Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-08
'THB LIBEL SUIT
OF VIZ n. HANDLAN '. aINTELLIGENCEa'
ON TRIAL YESTERDAY.
The Evidence for Plaintiff All In, and The Defense
Begins Its IsshmOny-Ths Case Adjourned
Until Monday Morning.

The case OF William NJ. Handlan Y.
Frsw, Campbell & Hart libel, was put
on trial yesterday morning In Judge
Campbell's Court, before the following
Jury: Adam ZllleS, William Walter,
William Venneman, George .Keyser,
Edward Vance, Lee Dixon, J. G. Rus
sell, John A. McGinnesS, Henry Der
niger, L. ]. Davis, William Ryan and
Jacob Hilton. The plaintiff was repre-
sented by Dennis O'Keetfe, while w. P.
Hubbard appeared for the defendants.
The action is based upon q statement
contained in an article in the Intelligent
Ger Of April %, 1892, TO the effect that
Mr.. Handlan was hiding from officers
Of the United States Court, and that he
was cat herring together certain OF his
Valuables with the intention OF leaving
the city, this being printed as the state
msnt OF a Court dttache. Mr.. Handlan
took exception TO this, and brought suit
for damages.
The plaintiff was the first witness on
the stand yesterday, after the usual
PrelimiAaries had been observed, and
testified At length TO his indictment and
trial before the Unitsd States Court for
= violation Of the internal revenue
laws, to his subsequent arrest by order
Of the Court, and his punishment, and
his domestic troubles, his wifs's suit
for divorce and her acquisition OF the
property through an order OF the Court
He denied, however, that he had ever
intended to leave the city, as was al
legged or surmissd in the IIlteligercer's
article, and said be was drunk when
arrested by the officers upon the order
Of the Court. In the course OF this eYi-
denee the saloon business Of plaintiff
and the character OF his patrons at the
darlington" and OF his might hawk"
hack business, came In for a pretty
thorough dissection, and the testimony
and particularly the DISCRIMINATION
By Mr.. Hubbard bristled with things
which could scarcely be called mice. :"
Mr.. Handlan very frankly admitted
that the darlington" was patronized
by sail classes Of people, immoral wo-
men among others, and that the
latter class came there for meals and
refreshments OF q liquid nature. He
described the small rooms or stalls"
partitioned OF on the west side OF the
building for the use OF patrons, and
said women of the class referred to oe-
eupied these rooms aRd had refresh
ments served there, as we'll as 10 the
dining room and 10 .rooms up stairs.
He said, however, there was no immor-
Atty with his knowledge or consent.
This portion OF the evidence was very
eireumstantisl, and the cross-eIamina-
tion upon IL searching. At the end Of
it, Mr.. Hubbard asked:
Q--Do you see anything 20 be
ashamed OF in all this? Objection;
overruled.l A.-Ia all what?
ON all you have admitted Of the
sort OF man you are and Of the sort Of
business you carried on? ave you any
remnant Of shame about ) luP Do you
feel any shame, Mr.. Ha( Ian? A
shame?
Q-Yes; shame? Al WAS ashamed
Of being in the saloon business, IS far
rs that Is concerned.
o-And Weru't you ashamed OF the
other things-I understand that you
Rre-the things you have admitted
here were worse? Al don't know.
The plaintiff said the statement 10
the IllteLligencer that he contemplated
leaving the city had brought his credi-
tors down on him, had rHined his credit
and done him an injury, and that he
had no idea Of leaving town and had no
more property about him than he usu-
ally carried-a diamond stud, watch,
etc. He was simply under the iufu.
snce OF drink 1t the time, had property
OF various sorts, etc.
The subjects Of night, hacks, the fact
that Mr.. Hsndlan took out q saloon Ii
esnse in the names Of others, ETC., were
the basis Of long and picturesque cross
examinations, and the evidence as q
whole appeared TO be greatly relished
by the audience.
The next witness called was Ed.
Fltzsimmons, and he was followed by
ed. Shiplsy, where the plaintiff rested.
The defense read a deposition from
United States Judge Jackson, and put
s1-Deputy Marshall White on the
stand. At the conclusion OF his evil
dsnce the case was adjourned over until
Monday morning.