, 1881-03-27

attacks
.e..~ '..as nrovded every day, and many ladies
nrpsent. If the contestants could
a,.rga admIttauce, like long~dis-
lance walkers, they would by
t1,;s time }ayt, made a fortune. Mr. Lawson
was defended by NJ, army OF wigged heads.
nIr Tannuchere conducted his own case with
marked ability, crossexamining, raising
nnints of law, md opening the case wlth
rho readiness and self-possession or the
most experienced practitioner. He seldom
GETS worsted. He takes blows with the same
en,,anin,ity with which he delivers tHen.
Ha twice bovled over the Lord Chief JUS
tIce Yesterday In the matter OF CLASSICAL
quotations, He is .....-
,,ERcHEss IN HIS ATTACKS UPON Hls Or
POSENTS !
In tha yitness-box. He made little impres.
sim on Mr. Lawson. who was perfectly cool
and deliberate in his replies, and gave every
resnonse III q tone of sublimated Aatred
and contempt. Insult was answered
with insult, III tones that might |
have conveyed the blandest compliments.
Mr. Labouchere going too far OH one occa-
sion. the opposing counsel protested. II
have no desire to insult Mr.. Lawson" sald
Mr., Labouchere. whereupon Lord ColeflaRe
said: "Then you have succeeded IN
doing what you did not intend"
At this there was much laughter. MI
Dawson was examined about his religious
hclief. his politics. his baby-farmtnG adVer-
tisemeuts, about MI. Gladstone, about the
circulation and profits Of the Telegraph,
about Eastern geography, editorial manage
ment, and dozen other matters.
MR. DAWSON SCORED
m one occasion when he described an In
teryiew with Mr.. Gladstone respecting the
Neproponte correspondence, i'll which tne
Tclcornph accused Mr. Gladstone Of melting
the Greeks to war: Mr.. Lawson said:
"As was saying good-oy' l
remarked that there were persons
base enough Il was thinking OF you at the
ti,nel. to attribute the course was taking 10
sordid motives" AS Mr.. Lawson said, ~
was thin king Of you," liz waved the
eloya which he carried in his hand
at MIR. Laboucllere. 1t was ellclteo
during the examination that the Tclegr0ph's
circulation was $4,000 Its advertising pro
duces E5O0 or $500 daily. Its saies are over
$500. Its paper mills, besides what they save
to the proprietors, make profit ot 4lo,ooo
yearly.
Regarding Mr.. Lawson's ASSAULT Oh Ml'
| Labouchere and
THE Observation-Disclosures DUEL,
| Mfr. I,abouchere made the witness vince
! with his inputations of coWardlce III refer-
| ence to the women relatives who ADVISED
him not to fight'' But Mr.. Labouchero
] fully met his match in Mr. Phillips,
who is Mr.. LaWson's brother-la-law.
This gentleman described Mr. Labouchere's
| appearance after the assault In front of the
| Club. Nr. Phillips said: lie looked ns IL
| he had been dining out and drinking too
much. or as if he had had his face slapped
| anihatf been rubbed against dusty places. ~
Mr. Noutagu Williams, well-known Old
p,;,ov LAWYER and c1ub-n,au. also proved him
ealf
,,n 1AnoucHrRE's EouA1.
..ba, ha ea;d -. 'rhe reason Mr., Lawson did
rot t;r,,t w,e because Afr. Arnold had said
tho+ ~ 1ahnuchcre was too great black
a,,,rd f,r A. I,awst,n tn meet.''
Than Ar I,ahonctere asked: Ibid you
,rras with Nr. Arnn1d e''
:. NJ ,, end AR. Williams. II would have
e,,ot xn,, win, great; pleasure.'
Tho same witness testified that he went to
rr ,,onchera and said to him: "Why
aa,.,t w., 1a,vo rho Laws alone? You know
n,,eo,, wall Yon ara making his life q
,nisarv to him ,, AR. Labouchere said: ~
viii never leave them, and when do God
Ai,n;oJ,ty will call me up and thank me fol
1shot have done"
0rr Edwin Arnold. editor of the Telegraph
md author of the Light Of Asia" was
THE NEXT WITNESS.
Mr.. Iabouchere spoke Of him as "f
nnycmnnopr fanatic" while the Chief
Il lrs,;ce himself did his best to make thing:
nisas,nt fnr the witness by injecting remarks
;nto tha testimony. such as " have not reat
:, f;na of tha Telc1rnph for twenty years.
aon,t hetjeye its articles have any influence.
A. THE Nr Arnold merely shool. his head
ND en,ilrs nossrd over his scholarly face
Tr,r os he won,d. Mr., Labouchere coult
n,+ nu+ the flight of Asia y cut. o.
,,.-,ru ho ,p,s himself scorched
',,a,, e ~, ael,,,d ,yhv Mr Arnold had advise,
A. r. ,vson mt to fight. Alr, Arnold re
. .,,;.5 th,t alt was a]together out of tn
, s+,s, that ,1r Tovenn s),ould nit a lif
I;,-o he With interests like his, asaipst lii
,;,.a ,;Ha ,.,,,,rs, ,...,, ,, 'rhan fol1owed
.,,~,,,1,r,, ,,,,rrr1a~r opFErSa