The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-01

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+estified tbot H., ,orsida,ei hin, a Gentle
man and thai c he not s.d ii-. tn his
nrofession >
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Deputy Marshal Frank Lamar testified
that IL was al the instance OF Mr.. vest tnaG
Lle levy was made, and he was instructed
| by Mr. West to search the trunks. When
informed tnat they contained nothing but
DeLeons personal effects they were re-
leased;
W. w. Mackal, Esq, testlhed that mr.
~, Naied 70 CoilSVIV MN % CouiI7ol az
indgnant at 10 - Of T,hot h., considara3
| an OUTRAGE ond ~ o,,iIraeead birneaIf
He gave H. assnran(e that the Trunks CON
tanned only Mr. nj eo,1's re,,sonaI effects
and he was wiIIing to he responsible for
/ them He invited Mr. West To examine
| them bimsaIf and not allow them 70 he beld
! 70 the inco,, ,,onia,,.o and ,no,,tificatior Of
Mr.. DELI and ,1ede the snbiect Of an
official search This Mr. West declined to
do. This closed fine testimony.
Mr. Cbarlton counsel for the defense
| made AN ahla a,o,,1,1aTt fo,. bie cIiant He
pictured ver, crTsrhiraIl,- Mr. DeT CONS bn-
! siness career i5 Savannah. and the loss of
| 500 GOO q misfortune which ovarfoox him
| in n SINGLE rie,ht. how fo,, savar vaors ba
STRUGGLED IN Raglan his lot fortune and
how, by his own efforts and the aid of
! friends who l,naw his character
| he had DISCHARGED all his jndebt,
| edness hut tho sinorIa daht which
figures in tbis case His friends vonld
| have been willing ut anv time ba said to
| have settled this bnt MIR beTeon con
sidered il an ,1ninst debt and for wears had
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this claim, and when about to leave the city
to meet an important business engagement
IN AUlanta, not outside OF the jurisdiction
OF the State, that the lndlgnitY was put
upon nun, and which he resented.
CHARGED WITH BALSEHOOD.
The sneaker arprad that nv the testimony
of Marshal Lamar il had been shown that
Mr. West had been unity Of a falsehood
when he not onl2 ordered Officer
Lamar to make the search. but
expressed an unwiIlinoness that the
search should be relegafed to a subordinate
when Mr.. Lamar sonpbt TO avoid sucb an
act himself after ass1Iranca of Mr. DaT aon
and Mr.. Mackell that tho trunks contained
nothing but wearing annerei IF Mr. West
was willing to lie under the imputation NUT
upon him bv Mr.. DeIeon's circular and
when the falsahood had baan moved he he
lieved that the i1rv sbonld LET +ba malta,
rest where Mr. DeIeon's crcuIar left If
and that his client be aroniitted That his
client and Mr. Mast bod haan friends and
me1nbars of tba come social C1uh ,,,os
enough to show that no feeling of malice
nrompted tha nubIire+ion II was tho in
dipnifv fine falls friendsbin apd tbo dacait
which Mr. Del aon had faIt II his dutJ, N
charactarize For this he urged that the
iurv should moi, mt his client in neri1 Of
perhaps a 81 .OOOfine and NAV be twelve
months on the chain-gang.
THE SOLICITOR GENERALS ARGUMENT.
Solicitor General duRignon in tba closipo,
arp,,ment baId that r. y,,as' not a oasa e
Vast VS. DaT con n yvae +ba Sto+a ves NJ
Leon Tho dafandant ba saiJ 10 $500
a law whose object is TO nreserve tba naaca
and tranouillitv Of the conn,nnitv Tbo
circnIar which Mr. DeT oon sant n,,{ ,,,,, Ho
menace IN n IF tbe dafandant foIt 90
griaved at M. Wost ba nod no l.ic,bt ~ 70 -
femnt to redress his own er,,invarSaS IT,
DAYS If dnelinc be said 81 60. IN c.
gia IF Mr. IEast had tailon q ON, 90
Shot Mr. DeTeon down for the ciErniot t;l,n
through the mails of ths defsmatorv ci,cn
lar he wonld hava baen oyIIiItIT Of g,,,,,jor
and would ba NJ on So "a r,,,ti teot
Tho law recognizes that No no, 49,
shall redress his own orievanne as'
even for the most fragrant offences saThe
sole issue . said Mr. IN Rionon dc wbetber
Mr. West is "a liar a bvnocrita and q Ii
grace to his nrofession r. vo,, acorit tbo
defendant of libel you put this brand on a
member of the bar, an officer of the court,
who stands high in his profession and
whose high character has been testified to
by some of the best men at the bar, among
whom are his own partner and other lead
ing citizens who know that he is not "a liar
is not "a hypocrite,' and who do not believe
that he is "a disgrace to his profession
APPEALED TO THE JURY.
The Solicitor GanaraI in tho cIosi,c, ro
MARKS Of ve,.1, aernest a,,,oaI -, a. s.
animadverted yerv eIoondnfIv TO the So sta} IN
which n 1or1ict II aconittaI would fosta,,
unon Nh. West and Which would in+',VJa
sorrow mo, ban1v home and ,,ni,iS ~
descend mon his cbiidren .sIt is trne y bo
said thai n NAV have beep onll, The bae Nv
action of a nassi0nate ten1ner which So,;t
such CHARGES ont aoaInst Mr. West b,it
uno jury huSG Iot TonSIuer Iudu' Inc