Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-05-22
AS To THE TRUTH
OF THE STATEMENT ATTRIB-
UTED TO JUDGE ELLIOTT
By THE GRAPHIC.
Sworn AfFidavlts Adduced in Sub
sanitation of the
Statement.

The statement made IN tht
GRAPHIC last Friday, the 18th inst.
to the effect that Judge John NJ,
Elliott, when the case of Fhomp
son rs. Murray came up for tria
last week, had stated to the plair.
tift's attorneys that even if they
got another verdict he Judge
Elliott) would set the verdict aside,
having been contradieted and pro
nouneed by local paper as "radi-
cally false, and also by member
of the bar who states: "From the
best information I can obtain I dc
not believe the conversation as
quoted in the GRAPHIC occurred" =
in view OF these statements and
contradictions it is in order for the
GRAPHIC TO substantiate its charge.
As the GRAPHIC is not accustomed
to making false statements. we
are ready to cheerfully come for
ward with the proof, and If there
are any false statements out,
they cannot be laid at the door Of
the GRAPHIC:
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We have secured the sworn atll-
dayit of creditable witnesses who
are In a position to testify as to
tho t,ntb ~ the allarations For
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''ie e'3ilsie'el 'sloh u we U NAriiie D
readers and the puol generally
we therefore submit the following:
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SON.
| 90 hereby certify that ! was IN
the court room at the time a change
of venue was taken in the case of
Thompson VS.. Murray. As the
application for change OF venue was
being written out by attorney
Rousseau, Judge Elliott said that
he was OF the same opinion as be
was when he set the verdict aside
before. At thar moment Mr. A.
b Grace, also my counsel in the
case, looked up and said, in sub
Stance: uage, II we get a9other
o'I IA a. ~ 1870 u9os 'T nv t +hts
indoe Elliott re5'ied in substance
that he would This occurred in
the cbanepry court room and the
only persons present at the time
were nv attorneys. Rousseau and
r Grane T2d1e Elliott and
myself was also nreeent ON
Main street in 'front.' 81 Hanf,s old
e4snd whom Mr. A p Grace told
Mr. n n Plnmmar renorter for
the GRApnIc that Judoe Elliott had
stato5 IN r9e nonee ~ an inoni,v
tbat # we cot another verdict be-
Gbe Tndgel TonI6 sol n aside This
yn'aoose;t5taa obonga tnTonofbor
ia6iai,l 9;et,iet ora NV otfornave
aetod tbaf il no eant IN Pnlasl,i
S CO. '"% ~ which Jndga Elliott
assentod. L. L. THOMPSON
Subscribed and sworn to before
me This 10Th day of Nav. 1897.
M. b. BLOOM, N. p.
fsEALl MY commission expires
Feofuary . 1870
SWORN STATEMENT OF TIE GRAPHIC
REPORTER
!, y. II. FIummeri reporter LOT .e
lug pRAFnip o obo,, 9 tho abange ii
venue in the Case Of Tbompson VS..
Murray;
II met MIR, A. B. Grace in com
pany with Mr.. L. L. Thompson, on
Main Street in front of NJ. Hant's
old stand. When ] asked Mr.. Grace
did Judge Elliott tell you that IN
case your client gained another
verdict that he would set the verdict
aslde2 Mr. Grace replied that he
did that Judge Elliott SAID that
under his construction OF the law he
would be forced 10 set aside any
verdict that MI thompson might
obtain D. = fLuMMEE'
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this l9th day of May 1897.
NJ. II. BLOOM, N. t.
seal My commission expires
February 3 1873.
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