Daily Republican., 1880-12-02
FIFTH EDITION
AhaUiAG THE LIBgL s,,,.

In sho Case ofthsInsurnn.a ~
pAny vs. orossdale. 'o'
Specially reported for the Republic,
NEw CASTLE, Dec. AT tho
ing o; court this morning Ans,i, OPe !,
rington, Req, was appoip,sI 'n nn ia
sloner to take testimony in The o'n' oanl
Henry Dsum vs.. Lima Daum, BhaS @SS ,
divorce. Some other unimpor, Cs =,
ses were disposed Of or continnaS
The Gaze OF the Delaware s, p = ,
Insurance Co. VS.. William T, r., q
dale was then resumed, Mr., To. uoI
ing the argument for the p,sin.'Spsl
1920. N''l4
He opened with IN aIlusior
Importance Of the trial which w.,
reaching for two reasons first, o ,Io y
and abuse Of the public rra,s w. =,
was q vast power, and second q, WIN
crednSss OF private reputation r' n
case these two elements larpsrr a..
II the facts OF the allegations y, way u"
he trne the instrument of mi, ~
should be shattered. H. suoks ="
in ths case and the NOM.
per which extended it's opipInr
ever the country, aud Of the nls,n,,i
men who in long lives had buiI, M
themselves good regulations. y
He defined libel as any pnb,,.,,.
tending to ipjure private chs,,cts.
showed the difference between II.
and slander, and said the law hal
man more responsible for libs n
for slsnder, because it wss mor. y
Ing, and usually penned and n,i",
In quiet, calm dellberatlon, ib.,s"d
being uttered in moments Of pss.io"
Mr.. Lore then came to the %s
which the plaintiffs claimed to he III,
and for the sake OF brcvlty, read
article published in Every Rvspio.
October 5, 1877, in which the MI
sll the publications, he said, VA, Il
,entrated. All these charges, he ",
'n, Of the company being q rotten n
which had NO right to exit. and M
was carried on for the sole p1rpo,.
olundering the people, we're msts n
he company removed from Dslav,
Clty and was reformed with sueb
Interested In It as William Brlrbt
rsntum, c. P. Johnson and h
Wood. They have got to prove all
'hRrges they have made. with bti
srcasm Mr.. Lore alluded 70 Mr. Cml
lale's attack upon Mr.. Bri2h, ,s
member OF Rev. Mr. Caldwe,ps rYpp
alton in Wilmington, and said
he defendant was the ouly one
hought the insurance had no,
least shadow otright to exis.,u
psurancs commissions gferuvi
ause1 1t to DO business.
The publications are poisonous It.
he man who wrote them tbloE,
Irt not only upon the corporation,
e attacks Individual reputation,
ng the vilsst words, and be even
srs the sacred preaincts Of tie Hol
I God aud smirches the character
be preacher.
The fret point which CONES up sO
onsideriug these articles is, who /,
uthor ? We have not got 10 pf1
hat he wrote them, but that be eau.
bem to bs printed and that thsy VI
ublished with his consent, snd I'd
9 is responsible as the RIitw Old
swspsper. Think William 7. Croa
ale wrote these articles, and iihs b
cen q man he would har. aiuita
Jat he was the anthor inspld Of Cra
lg behind q technical SHE'D and q
x, 81 decline to answer lit Vi
manly act, done for Justice aud IA
ke an honest man he would have
lifted that he did. IfLe did not VI
lem why did hs decline to SnsW
nd then again If he did It for
ublic good he need have no fer Of
Law. II was @ feGrill test
IL to put him on the stand vLrn
light not havs written II and mi
ave said so, but knew my uaa
10 test showed him the creature
as.
Mr.. Lore, who was feeling very
ell was compelled at this tins
1andon his intention of reviewing
cts of the case at length, and sad
oald be compelled to leave tbSt d
10 time came foi him to reply 10
siendants counsel. He sall thli
ry had to deal with the concern
reorganization, and the que5'i9
I've they proved that the BVeY
ng told the truth when in IN
Id the Insurance Company 10
Id always has been O rotten ilo
ith the company when it vs! al
'are City we have nothing 70
lis company when attacked did
Ut away as frauds do, bus asked
Ibiic to come in and examine ~ \
re. Rsscals do not do tbs.
ked Mckee TO examine beiOfr be
3 commission.
Mr. Lore went on to speak Of ta1
lination aud the result, and resa
which makes it the duty Of IIt },
rancs Commissioner to take si'p !,
'sc up any company, which % v
ison to believe is insolveIt or Ls
itly conducted or has not snE
nds TO do business. Ar. McF'e IL
do this. lie licensed tue comp pt
d said here that he did not ! Rl
, company fraud. Hr vi
med Mr.. Bright against ~
Mr.. Bright, and it
redit to him, said he could see "a
; wrong in him. Mr.. McFee
,able a man to hunt out iFSn1 'a
. CrOasdale, aud on his oath he
company is not a fraud. o9 '@
no might rest my case, Sra 20
ne is sufficient to warran! us IL @'
for a verdict. 100