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and had not volunteered to do so, but
after much squabblng between the at
torneys the letters were withdrawn.
The address attributed to Mr.. Lind
was then taken up and he was asked
If he delivered any such address. He
replied that he had not and also that
1t did not express his views. He had
not at any time expressed views OPP
posed to Christianity or pretended to
say that there was no God He ad-
mitted that he was a member Of the
turner's society, but said 1t was q
non-rellgious organization, and a man
was not required to make any vows
as to his religion. He joined the
turner's when he was about twenty
years of age, at which time he was
teaching at New Ulm. He was ques-
TONED as to the school contest at New
Ulm and said it's origin had always
been mystery to him. 1t began
Wfllle he was away in Washington.
He wanted to see the principal retained
Tor the reason that he considered it for
the best interest of the school. He
never knew that principal to teach in
hdefity. He had heard that one of
the teachers talked evolution.
On cross examination Mr.. Lind was
asked by Mr.. Mum If he was not ac-
lively identified with the turner's, and
said he he paid dues, but took no active
part in the affairs Of the organization.
He was then asked if large majority
or the turner's at New Ulm were not
atheists and said he thought that they
were rather agnOStics, although some
were atheists Prof. L. Nix he knew
TO be an atheist.
Mr.. Mum then inquired Of the wit
ness 1t he himself had not often been
1cGnCnd n hniV,or oth icf md hn
said no, although he had heard it had
been SO stated in the New Ulm News.
Mr.. Lind also admitted that he had
made a speech at New Ulm advocating
the retention Of Prof. Nix in the
schools. Mr.. Mum then questioned
Mr.. Lind closely as to whether he had
not heard that Prof Nix was teach
Ing the theories Of evolution to the
children, and after some sparring he
said he had inferred so from what he
heard said. Mr.. Lind was asked to
state what portion Of the article he con-
sidered libelous but Mr.. Pierces OBJ
lection was sustained. Mr.. Mum in
quired of Mr.. Lind his definition of the
word hypocrite and said he considered
it to mean a man who protested views
he did not believe in Our act upon. do
you believe in the principles Of the
Democratic party?' inquired Mr.. Mum,
and after a pause Mr.. Lind replied that
he believed in the main principles Of
the Chicago platform. Then followed
considerable political discussion to
which Mr.. O'Brien objected, when Mr..
Mum asked Mr.. Lind if he had ever
said that if the doors of the peniten-
tiaries were opened the prisoners
would rush to the support Of the Demo-
cratic party. The objection was sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Lind would not admit that the
portion of the article in which he was
said to have participated in the school
fight was true. although Mr.. Mum
asked him several questions bearing
upon that point.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Linds's testi-
mony the court took a recess until
o'clock and when that hour arrived
the case of the plaintiff was rested
after evidence to show the circulation
of the paper.
Mr.. Mum opened his case for the de-
Tense, briefly stating that he would
show Mr.. Lind's attitude in the school
fight and the rights of a newspaper to
call attention to Mr.. Lind's weaknesses.
He. would show that: the article as to
Mr.; Lind's alleged atheism was first
published in a New Ulm paper. There
were, he said, thousands of people who
did not believe in a Supreme Being.
Mr.. Lind had expressed atheistic ideas
once, but finding it to his interest he
had changed his ideas and abandoned
them. That, said he, constituted
hypocricy.
H. L. Henry was the frs WITNESS
called for the defense, and stated that
he had known Mr.. Lind since 1893, and
had lived in New Ulm from 1892 to
1895 where he published the New Ulm
News. He was present in New Ulm
during the school fight, the issues Of
which as he understood them. were
whether the teachers who were be-
lieved to be atheists should be contin-
ued in the schools.
Mr.. Pierce asked Mr.. Henry If he
knew what Mr.. Lind's reputation was
in the community In which he lived
il the matter of religion or religious
beliefs. Mr. Henry said he did.
well, what was it?" inquired Mr..
Pierce.
'It was reported that Mr.. Lind was
an agnostic," answered the witness.
Name a man, who said Lind was
an agnostic-Can your"
The witness could not name q man.
Witness said he had come to St. Paul
from MankatO.
Who pays your expenses here?"
Were you subpoenaed?"
"NO SIR
you came voluntarily. Eh?"
yes sir"
well you can go back again"
Oaughter)
The next witness was William E
Coles, newspaper man from Still
water. The defense sought to prove
by Mr. Coles, that prior to the publi-
cation Of the matter set forth in the
complaint, the witness had run across
publication. in a weekly sheet en-
titled THE Iron Age" of an agnoStic
speech alleged to have been delivered
by Mr.. Lind in Indianapolis. The wit
ness had clipped the article from the
alleged newspaper, and the clipping
was handed to him to Identify
Messrs. O'Brien and Pierce strongly
objected to the method of examination
adopted by the defense, whereupon
lengthy argument followed, on the mo-
ton OF plaintiffs attorneys to strike
out Coles testimony. It was argued
that the best evidence that the al
legged newspaper, 1.-THE Iron Age had
ever been published and had printed
the alleged speech, would be the pro-
duction of copy of the paper of that
date as well as the affidavit of the
publisher, that the paper was published
on that same day. 1t was Insisted
that there was nothing before the court
to show that such a paper had ever
existed.
Judge Bum ordered that portion Of
the witness testimony relative to his
reading the publication Of the alleged
speech in the weekly paper described
as THE Iron Age" and to his clipp-
ing the same from said paper, to be
stricken from the record
The production in court Of a CODY Of
the paper containing the report Of the
alleged speech would be the proper
way to prove it's publication.