The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-22
CASES IN COURT
Ten Thousand Dollar Suit
Against Seaboard Air Line.
MRS. ARLINGTON AGAIN
she Sues Judge Spier Whitaker
For Libel.
she CLAIMS $4,000 DAMAGES
The Judge win File a Demurrer Set
ting Forth That Facts Are Not
Sufficient TO Base
Suit On.

Suit On.
An day yesterday Wake Superior
Court was engaged III hearing the evl-
aence in the case Of j. c. Maroon, adj
ministrator OF G. f. Watson, deceased
ys. the Raleigh and Augusta Raliroad
and the Carolina Central Railroad l9F
$4,000.
tn This noted case there is strong
counsel on each side The plaintiff is
represented by Messrs. II. I'll. Battle ane
s n Mardeeai, and Messrs. Thomas ".
Areo and George IL. Snow. The de
fandant company is represented hy
fx-.Jncge james C. MacRae and Capt.
II. III. Dav. land Maj. y. b. Bachelor.
The case is a hotly contested one, ana
evidence and argument will probaoly
take up all Of to-day. a jury e try
the case was empaneled yesterday
morning. and is composed OF the Ioi-
lowing: Chares G. Mcdonald. j. p da-
lev. Il. s. Lynne. Haywood Villains,
Andrew Hinton. Al. Il Cover, W. q.
Rogers. Hugh Campbell, jackson Bar
Der. Il. III. Byrum, Thomas Johns ana
Rufus Sorrell.
4 half dozen or more Of witnesses Tor
the plaintiff were examined yesterday,
and a like number FOR the defendant
company.
Among those examined Tor The plala-
If were Afessrs. Robert Stevens, the
conductor Of train No. % with which
extra train No. AIS collHied, Arch
Thomas. T. J. CosEan, NJ ! Aydlett,
Mrs. Wells. widow Of the engineer
who lost his life in the wreck, Mrs.
Watson. widow OF 6. l.. Watson, and
Mr.. Cad Scarlett. train dispatcher Tor
the second division of the Seaboartl Air
Line.
Among the Witnesses Introduced Dy
the defendant company We're Mr.. W. y.
Nomble. assistant telegraph operator
at Hamlet, Mr.. 0'Daniel, chief operator
at Hamlet. Mr. ~. i. Williams, Mr.. H.
n. Perry. Capt. I. L. Wilson, Capt. j. b.
Bowen. Frank Wall lcolored), brake
man on the ill-faHed train No. AIS, Capt.
James b. Maglenn, superintendent Of
Motive Power when the accident occur
red. Capt. J.. T.. Alderman, conductor
of the passenger frainyy hich passed the
ill-fated No. % at Pee Dee. just before
the wreck. and Capt. DAVID NJ. King,
travelling engineer Of the Seaboard Ar
Line system.
he
ton of witnesses was tedious, and tho
opposing counsel fought every inch OF
ground with adeptness and marked
ability. The eaae will be resumed this
morning
Later in the afternoon it became
whispered about that Mrs Pattie d. 3.
Arlington had fled another complaint
against Judge S.pier Whitaker. 4 look
at the court proceedings revealed q
bill of Indictment for libel drawn up
BIZ Mrs. Arringt0n's attorney, Major
III. a. Bledsoe, Ia which she charges
that on the 18th day of April, and a.
other times in the city Of Raleigh, IN
the presence Of ~. If. Russ, G. ID.
Heartt. Robert G. Bedford, Rev. ID. Ill.
Tuttle, and others, the defendant
Judge Whitaker spoke the following
words concerning the plaintiff:
i. That she has gnsexed herself. and
walks up and down the streets like d
buzzard looking for filth.
?. i appeal to the people present to
protect me from this vile woman
3. II appeal to yoU to protect me
against this vile woman.
That by these malicious and SANDER
Gus words. and others Of defamatory
character. her social and financial
standing has ben seriously II not irrep-
arably injured.
.'That the words were false, and that
therefore she asks Judgment for S1O,-
900 and interest from April n, 1896"
Judge Whitaker was aprised of the
Hing of the complaint before having
30r bis home three miles ia the c0antry.
lie said over the phone last evening
that his answer would be IN the shape
of a demurrer. IN which he would
claim that the facts alleged are not
sufficient to base asuit.
These things seem to please Mrs.
Arlington. said the Judge. so lei her
go ahead
They are, think, inStigated by 9TH
ers, who are encouraging her in them.
but they anuse her and probably graz
flies them. and ] don't think they hu4i
me. So its all right"