New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
fSSETT BEGINS SUIT.
Public Seruice Commissioner dsh's
$50 001 Damages for Libel.

. -a -.s7-1r or what Is called determined eIIoTI
p 5f---saf- him EIwsrd II Bassett' one q 'l'e
Publ Service commissioners has begun sun i'I
q a.. azs-s- Mrs Helen :. Dole and hcr da1Ei'el
a. rz--.s. Dole O. The St George Hotel brooh-
l-- and Alfred Hughes, ther attorney 9i ~ a.
--s.zz- street Manhattan The summons aiiD
COMES o. th- complaint were Iiac ID ll-' h>--70
60. C-.z-.--e c45ce yesterday. M Bassett was
Tor many Years ths attorney for " ll-ialh Il LUZ
u F3ro0kfru whose wife was named Is A5----
O. MS VIII Mss Jennie Dole l. MS oa1shteI-
NJ Fssze-- sid yesterday that he had colsldeTa-
he trouble collecting his bill from 4lrs Doe' o.
sg.-~ee5e5 in doing So four Eelrs ago Al ma
--,a he said he did not make sn extra charge
- - el-a-e Tor certain litigation. a he
--.,l- r--e ,4a,a 4 short time ago Mrs DoIe
t-oDgf- action against Commissioner basse't LoI
- 90 staring IN her complaint that ne nae ho-
conducted the litigation with due WlsooIl @--u po
fessio-al ski II -he compliant hIsd III c0-i1i
AL -Ha sufr there were certain allegations Whlch
a. 80 se,-s ,rere nbeIlous. and n aodlton
ha-lug them stricken out ne Hee
20 libel
7vtnta-a u. Thomson. Of No Z77 Broadway ar.
Ezssel-'s law partner and attorney II the ple1-''
s-ic issued the following statement yeSISI 4~S
Several months ago these deteadants szn9Ifl n Tor
plzur and other Dapers in tne court Ss41'e-+t nv
rssT :. - c-,-Icyr~en+ - bv the Doles as Their
.--5--s,- H. -1.+li--~ me state Of william Il Doe
s5o5f to75r --ea~s ego Nr BasseGt had Tor man l4Lis
res-s beer NJ Dole's trusted counsel NeaTly @
of ~ rgazsar-se select ion. which mol d do4l1L
p-irclrsf ~ interest was ever lost ne VIZ WI -
sertng tie estate and the litigation that @Lose a -
connection with n extended over SDoul CLS - -
1af yesrs- L the same Work WsIs sIs-15 10 Ie 5C+1c
again We do not know how II co,li1 pc be ~" -
better Certainly there was hot I-S l--7-
satisfaction ar the time -. er.1 nav
the close Of the work and Whtn Lilas PEs
nent for services and disbursements was Hl4ue -
Hrst fsul- 1rdire arose 4ltho8gh the charge q u
of5ce vas verv moderate being less t1al hatLo, hatL -
ntsg coufd rroneriv be charged Uuoer d coLltI
which Nr. Bassett careful 70 nave I.ie iaIls Ti
assent 70 before he began the Work N-a. 80
and Mss Dole have gone 10 various ldN e : -
fhelr grievances. and these lawyers hake me
fhs Ctce WLeT= they have been peIIiiills - -
anime rbe books. pspers and letters - lLiS --i-
f-fe-y ss rhev cared % DO .. 80 l,a
No attCYuer. however, seemed Wins 70 II -
the matter no unt8 about two and q naiI mOLtnS
1lElnary demand looking over ine papers II tlL
"rlce. fled Iu Kings County the sui papstS U.i 80
Shch ~. Bassert now bases bis libel SUN - : :
'enslGered that these papers r1aQr = -lV-i '1--- .--
Il bite statements. and Nj. Bstsseit peiis
-hE1.,Hg thar they should siumber 90 nc iifS
10 coUEI fmned ateIv brought the fhalt.i ~ L.
~ making motion have them stricken vIt-
The court m grant az Ar. 2assett motion saio-
Why Jnese affidaxiis were filed with lle CHI
tsalnt rannc1 understand, unless II ~as - -
tffase % inviting publicity TCr IL sAlii's.
-pnn the defeu1aEL in the complaint itsei. ~
i.a part u The complaint Vas also sifi-hHf ''i'
- "A amended complaint ordered
+-r Eel for tle time foE eppesl io -A5a-- q -
.tn orcsig hi this action for HbeL joining 80 a.
.efLer Ii Z defendant. asEluch as he had tran
elc1a his duties : llwver ID hiils dnite5s-
-F aae unvarrsutsbie sta-ayaerfs % Z PLpt5.I
tt'- u needless 10 say tflzf NJ ta@sstdt p
---1l Rlr .e I.I1secutec 10 a finish