The herald., 1896-06-21

stand in Judge Yorks department yes
terday and was subjected to cross exam
ination regarding the matters the publ
cation of which so lacerated her feelings
that only a $4,000 salve will heal the
wounds.
]. II. Woolman followed the plaintiff
upon the stand and as 1t was understood
that he was the supervisor alleged bv
the Times San Diego correspondent to
have exceptionally kindly feelings to-
ward the little grass widow" his testi-
mony was unusually interesting.
Being asked by counsel to tell about
his dealings with the plaintiff, witness
stated that he had known her as q
neighbOr for some time and in 1892 she
came to him and said that she was quite
destitute. She didn't want charity in
any form but just chance to work.
Through his Intervention she was sent
as nurse to the poor farm, but owing to
the attention she was compelled to be-
stow on her young children she failed to
satisfy the superintendent and he dis
charged her. Then he brought her case
before the board of supervisors and
three children were sent from the day
nursery to Mrs. Brady, and she was al
lowed $40 per month for each child. At
the day nursery the county had TO pay
$12.50 for each child.
Mr.. Woolman failed to remember how
1t was that one of Mrs. Brady's own chill
dren was also placed on the pay roll, but
from his statement his interest in the
case wali one simply Of good nature and
philanthropy.
j. S. Buck at the time referred to was
chairman of the board of supervisors,
and his testimony was corroborative of
that given by the previous witness.
Harry Chandler. superintendent of
circulation with the Times Mirror COM
pany, was put upon the stand presuma-
bly, for the purpose Of showing how the
l.belous article had been spread broad
cast through San Diego county. The
eye Of the counsel for the prosecution
cleaned when he told the witness to
turn to his books and state to the jury
the circulation of the Times upon jan
uary 8, 1893, in San Diego county. The
witness turned up the record and stated
that just thirty copies Of the Times sat
isfied the gnawing demand for Los An
geles news in San Diego county upon the
day in question: Upon the same date
the total circulation in and out of the
state was 1920 copies.
CounsePs eyes dropped at this show
ing. AT first glance it seemed as If plain
tiff's feelings had been rather easily
damaged when thirty copies Of the al
legged article in one entire county could
make a $4,000 wreck. The witness was
retired, Dut junior counsel for the prose-
cution seized the circulation books and
began to con the pages. 1t may have
been that those thirty copies of theTimes
originally had been entered up as 300O
Finally the books were resumed and
other witnesses followed in testifying
to certain particulars In the main case
AS whole this particular libel suit is
pre- eminently dull The evidence large
ly is of the dry as dust order and the
monotony of routine Is only relieved by
counsel "sparring for points"
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