The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

ENcE-THE HERALD CABLE DESPATCH.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Oct. "a, 1879.
The libel case of Messrs Lawson and La
bouchere came up again to-day, at the Guildhall
Police Court, before Sir Robert Garden. The
court room was, as before, crowded to excess.
The cross-examination by Mr.. Labouchere.
who conducts his own case, was con-
tinued. 1t is, however, almost impossi-
BILE to give you concise review
of the proceedings, owing to the character of
Mr.. Labouchere's questioning All sorts of ir-
relevant matters were gone into, and the real
question Of the libel was hardly touched Poll
tics were mainly discussed, and the Daily Isle-
graphs editorials, ranging over ten years, were
put in as evidence that, in Mr.. Labouchere's
mind, Mr.. Lawson was disgrace to journalism.
LABoUcHERE DULLES THE COURT.
Labouchere's unbounded assurance OVERRIDE
everything. He is simply irrepressble He
disregarded the decisions against himself, bull
lied the magistrate, who throughout appeared
to be utterly at sea, chaffed the Attorney
General and abused the witness under cross-ex-
animation. The audience generally favored
Mr. Labouchere, but he so often overstepped
the bounds of decency by violent Ian
guage toward the witness, once carrying
the cross-examination to the deathbed of Mr.
r l.: -
proval were not infrcquent. In fact, the Court
is being used by two bitter personal enemies to
wash large quantity Of journalistic dirty linen
The manner in which the inquiry is conducted
is a burlesque upon justice and a disgrace to
British law and order.
WHO FURNISHED THE sLrPl
Last week Mr. Lawson swore that he had not
furnished any account of the fracas in King
William street to any newspaper To-day Mr..
Labouchere tried to prove that Mr.. Lawson had
authorized the publication of the slips given on
the I'd of October to your correspondent and to
the Manchester Guardian, and published in the
HERALD of the Sd inst. Mr.. Labouchere
asked
'"Will it surprise you to hear that an account
was telegraphed to the New YORK HERALDp
Mr. LAwsoN-I do not know.
Mr.. LABoUcHERE-Will it surprise you to
hear that the person who telegraphed this to
that when he went to the office of the Daily
Telegraph ON Wednesday night he was given
printed slip, and was told that that gave the
editors account Of what had occurredl
Mr.. LAwsoN-I know nothing Of what oc-
Cured at the office.
Mr.. LABoUoHERE-Wou it surprise you to
know that this occurred in your ofice9
Mr.. LAwsoN-1t would.
Mr. LABoUcuERE-Do you not believe that
such message was conveyedl
Mr. LAwsoN-Not that such message was
conveyed to America, nor that that was the &C
count furnished by me-
Mr. LABoUcmERE-Then you don't believe
that the slip was given to the HERALD
Mr.. LAwsoN-I don't believe any such slip
was furnished by the editor-that is myself-or
containing my account
Mr.. LABoUCHERE-Do you consider that If
the slip was furnished in the way mentioned by
the HERALD's correspondent that you are not
responsible for it
Mr.. LAwsoN-How can be? l had not been
near the office nor did know what was going
on.
The case was then adjourned for q week. It
promises to be interminable
The London correspondent of the Edinburgh
Scotsman announces that Mr. Henry La
bouchare of the Truth, who has been requested
to withdraw from membership of the Beefstcak
Club, has refused to comply with the request.