The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-29


Y 93Sda THE LANGTRY LIBEL. IN
ne Convtotton Of TIC Editor o. ne Io.d do
n s.Ioscn Talk" for Libsllfng the Fa,nous
Bn0ltsh Beauty. li555II
London Special. Oct. 25.I 2.taa
The central criminal court presented this
morning quite unusual appearance. The
case of Adolphus Rosenburg, charged with
libel BY Mrs. Edward Langtry, and Mrs. Corn
wallis West was there to be tried. Long be-
tore 10 o'clock there were fashionable car
riages making their way down Fleet street, and
handsome cabs. with unusually swell occu-
pants, wheeling round the coroner Of the Hol
born viaduct into the old Bailey. The stair
cases that led to the court were bright with
modish bonnets and light autumn overcoats.
Many Many ps5s9ns h.d brought their lunches with
cinots Of Newgate The benches act apart for
visitors rising tier on tier behind the barris-
ters' seats, were we'll filled within five miautes
after the doors were opened. 5'it ~
THE FEMININE ELEMENT PREpoh1NArrD. -
Many ladies sat with opera glasses in hand.
Biz Charles Whetham. Lord Mayor, whose term
OF Office expires in few days, entered the
court in his long red robes, preceded by his off.
GERS with sword and mace. He took his seat on
1 eft 1ence beside tho presiding judge A. his
magistrate n. at Guild Hall. Sir Robert had the
1!mes spread out before him, and was reading
with considerable interest, and not without
MARTY, the extended report of the Lawson
Labouchere case, which had entered its second
stage IN his court of the preceding day.
At five minutes after 10 the court rose to its
feet, and - .#1.l gtff Al1GG - II =
9""I4 JUSTICE HAWKINS ENTERED. err. RI
Dir Henry Hawkins, of the exohequer divi-
sion. is keen.eyed. excitable Judge, with
knack OF delivering his phrases with sharp
jerk, and of pitching his voice in q shrill key,
which Is at tirst amusing and afterward tire
some. The space allotted to the bar was
thronged. Sir Watkin Williams, @. c., and
four other eminent counsel appeared for Mrs.
CORVALLIS West, Sergeant Parry. Mr.. Monta-
prisoner had evidently appreciated the gravity
OF his situation, for Mr.. Willis, 9. O., had been
engaged to defend him. The printers of T0,pn
= aE were also represented by counsel, who ra-
Their watched the case than took part in it.
Eoward Lewis, solicitor, who is said to know
land, HH l. .'.l' f" }0l ~" -
-t.tat HUSTLED ABOUT THE COURT '' ~
nominally appearing for Mrs. West, but ap-
psrentlyi whispering with equal impartiality to
Sir Watkin Williams and Sergeant Parry. None
but the most important cases had ever drawn
such an array of barristers in q criminal court.
As sat up on high and looked down from the
topmost tier of seats, the white wigs of the OBJ
posing counsel seemed to me like lines of
breakers in the Coney Island surf. The pris-
oner was at once brought into the dock. He
sat there -,
SEEMINGLY UNFRIGHTENED.
and gazed about him with careless air. he
is said to be ~ years old. He has dark mus
tache and side-whiskers. He wears eyeglasses.
His face is Of decidedly Hebrew cast. The
clerk OF the court read over the charge to him,
1t set forth that he, on the 9Th of October.
published defamatory ibels concerning Mr..
CORVALLIS West and his wife, and on five var
lous occasions concerning Mr.. Langtry and his
wife. Being called upon to plead, Rosenberg's
counsel said he was instructed to put in a
plea OF guilty" The printers council also
rose and B..
RENDERED A SIMILAR PLEA. ...r...
Before anything more could be said Sergeant
Parry had adjusted his eyeglasses, and, with
great earnestness proceeded to argue upon
that count of the'indictment which charged the
prisoner with knowing the article in T0avn Talk
to be false. He said that the person who pub
hshed paper ought to be fully aware of it's
contents. j., 1t was of no avail that Rosenberg
nad given the name of the writer of the ar
tlcles. It no more lessened his offense in the
eye OF the law than in those of public opinion.
rosenberg was the responsible editor. Rosen-
nerg was the man on whom the full penalty
ought to fall. $500 =
The learned sergeant then called Edward
Langtry into the witness box. The appearance
of Mr.. Langley. r.. -. ,0|T
EXCITED THE LIvEL1Esr INTEREST,
The ladies brought their lorgnets into play.
and whispered comments passed freely from
bench to bench. MI. Langtry has the air of
an Ordinary English country gentleman. His
age IS thlrty-eight. He has red mustache,
sight side whlskers, and was exceedingly
plainly dressed. He was terribly Embarrassed,
AS he gave his testimony he glanced with an
air of awkwardness around the court, as
though ashamed of the publicity into which he
had been suddenly brought. He swore to the
utter falsity of the allegations made against
his wife, .'- :. d. ,.ttlI.e
Sergeant Parry called on the court for it's
severest sentence. he said that the public
must be protected from such mendacious sour
rility. *Ill ~!
Mr.. Willis, @. c., replied He argued that
the prisoner had received the information from
another person, and had supposed it to be true,
He here ..1
CREATED A GREAT SENSATION.
by introducing the rame of the Prince of
Wales. " Far be it from me-" said he, Ito sup
pose that Prince could depart from that NOR
atty which it is duty to maintain" A ripple
of half suppressed but audible laughter ran |
round the spectators seats. The barristers
nudged each other. Sir Robert Garden busted |
himself more deeply in the Times, The Lord |
Mayor glanced severely at the sheriffs, and Sir |
Henry Hawkins gazed earnestly into space.
The clerk restored order at once, and Justice |
Hawkins summed up the case impartially. The |
plea of guilty YVES then accepted and registered |
on the files of the court. After lunch Sir Wat !
kin Williams stated that as Rosenberg had been
convicted in the Langtry case, he would accept !
the plea in answer to the charge of simple libel
in the West case. With respect to the printers |
he was willing they should go free on entering
recognizances to a large amount for future |
good behavior. He proceeded to read the ar
ticle entitled Mrs. CORVALLIS at Home'' He |
argued that Mrs. Vests husband had done his |
best to stop the sale of her photographs, and |
added that the newspapers which denied this, |
saying that the will of an individual was para |
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