Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05
PACE EXAMINED.
Ex-Congressman Powers Had
Pleasure of Asking the
Questions.
LIVINGSTON A BROTHER.
At Least tho Candidate For Congress
Said He Seemed Like One-If Liv-
ingston Accepted Pages Terms
He was to Wire ID. T. Hanley
Of Hyd Park, 81 Think He
is Responsible John"

I"uNmetun. Dec. i.--Thc first jury case
called in the present term of the County
Court was the Livingston Ns. Page suit
which won't on trial this morning. There
was "a good attendance of listeners ana
although the court was delayed in OPEN
in; bv reason of some of the counsel be
ing SNOW bound on the carly train they
kept their seats with a stoiCism that mas
rarely been cqualled in this court room.
II took but a short time to select a jury
and as soon as ii was sworn cN-GoN. rage
took tn. stand. Congressman Pow' rs
WIS tho examining attorney. The chlei
interest of the morning centerod IN three
letters written by Mir. Page and one from
1.Ning-ton i'm reply, all of when were
id ntinod 10y the witness. IN" lnSt ono
from GOV. Page was written July n. l>'"
ud was as follows: After speaking IN
general terms, for Il few lines;
Sow Friend Liz nGston always having
on So cordial So friendly, 50 apprcci cia-
tive and your treatment has been 50 near
Is like that Of a brother, | am going TO
a.. me to you with the fullest assurance
tl1t il you don't approve my sugecSuo"9
YOU viii at least be discreet ana I'"I
vlat may say oonidcntly Right here
let me suggest that you return this lott"r
a.tcr YOU have read it. Believe mo when
I ea5 that want you to treat 1t as com
ing from one that has no sympathy WIN
,our political tencts except as pr"t'c g.
tnlnst but rather from one that you NAY
a.yay- treated so kindly that h" 1e''S
that he has a right to trust in YOU as a
warm personal friend. AS Ne WSp'pr
man YOU are in a condition TO p"hl9H
facts without being open to rritlDlSm
After referring to the fact tnHt the d'nl-
,.rati. party could not eject d c"lS'r-7-
mann. and some other matters Mr.. f""c
s.vs: II want some way in which t. 'llS-
$ inmate literature in your county ana /
tI,., -, f,Irt " a
far PAGE on ac, cunt Of his pcrS"ntu'N'
l. suggests the publishing Of certain
, nuinl5 that Win be Scnt from tin" 10
TINE and il respect to them says: l no'I
Mt say to lou that what ther" Is lrSl-
rr.tc and proper am more man W'llhS
4. 10 lV way Of rCnumrrdtlo We says
80 81 must keep my hands as pore as
til driven snow with reference to ANY oN-
re- .iturc of ntclcy because ! cuhot 90
IT. l.lr pay faIthiIg that is not a leelllih-
ate charcr flr actual space accorded me
whiuh you would not AZ democratic '"I-
ter deem of sufficient interest or your
readers to- publish. If EcU acc'pt my suA-
t,stious wlr, 40 -. T. llanleN, i!ydc PuN'
-ud will get it, those words 81 think ne
+. .eSnouSillc Jotu' | will then feel that
can communicate moro freely With YOU.
Iage also lsks. is Batchcldcr's candi-
CacN of any account. will It matcriall@' to
have amy force. what is the general behei
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