Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-16
]. A. SULLIVAN SUED
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Legion Brands His "Slacker"
Charge Against Rodes Ter
rill AS "False and Mali
cious."

cious."
Following publication in the
Lexington Herald of letter from
]. A. Sullivan, of this city, III
which reference was made to
Rodes s. Terrill, as a Stacker
suit for $4,000 damages was FIJI
ed against M Sullivan in the
Madison Circuit Court Saturday
by attorneys for Mr.. Terrill.
In connection with the publica
tion of the letter from Sullivan in
the Herald, meeting of Jesse M.
Dykes Post, of the American Le-
gion was Immediately held, and
action taken, and a statement is
sued branding Sullivan's charge
as false, malicious and SANDER
Gus. The Legion reviews Mr..
Terrills' record which shows that
he volunteered for service immc-
diately after the entrance of the
United States into the world war
but was rejected for physical dis
abilities, and later he succeeded
III entering the army on limited
service His friends and aSsO-
ciateS were aStOunded at such a
charge having been made against
him, and his brother members of
the local Legion Post FASTENED to
take steps to make public his re
cord as patriotic young Ameri-
can. who made every effort to aC-
lively enter upon the service of
his country. The petition in the
suit filed by Mr. Terrill, and the
action of the local Legion Post
are. as follows:
Madison Circuit Court
Rodes Tcrrill, Plaintiff
vs.. Petition.
]. A. Sullivan. Defendant
The plaintiff. Rodes Terrill.
states that he is resident citizen
of Madison county, Ky, having
been born and reared therein.
That on or about the 18th day of
August. 1920. the defendant. ] A.
Sullivan, who resides in Madison
county. Ky. falsely and malic-
-iously, composed and published a
letter which he directed and sent
to the editor of the Lexington
Herald. a daily newspaper pub
lished in Lexington, Ky, and hav-
ing a general circulation within
and without the state of Kentuc-
XIV, and circulated in Madison
county, Ky, and said letter was
therein published in the issue of
that paper dated August II, 1920
of and concerning the plaintiff.
the following words =
Gilbert was nominated for
Congress last week and in this
we made a great mistake, al
though Madison county was for
Ripy, and did it nobly. Gilbert
is a man OF small calibre Davis
was also a private in the army
and he was running in the inter
est Of Gilbert. Gilbert is looked
upon as a Stacker by the boys
here, and hc came into the coun-
ty and made trade with another
Stacker to be his secretary. if
elected. His father was a failure
as a Congressman and | fear his
son will be a greater failure, if
possible"
That Judge Ralph Gilbert had
publicly announced and published
that this plaintiff would be his
secretary, and that the defendant
refers to and denounces this
plaintiff as a Stacker, meaning
thereby that the plaintiff had been
a shirker from his duty to his
country in the world war. That
said statement is false, and tends
to degrade and disgrace this
plaintiff. and renders him odious
and contempitible in the eyes of
the people of the state and nation
to his damage in the sum of@$25,
10000.
Wherefore plaintiff prays judg-
ment against the defendant in the
sum of Twenty five Thousand
Dollars for his cost and for ali
proper relief.
G.. NJ. SMITH,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Rodes Terrill. on oath. states
the foregoing petition is true.
RODES S. TERRILL.