The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-31
GlBSON-TODD DAMAGE suit.
Nearly all OIL The Testimony Submitted
the First Day.
MISS GIBSON AND MRS. TODD TESTIFY.
'he Letter From Miller a Bhoads Dis
charging the PIaintin-Mrs. Todd
Tells Her Story-Mrs. Hatch
cr's Statement

NN'o''E packed yesterday morning TO VII
hess the trial of tho suit FOR sl0Oo0 dam
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AV'h'Iiy a salcslady In the ufy goods
establishment Of Miller d Rhoads against
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out or an alleged remark made Boy Mrs.
yhornas r,od9 ON s,.o,,nt of ,ohlob
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position. The declaration. which was fled
on August 2let last bv Ncssrs C.. y.
Merodifo and n ~ Montague ATTORNEYS
for fho nlaintiff aii,ors mat ON March
- Is6 Mrs arodJ .1l5ie iuto The store Of
Mcssrs Miller a Ehoads accompauied By
Mrs j. E Goddin, Mrs Van Barcn. ana
Mrs Dr. W. j. Hatcher. and in the pres
enco OF Nr. ". 81 Ehoads and Mr. :. %.
Miller members OF fns firm Mrs G0ddn
asked Miss Gibson if She had ever been
empl0vod at Cohen's and Woodward a.
LOthroD's. and upon receiving am afirma-
tive renfv aaf4 fhaf during me previoffa
August snn ,yas at fh. iace couuter in
Nii1er 4 ifboa0s sr6 mai Miss Gibson
x,-I- ,,.',ft,., ,, 80 .,fd a. nor tba+ tfr'
cohen Fsd soig tIst Ms Hateher teirGs
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5or fhen mo deciaraflou GOES on fo
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Snd s.id t6st e8r d'4 rot mink he onebl
H. k,er efDrta ia his oronfov who talked
ahout customers
Inn consequence of this remark. II is
ALLEGED Niit- Gibson. ON March 0fh was
Y NJ.
aaea
When tho court was opened at II o'clock
yesterday morning az parues 10 the sul,
were present. MISS Hiprvh' VINO lH ~.
mother occupied seat Immediately be-
hind her counsel. Messrs. g. y. Meredith
and Il. l.. Montague while the defen-
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just behind SIR. TOdd's attorneys. Messrs
Jam Carter and j. Garland Pollard. iu
the crowd were several prominent min
istcrs great many ladies' and numerous
lntmhers of Dr. HatChfrs church.
Immediately upon the opening OF the
COMMIT Nr lar.tffh r.r.se9fat Ia motion
~ ," dismiss f5or ', n,aas of i"stiacatisn en-
rered hy the defence This motion was
.overr1led hv the Cont as wes also a de-
wnrrer u.'r rr%osenfe5 ~ 1 6v Hf~~ ~ Csrter' T object
ans to th4 bll in as entirety.
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90rr,.1 a..s ,rfrfo,s an tba case fbe
5oIIe,ylne Ipsq gI r oio'sh was Chosen 1n .'e ' tue
,borS 'oI1on w"Iaf6g a6a rcitic, Siou au
ct,re perkins R a Ts,ior John iear
Joseph Johnson Saunders Hohson. II. B.
Susai j Al p3rfoof ana IoAn R pres
ton.
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L. their names ~. f,ll"o,e.
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Cuarles, Alice Rhoais for the plaintiff
Mrs. Van buren, ATS. W. T.. Hatcher.
WITS 'ouo-r. Iof lne defence.
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