The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-10-20
HASKELL BRINGS
A Civil SUIT
Deputy Breaks Into hGaTSt'S Car
10 Serve Papers.
OKLAH0NAh WANTS 100000

While Train Was Making a Stop at
Omaha officer Smashed ssateroom
Door and Mrs. Hearst Became Rys-
terieai - Husband Tried to Hide.
Eoitos Issues Statement and Invites
Ta5asrt, Foraker. Bailey and Bryan
&c srins suit-Wuu Be Pleased to
Accept Service.
Cnaha Ncb. oct. 1T.-After n ORA
matte sccne on Union Pacific train
Sc. % in which The door OF his state
room was burst open 10y a dcpa-y
sheriff. William r. Hearst. the wealthy
editor. was served with papers notify.
ing him that suit for 5000. 900 had D. n
brought against him for SANDER sui
libel by Governor Charles y. Haskell.
Of Oklahoma. in the Douglas county.
Neh.. district court
Tie summons was served by Deputy
Sherin Stewart for Smith x Smith. of
Omaha. who are Governor HasNcil's
attorneys in the damase suit.
Deputy Sheriff Stewart was on ban
with orders to serve the summons p
Nr Hearst. but had a trying tino n
doing So.
A knock on the door OF Mr. Hearst's
statcroom ELECTED the informant. y
Through the door from the EDITORS
wife that ne was not in the room. buzz
had some 10 the station to send a tel .-
-ram Not 20 be cheated. the deputy
sheriff demanded admittance in the
name OF the law. saying that II ne were
not admitted he would break down the
door.
Thea eusued dramatic scene. Mrs.
Hearst on tho inside screamed ont that
She was alone and would admit no
man. and the deputy proceeded to
carry out his threat to break in USING
his shoulders as battering ram. he
crashed through the door and was met
by Mrs. Hearst partially disrobed.
apparently on the verge OF hysioria.
Nothing daunted. although Mrs.
Hearst rushed screaming through the
door out into the aisle. Deputy sheriff
Stewart started TO lick in the door
&c the toilet room. adjoining the state
room.
Then Mr.. Hearst emerged and &C
oopted the papers which the deputy
tAruat out. but he appeared less in
iiSnant than his wife did.
To a reporter Mr. Hearst said that
The summons was entirely unexpected.
lnd that he had not the least suspi-
zion that anything Of the kind was 70
occur in Omaha.
The governors complaint recites
that In speech Mr.. Hearst libsled
and DETAINED the governor By assert.
ng that the Democratic party altered
ts platform to suit the Standard oil
ana made Mr.. HaeAeu. who was an
agent 81 the Standard Oil. the chair
man OF their committee on platform.
The Democratic party first held ont
IS hand 20 the Standard OIL and thcn
held out its hat 70 the Standard oil.
and appointed this same Haskell as
lbs national treasurer to take up the
collection"
The governor alleges that Mr..
Hearst made the statements and pub
LEGATION "wiifuIy. Wantonly. wicketlly
and maliciously." and knowing thcm
TO be false. thus exposing the plaintiff
10 public hatred, contempt and ridi-
Guile and tending 20 hlacken. villify and
destroy his reputation.
Governor Haskell therefore claims
actual damages of $500. 600 and also
that "as al example and warning TO
other wrongdoers and as punishment
90 defendant. he should be required
20 pay plaintiff exemplary and punt
tive damages in the additional sum OF
100000"
As a result OF Hearst's attack Has.
kcl was forced to resign as Demo
cratic treasurer.
Mr.. Hearst gave out the following
statement:
i DO not at all care whether the
method Of serving the summons wa
contrary TO law OF not. and I am per
fectiy willing to receive the summons
! DO not hold anything against the
deputy sheriff except the fact that he
Old not say that he was an officer OF
the law
4 was in the bathroom at the time.
not avoiding anyone or suspecting
and Mrs. Hearst went to the door. She
thought the man was a drunken ruff
nan and declined 10 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 a
summons in q civil suit 10 serve. or
course his action was high-handed and
contrary to law. but I ACCEPT the sum.
mons Notwithstanding. and invite
Mr.. Haskells suit Immediately before
election.
Il am going to New York and will
pass through Indiana II Mr.. Tagcart
has any suit 10 bring l viii be pleased
10 accept his service.
II am then going through Ohio. and
n Mt. Foraker has anything in the
gay of suit will be on the platform
waiting 10 accept his service"
Mr.. Hearst also declared that ne
was willing to accept service from
Senator Bailey and Mr.. Bryan. asking
only that suits be brought at once. so
that the facts may be established be
fore election.
4.H-n
There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
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