Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-24
PAIGE ON THE RACK
Witnesses Testify Tina, HIS Rsrpu-.
tzton Is Not Good.
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presented yesterday IA the t.ial 4 the
htei sast instituted by NJ J. f.igs
against TsE HsKkLs. bat IL sas all on
the si.ta of tn. defense. The defend
ants presented thels SIDE II the eass,
sho<ins eone.aslsely that the atsscls
Vas printed In good faith and ttat
safhci.nt r-traetion had teen Insals.
Then sitDe-se. we're pat GA the stand.
Who testified TIA, Mr.. Pages r~puta
tioa a. a patent night vendor Was Hot a.
spotle~s as the SNOW % heaven. 4. L.
Wing and iienTy L. .ha-keh q Ladlns
t,a declared that they had had patent
RIGHT dealings With Mr. Paige and bad
BEEN gwen deeiiediy the worst II H.
Tie cass 5,,eusd Ia the morniag TO-
sherii LamoFesnS'- beng called upon
The -tand - testify AZ d the tlIas be
Ma gwen the summons % serve. ~ the
ciese u his testimony Noses ra,gsrt.
The dcfenuants attorney. moved that
the case be aon suited GA the ground
that the viaintir hsd not proved a libel.
cs that las bGssfle-- sas damaged After
Aslrning u the arguaent judy. Grove
decided - continue the ease.
Testimony Of the Defense.
Frank / COBB. the reporter who
wrute The asilcle Shich Mr. Paige de
ciarvs - q libel. was placed on the -.ard
and trstitsd % the reliability II his
source q Information The story Wis
town tax ga Loseil. and ~ was obtained
from prominent citizens ~ the village.
who stated that they believed the
rumnrs true and that Mr. Richmond
Laa besu maie the victim of a sharper.
Al po-S1ul- pFecautlpn VAS taken Ia
confirm the story. and t~lissIng IN the
utmost goDd faith that u vas true. the
starry Vas srittcn UP. Mr.. Cobb further
testified that be net SIR Paige IA The
i.aze hotel after the latter bad returned
- tirssna Rapids. and that Mr.. Page
declared that be wa1 not 81 particular
regarding The publication 20 the Story IN
Isf5 BID. but he wanted Ia find the
uan THAI teiegraph.d ~ tO Buffalo. MIR.
LOB knew nothing about the person
uhO sas responsible Tor the press tcle
gTarls bat fgom desire so make full
aud ample Tcparatioa Tor any wrong that
u.isht have been done Mr.. Page. he
wrote az interview with him. In which
Dir Page denied In toto that there had
teen any t4t legitimate business trans
as-tIcgs bstse.n himself and MIR. Rich
nonCL Nr. Page said nothing u the
gc,i,rtss about "A rctraciion. and the in
tetytex MAS printed IN TuE HERALD the
morning after the con crsation. The
pla!ntif made an attempt Ia show that
Tie story had tccn highly colored for
TIE purpose % making sensation. but
tae effort vss unsuccessful.
Mr.. Hin~ sworn.
VIII Hine the day clerk IN The Eagle
a. that time, testified that prominent
citzens - Lowell told him the story
essentially az printed IN InE HERALD.
There were no material variations De
tween The ststeaaeuts made by Mr.. Hin-
and NJ. tCtrD F.gariiing the nature "
the ruuInrs. and the suspicious enter.
tanned by the acquaintanccs d hr.
Richmond Mr. Hines testimony was
gwen ia straightforward manner. and
,r,uiiicied 10 no way with the artlcle
pasi,shed IN TRE HERALD.
The managing eShtor - THE HERALD
Was sNnTn a. cosroboratc the statements
made by NJ Cobb - show pa actual
uahcr snd 20 prove that the article vas
puul4-l.ed ina ih~ performance q what
o. hsil.yei - b. n public duty tie said
t.i. s,li,nf sallst dep, oil on the accuracy
and lrutafuiness O, reporters. He he
hcved TIE story D. % true; that the
basis ~ information vas PROFESSIONALLY
reliable. and tha; the report.r faithfully
re.acducp,t TIC same a. originally Told
O. him- The balance % has testimony
was immaterisl 81 IN. issue.
rsig-'. Character.
Charles - Wing - Ludington Was
ssorn On direct examination he swnre
that Ma Pages reputation IN lnd aiS'ut
Ludirgfpn fur hi- deain.: was not gOosL
i. ss- knowa 10 that part - the state
81 "a patent right sSiudier Go cru-s
examlnatlou ne swors that Paige bal
not rsstsied "a l.udington. Tie had
simply come there asverai timS- "a tasss
rr~~ ~ .tnrSs bad dome business With
NJ Paige IT, dii not buy anything
from hlm. but a company wa organ
afed - Mr. Paige or on rcpres ntatIous
msds hy Mr. Paige that there wou ia lie
no comyetiior against the company. In
Fact there vss a competitor 1T oN,sSo.
Wiine-s sienIei that h. brose up the
company fnr the purpD-e n gettIng
f..s-a s.lou % mu-t "a the sfu'k. tie
sspi the factory burue, AMI the com.
rany closed our. The aFticl. male was
= vegetable sllccr,
Continuing the rrcsa exaInin nation
judge Tateu brought oat the f''' owing
~ ere there not many nacliDcs IN
the Factory a. Use tins II bumsi,"
~ uuls ffs
pid y,.p thsi stop putting raachines
ou she market r manufacturing themf'
strpVed Misunderstanding
"a an tue 4 ~ csu-s q yuIr stop
page Z Wanuft -ture because you gsri
cre.n lurshsr snl the machines were
nff ~aieatief
Ne rut ss hal some difficulties 20
orerc,anle IA manufacture.
fsnt j. tfur thst yon we're susioua -
rontrol ani purcnaS. Warr~i's stock and
ceutnue TIE manufacture n tn sl'cerf
So. SIR
Paige Esp~--cp,sf
Then Why stop rs,anvtsctursrg
~. f.-us hus.i unsisF Page = i~presen
tstuss, that there souni - M ~impcti
t,sp We f,,und a 'actory At Dv n-.~, AMI
en-. Al Nexsrk New York t.vsrFs sers.
". sri-.s 81 pisce the machines V. found
better nnss - the market
w .sn this caused by green lumber
,t-r3 m construction
Na. fhink not
Ara n.t the slicers censisisrsd sasri
ihioxF-
4 believe AZ
In what rr~p~rf rer~ nc s4ic''rs n"t
a. Page repre-entsAff
4 .tnnt rIaira that Page raiererre
-..nf.,i ~. mechanism suuidas snos
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