Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-04
CIRCUIT COURT.
The Tickling Bourne SANDER Suit-A
Crowded Court Room and;Intense In
terest.

gathered in the court room. anxious
10 hear the testimony 10 the Jickling.
Bourne SANDER suit case, which had
been set down for hearing to-day.
Chief Judge Miller and Associate
Judge Jones on the bench, with
James NJ. Munroe, States Attorney
prosecuting; Messrs. Mccullough,
aud Ireland, counsel for the traverser.
The case was tried before the court
The State opened the case with
brief review of the parties in the case
and the relationship existing between
them. He then read the letter in the
Pail Mall Gazette" OF October End
and also that of 23rd.
The court was crowded to its ut
most, and intense interest and atten-
tion was given to the reading of the
libelous articles.
The first witness on the stand was
William s. Myers. / reside in Bal
timore; l am in the employ of Arm
strong and Cater; am acquainted with
Sallie Nj. Bourne; she was in the en-
ploy of Armstrong one year; / knew
Miss Bourne 10 Baltimore; che came
from there to Annapolis to engage in
business here; ] knew obn W. Gibbs;
he was in the newspaper business;
called on him as the proprietor
of the "Pall Mall Gazette"
Objected to by the defence as ir-
relevant; and on the ground that
Mr. Gibbs is here in court under an
Indictment; objection not sustained
My brother introduced me to pro-
prietor of the "Pall Mall Gazette; be
gave me the letter he received with
the communication; be took the letter
from the desk, in bis office; there was
no other gentleman there; be was in
charge OF the Office, sitting at the desk;
the State requested witness to read
the letter; it was dated September
9th, 1886; and went to show that
the account was written by himself;
that he was an admirer of the paper,
and hoped in the future to contribute
better articles for the paper, and sign
ed, yours, most truly, Harrison E.
| Duval,"
| saw Mr. Gibbs at my store; be
told me that be did not intend pub.
fishing the letter until be beard more
about il. (Here the witness swore
to the contents of the letter.) The
letter was then read by the counsel
for the State. 1t was 10 substance
as follows: "My brother has request.
ed me 10 send you this note to be
published in your following "Pall
Mail Gazette" it will get sale of q
thousand copies here, they are now
selling for twenty FIVE cents a copy,
/ will call for that photograph some
time next week. | request you to
send me one dozen copies. (Signed }
Yours most truly, Samuel w. Du-
vail"
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Gassaway, justice of
peace. He said II am justice of the
peace, and have been for years.
Clarence S. Jickling was 10 my Office
on Monday morning. He stated
that he wished to appear before me
to make affidavit to a paper to be pub.
lished in the "Pall Mall Gazette"
which he did on Monday October Is,
using about eight pages of paper for
that purpose He made affidavit
that the contents of the paper was
true, &c. 1t was the only affidavit
that Jickling ever made before me.
Mr.. ThoS. Basil then testified: there
is no such number as 81 Clay
street; (the fictitious address on the
unpublished article don't know
any such person in Annapolis as
Harrison Duvall
Mr.. Earnest Brock gave the follow.
ing testimony: while in Annapolis,
Tickling was 10 my brothers Office
He told me that he wrote the article
in question, my brother George W.
Brock, and Edward Tubbs were pres
ent. Tickling said that the next edi-
ton of the "Pall Mall Gazette" would
change the sentiment of the Annapol-
itaus.
VIM. Baker, newsboy, afforded
little amusement for the crowd, IL
being necessary to hate bis evidence
translated to the court. tie said Il
am twenty-five years old, nave been
selling papers about nine years; | sell
the "PaIl Mall Gazette;" sell them
around town; | have seventy-hve
regular customers; two weeks before
court sold Que hundred and twenty
Eve copies, all | had; have sold the