Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-02

The daily press noted the following court
incident the past week. aud in reproducing
It we desire TO state that the GLOBE is the
newspaper referred to:
Attorney Chase Roys was called upon by
Justice Bradley, in Circuit Court No. g.
when court convened Yesterday morning
10 account for the authorship Of certain
article which appeared in a local Sunday
newspaper last summer The article IS
alleged TO have cast reflections on Justice
Bradley, and was termed by him as "scur.
rllous 20 the last degree"
The court was crowded, When, as soOu as
the crier had opened the sitting, Justice
Bradley called up Mr.. Roys and requested
him 30 make an explanation of the article in
question. The attorney denied all knowl-
edge OF it. Justice Bradley asked him If he
had written IL, and Mr.. Roys replied that he
had noL The court then Informed the at
torueY that he had received Information
from the editor Of the newspaper in which
tile article appeared, to the effect that Mr.
ROys was the author of it. The Justice
stated that he desired to secure whatever
information the attorney might be able to
give. Mr.. Roys again denied the author
ship Of the article, aud Justice Bradley an
nouuced that he would accept the denial
pending further investigation. He said
that until such time, and until new infor-
maj on could be secured, the incident was
closed as tar as he was concerned Both
Justice Bradley and Attorney Roys refused
to discuss the matter when questioned
The article referred to Is said to have con-
taiued some caustic comments on the man
ner in which Justice Bradley conducted GER
tain cases, and cast reflections on the fitness
Of the judge to occupying a seat on the
District Supreme Bench.
AT the time the article complained of
by Justice Bradley was published, the editor
of the GLOBE was unacquainted- with his
magnificent record on the bench, and ac-
cepted the statements, or rather article
coming as Il did from a responsible citizen
--as lrte. Ascertainiug, however, after its
publication that an injustice had been done,
we prepared an article from material fur
nished US by friendly attorney, which was
satisfactory to the Judge. This attorney
endeavored to find out who inspired
or furnished the original article. He was
on the opposite side Of the case from Roys,
aud he named Mr. Roys as the author.
Now as the stock in trade-the most valued
capital of an editor--is to protect his CORES
pondents who desire their identity con-
cealed we would neither deny nor affirm
the guesses made by the attorney as to the
name or person of the correspondent
This is our inyariable rule, and in this in
stance we did not violate it. If the attorney
informed Justice Bradley that Mr., Roys was
the author he did so on his own mere guess.
Certainly Justice Bradley has never been to
the GLOBE office nor has he ever been in
formed by the editor of the GLOBE that Mr..
Roys furnished the article rejecting on him.
It is our misfortune thar we have never
met Justice Bradley, nor do we know his
personal appearance, hence he could not
have received from the editor Of the GLOBE
information so important as the name of a
correspondent; neither could he have Sc
cured it by a visit TO our Office.
There must be some mistake in the
printed statement quoted No doubt the
judge meant or did state that he was in
formed Mr. Roys was the author Of the
"scurrilous article"
The editor never reveals the name Of an
author or correspondent who desires to con-
cesl his identity. When we accept an ar
ticle from such we assume the responsibility
aud are ever willing to take the consequences
The jail has no terrors for us in such cases,
but the dishonor of betraying a correspon-
dent has. There is no dead game editor
who will do SOFT is only the dunghill pub
Usher or editor who will give up or betray
his informant or correspondent