The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-06
WILL PUSH THE MATTER.
The Daughters Of Old Mr.. Case
VIII Prosecute Mrs. Beaton.
The CASE CLOSELY FOLLOWED.
Mrs. Beaion's Remarkable Nerve
Through the Whole Case. Her
Temerity in Suing the Globe
for Libel in the Face Of
Existing Facts.

The NIRGiNIAN yesterday gave the
result OF tho trial OF the SUIT brought
by Mrs. Elizabeth Beaton against the
Toronto Globe, IN which she charged
The Globe ami several other Canadian
papers with libel IN having printed q
story written 10y NIRGISIAN reporter
III August, 1893, concerning her con
nectiou with old Mr.. Cicero II. Case
aud his mysterious disappearance from
the steamship GuyGndotta on June 30th
preceding.
Mrs. Beaton's chief counsel in the
suit was MIR George 5. Lynch Stauu.
ton, OF Hamilton, Ont, who, on Tues
day, IN opening the case for Mrs. Bea-
ton, explained the Law Eassed ut the
last session of the Legislature by whicn
the newspapers IN this action were per-
mitted tn consolidate their individual
eases and have them tried simultaue.
ously, having damages, ii the plaintiff
succeeded assessed in lump sum.
Mrs. Beatun. he raid. in the libel com.
planned Of, WAS charged with having
murdered her own child md with hav-
ing used thnt child for the purpose OF
matchmaking All old man, whom she
was nlso charged with having muir.
dered
Upon the ISSUE" said Mr.. Staun.
toU. depends whether that woman
shall leave this court room free or IN
charge of the Sheriff. She is either
most irightiully maligned. most mon
strously treated, or she Is IA woman who
has the brand Of Cain upon her fore.
head, aud these defendants have como
here today ready they say, to provo
thtt issue. If she Is guilty she we're
mad to bring this action. In pursu.
ance of my duty rs her solicitor 1 huve
pointed out to her ths result. do not
Know what evidence they may bring.
II she is guilty she knows what evil
dence they can bring. If she is limo.
cent she stands here proclalming her
Innocence and challenging the great
press OF Ontario, with all their power,
with ali their force, with the best legal
ability that Canada can produce, to
prove TINT she Is not entitled to go
forth III TINS country without being
pointed at AS q murderess and guilty
OF infnnticide."
IN the face OF her counsel's powerful
| address TO the jury the verdict was that
she was guilty rs charged. She had,
III Tact, mnde full confession that she
was The woman who was with Mr.. Case
ut the time OF his disappearance.
Mrs. q. ID. Wallace, of No. 70 Bank
street, the daughter OF the late MIR,
Case, called Mt TIE VInGlNIAN Office
yesterday as soon ms she had read the
announcement of the verdict i'll tins
paper. She will now make every en-.
/ deavor to prosecute Mrs. Beaton. Mrs.
Walince for nearly two years has been
following the case closely aud has done
everything IN her power to have the
facts brought out.
MT. L. y. Arlington, who was Their
on LIE NlHGINlAN, and who followed
MIS- 8eaton 10 her home in CANADA
whs notified about ten days ago to hold
! himself IN readiness to start for Canudl
IL Mrs. Beaton went through the ex
animation, ana he was to have TAX Ell {
number OF witnesses from this city,
among Mrs. Wallace and the younl
e1pressman Evans, who showed Mr.,
Case and Mrs. Beaton the way from
the postoilice to the Gladstone Hotel.
Mrs. Benton has shown remarkable
nerve throughout the entire case. She
successfully e!uded the New York de
tective when she left that city, and hel
identity remained secret until I'm
NIKGlNiAN reporter found her ut he,
home. Even then, after being nosi
lively identified by n gentleman who
saw her on the Guyandotte. she do
clRred that she had never been to Vir
ginia AMI never heard OF the Guvsn.
dotte. Y ct In making these deuinls In
the presence OF her husband aud family
she WAS perfectly calm.