, 1875-05-27
SINISTER.
~. Second Attempt to Discover Its
~ Meaning.
rim corrous Of Mr.. J'nal rs Portrayed
by d Fellow. Sufferer.
Otoss-E.aminatlon By Truao.

nrna1.EYnminnti0n bJ TruQe,
Tho suit for libel brouehs ny "''Aam 4'ah",
tho attorney, against Wilbur T. storey. editor o!
The Times. to recover DAMAGES 1or tho nl'cReo
Injury TO character hnd felutatso'' casod ~ '"o
publication Of ecrtain articles IN WINCH Ito was
called "sisster'" "divorco shsasor' ana
"fesrfnlT anu "ondorlu'ly 'gnofant man. ca,''o
Up for trial betoro Juiao itoeota soetefuas
no.ung. ". +. butlof' VINO haa oocn !" Inv
.,me boat and knows how 1t IA l'lrnaelf, aud Slf.
e churcI, eprcascd In hellnlf Of tho plaintiff.
f'M. .Hn'e,l ~ = Trud. amt A. H. p. Smith looked
Anu ~. ~ i',.o~aa.s =, ,,, ,t,ton1.n,
stter the s"'osesss Oh tho ",'.. ne'ona""..
Iluch hme "sa spent III 'hp"aeilne jury
Mn. nurLnu
W. -. Il, mn odarnsa of considerable lcuuth,
pIaps.s ~ ,'.s. .,s aJa,,,o,,o IN s.,f
and OF great ueau|, "n" o'o,,o. ~, ~ 80 ~"
that he npproae1eo ,ho easG wsn leerl'ss e. 81 apu
s.nn1 emotion that liB cont had been grossly
!osn r..srol and oh,,uc1. tn thar f3rew tnucbinr
oa.1aeee ., :, ass,,,o II, ,,..1,1 ,rd ,,os,tin,,
picture o. ,s ,s enn. an ~ tlo % dsfodant Mr.
Storey was rich and powerful, tho owner Of
.,e,t nuvepa,,cr, eucceasful editor,
E.s man ,r1,o w,olaod Nh extensive
su r. n,a,. ,,., roo- and
hn,nbo attorney whose reputation Waa hfs only
ta5ital. The eloquent lawyer tlen indulged Ia
!. hoautiful aud striking figure. lie iikenod Tho
.,.,,t'.,a ri, o,,n,,,, Il, .oiJ
p1ess " =" o.tAn'o"o
Ts eonyeniont anu ase'M 'ehAclo t.ete
eeuls), but It WAS not permitted to tho most pow
.rJul omnihua company TO drive their buses
s.,ioso,v t,,,our,, Inn n,rents Ia Tim l,nznrd of
,..". ~. ..sJ i,,rt arvcr WIN t1rovo tLrourl, a
lfo and hmo. of'set VIM o'oso 'nfoush
cFoHdea street, khocRhs uowh' na'in'ng' aau
eripptng peIcstrihns, would be arrested. Mr.
storoy did not 1rt7c a bus, but ho drove press.
Should bo bo allowed to driyo 1t rccklessly 10 tho
sapton destruction OF people's characters, 1op,l-
ntions, aud far fame7 Certainly not. He
shnn1d bo restrained AZ Tue cnrolcss 1chu is.
lie olnsor predicted that tho liberty Of tho
press would be pcrpetua!o4 as long as The press
Eas uu.o. It's decay would To eRusoEl by it's own
eorr,iuion Tbeu n1yudnE to tho arttc1o in
vhieIt Elle client bau been called shystor Eo
hel} tha. it ras unjust, cruol, and dlabolica..
Iio then commented somewhat on tlla meaning
and derivation Of tho torn "ahyater." It was
nat to 10 found In any respectable dictionary,
but lad been embraced. hc bol!ovod, In collcc-
lions Of low slang terms, or Alnoricanisms. 1t
Tas an opprobriutis, defaMatoty torn, ho
Laid. used to designate a viIo claHs
n irroraut practitioners, and, w1cu
ipplied to. = respectable member Of the
Hsr was calctilatel TO blight Its fair fame, ADd
deatroy hts reputation, hir. Buslla sensitive ua-
tuyo naa been aorely outraged thereby, aud his
tho power OF money to repair. TIC rcpnrtcra Of
tho Times he characterized aA q lor OF dogs,
nucs aud curs Of low degree.
Tho advocate occupied o great lcnl OF time,
sud the Court adjourned before 10 had con-
clujcl lie IeH,itued again ut 2 o'clock.
AZ his cIoae. Mr, u, r. Smith presented tho
csso Of
THE DEFENSE.
Tia tack the csouua suat paper had right to
couMe,,s upo men IN public position and to
stato tho truth however It might bo to parties i,,-
tercstcu, To call man thief who was tibet
did not hurt him any. There were diarepusablo
men in tho law aa ID my other bnainers, and q
nnyspsner could not bo LolI reapouslble for PUB.
Uahlng their defects.
'.snyetcr," lie salI, waH word net In general
uee. aud III sirn1f;canco MAS not geuoralIy uu.
derstood. ue supposed that good mAny POO.
plo called lawy eya generally sl.ysters.
Mr.. F1Avc Il. w1LK1r, ...
Of tho Times. Eaa then sworn. TN tcstldod
Ir. Storey xaa tic responsible editor 4 large
punber Of papess containing illusions to
"Billyn wcro presented, which llo identified u
copics OF tho Times. In roplv to u question ns
to Mr. storoy's pccuuary mea1.s, ho stated thai
tAe Times establishment was worth from
; 100000 to SG00, 900. The circulation OF the
Times durlug tho timo whou thoHo articles wer1
publiEhcd was about 81, ,001.
pUsu.
Tho plaintiff In tho case waa tbcn called Tic
for soycral ycu1s. Was nlmltted to tho Lar III
Michigan III 1864, and In this State IN tho Ba1ns
year. Hts attention was thcn called to the Hov.
srsl articles oil OF which i,o stated ho had road
He was the individual rofor1el to as "Blly
Bush. LILLY waa stang term for William.
"a cross. examination, ho testified That he had
practiced law III st. Louis, but could nut give tls
aames of any Of tic courts or tho attorneys thai
Mr.p p'rrid 'TrSdsMwnl w you swear tlat you ver,