The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-14
laundering Down tho Ages Unto
the Doorway Of Eternity ag.
Newspaper Correspondents Rpsy and
the Remarkable Decision


10 Whh inc lhlh OF INC EpWni ~
brought look OF supreme contempt
upon the face OF che plebiaM ard upon |
tho faces Of The legal fraternity was 20
be seen o smile NJ aueh a rullngl o.. \
ID was tho talk OF tins city Wedneh
day and wbGp the public learned IAe
facts IN th NEwapEaQpRAG ~ was
not reluctant in expressing iIself ln
vigorous terms,
The legal fraternity preserved the
usual silence, with faw exceptions,
and the card VI rates for advice was
raised iTonl Atteen 10 ~ pel cent, 10
newspaper men u was decided mat The
money charged was OF more value than
The information desired Hence
TiimR WAS No DEAL,
The newspaper correspondence were
busy last night and to-day sending
broadcast over thecOnnlry this remark
able decision OF the learned Judge
Raley from Carroll county The lTepb
News and other associations have taken
itup aud by Friday morning II Will Oe
In every paper Of any note ~ the Omit
ed States, l' L.' 'H.IH NH|
The decision Of the loaned Judge
Raley from Carroll county VIII De lhe
means OF sepding MS name ,,..,
TnuNpgllSc powS mir AdEs,
even into the doorway Of eternity, ~
will bring ablnile upon the iaee OF we
llbeftlne, cause feloioing m Jteh, anu
cause ptrtGptlble decreaao In the
amounts frequently paid into The opi.
fers OF Justices court for we support oi
some unknown,
WTRosrEcTioN
There N much Of interest 70 the pub
lie In these suits for libel brought by
COuncilmrh p0lkmahh and 'lflmd
against I've depository Printing Com
pany andrdudge LahmL Iiumors OF
strange actions On the part Qt ,hc de-
PENDANTS 10 these suits were clrcnllted
During the pehdenty ~ the cases
nothing could DO learned from the
plaintiffs IN the aCtIOna, but now, owing
10 the remarkable decision rendered by
the most learned, Judge lAley VI Car
roll county the lips of these gentlemen
are mseaitd what was IL FIRST rlmor
Is now ' 0.'' '.N
yOOgu 70 BETUuul, .
After publishing a libel which was
later found ~ have been dopu nal
iciouslyl Che Evening Repository, pu9
lishCd No Canton, preserved What
10 considered ", be .I .... ,...r. .....-
a AplpSlIIEp siLENgE y...
on The suliS pGyer referring 70 thg
cases iu a,pcws way, lW only nouce
of the suits was d QDlnsrnp0Oty IN It's
editorial columns The day utter The ue"l
ton had boon c0mmUngedpW.
Although preserving silence " the
newspaper The company ana Judge
Lahm were not Ignoring the matter
as they would have had The public be-
lleye Just .hc reyeTse, ............,
plpS'T IGNORE THE NATTER
II was n5t many hbirsRftet the CON
mencempnt N tlie salt that The SUM,
neqs Manager " tho depository eullOd
upon ono VI the plaintiffs, MI, Field.
lle told lim hg was sorry tlpp0peT had
libpigd him, chat he worked early ana
late I'M ne interests bf the establish
mant and that when such matters were
ENGINEERED EY TIE EDITOR
OF the paper 20 the dettiment 81 the os.
tabnshment, tho blame did notAttanb
itself % The editor but isll upon HIM
lie hopg4 Ms Field Eopld not 9e too
hard uulhem
Mr.. ifitid explained that he was NO,
after money ih this damage salt but
merely wanted 0uslica from Che courts
and protection from other .-
LIRELou. AND NAIlCtpus ASSAULTS \
which The editor pightgee ~ 70 make
If allowed 70 continue m his present
path without obstruction '' W.
Some AVS after IudgO Ffeait, litor
estfd 10 the dStent'0f one third Interest
In the Repository called upon Mr..
Field accompanied by eX.Judge LOhnl,
the writer Of the libelous article over
which the suits resulted,
The conference resulting was ah eKl
tended one ih which eSlJudge FTease
frEAbEp FOR LRHIENGY ,IiU Il
and excJGage Lahm protested that he
meant hothiug libelous and WAS wiling
20 make any apology, rrrsiotg y.
Again the plaintill states that no did
not desire damages In the cases but
protection from futhre assaults flo
was ratherinaHned 10 compromise the
matteraB thoy had o' ntlHlI
AOBS0WLEDqRD TFE LlbE,Li l,v /
offered apology and promised that no
future assaults would be made, but no
decision was reached when the confer
ence had come 70 an end
Other Visits were made butn deois.
ion was reached This was the same
result with conferences held between |
these 9Aofehdents and 'CodncllInah I
Volkmhnn y Mr, Volkmanh stated that |
no was not after damages, When the |
MATTER OF LIBEL
had been established by the court 10
would .be time 10 talk 0i compromise, !
They approached him again. and |
again G0llectlVeiy" and separately, and |
even Iit 70 the minute the arguments |
on the demurrer were 10 be heard be- |
fore tie learned Judge llaley from Oar. !
roll county, ex,J udge Day one OF the 1
attorneys FOR the defense, stated That
N Mr.. DVolkmatit md any suggestions
10 make on Ia c6mpromia6 they would 1
gladly hear IT, He had none TO mako,
WHAT OFFICIALS THINK.
Mayor Franz, Of iMassiiioh; Would
Il raise anian's standing IN the church !
or elevate bis social position TO SAY he'd
was olnulegltimate birth2 Would bis |
mother be- o welcomed and honorel
member in d church and social circlesf |
/ think not u''bV, n
Auditor Manly; Well, / do not think 4
10 would elevate a man much in the |
eyes of his fellow, man, TO cast snch Rn
insinuation on his character If per |
son ora newspaper desires TO compli
ment nel W00ldHn0t like them 10 do
10 In this mannerAlio0: s3p llGW
President LOiehot, Of the city gcoun
Gil: Lthlnk " Is an outrage and II any
man said I was OF illegltimate birth ]
do not think ! should resort TO law but
would walk up and strike him between
the ewes