The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-02-03
no DAMAGES.
D. NJ. Crowley vs.. Ha-
waiian Gazette Co.
VERDICT IN FAVOR OF
DEFENDANT.

Hawaiian Gazette Company came up|
before Judge McCully Wednesday,
morning. The csse is one in which
D. N. Crowley sues for $4,000 dam
sges for sn alleged defamation of
character. Some time was taken up|
IN empsneling S jury, six jurors be
ing challenged by the plaintiff. The
following named jurors were finally
selected: L. Adler, ". Templeton.
Peter High,W c. King, ]. Sorenson,
". r. Sims. c. Bose. c. ". Zeigler.
J. Fsgeroos, John Angus, F. S
Lyman. Jr-. ". F. Reynolds.
Mr. J. NJ Davidson, counsel for
the plaintiff. opened the case by
reading the declaration, including
the Srtiele IN question; from the
article referred 70, which appeared
IN the Feb. 9Th. 1920. issue Of the
z. {. ADVERTISER. the following par-
sgrsphs are quoted;
I. Mr.. Crowley was engaged in the
u2ho.Steriag business N this city S levi
wears since. II partnership with Nj.
Haste.
The hrm became involved and made
Al assignment Tor the benefit O. lis cued-
ltorS. j dsv o. TWO before the SSslgn-
meui NJ. Ccowley Sn1 ms partner
Sewed I'D 5 iO- q valuable furniture cov-
eriuc. frInEeS. etc. II bagElng. and ID
was hidden u 81 upstairs hzck room
under C7owlsv's bed. = Isl q the firm s
property WAS then delivered 10 the as1
SiEnes. emitting the Secueted GOODS.
j few DAYS later Crowley and MS
partner had 5 falling cut, Snd the paEs1
Cer gave Information which Leo % the
discovery q the goods
Dir. Crowley then admitted i vas
f-n properly. bu. claimed thst he h2d
forgotten 81 about i.
= After this little episode, Mr.. Grow
ley took 10 stumping the country IN the
Interest q temperance reform under thel
auspices q the ". c. 7. [.
This pSllei upon his tastes sitter y
while and he proceeded 10 organize q
troop q native hulz girls 81 hohSls. He
tlo-EnI that the show would tSke /
better i the girls were dressed in silk
tights 2nd opera boots He accordingly
ordered them through Honolulu mer1
chant. but IS his credit was not sufficient
10 Ees them, he induced 5 hohSls trend
70 guarantee payment
Meanwhile Hawaiian opera did
noc psy the dividends expected Of II j
The tights came. Mr.. Crowley LEFT his
friend IN the l1rch Snd the friend hsd 70,
psy io- them Tbs; friend has very|
sober recollection Q: The event.
S Since the commencement q the|
present election campaign, Mr.. Crowley !,
being s prominent leader q the Mel
chSnic'S Union, went % S member d
the Reform Party Snd stated thSt ID
would Dc easy 20 break I'D the Union +.
Srd that he would undertake 70 do i forI
Sl.o1o. Upon his o6e- being declined
be offered 70 zccsp. : less sum- This|
SlSo ESs declined, Sn6 OCr sober rsco.-
lection q the situation : thSt Mr.
Crowley hzS since been working whsr-|
ever The biggeS: boo1ls was II sight
There sire samples q Nj. Crowley
We leSvs i % the public 20 lC6EeI
between Nh. CroEley'S sober recolec-
Eio2 Snd the ADVERTISERS SS6zyltS-'
Mr. F. II. Hatch replying. stated
the defendants ansEer denying snyI
malicious intention on the defen-'
dsnt's psrt. and that the defenss'
would rely on proving tie truth Of
the alleged libels snd that the print
ing Of the srtiele wss JUSTIFIED by|
public reasons
P. McInerDy testified that be had
resd the newspaper Srtiele; ADYR-|
z1SxE Is vell-knov. characterized
during lste Legislature IS ths|
- Thundecez-7
Il N Whitney, Msnsger Of the Hs-
Esiisn Gazette Co. testified ihati
the copy Of the P. c. ADVERTISE Of
February ). 1890. was Of REGULAR
issue Of the D4I1x ADTEEzIsEE, thsI
circulszion Of the ADVERTISE -
eleven OF twelve hundred. nsinly'
locSl circulation, few copies going'
shros6. Smong the ls1ter : one'
copy sant 70 His Nsissty the hingl
OF HAWAII during his absence from
the Islands
PlSinEE rssts-
Attorney Hatch then moved for
s no1-snit OF the grounds that thers
Is ID allegation II the oonplsint
that this zrEels Is Of and co1earni1g
the plaintiff No fact II the srsicle
could specify who Il vas; initials o
plaintiff did not sppesr II complaint
there vas ID prof that the srtzcls2
vas Of q concerning the plaintiff
not 81 inE1e16o il Il from beginni1gE
u end In the complaint only Mr.
Crowley bang Used Counsel cited
instances from the Court records
upon which hs based his assertion
Mr. Crowley hSs noz seen e even ID
20 Oh the witness StS1d-
Mr. Davidson replied. ssying thstI
counsel for defense supported his
notion with very technical points
10 other CroEley here but The oos
who i plaintiff: half s6oE=n o. nors
i1n1s16os could n0S make the stzts
merits nors definitely Ebel0Os: It'd
article EsS hesiad ID n Cr0E3eys
wzS Lot DeessssEy 70 rspsst the
name N full q the initials u Ehs
dscizrzlio1-
Court r1lsd that the sr1icle pri1E
Sd u A1EEEEzsEz- and alleged 10 -
II reference u D n CroxIsy, sh0E
ID tbst X Eesnf D II. CroEseT.