The daily gazette., 1880-11-26
the SUPERIOR COURT.
THE LIBEL SUIT FAIRLY
UNDER WAY.
THE SUBSTANCE OF THE EVIDENCE
PRODUCED DURING WEDNESDAYS
gIg-gtnkr

Trial OF the lib | suit OF the Della
ware State Fire and Marine In
surance Company Us. VIM. 7. Croas-
dale, to-day, Jerome b. Bell, of the
Every Evening, was placed upon
the stand, and affirmed.
Mr.. Bell testified that VIM. T.
Croasdale was editor of Every Even
ing in 1877, and is now, but others
than Mr.. Croasdale, including the
witness, occasionally prepared edi =
torial matter for the paper. A copy
Of the paper OF Dec. IL, 1873, being
shown him and one of the offensive
articles pointed out, he said he did
not know who authorized the publ
cation of il. Witness said he fire.
quently supervised and examined
the articles that were published in
the paper, but he could not remem-
ber that he supervised this article.
Mr.. Croasdale had control of the
paper as editor-in-chief in l817-'78-
10, and the paper III question was
issued while Mr.. Croasdale held this
position.
Another paper of Jan. 3rd, 1879,
was produced, and Mr.. Lore offered
both papers in evidence.
Thus far the witness had given his
testimony in such low tone Of
voice that the Court here requested
him to speak louder.
Another editorial article in the
issue of Jan. 25th, 1878, was shown
the witness, but he could not say to
his knowledge Mr.. Croasdale did
write or publish it, nor could he say,
Of his own knowledge, that Mr..
Croasdale did not write or publish
it. The same information was given
in relation TO an editorial in the
issue of Feb. 25, 1879. He SAID il
was in Mr.. Croasdale's power to
keep out Of the paper any editorial
matter he desired, when he was in
town.
The papers were offered in evil
dence, though the defence objected
on the ground that Mr.. Croasdale
had not been connected with the
writing of any of the articles.
Have you ever heard, said Mr.
Lore, Mr.. Croasdale, make any
statement in regard to writing the
articles in these papers about the
Insurance Company
| Witness said he could not remem
Der having any conversation witt
Croasdale about their publication
He did not know that Croasdalt
wrote them. He was then question
ed in regard to the circulation o
Every Evening, but said this was
A matter of which he had no know
ledge.
On cross-examination Mr.. Bel
said that when Mr.. Croasdalc is a
home editorial matter frequentl,
yoes into the paper that he does no
! see until it appears in print. Ais
, that Mr.. Croasdale is frequentl,
away from the city for a day or tw'
at a time.
Geo. w. Humphrey, city edto
Of Every Evening, said he did no
know the circulation Of the paper.
Court here adjourned until
O'Clock p. m.
> AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 3 O'Clock Court reassembled
4 with Chief Justice Comegys an
a Judges Wooten and Houston on tn
bench.
A.F. Wilmans: Librarian OF th
Wilmington Institute, was called t
lhe stand, and being shown boun
volumes Of the Every Evening tror
April, 1877, to June, 1880, said tha
Il they were the regular copies OF tha
u paper. as subscribed w and boun
L Dy the Institute.
3, Jerome b. Bell was recalled, an
IT being shown articles in papers
October 3, 1877, and Nov. q, 1871
as appearing in the files, said thu
h Mr.. Groasdale was editor-in-chief
'r the paper at these times. The hlt
were then offered in evidence.
MIR, Bell was next questioned IN regal
NJ 10 the exchange circulation OF Evel
T Evening. He said the office receive
nearly all the newspapers Of this Sta
and Peninsula, and also papers fro
n nearly every prominent city In the cou
trv. He SO deicately drew the line
',istinction between Inference and pos
i've knowledge, that he could not 81
lhey were exchanges. lie Kne" tn'
anne to the office, but did not know th
IL Every Evening was sent TO them III
g turn. ,.,,, ,h,
Sc MIR. Lore asked him whether I'M
I'd ,ane as exchanges or as papers Tor whl'
nj The Every Evening Company paid
Nv uuders audiug, said the w.thess'
- =. that they are exchanges:
81 Keynear Williams, Of Milford, who
vs one Of the Democratic mem0ers-elect
Il. thn next Legislature, aud young m'
ed Of intelligent, prepossesihg aPpearan'
III next took the stand. lie salo ne acIgl
re ed an agency of the Delaware state r. !
80 and Marine Insurance Company Ill lo'
az and after getting fairly started receiV
@ @'ar net ween thirty and forty policies IN
he nomths. In the fall of 1876 he lost fro
he nne.fnurth to one third Of his patrol
and knew of some three or four W
an Inti on account of the attacks made
his Every Evening upon the Company,
oo some of them stopped for Other reaso'
az al Int at least one. third of the NUMBER
Iso account of these attacks. mere
preat danger of losing the others, pu. !.
retained them by personal inhuent' en-, "a q
ent nersuasion. Witness SAID he lost "a
me in the Company himself, on account
'fui these attacks. The falling OIL III
-, nrsmiums amounted to between Sso
try $50. ,notion bso
the 90 onestion the witness III regaru
lIa, Iamas II. Myers, formerly Secretary
The S,.,-a,y but the Court said JnlS