Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-16
HEARST WAS SERVED
Governor gsskeIl fluslly Col Papers in $eOO.ooo SuIl
 Resd 10 Ediior.

dramatic scene on Union Pacific train, No 9 last midnight in which
 the door of his stateroom was burst open by deputy sheriff, William Randolph Hearst was served with papers notifying him that suit for $600,000 had been brought against him for slander and libel by Govern or Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma in the Douglass county, Nebraska. district court.
 The summons was served by Depu- ty Sheriff Stewart for Smyth 6 Smyth of Omaha, Governor Haskells attorneys in the damage suit. The suit was filed in the district court at 10 o'clock last night, after which the papers were immediately with drawn. It was known that MT Hearst would pass through Omaha last night on his way from Seattle to New York. Union Pacific train No 9 was due at $40 olock, but did not arrive until 11:25. Deputy Sher- if Stewart was on hand with orders to serve the summons on MT Hearst, but had trying time in doing so. A knock on the door of MT Hearst's stateroom elicited 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 that she was alone and would admit no man and the deputy pro- ceeded to carry out his threat to break in. Using his shoulders as a battering ram he crashed through the door and was met by Mrs Hearst partially disrobed, apparently on the verge of hysteria. 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 MT Hearst emerged and accepted the papers which the deputy thrust out, but he appeared less in- dignant than his wife did. To re- porter MT Hearst said that the sum- mons was entirely unexpected and that he had not the least suspicion that anything of the kind was to occur in Omaha.
 Why did you refuse admittance to the Off1cers?" was asked.
 Because myself and wife were re- tiring for the night" he explained. T have no objections to being served with these papers here in Omaha or anywhere else.
 Frankly, I don't believe this case will ever come to a trial and the knowledge that this suit has been filed does not disturb me in the least. When Governor Haskell said not very long ago that his only reason for not bringing action against me was his lack of funds, l offered to do- nate the necessary amount from my own pocket, and this offer stills holds good"
 \ An examination of the door of the stateroom showed that no great dam- age had been done aside from break ing the lock.
 Governor Haskell bases his claim for $600,000 damages on report published by the Chicago Examiner, a Hearst newspaper, of the speech made by MT Hearst at Memphis on 19. The governors com- plaint recites that in that speech Mr Hearst libeled and defamed the gov ernor by asserting that "the demo- cratic party altered It's platform to suit the Standard Oil. and made MT Haskell, who was an agent of the Standard Oil, the chairman of their on platform. The demo- cratic party first held out its hand to the Standard Oil and then held out its hat to the Standard Oil and ap- pointed this same Haskell as It's na- tional treasurer to take up the col lection"
 The governor alleges that MT Hearst made said statements and publication "wilfully, wantonly, and maliciously."
 Governor Haskell therefore claims actual damages of $300,000 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 puni- tive damages in the additional sum of $300.000."
 Hearst's Statement