Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-23
WHAT IS II 70 Be?
Arthur Browns Libel Suit Given
ll,o The Hands Of tl0 Jury.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AWAITED
Not Only ~ the Coutending Parties
Bat ny % Curious crowd Of
Politicians, ct al.

At the llme the NEwo goes 10 pra,r
tho jury iu tho Btowu.Irt5uHc libclsuit
egc siill celebrating Ia their room, hay-
iug been cut unoo 1880.
Auor oy J. l.. EtAIins did not
begin 10 addroas 70 the Jury ON The
part OF tho plaintiff until after the
NEWS hal g1uu to press yesterday
afternoon. lie spoke Tor about A.
hour aud a halt HE contention At the
outset was that there was not n sclnlills
% truth Ia the allegations contsluu.
in the article, approved ~ tao duian.
Dante 1wn Witnesses. siU Brown haI
not rcjug,aI Hggury's vyio eltlUr cor.
fupuy 0r otherwise. 10 hal ne
warned Hognry out " town.
either TO prevent him being a witness
Ia election damage sIits W. oinrtwis.
lhosu allegations made by the Iri5w,
wore the important points ia tlr ,bs,
aud the jury musl not br mitlrd Wy the
Introduction 90 OK autJus matter by
the defendants counsel. They under.
70 10 prove that Brown was bull.
uuzer ana hal that reputation, bu
they failed ,5shor una; the term hal
ever been applied 20 hin prior 90 the
publication OF tha article. Tho 'ualty
Of tbs article and % publication hav.
log been proved, said counsel, the
only ming lo't 90 consider 10 The
amount o. tho damages. That malic8
ana extreme hatred aCtuutrd in tlH
article b TOO apparent. 10 was pub.
Ispui without 'ven probable caus..
huguoy uiJ Dot Willingly auI OF hi
own accord 60 90 the Tribune oric.
IIu ~ Ike his siatomeu.. no wus
Wut 600 ihr Hircst by au hV,ul
% thr IlhuUC named J. 81. GoDIwl.
ulI uf m.. ted tu fho IupJrttr's
90 "a Iu .ur Ii1buuf YuiiuIuE nuI tuyty
hu inside o. alBlyuysI, tut ni' statement
va altogether uiu.rrut from the one
.IulsnHl tu tho page. hgEuuy dlu
No. tell thlm tAat & hIr Brown wa
luU man wh uR1 Rejected bis vote anu
EhI bal warned u.m uu. VI town.
That was o conclusion afuvvd a. by
tue Tribune people in tuuiT desire
malign aud iuiuro Arthur Brown anu
10 dhmare his cuaracier. Ahoy guuW
the article was iaisu wncu they pub.
listed o.. They also knew that hcg.
ucy Wah n1ta lssiiiy qualified voter,
Aul they knew i.st be- was brought
there fof tho purpose ui subvnftilg tho
Will ~ the hlnust vntcrs " the Fourth
proclnci. Toe Tribune people rAy thry
published tun uft.vis "a tna interest 0i
n pure ballot, Then they well Knew
that Hclury wng brought there
Tor tho purpose OF CUfruptiug the
ballot. The editorials which Ap,
reared Afterwards were published Tor
two purpose OF iulurug aud damaging
Arthur Brown ~ much as possible.
ruu duIuusu Dol up Rs plea tnnJ no
damage was done by the publication uf
tue utIc.ri luAl tho paper has a repu.
tatilu Tor traihiuluuss anu rrlIl-
ullIiy iu every state 90 the Union al
Boa foreign countries where, A. tut
manager would nave you believe, 30
has large circulation. 10 tcts up it-
own muudaclty az proof that u dll NOT
ari could NOT damage Arthur Brown.
Thc defendants, said counsel, nave
blamed tue attorney Who opened tue
Arguments i1t the pieiuli1 Tor what
they call his exhibition OF ingrautudr.
They consider % uugrnlolul that no
thought II WAS awful .0r Judge G1Ou-
win 10 go ON tho witness stauu Ia
cold blood, two years after the
election, anu practically say that
Arthur brown should have been
killed Tor rejecting Illegal v0lu6--
that 10 was unglstrful tir council 10
call the editor OF tue Tribune COW.
Ardly cur i0T sitting iu Sac protection
Of his editorial tauclum and 'Hlashiugn
tho thousands " yio,iulis o. hih VIII
ISLANDERS. "tAucy tnia base wretch
standing like a cherubim with flaming
~ 1rl pr .uUang the purty OF ghb bali
lot, while he l. hurting forth the fYu.,
sst splthbtt OF Humau heart with
pen dipped in bel 20 In conclusion,
Mr.. RaWllns asked the Jury 10 lay
aside all prejudice ami Try the issues Ia
this case auolgdlus 60 tho Facts anu tiU
law Us itHh0uld be laid down 10y tue
courts emu 10 give Arthur Bfowu's
character such yildiCalUu As It Wab
Ia thgir power 10 30.
Chief Justice Merritt said no would
defer h charge ~ me jury until Fi'
Jay,
Judge MeTutpB charge 10 tho iufy