Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-17

ont. 1 laid my left hand on his shoulder
and walked him out of the door. at the
threshold the Governor said, Never put
your rascaIIy face within that door again un-
less you have official business. If you have
official business do it and then CO.. Tho
Governor then closed the door and we went
quietly back to work Il was about $50
O'Clock. I did not hear the language that
took place between Governor Waller and
Mr. Birdsall. do not recoIIecs that Mr.
Birdsall made a motion toward his hip pocket
as he left the door"
Seth G. johnson, treasurer of the New
Haven Palladium company, was called by the
defense in the afternoon. Mr.. Doolittle OBJ
jected to the first question put TO the wit
ness, which was as to how much stock n. D.
Sperry owned in that paper. The question
was ruled out, as was also question as to
how often Mr.. Sperry visited the Palladium
Office. Exceptions to both rulings were
taken.
Clarence Deming, who was the next wit
ness, said he had been editor of the New
Haven, Morning News since February 21st.
In 1873 he was night editor of the Palladium
of this city, and knew N. D. Sperry. The
court did not think it proper to allow the
witness to answer what control Mr.. Sperry
had in the Palladium Office at that time.
Mr.. Hamilton went on: ''Do you know
what control he had over the Palladium at
that time. Mr.. Deming ?" SAT that time
came up the question as to the amount of
assets of the insurance company then doing
| business on the Green. Mr.. Sperry's name
was brought into the affair. He was fire.
| quently in the Office in conference with Editor
Butler. The talk was upon editorial matters,
particularly upon that topic. ''Were any ar
ticIes excluded or inserted by his direction p
| Objected to and ruled out EsDid any other
director attempt to do this ?" 81 think that
is going too far, said the court ST only
wanted to show, negatively, that they die
not" said Mr.. Hamilton. ST had another
| interview with Mr.. Sperry on the evening OF
March Z, 1884, in the News office, " the wit
ness said, in answer to Mr.. Hamilton. Nov
Mr.. Deming, did Mr.. Sperry say anything tc
you in regard to Mr.. Birdsall?" ST object,
object" Mr.. Doolittle hastily repeated 81
| claim, - said Mr.. Hamilton, t'that Mr.. Sper.
| RVS declaration out of court will tend to show
| that he was acting in the character of Urish
Heep, who was man of various phases. If
| we've told the truth about Mr.. Sperry We
| want the jury to know it. shall show your
honor that Mr.. Sperry's conduct in the
Birdsall matters was like that of Uriah
Heep."
GAS understand it, this evidence is to
| show the truth of the alleged libel that Mr..
sperry was like Uriah Heep," said the court.
You may inquire further
The witness continued.
"Mr. Sperry protested very strongly
against an article we had printed on that
morning which he said was unjust, and
| which he was informed, hbelous. A word
we used, mud finging,' he said was unjust
| and unkind. told him I regretted the use
of the words, but did not regard them as
| Iibeious He said he did not intend to prose
cute Us, but thought we ought to retract them
editorially. suggested that he write a letter
to the paper stating the facts. He said he
| would see Mr.. Benton, editor of the Palla
| dunn, about this. 1 told Mr.. Sperry the
| word came out from a statement of Bird.
sails that his mud hingiDg' was being done
| by the Palladium. Mr.. Sperry denied al
connection with Mr.. Birdsall or the Bitdsal
set. He met Mr.. BirdsaIl by accident. Later
Mr.. Sperry said he had consulted Mr.. Benton
| and had decided not to write the letter re-
ferred to-"
When thu witness concluded Mr.. Hamilton
said that for Mr.. Sperry to criminalIy prose
| cute the Union for doing the same thing that
the News had done was exactly like the char
| acter of Uriah Heep.
An effort was here made to show that
Bifusall telegraphed the News and Palladium
on the night of his ejectment to meet him 81
the depot. Mr.. Dening said snch a message
came into the Office, but it had not been pre-
served.
Fl. G. Webb, reporter of the Morning
News, was the next witness. He testified II
substance as follows: II was il Hartford or
| Tuesday, March 4 last, when Judge Birdsal
/ was elected from the executive chamber.
went up on the 1920 a. M. train that day
| from New Haven. Judge Birdsall went NJ
on that train. So did n. D. Sperry, and.
think, in the same car with Mr.. BirdsaIl
Beside me sat Mr.. Troup and foul
| or five seats ahead sat Mr.. Sperry
| Messrs. Sperry and Birdsall got off TIT
| train together at Hartford, alighting on tn,
| right hand side of the cars. On the night O.
| the Birdsall- Waller difficulty went to tn
| New Haven depot for the News Office. I
| was about $50. I know that telegram haC
| been received at the News Office from Hart
ford and in response to that telegram 1 wen
to the depot tore up the telegram afte
carrying it in my pocket for
while. The telegram was from Judg
Birdssll and in substance was t.
have Mr.. Bronson (another New
reporter meet him at the depot. Bronson
could not go and I was sent in his place A
the depot 1 saw Mr.. Birdsall get off tn
Hartford train. saw Mr.. Sperry Their
and gentleman whose name have sine
learned was Mr.. Benton of the Palladium.
saw the three engaged conversation TIL
witness testified further in regard to CONVEX
sation he had with Mr.. Birdsall and wa
then cross-examined by Mr.. Doolittle. Blu
little change in evidence was brought out il
the cross examination. At 8 O'Clock an sd
jourument was taken until this morning a
10 o'clock.