Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-22
VOL. XII. NO. IL.

from pudd,es in which were dead an;-
mails. When the water was low in he
pools, holes were sometimes made. il
which The pail was sunk aud he hai
seen the sides O. it come in contact WIN
oead animals in a state Of pulridity: has
seen water carried 10 the malt houses
neaily as lh:ck as cream with f.lh; saw
iaSt winter, water passing on cars con-
ing irom the direction of the sane filthy
ponds, and taken to the mat houses
Ihere are several malt houses on the hi.
all of which, he believes, RELY on v,.sr
taken from such places as he has descrIt.
ca, occasionally. That the facts here STAT
ed he believes to be known 10 hundreds
residing 10 the neighborhood of he malt
ing establishments He states, also. thar
seven hogsheads OF water are USUALLY
placed in sieep-tub at a time, and il il
then filled with barley that he has seen
deposite or sediment of from 10 To ID
inches of the most filthy matter settle 10
The bottom from that quantity of water
MS mas been from water collected from
The places described. Tha. he has no IN
kind feeling towards any Of the brewers
that he is astonished they should deay
facts so easily TO be proved; tha. he knows
several cartmen who for years have been
employed IN eating water from the places
described 10 the malt houses. That Mr..
tIdler,, now Fidler & Rycman, WIS re.
Gently of The firm Of Fidler & Tavlor:-
and that MIR. John Taylor was Of the same
firm"
On the 18th Of February, Mr.. S. said.
hlr. Delavan published another article in
The same paper, which was part of the
slanderous matter for which the suit was
brought. Mr.. S. read as follows
TO THE PUBLIC.
Tine conductors of tie Temperance
Press publish nothing which they do net
believe TO be entirely true; the statements
with regard 10 impure water made use Of
by certain mailing establishments were
furnished by respectable citizens, who
have given their atiidavils as to the facls.
When legal steps are taken by those who
feel themselves aggrieved, the public NAV
rest assured that nothing has been stated
but what can be most abundantIy sustain
ed b. nrooE."
For the publication of these libels MIR,
Taylor had seen fiji 10 present his claim
Tor damages. The defendant had inter
posed plea, denying the publication
10 that plea be had also subioined a no.
lice, Of which he (Mr 81 did not propose
10 speak now He should do no more
than state that he supposed be should be
able 10 prove that Mr. Delevan procured
the publication Of these libels; that he in
Identified The propretors of this newssa-
per against any suits on account Of them;
in word, enough to charge him with the
publication of them.
The question was not one as 20 wheth-
er the temperance cause was to be sustain
ed or not. If that question were ever 10
be presented TO a court and jury, we (said
Mr.. S. should claim that the proof would
not suppor the proposition, that Mr. Del
avian is alone the supporter Of that cause
in this community. The cause was
good one. MIR. Dciavan bad been enpaq-
ed In IT. and the occupation was a good
one. But he had no business, for even
the best of purposes, 10 resort to foul,
wicked and unholy means to get il or
himself notoTieiv. He had no business
TO make an attack on a respectable neigh
Dor and iellow-cliZen who had laborcd I'm
that calling as much as lie had, or on anv
oiher citizen, 10 further that or any other
cause. When be did that, II was The du-
ty of courts and juries TO render full lust
Ice 10 the party aggrieved II was not in
the power of an individual to redress a
grievance Of that kind, excep. by applica-
ton 10 jury We had no right 10 take
justice into our hands, and administer
summary punishment on the person guilty
of such an outrage. We were bound 10
submit to it until our grievances were
submitted to a court and jury; and il is to
them we look and must look, and do now
confidently look 10 be remuncrated for the
injury sustained.
ANDREW WHITE, sworn.
Examination direes-Look at this "a
per; ian Evening Journal of the 18th
February, 1895. Are you the publish
er of that paper2 One Of the publishers.
Who wrote The article marked there. or
furnished il for publication Don't know
who wrote it. Mr.. Delayan handed The
article to me. For publication Yes
DID you object to publishing it9 ] told
han | did not like 10 publish it. Did you
give your reasonsR Upon my Directing
he said he would see Us harmless. What
was the circulation Of your paper atthat
time2 Could not say exactly. Within
some hundreds, perhaps! should ihink
il was between Jour and five thousand
Does your paper circulate in different
par.s OF the State AMI Unioa Not
much out OF The state. Do YOU exchange
with printers through different parts OF
The country! All through the Union.-
There was a short piece published on ib.
I7,h Look a. this, Jan Evening Journal
of tie lIlhI ard Iell ns II that CO. E....,