The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-05
% prejudice unfairly Mr.. Burrowes's

case.
In reply to this charge of the Herald,
Mr.. Dudley NJ. Holman, editor OF the
Evening Express, and also Portland cor
respond ent of the Boston Herald, last
evening made a personal statement in the
columns of tbe Express, in which he de-
MED that the Portland Screen Company
had any thing to do with the article APP
pearing in the Express the evening after
the arrest. 'sThe Express knew nothing
of these matters says MI. Holman in
his statement, until the morning on
which the arrest was made. The state
ments it printed that evening were OBJ
tanned that day from official sources and
court proceedings, and from no other
source whatever"
MI. Holman also in his statement said
the following in regard to Mr.. c. Thorn
ton Libby, editor of the Portland Herald:
Mr.. Charles T. Libby has caused to
be published in the Portland Herald this
morning long statement containing GER
tain charges against the Evening Express,
of which I am the managing editor.
These charges are false and MI. Libby
knew they were so before he published
them. Being furnished with an advance
slip of his article. called upon him, pre-
Stunning he desired to make truthful
statement, and denied point blank the
truth of his statements so far as they re-
ferred to the Express, and corrected his
assertions in detail He expressed his
regret that had told him these facts be-
fore his article was published, but that
he should not alter word of it. He pre-
ferred to publish it knowing it to be
false"
MI. Libby was seen by PRESS report
CT last evening and asked if he had any
thing to say in reply to this. He said:
GAS regards Mr.. Holman's statements
affecting the Portland Herald's account
of the recent base attack on Mr.. Bur-
rowes, and his reflections on-myself per-
sonally, have no disposition to be the
foil by which the Express may succeed
in turning away the popular contempt
which will cling to that journal because
of the use that was made of it.
''NIr Holman's state of mind may be
seen from this in his interview in the
Boston Globe.''
Mr.. Libby here clipped out the follow
ing paragraph from Mr.. Holman's inter-
view:
The Express made no comment, either fayora-
Bile or adverse upon the case. save to ask for
suspension OF public OPINION until MI. Bur
rOWeS'S side of the case was presented.
"This cowardly denial is sufficient, 1
think, to place. the stamp of insincerity
upon anything Mr.. Holman may say at
this time, and it hardly seems to me nee
essary in the community where we are
both known, to undertake self defence
in the matter. Neither do deem it nee
essary in behalf of Mr.. Burrowes, as the
community is we'll enough satisfied of the
truth of the matter as reported in the
Herald.
''While Mr.. Holmans report of his
talk with me is distinctly a breach of
journalistic good faith, and I of course
had no idea that what might say would
be put into print his statement that |
told him was sorry that he made his
statement before my account was print
ed, but that should not change it, is
true.
''If had dreamed that he would print
our talk 1 should have told him also the
reason for my regret, which was that he
put me in fhe dilemma of practically tel
ling brother editor that | disbelieved
Ills pOlUU Uld1lfA ASSET ttUOub
entirely within his own knowledge.
''The Herald's account of the matter
was such that am willing to risk upon
it my own and my papers reputation for
reliability, which, it seems to me, is
enough to say.
IT would like to add, however, by way
of denial of other misstatements, that the
Herald is owned exclusively by my part
ner and myself and that Mr.. Burrowes
has no interest whatever in it. Neither
he nor his counsel made any suggestion
in the matter or knew anything about it
until they saw it in type"
Mr.. Libby declined to say anything
further, on the ground that the Express
was simply trying to kick up dust and
divert attention from its own part in the
assault ON Mr.. BurroWes.
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