The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04
1"ieh's and preparing their namnb..
NIX. BECK WITH nnnr

Io1I l'IlltlS.
NIX, REcKWITH DEPENDED
r,om aus9 Graham defended Mr.. Boc,-m,.t
sol 80 attacks made on him Nv Co.
81 ana by DR.. Kilgo. y c0un-
~ nsse you noticed" he asked au.,a.
,nonra says OF Mr.. ~Beckwith,s tosti
1iohy: Here it is. .Trnth : 'eSCl-
"oa1ce' out lying is volunjno,,. Icy oe
lhen here is what he so,
hinsshury: Toll Kinseb a"SS OIL Dr,
liaca and a hypocrite. IN - a
out OF the Methodist cbnro, I've MN
North Carolina. l have Tho alu OUT OF
nlh and III spread it aro,,nd ior
rs methodist preachers At nv nave
mat is what this DR.. Kilgo so
wv VI ms brethren n the cbnrcb TO-.
'He sort OF language this man ,
Inah VINO processes to he . 49, 80 go
anu oi peace. Nobody but 2 vindi.tUa
on q man with malice in bic boo.t
"ouiu ever use such language eenaciouv
d venerable man Of , Years
A POISONED ARROW FOR cRrve
Dut ne doesn't stop with DR.. Kfngs-
10y ne turns aside to throw a noison-
y 'aNelln at Mr.. Crews who carriad tho
"'esSase Tor him to DR.. Kingsburv.
iheres k~ingsbury and Crews Peck
"inl ana Webster and Gattis-all mem
u MS church. Read what he saws
"'oue anyone of them and tell me can
80 uouDt Ior a moment the presence Of
VI IL there's not malice in those
Folsohed words where can va, fnd
malice? 80" ~
mot only has John c. Kilgo made
~ - rnaC ne KNOWS are false, but they
are charges that he hasn't had the face
10 eel I'M hOrn onI
ah5ohe else to swear to. The fact that
hilgo didn't go on the stand hionea1e 49,
put anyone up to prove these charges
SHOWS beyond all doubt hat he knows
shey cam be sustained. He knows now
ms charges are false, and he knew if or
could have known it, when he made them
N making them he was prompted by
malice, and by malice ONLY"
THE QUESTION OF DAMAGES
touching the question of damages.
Judge Graham said:
Not only were these things said about
MI Gattls, but they have never neglected
an opportunity since to iniure him. His
business is ruined by that speech and ne
IS 3 bankrupt. He gave you the names
OF those who quit trading with him. Did
ne tell the truth? If not they could east
1920 I, " lildi1N vi IoS
whose names he called as having quit
him were in this court room.
"They'Ye ruined him and the law saws
hey are responsible in damages"
Judge Graham paid a fine tribute to
Mr.. Gattis and his character as a minister
ana his service to his church.
He stands here tonight as a man of
integrity and Of unimpeachable character,
despite John kilgO's effort to biackcn and
damn it. Every witness put on the stand
denied that they had ever heard any
thing against him till these charges
were published by JOIN c.. Kilgo & Co"
Judge Graham read a number OF deci-
Gions and other authorities in regard to
damages. when they may be recovered
and IN what amount.
What must have been the feelings Of
Ibis man when he found himself de-
nounced IS q liar. a slanderer and a
backbiter-and the dcnunciation published
20 the worId-th:s man who for nearly
forty years has gone in and out before
The people as a minister OF the gospel.
What must have been the agony as he
contemplated the effect of these publish
cd charges upon his children ard the
standing of his family in the community:
The Methodist preacher usually has only
---D Nii'~i ~ 1919 = - w. NNAAAo
That gone, all is gone. What would you
! gentlemen, ask in money value to have
yourselves thus published? That is the test
| Would not death itself be preferable,
No Wonder he found no rest for two
mCnthS. No wonder sleep refused tC
come to his eyes. No WOnder his health
was broken. Yes, we ask for 800, 900
but it ought to be ten times that amount
This part OF Judge Graham's speed
was eloquent and very powerful.
The law books say that if a man has
s!andered another and comes into cour
and apologies for it, even then damage!
may be recovered. But what do We find
They come here and reiterate the charge
that Thomas J. Gattis is a liar, a s!and
orer and a maiigner.
Gould there be any greater aggrava
ton of slander?"
Judge Graham's speech was an exceed
:ngly able one-clear, logical am
learned FRED L. MERRITT,