nyl ulu you refuse AuInlLlHnce@ TO
the officers?" was asked.
Because myself and wife We're re-
firing for the night" explained Mr.
Hearst.
Frankly, don't believe this case
will ever come to trial and the knowl-
edge that this suit has been filed does
not disturb me in the least. When
Gov. Haskell said not very long ago
that his only reason for not bringing
action against me was his lack of
funds. offered to donate the neces-
sary amount from my own pocket and
this offer still holds good"
Examination of the door OF the state-
room disclosed the fact that no dam
hge had been done aside from breaking
The locks OF the door.
THE PETITION.
The petition In the case is as fol-
lows:
Plaintiff for his cause of action
states that at all times herein mention
I'd, defendant Yves and now is the own
Er and publisher of a certain news
paper, published daily III the city of
Chicago, Ill, and known as the Chicago
Examiner; that said newspaper is Civ
en-a wide and extensive circulation in
said city and state and In the entire
states of Illinois and Nebraska.
That at the times herein mentioned
the plaintiff Is now the governor. of the
state OF Oklahoma; that he was chosen
chairman of the platform committee
which drafted the national platform for
the Democratic party in the presiden-
sial campaign of 1908. and was later
chosen treasurer of the national Demo-
cratic committee. and tina as such pub
lie servant and party official he en-
Logged the public confidence and esteem
Of the people OF his own state and the
people throughout the United States.
rThat on Sept. 10, 1908, because of his
hatred, malign and ill-will against
plaintiff, defendant malicously. wan
tonly and wickedly spoke at Memphis,
Tenn, and on Sept. 20, 1905 printed and
published in his said newspaper. of and
concerning the plaintiff. the following
false. defamatory and libelous article,
to-wit:
~ have shown how the Democratic
party altered its platform to suit the
Standard Oil and made Mr.. Haskell. |
who was an agent, of the Standard
OIL, the chairman of their committee on
platform
Il have shown how the Democratic
party first held out its hand to the
Standard Oil and then held out its
hand to the Standard OIL and appointed
this same Haskell as its national treas
urer to take up the collection.
There we have a president who ap-
,arentlS does not heed this advice, Their
Ne have Standard Oil tool-made
chairman of the committee on platform
at tile national Democratic convention
md the user of the campaign fund.
why is Mr.. Haskell placed in these
important Positions in the Democratic
earty: 1t is first, to make q platform
hat will hold the Standard Oil and
.lisi to make a proposition that will
aold up the Standard Oil?
Mr.. Bryan says that the Republican
party cannot possibly be sincere In
It's attitude against Sthe trusts, with
Nj. Dupont, member of the powder
rust. at the head of its speakers conf
llittee.
My friend, Mr.. Mooney, who is one
If tliaS best editorial writers in. the
United States emphasizes that point In
his mornings Commercial Appeal
Il am going to subscribe to his paper
III the hope that he will tell me. some
lime later how the Democratic party
.an possibly be sincere in its attitude
sgainst the trusts with a Standard OH