The New York herald., 1879-10-25
LAWSON-LABOUCHERE.


Icy CABLE TO THE HERALp.l
LONDON, Oct. "a, 1879.
The libel case of Messrs. Lawson and La
bouchere came up again to-day, at the Guildhal
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-
timed. 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
tics were mainly discussed, and the Daily 1sle-
graphs editorials, ranging over ten years, were
put in as evidence that, in Mr.. Laboucheres
mind, Mr.. Lawson was disgrace to journalism.
LABoUcHERE DULLES THE COURT.
Labouchere's unboundcd assurance overrode
everything. He is simply irepressible. He
disregarded the decisions against himself, bull
lied the magistrate, who throughout appeared
to be utterly at sea, chaffed the Attorney
animation. The audience generally favored
Mr.. Laboucherc, 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..
Lionel Lawson, that kissing and cries of disap-
proval were not infrequent. 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 burlesque upon justice and disgrace to
British law and order.
WHO FURNISHED THE sLPl
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-Win it surprise you to
hear that the person who telegraphed this to
the New YORK HERALD said, in his despatch,
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 occurredg
Mr.. LAwsoN-I know nothing of what oc-
Cured at the office.
Mr.. LABoUCHERE-Would it surprise you to
know that this occurred in your ofice9
Mr.. LAwsoN-1t would.
Mr.. LADoUcuERE-Do you not believe that
such message was conveyed?
Mr.. LAwsoN-Not that such message was
conveyed to America nor that that was the &c
count furnished by me.
Mr.. LABoUCHERE-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 edtor-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? had not been
near the Office nor did know what was going
on.
The case was then adjourned for week. It
promises to be interminable
The London correspondent Of the Edinburgh
Scotsman announces that Mr.. Henry La
boucherc, of the Truth, who has been requested
to withdraw from membership of the Beefsteak
Club, has refused to comply with the request.