The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-11-06
Press Opinions Of
The Dollar Verdict.
PASS IN THE EVIDENCE.

PASS IN THE EVIDENCE.
A citizen OF Mcleod County to the
Pioneer Press: "Here is q dollar l
give you as q testimonial of my
hatred for Donnelly."
Joseph Wheelock, (salting it DOWN
"Thanks gentle sucker, thanks.
The Pioneer Press accepts anything
in the way of money, from a $50, 900
lump of Senatorial Doodle down to
the one dollar donation ofanybody's
damphool enemies. If there is any
body who hates anybody whom the
Pioneer Press has libeled, let them
pass in the evidence of their hatred;
we take anything. Midway News.
Some of our citizens go as far as
to say that the Pioneer Press was
indicated by the verdict the jury in
the Donnelly libel suit. This is a
mistake. The charges against the
Pioneer Press was sustained and the
only question in the minds of the
Jury was as to how much the char
acter and reputation of Mr.. Donnelly
was damaged. They thought 81
woul satisfy the sage.-Sleepy Eye
Herald.
In the famous Donnelly libel suit
the defense failed to substantiate
their charges and verdict for the
plaintiff was rendered. Under the
circumstances the damages seems at
great variance with the verdict
Swift Co., Standard.
BLUE NosED JOE.
The libel suit of Mr.. Donnelly
against the piratical Pioneer Press
is a thing of the past, and Mr.. Don
nelly stands before the people of the
state fully indicated from the SLAM
derous abuse which that paper has
heaped upon him for the past thirty
years. From all accounts it appears
that the judge was fair in his charge
to the jury, leaving but two ques-
tions for them to consider; did Don
nelly give the letter written by the
fugitive from justice, Bill King, to
the Pioneer Press for publications;
if not, then what amount of DANA
ges was he entitled to. The Jury
found that he did not deliver the let
ter, but only fixed the damages at
ST.. 90, SO as to give Mr.. Donnelly a
vindication, which it is presumed
they supposed was all he wanted.
This has been the hardest fought
legal battle ever had in the courts
of the state, and clearly establishes
the falsity OF the charges which the
blue nosed Joe has depended on for
stock in trade for so long a time
Farmers Leader Edgerton.
The Libel suit OF l. Donnelly, VS.
the Pioneer-Press is now on trial,
and a result will no doubt soon be
ascertaihed. The amount of dam
ages sought for are 100000.
LATER-A verdict of 81 was given
in favor or Mr.. 1. Donnelly. This
verdict would show that Mr.. Don
nelly was ibeled, but that his good
reputation was not very badly dam
aged.-Sauk Rapids Sentinel.
WILL TRY 1T AGAIN.
The great libel suit, Donnelly
against Pioneer Press was closed
last Saturday after a trial OF five
days. The jury brought in a yirdict
for Donnelly of 81 damages instead
of 100000 as claimed. The P. P.
considers it's charges sustained and
proven, except a doubt or two in
one case, which the jury had to con-
slider. Mr.. Donnelly of course is not
satisfied with the verdict and threat
ems to try it over again.-Exchange.
MOUTH PIECE OF THE FLUTES.
The result of the libel suit of Igna-
titus Donnelly against the st. Paul
Pioneer Press for the publication of
the notorious "King Letter." YER
dict for Mr.. Donnelly of 81, throws
the costs of the case [12,OOO] onto
the Pioneer and shows, in the opin-
ion OF the jury, that the paper was
unable to prove the charges made
in their publication. It would GER
tainly have had a more salutary
effect on the venomOus, reformer-
hating, monopoly serving editor OF
of the Press if the damages had been
assessed at $4,000 or 500, 900.
There can be no question but what
the Pioneer Press, as the special or
gan and mouth-piece of a certain
clique of plutocrats in this state,
published the article with the sole
object OF injuring Mr.. Donnelly's
popularity and power at time
when he was waging a very vigor-
GUS war on the moneyed element in
the legislature last winter.-Labor
Union, Minneapolis.
INDICATED HIS CHARACTER.
The great libel suit of IL. Donnelly
VS.. the Pioneer Press has come to a
close. The cause for Mr.. Donnelly' g
bringing action against the P. P. is
too well known to need repetition.
The Pioneer-Press accused 1.-THE
Sage" Of accepting brides, Donnelly
demanded retraction and the P. P.
would not retract. Donnelly then
brought suit against the Press for
500, 900 damages, employing Cyrus
Wellington and W. w. Erwin for