Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-06-08

(Smalls) secretary ana turned over
to Mr.. Lindsay.
Mr.. Willis, of Exmore, on the East
ern Shore, testified that he heard the
rumor as published in the Pilot, but
he did not hear it at Onancock or
from persons who came from Oman
cock, but from persons sixteen miles
distant from that place.
Mr.. Tankard, of Franktown. had
also heard the report at Franktown
and Bridgetown, but not from per
sons from Onancock (where the affair
was reported to have occurred.)
Mr.. Landlord, of Northampton, had
heard the report. He also testified
that he had said that the Pilot had
done Rev. Mr.. Reamy favor in the
Lindsay publication, (meaning that
an opportunity to have the rumor
fully and publicly contradicted was
a beneft), and that Rev. Mr.. Reamy,
who was present when he (Lankford)
made said remark, said: II agree
with you, Brother Landlord" Rev.
Mr.. Reamy denied this when he was
on the stand.
Sheriff Jarvis, of Northampton,
had heard the report, and had not
heard it contradicted up to the time
of the publication; did not hear of it
from people of the neighborhood
where it was said to have occurred.
Mr.. Lloyd Nottingham, of North
ampton, had heard the report in his
county and had not heard it contra
dicted up to the time of the publica-
ton, and from what he heard he was
afraid it was SO; did not hear it from
Onancock people.
Mr.. K. G. Murray, editor of the
Norfolk Landmark, was then sworn.
and after he read the Pilot Onancock
article was asked if it could have APP
peared in his paper.
This question was objected to oy
the defense.
He was then asked if in his opinion
it could have appeared in papers that
are credited with decent journalism.
He replied mo"
He was then again asked if it could
have appeared in his paper, to which
he replied NO"
He was then asked as to the Gus
tom in verifying news items for pub
LEGATION, and his reply was satisfac-
tory to the plaintiffs attorney.
Mr.. Small, in cross examining Mr..
Murray (as to the ethics of jour-
nalism), asked if he was connected
with the Landmark at the time OF GER
tain publications-among them the
Breckenridge case-and if they were
published in the Landmark. Mr.. Muir
ray admitted that the Breckenridge
matter was published in the press re-
port of the Landmark. When asked
if he thought it proper to publish
matter of that kind he said, Eyes, if
properly edited" He was asked if
are not frequently i'm
posed upon, and he said, Yes"
Judge Kendall asked Mr.. Murray
what he meant by reputable journal
isrn-if he would class the New York
World and New York Herald as
journals. He replied that
he would not class the World as
reputable, but would class the Herald
as such.
= Mr.. Glennan, editor of the Vir-
ginian, testified that reading matter
like that in the Onancock case could
not have been published in his paper
unless it had come from long dis
lance, and then only when properly
edited. He admitted that some repu-
table papers publish such matter as
of these papers (Which he named) he
would not like to have in his own
home; that there are too classes of
Journalism in the United States. He
referred to having given instructions
at his office as to certain classes OF
publications, but said that instruc-
lions are not always carried out.
When asked as to the Lindsay Pilot
article, Mr.. Glennan said that if it
had come to his office from minister
he would have sent it back to him
and have asked him if he understood
the religion of Jesus Christ.
While Mr.. Glennan was on the
stand there was quite laugh when
he said the Chicago papers with one
exception, refused to publish matter
Breckenridge that was published in
full in the New York papers.
Mr.. F. P Brent, of the Eastern
Shore, was recalled and testified that
properly conducted papers would
not, in his opinion, have published
the Onancock scandal.
Mr.. Small asked the witness who
sent to the Richmond Dispatch the
account of the "Chincoteague Island
aff9;r
The witness replied that he wit
ness) did, but left out Objectionable
language.
Rev. MIR. Purnell, a Baptist minis
ter of Eastville, Va, next testified
He heard the Reamy rumor, and
heard it contradicted before the pub
lication in the Pilot.
Rev. Mr.. Reamy asked to be re-
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