The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-15
BED and BREAKFAST
ALL THAT WAS SECURED OF THE
FIFTY THOUSAND.
Tyndale Palmer is Given a Dollar and
end a Half in $4,000 Libel Suit
Against the Repository
The Moral Plain.

The Moral Plain
For two days there was q trial before
Judge Taylor and jury, in court room
No. 2, the case Of Tyndals Palmer against
the Repository Printing Company. Mr.
Palmer, in petition filed by his attor'
neys, Clark, Amber g. Clark, aud Judge
Amber, alleged that he had been libeled
and placed his damages at the somewhat
modest sum of $50, 900.
Palmer, IL appears, was the manager OF
the Welshbacher Light Company, of Lon
don, and had gone to Brazil to.do some
work There were some charges Of
mismanagement made. These appear
to have b, en- false, but In the meantime
the charges had been published in TIE
American papers. All the press asso.
Citations handled the case and IL was
printed in hundreds Of papers through
out the country. The Repository re-
ceived the item in its telegraphic service,
and printed it, in 1899. Palmer lives 10
New York, but he brought suits in differ
ent states, for damages. OF course nc
body about the Rept sitory Office knew
Palmer, and nobody within the reach Ct
the Repositorys cicrulation or the circu-
latiOn OF any other Stark county paper,
knew him. When it was LEARNED that
the story was false and that Palmer bad
so branded it, the Repository manage
inent offered a retraotioD, but this was
declined. All these facts came out in the
trial, and the fact was made patent that
Palmer could not have been damaged in
this community, as he had attained no
standing hera. The charge Of the court
directed the jury to bring in verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff in some amount,
as the insanity expert who drafted tGe
Ohio libel law makes malice presumed,
whether it exists in fact OF course this
instruction is necessary, from the court,
but no sensible juror will presume any
thing Of the sort. So 1t was that Tyn-
dals Palmer, after extending time and
money in preparing his case and retain
ing counsel got verdict of $3.50, leav-
ing balauce in favor Of the Reposi-
tory Of $40, ,99S 80, which the capable
m ansger is said to still have about his
person.
The case of Jennie Howard VS. Adam
Howard for divorce was tried before
Judge Taylor this morning. Plaintiff
sued fer divorce, alimony and custody Of
their child Attorney Upham represented
the plaintiff and Wel,y & Albaugh tine
defendant. The matter of slim ony was
previously settled by an agreement to
pay $500. Divorce was granted with the
custody of the child as prayed for. The
grJnnd upon which sUit was brought was
extreme cruelty. This in Mr.. Howsrd's
second divorce suit.
The casa Cf Magdalins Deppesch ct al.
vs. st. Peters German Roman Catholic
Benefit Association, was settled in court
room No. /, tefole Judge MoCarty this
morning. Plsiutiff had sued TO recover
on death benefit for MAX Deppesch
who committed suicide last July. The
terms of settlement were the payment
Of 500 to plaintiff, the defendant to pay
the costs. Nat MoLain represented ploin-
tiff and Meyer & Piero the defendants.
The Home Savings ana Loan Company
has commenced an action against Hau-
nah Quail and others to collect 50, 026. 40
alleged to be due on a loan secured by
mortgage. Judgment for the amount
aud sale of mortgaged property is prayed
for. J. Whiting filed the petition.
The case of Knapp VS.. The Mishler
Pottery Company, tried before Judge
McCarty in court Wednesday, was
finished late in the day and a verdict of
1884 with interest was awarded the
plaintiff, who had sued for S46s for
wages. Harter g. Krichbaum repre-
sented the plaintiff and Baldwin &
Shields the defendant.