Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-31
Mss GIBS0N'S SUIT.
f, Trial Begun in the Law and Equity
Court Yesterday.
ruy SIZE WAS DISCHARGED.
70 letter Of NeSsFS, Miller & RhOadS
Is Pat in Evidence.
ropn.s EMPH,TIC DENIAL.

..,,d Tint the Young tn"s Nv W
m. Interview in tho store
nav. Details and incidents.
.,..I oe the suit brought 10y MISS
- Gibson against Mrs Thomas ).
..- Nooo for alleged defamation "i
..-.nj consequent loss Of position
.. ,r iro Law and Equity Court
morning. and the entire aay
....q.eI ia the examination o' VII
.r tire plaintn ami "ficnH"ht'
d. Minor presided. and MeSsrs.
..,t.r and Garland Pollard APP
.,, t.. defendant. while Messr'.
d., ,,.-.,,.r and n l.. Montague were
... a.r..u- c'unsel
.~.. ... 10 the courtroom was most
.l. iather impressive. fhe
., v.., crowded to its doors with
.q,hsrnc Of ladies and gentle
whose faces were depicted the
... interest they felt in the proceed
N.rr of them. indeed the great
-,.. ver, friends Of the parties TO
..r. aAf so interested did they ne
.. .n. TRIAL progressed that num-
.. ,U,,n crowded in on the Judge"
. .ra ~ times so obstructcd the
60. a.,n,en lawyers and witnesses tnat
.,i 10 bc ordered back by he
u..rg sheriff
LAWYERS AID CLIENTS.
DID,. t,yr lawyers in the case dtd 10,
.. = tre bar. but had tables within the
..r.. enclosure in front OF the Judge"
..-.r and their clients sat behind tneh'
,,-. Gibson. rather handsome Young
r.. with Light hair and blue eyes the
.,t.T IN the case. sat Immediately ne
.. SIR Meredith and her mother. an
.s lady. with black hair and peasant
-o sat beside lfr
.,- wuld cccupied % sat just behind
D.. t.hIc st which her counsel sat ana
r.r SID. was her husband. who. by
tc laws Of this S'ate. IS made CO.
..s.~dsnt I'm the suit Rev Ur. WiVlam
Hatcher sat t. her left
Dv .ng to the arrangement OF the court
r..m the principals in the sun We"
..essarly forced 10 Iii close - c"Vh
-far. and thcir actions toward on an
other evidenced an entire lack o. H'-
. ling between them During tn" Gay
, pleasant word with Mrs GIBSON. ln'
4. artif's mother
Tho p,ococdinCs Yesterday. though W-
,errsfinc were entirely devoid 81 Stnsa-
tfen The usual yrniiminaries were quick
r. brushed aside ard The t1kinc Of test-
r,arv entered upon in bus.nt,s-Ak" 'N-
...lflous manner. Tn" bulk OF the eNi-
..r.. n born si1cs was heard hht u A.
.-+.r.to.od that Il number ot other Wit
3D. uA VIII probably conclude th's
lpTNING PHELIMINARIES.
soon as the case was called Nj
-f.r..tth arose and made a motion TO
,....i-- certain pleas Of justification. pre-
.,...v entered hv the defence. The
...r oyerrulei this. as 1t a'so did
,.~..,r.r. submitted by Alr. Garter de-
-.-.l 20 the bin IN its cutirtF.
~.n. um- WAS spent in securing q jury.
..I --e following gentlemen were sworn
A, tr. the case: Gordon Wallace &.
r .lstAoru. - :. Cfensha", Johh
I..r Morcgre Perkins. T.. a. Ta>-
I.rn s Lear Joseph Johnson.
-..-f.rs Hotson. K y. Sncad. j. NJ.
..-t..t. and John Il. Preston
t. soon as the jurors wer" sworn in
r- v,p,dith addressed them and gave
I-.f tI' comprehensive synopsis Of
'.. .,a detailing the conversation al
q, have taken place In the store
Miller 4 Rhcads which plaintiff
claim. caused her 10 lose her position. In
...l Nr Meredith asserted that his
c.-' .aI been maligned by the p!ainti"
..h sn extent that her good name
t4- 4rtl and she could ind no en-
ra.u,nt lie asked that damages be
.aarl her.
Iv Hn Carter. senior counsel for the
f.t-.-s next addressed the jury. and,
..s.'ir Mr. Mereditn's statement. en-
~.r.rI to show the jury that !, was
l.c.~ o'lorcd As h. progressed his
... jtttaJk % the nature Of an argu-
"... .rl Mr. Meredith twice objected.
.'. Carer denied the declaration that
~H had recommended Miss Glib
.s .ha-ce and advised the jury
t uanspind that Miss Gibson
a' r. certain sland.roCs charges
.lr Mrs W =. Hatcher, or II IL
H.l lr,H mat Mrs. Todd made no sug-
.ta- Miss Gibson hc discharged
.. a.e. % nrd Tor TIE defendant
WITNESSES EXCLUDED.
1921, ur Carter concluded MIR Mere
... requested that MI the witnesses on
.". .... b. excluded. and the Court so
~. AVID the examination was gone
.. 4 once.
N s. T Ouarlcs who was last March
.. 20 tre store Of Miller * khOads
t-.utut manager. was the nrst
called. He testified that Mrs.
.,I Hr. GOdiin called al the store
G Rhoais ono day in March
..a.l for Miss Gibson He told
tr N..t there were Two Misses Glib
employed theTe-one in his depart
..t the other IN the glove depart,
They didn't appear so know which
. son they wanted 20 see. on the I
day. when Mrs. Todd Mrs.
Ms Van Buren, and Mrs.
't called on the members Of the
0ho wltneS0 was standing near
Of.1r when she was ordered 10
'1" thc Office His cross-eXamina-
7eied in no material point.
r,E PLAINTIFF TESTlFIES.
louisa A. Gibson. the plaintiff.
t. put on the stand. She testified
't. t1e past fiye years. up To last
Dee had been constantly en-
as q saleslady. and earned her
thereby She had been al Mil
'- Ioad-.s $ about one year. Tho first
ra,.u she had that Mrs. Todd and
'. adde's wanted 20 see her was
l Miller told ber 10 come 10 the
a. Mrs Flournoy told her that
9i ani Mrs Hatcher were in the
Naeu plaintiff arrived in. the
Nr- Hatcher was 81 there. bat
"a Was not Mrs. Hatcher soon
't. N'r and brought Mrs. Van
f Mis Goddir. also. Mrs. God
t1rl ne witness as the person
mad. the remark ,hat mir. Cohen
N-s Hatcher takes things from
''tr without paying for them