The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-29
HASKELL-M'REYNOLDS
SUIT CASE EPISODE
is NOW ENDED-DlSMlS IN
FEDERAL COURT WITHOUT
PREJUDICE"
(From the OKahoman.)

Among the motions considered by
the United States district court be-
fore Judge John II. Cotteral, Mon
day, were two affecting cases in
which former Governor c. n. Has
kell was named as defendant.
One Of these, that styled u. p.
Bailey VS.. C. n. Haskell and Lilly
Haskell, his wife, was to collect
$4,000 which the comp-anant main
tanned was due him for legal SER
vices rendered several years ago
when Haskell was a resident of
Ohio. Haskell subsequently filed
cross bill alleging that ne had
over-paid the complainant to the
extent OF $500. The action o.
Monday dismisses both suits.
The other suit dismissed and of
more local interest was that styled
Leon McReynolds vs.. c. N. Has
kell. John Mahoney, Robert L.
Lunsford and o. T. Smith," and
resulted indirectly from the now
famous fight of two years ago be-
tween William r. Hearst and Viii
liam ]. Bryan, in when haskell was
made prominent through attacks OH
him by Hearst.
The Hearst papers editorially had
been commenting unfavorably on the
appointment of Haskell as treasurer
of the national democratic commit.
tee in the fall of 1908, the editorial
comment giving way to bitter de-
nunciation when Haskell was ousted
from the treasurership.
Hearst frequently charged that
the former governor was involved
in legislation affecting the Stand
ard Oil company of Ohio. In two
public appearances in Cincinnati and
Memphis, Hearst scored and bit
terly arraigned Haskell. AS a re.
suit of these attacks Haskell filed
suit in Nebraska against Hearst
for damages aggregating 100000.
the suits finally being transferred
to the federal tribunal
According to ,Haskell's friends
Hearst in retaliation, sent a force
of private detectives into Oklahoma
and neighboring states to investi-
gate the former governors record,
among these being Leon McRey-
nolds. complainant in the above
named suit.
While at Guthrie, McReynolds'
suitcase, it is alleged, was opened
by Robert L. Dunsford, deputy sher-
if, and according to McReynolds.
certain information secured there
from to be used against him by
Haskell, who had him arrested
charged with conspiracy to libel,
The outcome of his action by the
sheriff was the $4,000 libel suit
filed by McReynolds against Has
kell as principal and the deputy
sheriff, with o. T. Smith, Haskels
legal adviser named as agents.
While the dismissal of the two
suits Monday removes a portion Of
the litigation between Hearst and
Haskell, the two suits aggregatlng
100000 filed by Haskell against
Hearst still remain, and are ex-
pected to come up in the federal
court at Omaha this spring.
Notice of the suits was served
on Hearst during trip throughout
the west, but service was noL Sc
cured by the authorities without pro-
longed activity. His train was the
object OF much vigilance on the
part of deputy sheriffs. His private
car was finally located in a freight
yard at Omaha. The publisher was
in his stateroom at the time and
fled, partially robed, from coach 70
coach, pursued by the officers un-
til brought to ba- anS forced to
hear the order citing him to make
answer to the two suits.
Haskell's friends claim that he
was brought into the Hearst-Bryan
controversy because of his friend
ship for and influence exerted in
favor of the Peerless Leader, as
well as the fight being waged by
Hearst on the democratic national
committee at the time.
The motions to dismiss tne ,wo
suits yesterday were without preju-
dice,' which means that the litiga-
| ton is now ended between the two