Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-07
he Talks About Chase and. the Libel
Case.
WILL LET TEE Law TAKE IT'S COURSE
Does Not Contemplate Making
Changes in His Office.
YESTERDAYS VERDICT

terday afternoon for criminally hbeling
Recorder c. H. J. Taylor In the Bee, as
stated in The Star, was an unusually
prompt verdict, and to the great majority
Of these who had closely followed the evil
dence offered on both sides the conclusion
of the jury was the one expected. 1t Is
understood that but one ballot was taken
by the jury and that each man voted
guilty without more than three minutes
conference. Chase had undoubtedly ex-
pected an adverse verdict and received 1t
with apparent Indifference. When, how
ever. Judge Cole refused to accept bail
pending q decision in the matter Of the
motion for new trial, which was prompt
ly filed by counsel for the defense, the de-
PENDANT became somewhat uncomfortable.
and rather reluctantly made his way to
the cage below, from which he was shortly
afterward taken to jail. Counsel for Chase
endeavored to persuade Judge Cole to al
low him to remain at large on bail, to
await the final disposition Of the motion
for a new trial. but the court remained
against granting bail. to convicted man
and that District Attorney Birney opposed
1t. Judge Cole consented, however, to
hear the matter at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
ana then the court was adjourned.
The Judges Charge.
In charging the jury Judge Cole ex-
planned the meaning of the term with
malice" as it applied to libel, saying that
1t meant, among other things, a willful
disregard of the truth, and stated that the
mere fact of the publication raised the
presumption of malice. The fact shown of
the libel having been published. the bur-
den then rested on the defendant to show
the truth Of every allegation contained
IN ar1 4h1k
lished for Justifiable and good motives It
was necessary. said Judge Cole, for the
defendant to show the actual truth of
every charge. 1t would not do, he stated,
to show the truth of several of them. or
Of all but one, for II he failed to prove any
one of them he should be convicted. But.
explained the court, even If the defendant
should prove the truth of every charge,
he would then have to show to the entire
satisfaction of the jury that he published
the charges with good motives and for
justiiable ends The only justifiabie end,
remarked Judge Cole. was the public good,
and If the defendant published the article
FOR any other motive he was guilty as
In that connection, explained the court,
the jury should consider whether the pub
lie good required or justified the publica-
ton. If the only object of the defendant
was the removal of an unworthy person
from office, the jury, declared the Judge
had the right to consider whether the de-
PENDANT should not have first communi-
.assod III INC iesioen.' VINO alone pos
jury could consider the question of good
motives and justitiable ends stated Judge
Cole. they should first find that every pub
hshed charge was true. In conclusion, the
judge instructed the jury to disregard the
findings and recommendation of the civil
chsrge moda aSnins+ Mr. T,vIn, of ,ua.ine
Dni;tic.i assessnants M axn1oinino ~ thas y
.Wos not eviSenea II VS. nanessaru -
show nv comnetent evidence that MT Tav.
Tor actively participated in the making of
ponlicai assessments, eApialned Judge Cole.
would mot i1o -''' '--s
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MI, Aasioi was io' III oouft "nen .ne
seiuio' was ieo'heu, ou' "nen 'oio " :"
naslehea ~ 'he court rooin' anu cofulai1s
tnahKeo the seVerai members Oh the jury.
Star repolt ter, calling at MS ONCE today,
found the recorder surrounded by a num-
Der of his friends. He stated that he had
ut,1o tn GOV axcon+ tn st.ta +h.+ he NO.
,, W $500 ~ Nv va"
oengnteo with the complete vlndcaton. as
ne eApfesseu II, WHICH ne nao receNeo az
said n,a. The one 10 hod nontsSauti,, a NC
pected from the outset. and he felt that
the people of the District would agree that
he had been foully and unjustly accused.
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vsrv Grateful to The Star For the verv fair
and impartial way it treated me during
the trial of Chase. 1 will admit, however,
remembering now vigorously The Star
,o,s,a - Up rathor s.,,arai d.;ns a.
trisI Int am glad to he able to honestIv
saw that II was the one WASHINGTON paner
Witch treated me honoral,lv and fairly
snI the oniv ona which did NOT nreiudSe
me- Thai was all T asked. and The Star
cartainlv traated me right =
VIII Not lnfercede Tor Chase.
Mr.. Taylor stated that, while he bore
Chase M nersona1 feeling he certainly
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'"ouio w AoeAihs ~ prevent nis pu,isn-
ment. 1.-THE man." he said, accused me
of about every mean and indecent thing he
could think of. even charging me with
numbering good girl and In prosecuting
him I did it only to save NV personal char
acter. Yet the fellow sent for me after he
was convicteo yesaeruay: nu. w VIA ne
S;dn,t eet b;s messare until late. last even
ing. otherwise l might have seen him. But
I'm afraid can't do him any good now.
VIII Not Make Changes.
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