The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-11
The Criminal
Libel Suit.

ne case VI lllc ucLcuSc was OOltAA-
ued yesterday morning by the recall
ing of
e. C. Lewis; who testified as follows
when asked as to the charge in Dells
circular that he owned no property in
the city.
1.-THE statement is not true. My city
taxes last year alone were $24.9O, and
the real estate was in my name. l
owned four lots in Taylor's Astoria, six
lots in Adair's and two lots in Adair's
South Addition.
The defendant here rested his case.
The case for the prosecution was
continued by examining the following
witnesses:
A. F. Sears: reside in Portland.
Am a lawyer. Known Dell nearly IA
years. Know his character as law
yer. 1t is high. His character for con-
scientiousness is good. His general
reputation for truth and veracity Is
excellent Hostility in Portland to him
arises from the Neff case.
Cross examined: His character Is
is high among the lawyers. There Is
some hostility. Never heard that he
has reputation for digging up old
claims. Never heard any charge of
unprofessional conduct
M. C. George: Reside in Portland. l
have known Dell. since 1876. Am a
lawyer. Know his character for truth
and veracity. 1t is good. His charac-
ter as a lawyer has always appeared
to be good. His reputation as a lawyer
is good. Know a hostility to him as a
lawyer exists. My impression is that
it grows out of the Neff case.
Cross examined: l have heard Of
hostility to him by the supreme court.
Heard there was some trouble. Don't
remember whether the supreme court
was commencing proceedings to disbar
him or not. Judges Prim, Kelly and
Boise were on the bench. Heard some
discussion about him. Don't know
whether it was from leading and prom
inent attorneys. Should consider Judge
Whalley, Killen and Seneca Smith
leading lawyers.
]. v. Beach: Am an attorney in
Portland. known Sidney Dell about
13 years. His reputation es a member
of the bar is good. His reputation for
truth and veracity is good.
Cross examined: Didn't say l ever
heard his honor. and integrity ques-
toned. have heard members of the
bar say he was quarrelsome and stub
born. Consider Smith, Whalley, Stott
and Deadly stand high in their profes :
sion. Have heard them speak OF him.
Not in the highest terms, but not
AGAINST his character as lawyer par
ticularly Heard Judge Thayer speak
of him, also Judge Deadly and Judge
Stott. / think the bench always
thought it was an unwarranted attack
that Dell made on the bench. l think
most Of the lawyers thought it was an
unwarranted attack.
H. 3. Nichols: Reside in Portland.
Am an attorney. Known Dell 15 years.
Think his reputotion as lawyer and
as for truth and veracity is good.
Cross examined: Have heard his rep
utation discussed. A lawyer must
tramp on peoples toes sometimes.
Have heard attorneys discussing his
reputation and character. Have heard
that he has hunted up old claims and
titles and have heard it disputed.
Ira Jones: Am an attorney in Port
land. Known Sidney Dell 8 years.
His reputation as lawyer is good.
Cross examined: I don't know that
am known as Sure Shot Jones'"
Am not particularly chum of Delrs
any more than Thayer or Deadly. Am
not a chum of Thayer, Deadly Of any
other Judge. I don't have many
chums. I didn't say his character was
excellent. 1 said good. l will make
It excellent. I have not been intimate
with him. Am intimate with no man.
George Noland testified: I am law
yer at Astoria Known Dell 5 years.
His reputation as a lawyer is fair. His
reputation as for truth and veracity,
good.
Cross examined: Have heard his
character discussed great deal. He
has strong enemies and some friends.
He stands up for his opinions strongly.
Have heard some people say he had a
habit of digging into and looking up
old titles and litigation. He tried to
get me to go into case that didn't
want to go into. 1 didn't care to &c
into it. 1 am not much of hand at
taking UP old titles. don't know that
it is particularly disreputable. I don't
like old, musty claims, where the wit
nesses are dead and gone. Don't wish
to impute anything to others. They
have a right to bo as they please.
Re directly examined by Dell: If the
case were just, and brought to me
without solicitation and thougt the
case were just, think I might take 1t
but I should please myself (Mr. Del
was here precluded by the court from
cross examining his own witnesses.)
J.. @. A. Bowlby: Have known Del
well since he has been here. Never
heard his reputation for truth and yer
acity questioned till this controversy
over the pamphlet.
Cross examined: Know his reputa'
ton as member of the bar. There Il
some criticism as to his honor. Hi.
reputation is; well. it is not very sa
vouryHe is considered by the bar a.
unpleasant and disagreeable generally