St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-28
GAVE ONE SIMOLEON,
The Jury Aw lrde1 Mrs. Yapp
One Dollar OF the
Realm,
Which Will Buy Her a Tur-
key for Thanksgiving
Dinner.
Reporter Gondan Scores a
Scoop by Marrying in
Chicago.
A Unique Examination in a
Criminal Case Ended by
the Court.

The very peculiar damage suit inSti-
tuted by Mrs. Margaret Eleanor Yapp
against the GLOBE, alleging libel. aud
claiming $4,000. came TO close yestrr-
day afternoon. The jury, after short
absence, returned to the court room,
and, under instructions from the bench,
hapded in q verdict for 81, and were
discharged for the purpose of allowing
them to put in grateful THANKSGIVING
that there was not more in the case.
This was very singular action at law
perhaps without precedent ia the an-
mails of Northwestern Jurisprudence.
1t appeared from the evidence that the
d report of the Associated Press car-
ried on Aug. Is, last, statement In
connection with the case of Mrs. May
brick, then und. sentences OF
death in England. This state
ment contained letter from all
Eastern attorney which reflected OH the
veracity of Mrs. Margaret Eleanor
Yapp, nee Wainwright. whom he sup
poSed was a WitnFSS in the Maybrlck
ease, and whom he pronounced un-
worthy of credence. having been COM
Al
ment for perjury. 1t ala appears that
all three of the press associations ear
RED this same story, though i'll slightly
differing language, ana that must OF the
leading evening papers and all the
prominent morning papt rs, including
the GIuBF, published it. 1t was mat
ter of considerable surprise, therefore,
when a few DAYS later the Identical Mrs.
Yapp turned up as having lived at
NGite Bear for Seve al wears and
armed with a suit for libel. Though
the Daily News. and Dispatch had
printed the SAME story IN substance, II
passed unnoticed. and it appeared the
GLOBE was singled out to defend SUIT.
This it did. taking the ground that
there was not particle OF malice; that
| it had no knowledge OF the existence OF
Mrs. Yapp, and that the news had come
| through the emanuel, universally con-
sidered reliable, the Associated Press.
The trial IF the caS. began Tuesday
before a struck jury of young business
rnen of Innre than usual intelligence.
MIR. and Mrs. Yapp. the former clerk
in tie Burlington Office, testified that
Mrs. Yapp was the person referred TO
| i'm the article, and had testified in the
famous Smith divorce case IN Montreal.
There was little testimony taken on
eithe. side. the defense contenting itseff
with showing the character of the As
soeiased Press, the fat that nearly all
reputable papers the country over had
published the article, ant further that
hst damage had bee4f Wrought. There
were some amusing passages alarms
between attorneys, and several efforts
at roasting the witnesses for the DE-
ft.mse bv the attorney for the plaintiff.
The Instructions of the court were gen
orally thought tn favor the plaintiff.
They charged the jury to fiud verdict
for that side. leaving to thtir Judgment
the matter of compensatory damages;
the matter OF exemplary damages was
dependent upon whether the jury he
Iieved there was malice in the pubfiea-
ton. The jury promptly brought ver-
dict for 81 for the plaintiff.
This ended the wonderful case. The
Jury practically held the GLOBE blame
less and sustained its position. Mrs.
Yapp gets a dollar, which will buy
small turkey for to-day, and It IS to he
hoped her Thanksgiving may be toyial
one,