The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-26
1T WENT TO THE JURY.
Ignatius DOnneIIy's Libel Su
Against the Pioneer Press.

Ignatius DOnneny's Libel Suit
Against the Pioneer Press.
Ignatius Donnelly's $4,000 libel suit
against the Pioneer Press is in the
hands of the jury. That body retired
at 2:30 p. m. yesterday and ten
hours later it was still out, having
failed to reach an agreement.
AS announced in yesterdays Glob e,
Ignatlus DOnnelly delivered the clos
ing address to the jury. In anticipa-
ton of this event the court room was
crowded yesterday morning when court
opened. AS soon as Judge Brill had
taken his seat and indicated that coun-
sci might proceed, Judge Flandrau
arose in behalf of the defense and ad-
dressed the jury. From this moment
the spectators, among whom were
many lawyers, manifested the closest
interest, and evinced the keenest
amusement in the excavations and YER
bal castigations that filed the court
room for the next two hours
Judge Flandrau, after calling attention ia
Mr. Donnelly's attack on Grover Cleveland
and characterizing it utterly unwarranted
and scurrilous, maintained that Mr.. Whee!ock,
of the Pioneer Press was justified in calling
Mr.. Donnelly a whelp and mountebank. Had
he not characterized him as such a man
should be characterized?
Il think he did, continued Judge Flandrau.
''Mr. Donnelly sits there; Mr.. WheeIock sits
there. l call them in evidence before you.
The breath of scandal has never blown against
Mr.. Wheelock. For years he has conducted
his paper and done his duty. Doing his duty
unswervingIy, he has always been kind, gentle
and pure as the Holy Ghost Donnelly has
been selfish. He has hated every one who has
stood in his path. Donnelly has been all his
life pursuing the world. In the many parties
to which Donnely has belonged there has
never been man who asked for anything
that he did not arouse the hatred of Donnelly.
What is the character of this man? Has he
been injured and, if So how much? That
speech of his is sufficient key to the character
of the man. but we have something more"
Judge Flandrau ridiculed the assertion Of
Mr.. Donnelly that the Pioneer Press editorial
had affected his physical welf-being and had
sage as a hard old politician and a libeller
himself, who could not possibly be injured
by the gentle little article written by Mr..
Wheeloek. When Mr.. Donnelly objected to
the introduction Of his own evidence, it
because he afraid it might see the light
of day. Judge Flandrau closed with scath-
ing arrangement of Donnelly that fairly dis
counted the Pioneer Press editorial in its
eczema producing qualities.
Then 1T was Mr. Donnelly's turn. At home
in the delivery of invective Mr.. Donnelly
set about to even up old scores. Among other
things he said
Where was found when the flag of the
country was in peril. AS acting governor OF
the Estate l was organizing men for the de
fense-sof that flag, and where was Wheelock,
then? He was that most infamous thing a
eopperhead. Yet he says that he has always
Democracy he may attempt to drive his pur-
chased knife through the heart of the peo-
pie. True to his eopperhead instincts he says
Cleveland was right in turning deaf ear to
the cries Of the Cuban people. They say that
/ am of an irascibie and cruel nature. and
that am a personal enemy to my political
opponents. That is an absolute lie Many of
my friends are Republicans. l was called on
in the legislature to speak, while neither OF
these men could be elected dog catcher OF
Ramsey county.
These men have not been moved to any
sentiment Of pity for an old suffering
from a mortal disease. but have rather
tainted me with my disabilities. There is
not corrupt combination that does not
stand behind these men. Thirty years Of
persecution and Wheelock says that he has
no malice towards mel
When he called me dirty whelp, he had
no malice Yet counsel betrays himself and
his cause. when he calls it only a little tiff
between Wheelock and Qonnelly. When
the Squire of this knight Grant asked him
If l had been elected to congress since he
supported me. Wheelock answered with a
smile that scintillated through his side
whiskers. that l had not. He says that he
had no malice towards me, and says so, after
swearing before God to tell the truth. The
recording angel draws forth his dark pencil
and recording his statemen, whites over It
the word 'Perjurer."
The jury returned sealed verdict at
1 a. m.