, 1880-01-08

EI1HElEttFt HUH LlG ItlHFk uuEltlttt LllRt Lll3
sort Of testimony Ind gone far enough.
MIR. ASHTON
briefly stated the coinpininart's case to tho
Jury, commenting on tile lil,rl MS n vile mud
cruel uhe, without prnvocntl0n, reason, or
cause, ami for which the defense l,atL sut NJ
itntnS r. Sn,,o II isatlon lent r. but ,r' n9 Gd,tn! at,
my M rGtraetion. iic then @ lroces,leti to cite
some general propositions ut law 0li the sub.
ject of libel, when tho Court remarked TINT
tue .lefcnse having admitted the 1ntter pub
lIshetl, nlnl tho nnEy attempted defense being
want Of character. Mr.. Ashton therefore.
ronientetl himself with the reading Of nj,
li!m1's casc enaslztnE ts question Of ex
ARNOLD IIEAr,
Stiles, began tlie talking for the tcic,,sc. liz
alluded to l,rentano without stint rs tho
l1enctlict Arnold Of Germany, who liatl oec,,
sne.nss, " ind VII" had anniiy 9 cutas @ to Xiasr.
len ns i fugitive from Justice. lie then
briefly traced Ills transitions from. law
to jorrnalisn, nnl politics, nMl !lnally
H., IT, ,.a 1% at nt 5 s,t Msse s 'G un;aa "1a enqnrs %
never srote the alleged libel. MI. Heap h.
en,ip very personal ny lie weslt ~. Turning
TO NJ; 1'TsntaIn, he sl,ot'k l!is ,lnscf ut hia,,
having lost every German, frir,nl III tho
Nnrtli Side le ll,,tl eyer liad. Even Woke,
who hui pNt lily, IT. cnl,gress 'atl been made
ta teel h's b1sr @ tnEratitn'le 9;, Asn newSpalnr
yl!,st .n,anner. pa,ssthlc, md uow, when nt-
tackled hinsclf, WIS tho first ii1un n r,,sl, Into
Il cnmrt for .la,iagrs., III him tho t;rrn,ans ut
tie Snrtll Sftlc sw the man Win wis rrspo1l.
rsiltatim,: ind 6!asted elaras.er;
t)I1Gu btfore lie Ind lad II ltbel
sltit on bis han!ls, wl'en II, German
nn tl,e, Nortl Sflc. named I!ol'yn
hssy PSlHt s el ''S;s % S$ ss IL s'"1q e S"! y e
that casn tleeeti that IL taali might rn'i his
.lng what he plenseh, nMt tho suit WIS lis
!!iSsnlsse!l. !is was EMoW, olt ttie Nnrtli
si'1s rs tl'e "lsattlrs,ass'n his teeth full IT
INN who lta'l been shot Mt OIL the street for
libel.
Mr.. Heap can,c to rather abrupt close BY
the Court ;alli'.K time OIL him for adjourn
Mir. Heap resu'nM! l,is! verbal .tlagellatI
The complainant ut 2D'ctork, when The Court
nllnouncet himself. reatly for further bsl-
Hess. liz referred to- l}rentnno's course
pr.scnt time rs :, further eviasnce M Of lis lis
lialEce towards Micllnplis, md t!loM npelle,l
nut or tho subject Of thu character testimony
introduced oil both sides, luttling nll tllat WIS
linfavorahle to ,13,rentano nnd 'er1tlcising ali
niat'e to show ~ Mic'lnelis Us Il man Of bat
character, All TINT hull hper, slIowil ngainst
him was that tho alleged libel was printed tn
hts paper without his knuwIctlge. and tho
than they could the printers devil. 13rsAl-
tan0's cl,araeter having .bee1l proven to bu
ltotOrt0itsly bud, wlInt tlalnages coM!h III.
clai'n:. Ayer!lict n ILL.,. favor was equivalent
press H Of ills M COZ Country: "'' s""" '''' ''''
GEM STILES TOOK THE FLOOR
al,tl began BY remarklng tint tito ease didn't
seem to him tn be nne TINT reqtltretl much
tnlk. III flct, he llnsln't the slightest doubt
t!sat tle jury wonltl finally agree with hin,
l'eell brn,g't into court. 1'reiita1lo, ,aftet
seorng men yeur Il, and year out, right nnt1
left, ought to lave taken his own 'nelirtne.
|osnl would have .lnMe, 50 l,u!t l!v BEEN as
old M!agc, very applicable III this cnllller-
tim, about II lawyer running Ills nwIl cast.
having Il tnol fur Ills client. IN fills case the
lawyer-compalnantt dill the swearing, a1sl lis
l,otlce that all the Testimony was nEal,lst tho
lMlpr articles. etletc1lse lin,ln't produced
4 single wlt!lrss WHO Ind reAd the alleged
plninnnt cnuil Justly claim damages he must
be shuw,, to l,nve llMtl Il character. What
sort of = character thc", was he sltowu to
''is" Mar}rM,r,, H. ,,o,r !, co,mo,v In ,ro.
lcElliI!t!Eh ,nck ~ hctnlitny, he WIS
charged wltli Having l,eeli tfaitnr.-a cilarge
which, II untrue, could llnve beer met by
RsacilE hini oli tte Sta'ltl 70 cuiitin.
lact II. Nlt !e Giu not iAke the
slalst anu 10 e started nl.t WIZ! ttn repllta.
ton Or laying neei! Known rs tl,a neae!lrs
Arnold OF tierli!tlsy. w the NORTH Shlt
t'Iere seelae! t9 he all asptrntion an tho part
al tertnlti leeplc. OF wlt'lll 1lteht9fo WINS t,le
70 Maa the uerlna, Mnple. !lis 1Mtsnna!
abuse 9f p.opto w1ls CRUEL alnl notorious, aiad
Ills aspiration to bo
A "GENMAS HOES"
unbountlctl, mid It wns for fenr nf t],n po]lt.
| irui iurjIl which llu conceived tho artirlr
| ulght tlu |ln Tint lu tu,k 0!frllse ut If,
Michaelis sllpl,nrteit Him When i,e tlrst ratj
| fur Congress. 1t Uccnstullatly Decnt,,u l,rces.
sarv for ,,len win belonged to rither ,,f tIe
| tWt, unrtlt.s to sll.pOrt nl,n llowny,.r grtai
+, rasrul j,n 1nfEiit be. Theu, WA mn sI.oM
| Of n,aiieu Dr yiulictiyrncss nj the nnrt pt
Micaclis, who did not even write the article.
All the 1inlltp, A!l tho venom, was on thu
other SIDE III NY Gillttuylt nrcntni:9 wound
Up VIII tle s!,licillsinh that liz Ynlild le nblt
H., +, reGoSsr sE,aU .lsnlaEes: 1i3w 10y ;!il ~
llka u nnW, 20 tlae Arteh'lls WnrtPS eX
prcsSluil, "ns lar ~ ne llad Eot" Laugh
teri lle WIS nnw IN + losttlon to tnktt III;
own ins;lirt''e, n1ltl tho speaker was gltt.l
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