Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-09

Bright carried all they had In hs Goa, nocto,,
That was money sunk. What did they want viii
II unless Ia keep somebody from arrestDp Mvers
for expect he GOT into III '-'s'
Now, 10 coDcusion, Money said that the FRI,
thing he raw about the company WAS In the Phil
delpha EVENING Herald Was that tho Ey nv
EvENINe2 We have shown you other 1onrnaIs
which regard, d III 8 company a. n wilucnt h, fo,s
EVERY EVENING touched IL. Bright saws he tnn,
Myers because he couldn't find 1t In his hear f.
send him away What right had Brii.ht to keeu
him, believing him to be q fraud I? The v.rp
acknowledgment of this action should cause H.,
man to be Kicked out ae unworthy of hls place I,
he gong 10 pay for the losses? Six cents tauag,s
10 this defendant, gentlemen pmonniB 10 the sam.
as Sl,O0i. We are either guilty or not guilty. Ihst
is the kernel. There only two grounds 10 ud"s
upon-first, that the proof In this IN not suf
cient to connect trOasdae with it; and ppcnnJ
thai he has jusiifud his attacking this comnans'
thus because what he said was true. We want WI,
TO say thai we did NIT have malice in our heart and
that we did not attack them unjisIly II We iJ
nuke US pay, hut dnat let Imagination carry yo,
| away Ne think we have shown thai the yerv
utmo phere was putrd nc sinking with frand.
therefore, In the absence OF malice aud III freedom
from mancious motives We published what AZ did
| II We We're IN siuken the Commissioner was mia.
takeD.lt Croasdat WAS mistaken, say 70 But If Ynn
helieys We SAID II for the purpose uf vndIcatny th
truth and for putting You 0n your Z AID, then ask
| + r your verdict We want no six ils damages
The defendant canno speak for himself, aud nil
You for HIN between God aud man, on your ouii,.
| whether or not when he wrote those pieces he Ind
sufficient ground to believe they were true. If IN,
had, then g,se Us the verdict for The damages Ia
W.T. Mr. Bird closed his speecb Mt % hsv,r,, ,a.
sumed five and hours and half in lis delivery,
Mr.. Whitley then arose and said that
when he presented the law in the case he
thought be had covered all the points, but
since then the other side had made the
| plea that the defendant had SOME epeeai
! privileges from the fact that he was ar,
aaa;,or ~, n,;ai,, a a. 80. a. vac hn
Judge Houston answered t.yary wall.
guess the CONT wou,t dispute II
! O., ~, - a. -
.oihe 'iine was 'nhei up ih desultory
discussion between counsel and the Judges
1 MpBsra, h rd and Bates obiectnp In NJ
| XUl;,aI, -, .,,t; ~. ~. W nj
"n'o'oy pieoen.inH 'h9 ia" oh any point
a. This Stage or the case, as thew THOUGHT
only one counsel should reply 10 mr.
| nronna,t, trha C,onr, laoiI ! - ~
siis - oso'.No ~ let MI.
Wn'telhy present the points In writing
Before MIR. Lore opened his Inst addrssu
he asked the indues, deci.inn nh,,,Su
no "oh'u 'no Junsoe ueo'siou "helnef,
haNihB put MT Oroasuaie on the stand,
and that gentleman having declined IN
answer certain questions. he would rnt
-, =. s', ~ "ouiu not
nave the privilege or commenting on it,
Mr.. Bates bad OBJECTED to his commentiup
nm it th. dny befnre Several onibn;t;s
| - = ~ pu'hoiities
"ere hthfu On poVh su"H on TINS point,
when the Court instructed Mr.. Lore to 90
on. II was within 2O rninutes NJ n o,oloni
It, NJ , " "'ooh
"hen pir' iure commenced, and after
speaking for 10 minutes the court
adjourned.
. purinE small Time he had he told the Jury
that he should mol Address them at that time except
10 correct some ~ sapprehension which they had
htel leu mo ny hls learned friends on the other
side. Ono ut these was oil tue matter OF deeds
winch MI. Blrd had insisted were in the cAse III
me pAnPhlu land. They were no deeds al all /;
they were mortgages.
he statement thnt Mr.. Bright had offered james
Bradford stock and the latter refused it was put
iorwFru i4reibly. NOW, THIS oiier was made before
Again, he u, sisnmcnt of mortgages and the
Won as trs The ssiunen u ~
act Of transfer and the recording is The record Of
the transfer .., ...,
inc, and Sm,stiSs i,t a. II, 'lva' 1
friend. Is there anything That has been driyt n
mi yonr he de with su vchemcnce as the decki-
e lime il In p"wS, w Ok, ly'S mn nnd dfa Nn S
Henry, Its President, was held up a. i lnre and
noble man. Who j. budit e mp MIR. Henry
WIN inns shame? His friend One thing IL cera II,
raanuI wy company y MOI lrhnd or Henry If
can dodr thta cnnriSa,tr "' nV n, 'io eouse
Now, want 10 brush away something wbic,,
my friend Bird has been brou,,ht in ihe WAY Van
have heard it said that we pubs he'd stat, menis
and scattered them broadcast throughout the land
innt we SAID we had such and such assets III
up.ln county. Look ut the position this rgnl
81 ~ COM, Of ,n s, ~ i; sal nGy eotn
thy h,d 10 rn IN III, cnn,miasinrnIis 6,ir., g.
Maryland for1t j shall come to This presently
They haven't mixed this corruption ike they haS,
linked their friend Money. | want 10 show how
,ney nave ltit Their feelings aud passions carry
nv INN nv aLu hTstrlons ohy
a,von s,,w tbss,, sts,nnnis W Snow s p, ,lia
Myers and the insurance commissioner Of Mary
laii But | shall deal with that more fully To-
morrow.
Here the Court interrupted Mr. Lore. as it was
,tie % aul3nrh tlle court, ana me case was con
'''''''u uii'i 'o-ihottoM morning al !" clock.
, Nrw o,sr,r Doo dcor,t ,o. A.;
...s;. - -, - t"0' 'n'f
, iioihine a' ~ cioch snail AFTER some
, preliminary GUINNESS MIR. Lore commenced
, his argument 10 the jury IN behalf of the
/ Delaware State Fire and Marine Insurance
, COMPANY. He smoke substantially a,
follows.
C.,,,t..... ~ n
; oe'h,tHIt" " "u Jury Vur case is clear
ils and nope before nhsh to prove to yot
that IL II as ciear AZ tle bright DAY sinai
, liot tllu'liGe III personal abuse. 1ou saw nov
oul illciius On lhe other sue were drawn Il
A PeiHonal apuse yesterday ihefe IL ne
g opJestioii 70 lne Young bTu pluinliB MN
be- III III its ni ne,i ne Bc's niue ODE
Van M Dv ~ puiinPs Mlser' never SAT-
\ milliaii Sfoasuale was u iiar tlat Is II
t ul N9eauulary ot my TREND Brd. If Mr.
Las, man VIC pplincr oi these pieces
[ he.o iutii'h6 20 "ithuia"' II ne mas dun'
A LOU eertlce nc sllo'lia not nave been 81
. i ii''. e 40 ~ uuhy H. l. ihyseli, THINK Tue
eiiti. ne mn NM tiic Stit Oh Nescs. IL yol
81, ia 49,, "ii'In .heNo s'a'eihehlS ant
4 NJ! 1hVu4u navy "ceu Pupisheu ana you
/ Ii9ubn' !. a boou M9th, would you say yol
e uiu tiot no the 9ct Wheh you did That il
i Mhat theS plead. FIRST they say they didn