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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Plague of Grassh0p pers.

Red Lodge, Mont. -Grasshop pers
are so thick in this section that they
are plastered each day on the locomo-
tives of trains and the wheels are so
slippery that when the locomotives
stop it is difficult to start them. They
have eaten the range bare.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
THEIR NECKS
ARE SAVED.
Jet and White are Not to be Hanged
Are Guilty of Murder.
THEY ARE SENTENCED FOR LIFE

Life imprisonment Fixed as Their Pun
is'iment. A Victory for the Defe nse.
s. lte Has Asked That no Middle
C..sund be Taken.
e. ynthiana, Ky--The jury in the
c ,e of Curtis Jett and Thomas White
c4arged with the assassination OF
James B. Marcum at Jackson, return
ed verdict of guilty, fixing the pun
ishment of each at Imprisonment for
life.
Jett received the verdict with COM
parative Indifference and camness.
White who has been apparently un-
der severe strain during the trial
flushed up and his eyes filed with
tears.
Attorney Golden for the defense
stated that M notion. for new trial
will be made as soon as possible.
The general opinion seems to be
that the motion will be overruled by
the conrt and it will then go to the
court of appeals.
The verdict occasioned little sur
prise here after the deliberation of the
jury had been SO prolonged. The only
question that caused the delay, it is
said, was that of punishment-death
or life imprisonment. The verdict on
the whole is regarded as victory for
the defense, as the. prosecution asked
that no middle ground be taken and
shat the men either go clear or be
hanged.
The case has been on trial almost
three weeks, having been begun July
81. At the first trial at Jackson the
jury disagreed, and 1t is believed that
the verdict today was a compromise
with juror opposed to capital pun
lshment. The friends of Captain B.
Ia. Even and other witnesses for the
commonwealth, who having suffered
greatly aud were living in fear of their
lives, are greatly relieved. They ex-
pected the death penalty, which they
were confident would have been fol-
lowed by confessions from the con-
demned men, exposing parties high in
authority in Breathitt county, who are
considered to be back of the conspir-
Gces. There have been twentv-s seven
lives lost within the past two years in
+ aargis Cockrill feud IN Breathitt
ftnty, and this is the first convic-
tlol. No arrests or indictments had
been made until last March, when the
troops were ordered to Jackson to
jackson to protect the grand jury and
afterward the trial jury and witnesses.
Jett is still under Indictment for
arst degree murder for killing Town
Marshal Cockrill. Jett said last night
that the rope had never been made
with which to hang him, but he made
no other remarks. His friends say he
will have new trial, and even if he
fails in that effort he might be par
doned in the course of time. The
friends of the defendant showed such
relief as to leave no Doubt as to their
previous apprehension of the death
penalty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Vessels Anchored.

Mobile, a.-The Norwegian steam
er Belvernon has arrived from Bocas
del Zorro. The latter part of the
voyage, strong head winds and heavy
swells were encountered. Several ves-
sells, outward bound are anchored in
the lower bay awaiting development is
of the storm before sailing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

The boom for ". R. Hearst TO,
president is now being pushed with
more energy since Senator German
arrived from abroad. Mr.. Hearst has
regular paid employees in charge o.
his candidacy, and it is said that he
will spend a considerable sum in al
attempt to achieve this ambition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson ii
reported to have said that he would
attend the national irrigation congress
and deliver an address. He will be
accompanied by some thirty scientists
aed experts of that department..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Five Girls Drowned in Virginia Stream

Five Girls Drowned in Virginia Stream.
Richmond, Va.-At Lurich's static n
Giles county. while a party of chill
dren. one boy and seven girls, ranging
in age from to Is, were boating, the
boat capsized, and five of the girls
were drowned. The drowned children
were two daughters of John Robin
son, one daughter of John Holloway
and two daughters of Mrs. l.. o. Lee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

The following assignment of officers
OF the general staff has been made.
Assistants to the Chief of Staff-Maio,
General Henry G. Corbin, made AID.
lutant General; Brigadier General
William 81. Caster. Brigadier General
Wallace F. Randolph. Chief of Artil-
lery. War College Board Brigndiel
General Tasker H.s Bills, President
Colonel Alexander. Maybin, Secretary
Colonel William P. Hall, Assistanr
Adjutant General, is designated Act.
ing Adjutant OF the Army.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

The body of man found dead in a
room at Los Angeles hotel has been
identified as that Of Capt. Harry E..
Smith, u. s. A., retired.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

Naval Constructor 81. Ct, Gilmore,
who by direction of Acting Gecretar,
Darling, went from Bath, Me-, to in.
spect the Massachusetts,, sends the fol.
lowing dispatch, dated Bar Harbor:
Examin alton at present disclosed
nothing to prevent the Massachusetts
proceeding to New York, when bulk.
heads shored and minor leaks in bulk.
heads temporarily stopped.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

At the United States fishery a
Baird, California, on the st. Cloud
river, 10000, 900 salmon eggs hav,
been taken from the early run Of fish
The largest number ever taken before
at Baird was II, 900. 900 in 1898. Fifty
millions it is expected will be the to
tai this year. Eight millions has beer
the average .ince the hatchery wal
established.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

VIM. Nelson Cromwell, counsel for
the Panama Canal Company, called
at the State Department and had a
conference with Acting Secretary Loo
mis-. Mr.. AIDE. the Assistant Secretary
of State, also was called into the con-
ference for short time. The object
of Mr.. Cromwell'n visit was to secure
the latest information the State De.
partment has regarding the canal stu
alton and to inform Mr.. LOOMS that
he had received mail advices from his
agents at Bogota to the eff cot that the
lower house Of the Columbian Con-
gress was s'by an avowed and open
majority strongly in favor of ratifying
the bay Herran treaty exactly as It
stands; that the upper house, which
at the outset of the canal discussion.
was almost overwhelmingly opposed to
the ratification of the treaty in its
present form, now stood fully one
third in the favor of it's ratiicati on
without amendment"
Officers of the North Pacific squad
ron, which has arrived at the Bremen
ton navy yard, after q cruise in
northern waters, deny all knowledge
Of the story wired from Port Town
seed that, that the entrance Of the
feet into Puget Sound was naval
and that Admiral Casey"
construotively ran formidable block
ade successfully. and achieved :
mighty victory.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

pute a greater degree of malice than
IL published in the ordinary course OF
business, and without their actual
knowledge ! give you this as an IL
lustration. II 1t was published In
their paper by their reporter, in the
ordinary course OF employment, they
would be responsible for IL, and would
be liable to the proper amount of
damages"
Mr.. McMahan took exceptions to the
instructions of the court in failing to
instruct the jury that pleadings In
civil cases we're privileged, and
that absence from the city on the
part of the Hofers or ignorance of the
publication went to mitigate their
liability.
The jury was out but a short time
when they returned a verdict of 81
and costs.
The court informed them that the
law fixed the costs, and that It was
not in their province to award costs
beyond the amount Of damages in the
case. which in this case will be $100
The jury was then dismissed The
case was ably presented and argued
by Messrs Holmes and Condit and
Jeffrey for the defense, and by Mr.
McMahan for the plaintiff
Unfair Arguments.
Having the closing appeal TO the
jury plaintiffs attorney could make
almost any statement he saw IT. He
charged that The Journal was an I'm.
clean newspaper and unfit for any
family to read, on which subject there
was not word Of testimony intro.
duced, He accused the Hofers with
/ branding his client as an adulteress.
and guilty Of other crimes that were
never charged even in her husbands
answer. The Journal had never ac.
cused the woman OF anything. In
fact, the suit was an attempt 10 get
| damages for something never done,
and on the basis OF a printed report
OF what was merely alleged in plead.
ings. and which not a single reader
took to be anything more than the
accusations which people bring
against each other in the heat OF a
lawsuit and no one. so far as we
know, believed the truth OF them. The
attorney branded his unfortunate eli
ent with a defeat when he asked that
her character be put on trial for mat
ters She was never charged with, and
for which The Journal publishers
would rather suffer any amount OF
damages than charge any woman
with, and still less would never seek
to justify as the truth, If they were
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

actually published. But under the Or
egon libel law a publisher can be ac'
cused of anything to a jury, but the
fury has more sense and intelligence
than to believe it.
Journal Policy as to Divorces.
The Journal has a fixed and definite
policy in handling the reports of di.
vorce cases, but the court could not
allow the publishers to state the rules
of the paper. The Journal considers
the verdict as an approval Of the gen.
eral policy of publishing fair news re-
ports of divorce trials, and all public
trials before any court The right is
the only safeguard of the public that
1t shall have the news of the public
courts laid before IL, and such publica
tions Of proceedings and pleadfngs
whether privileged or not, are the
only moral protection the community
has against star chamber proceedings
and the spread and multiplication o.
the evils of divorces Many appli
cants for divorces dread newspaper
publicity more than the verdict Of the
courts. In fact they will make almost
any kind of accusations, under oath,
10 get divorces, to the shame and
scandal of all decent family life, and
the degradation of the marriage sacra.
ment. If they can only keep the charg'
es and proceedings out of the news
papers. The right to print extracts
from the pleadings in such cases can
not be surrendered without multiply
ing the number of divorces. Without
IL people with marital trouble on their
hands would get divorces remarry
and be divorced over again, and there
would be a promiscuous state OF NOR.
ais, indeed Where either party 20
such a suit asks to have reasonable
exclusion from the newspapers, The
Journal grants the request, and re
spects the rights of the parties in the
most scrupulous manner Where there
is no demand 10 be kept out Of the
press, It prints fair news report.
Mrs. Gibson Wronged.
Mrs Gibson has been wronged by
this case being brought at all. and
The Journal feels sorry for the poor
woman and her children TO have been
drappad 10 Salan, ovar had roode and
in inclement weather, and given the
publicity she hau to endure in a case
that had not a shred Of good common
sense to stand upon. The unfortunate
woman has been put to great eX.
penses for witnesses she was never
permitted to have testify in her be.
. half The Journal publishers in place
Of having any malice or ill.win toward
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13
.STUDEBAKER
We'll Pleased .

In a recent letter from the Stud,
baker people in regard to our sales }
their vehicles for 1902. after cod
menting on the amount. they take q
casion to remark that This is a md
splendid showing, and we wish to cd
gratulate you on the grand succe'
you have had with our line OF good I
or course that makes us I'd
pleased, for we have left no stone ul
turned TO push the sale Of wagons an
spring rigs We really did a remarI
ably good business, and we are sd
ting out to make a big increase th
season. We have much improved 4
.cilities for the handling OF our trad
in this line, having moved our ofid
back to let der goods loog oud NJ ID
vinda,' as some one suggested wi
have now much more light for od
lower floor and will soon have an a
evator for moving heavy rigs to AM
from the upper floor.
We have a car OF buggles, roa
wagons. hacks and surries now on N.
way. and will soon be in a position y
show a splendid lot of new stylish
up-ot.date Jobs. in steel and mbbe
tires, tops, opens and all. Wait to SCI
them. Big line OF wagons, all size
ready for the farming and wood hau
ing trade.
Get in line with a Bencia Hancoc
Disc Plow, and be up with your neigh
bors The plow OF the present and
the plow Of the future. Send iot
catalogs and circulars of anything ID
our line.
We sell
studebaker Vehicles.
Mccormick Machinery.
Russell Machinery.
Monitor Drills.
5enieia Hancock Disc Drills.
Syracuse Chilled and Steel PlOws
Buffalo Pitts Harrows.
5rdsell Glover HuIlers.
Fairbanks Morse Gasoline Engines
sharples Cream Separators.
White Rotary Sewing Machines
Tribune Bicycles and sundries.
Besides Binder Twine and harvest
ing supplies of all sorts, etc etc,
Call on us when in the city Al
ways pleased to see you, and Away
ready TO show YOU goods.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13
SHERIFFS
OF STATE
ORGANIZE
Object TO Assist Each Other
in Duties
And Facilitate Capture and
Return of Criminals

Sixteen sherins OF the state held a
meeting in this city Wednesday and ef
lected the organization OF the Sherins
Association Of Oregon The purpose
Of banding together is 10 promote a
better acquaintance among the sher
in's OF the state and by uu cous;d.
Grafton ot mutual interests advance
the administration OF the laws In the
apprehendiug ana returning 10 their
respective sections at an evil doers.
Sherin W A Storey. OF Multnamah
county, was made president of the or.
sanitation and Shern h b. Goliath
of this county. was named as secrs-
tary. The Sheuhs association Will
meet In this city next September dur.
ing the state fair, although the presl.
deug Is authorized 10 cali q meeting
al any tine The interests a. the mem.
0ers may require. Matters of leeis.
iation Affecting The interests Of the
sherins ot the state nil be watched
by representative OF the association
and 1t Is understood the sherins of
the state win make a fsht aeainst The
olh thai proposes the conveying Of an
insane patients 20 the asylum I'm his
city BY trained attendants 10 be sent
tse@ 'aa' institution. THIS I'm has
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

her have only the most profound \
gret that she was ever dragged inI
such an unfortunate suit. We wish
apologize to her for having been eve
the innocent cause of her litigation
and rejoice that she even got a non
inal verdict for one dollar, for It tecI
nically clears her of a misfortune tn,
befell her through no fault of the puI
lie or press.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

already passed the senate and awaits
the consideration OF the house. In
its operation, the bill will deprive the
sherlifs of the different counties OF
quite an item OF fees that they now re-
ceive for taking patients TO the asy.
Mm
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

After being ont but short time the
Jury IN the libel suit brought by l.. II
McMahan for $4,000 damages against
flofor Bros, publishers Of The Jour
nal. on behalf Of his client In a d.
yorce suit brought IN a verdict of only
81 damages and honco only 81 Of
costa, for plaintiff
A report OF the testimony for the
defense and the arguments Of the
counsel are given below. The verdict
is victory for The Journal and for
the right OF all newspapers to print
fair news reports based ON the plead.
ings In public courts.
Defendants Testimony
n. Hofer testified that the hrst time
he had seen the matter complained Of
was when he was served with the
papers In this suit lie was at New.
port AZ the time the article appeared.
Asked n he had any malice against
Mrs Gibson. McMahan objected Sus.
tainod
D. w Cochran. city reporter who
wrote the court reports complained OF
was called. lie told how he per
formed his duties by calling at the
court house and gathering the news
n. Hofcr was absent from the city
and A. y. Hofcr never saw the arti
Gle complained of
ss.eXamined he said he had n,
definite Instructions to not publish
news His instructions were 10 Gel
the news.
A.. H. Hofor was asked II he knew
Mrs Gibson lie dld not know article
wac published until the suit was be
gun
McMahan's Argument
In opening the ease lo the jury HI
said that he did not pretend tha
lIofer Bros had intended 20 iniur
Mrs Gibson or that they had lntcu
uonally done her amy injury 1t wa
what they aid, not what they bad In
tended to do
lie read the article from the Jouru
al and commented on IL 90 the iury
lie read from the report the chargc
OF Mrs Gibson against Mr. Gibson
showing that the paper printed botl
sides
Uo claimed that the pleadiugs ID
courts were privileged and news
papers had no rlshl to pHnt report
of suits until they were fully betor
the courl tor trial Hc rcad trou
Humc ys Upton one a.
Whatever che reporter or new,
paper had done me publisher Wa
liable tor damages The sult Was d
recover damages done the Woman am
not to determine whether the, ha.
acted with bad intent
j. A. Jsiireys Argument
Counsel Ton defendant showed tha
the matter complained Of did not sho,
that woman Was referred 60 rh
nlainun was a woman but She had ma
thought enough al the raso 60 appea
as a witness and ylaim that her char
actor Was injured one cent hy mi
publication, Not a witness had heel
called 20 prove damages. ID had beel
proved that the Hoiofs knew RothlaI
az thls publication when t Vas matte
Cochran acted without their know
hedge
The most that could ho claimed "a
this case Nas that Inadvertently al
iniaC had heen done tho plalRua
NoMahan admitted an absence o
walice or wrongml latent Plainut
had uoi c-0neclca defendants viii
Ais sult
These parties hAa bo,A had shsll
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13
Torv Gives One Dollar Damages
Right to Pub1ish Sustained.

7us VERDICT OF THE JURY IN THE LIBEL SUIT AeANs. tne M
,o,nuA GIVING 500 DAMAGES THE PLAINTIFF, IS VIC
osv gos All OREGON PUBLISHERS AND VIRTUALLY susIANe
.gwepApEss IN THE RIGHT PUBLISH FAIR NEWS KEPoHIs
FROM THE PLEADINes FILED IN PUBLIC COURTS pNDsn
ECON LAW OF LIBEL PUBLISHER HAS NO PHoI sU.,on 1
WHATEVER AGAINST MISTAKES OF REPORTERS 81
LAVE MOST UNIFORMLY AWARDED MERELY NOMINAL DNm'
CASES.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

sides Of the case shown up In The
Journal and other newspapers. One
had got the worst OF IL and as they
could not sue each other they had to
suc the newspaper II was q case OF
getting revenge against the Hofers.
Mr.. Holmes Speaks.
senior Counsel for defense argued
that n Mrs. Gibson was injured II was
done by her husband filing his answer
In court. The charges against Mrs.
Gibson we're not published as the
truth. They were not even alleged
To be the truth about Mrs, Gibson,
IIt was not claimed that Mrs. Gibson
was damaged. even In her feelings
as she was not even known 90 have
seen the article one man ofton re
poated something said about another
but that was not a libel
The animus of Mcclellan and Nc
Mahan was commented upon Meth
,or Mcclellan nor Craig testified tha
Mrs. Gibson had been injured one dol
lar or lost a moment Of sloep on ac
count of this publication. The Hoter
were not traduCcers of women and /
their attention had been called L
this they would have made any suitable
correction asked of them But the
had mo- notice Whatcvcr until iumpeI
Into court
Holmes commented ON Mcclellan
as swift witness and willing par
ncr OF McMahan. who objected
The remarks arc legitimate "
marked the court
Holmes proceeded To dissect III
Unusual activity OF the two Mes.
Mr. Holmes argued for the grea
est latitude on the part OF the presi
IIt was the palladium OF our libertie
aud the jury should not cinch an
newspaper that was published wit
Ordinary care.
MeMshsn Closes
Plaintiffs counsel commented O
the testimony that Hofors gave no il
structions 90 Cochran as TO What wa
4 proper news and what was not The
had allowed him to use his discretion
, As to proot OF damages against MIR
Gibson. IL was not necessary bot
, She and her children would be iniure
Tor an time TO como The damag,
/. must be measured boy its eject and
q careless reportet should not eNcus
n these defendants as publishers
was their duty to protect their wiye
/. .children aud mothers by giYins th
8 'plamuu substantial damages, a
IA pleaded tor the protection of the repl
A |tauon of deteuceless woman
a trouble 70 had been his pryuogo ,
stand in the amphi,heatro of Roml
and ON the Rattlcaeld of Waterlo.
q But BE- was the greatest event of hi
4 |ufe when ahroad ou his torcigu tra'
T. els. when he stood on sacred sroup
4 at Runuymede. Whvre the Magn
4 ChartA vas wrunE hy Kins John frol
/. thc Rayons of England etc n
s plead Cor the iewcl az iile. woman
} reputation and honor These men IA
D accused this woman ol an crime
! They had Claimed that she vas ul
!. clean and a parah ho cited Nose
and Jesus Chnst and the Scarlet Le
ter and other grand appeals 20 th
/ sympathy ~ the jury.
on he whole trial the fact neye
wa permitted 20 come OUT that bot
, sides oi the ease were published as
fair news report ana that the plaintiff
Mrs Gibson was not pleiudicsd IN he
suiL Defendants had either inten
,iionany OF unintentionany blasted th
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

w. n. DARBY, SALEM.
J. A. NELSON, SALEM.
w. 4. JONES, BROOKS.
W. J. HApLEY. MARION.
8. s. MARTIN, SALEM.
J. r. ZEloLER, oERvAis.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13
And Plaintiff VIII Be Given
Only One Dollar Costs
In the Case
Complete Victory for the Newspapers S
Right to Publish Fair Reports
From Court Pleadings
The Jury IN the Case.

EUGENE MANNING, eERVAls.
sEN ROBERTSON, TURNER.
MATT SMALL, so. slLVERToN.
J. r. LINN, SALEM.
GEO. EMERT. BROOKS.
CHRIS KREloER, AURORA.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-13

TEAs AsO oOFFEEs QUA HFcIALTY-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-07
NOTICE..

Notice to architects is hereby
given that the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Mary will at Frank
lin, La, on February 18th, 1908,
receive plans, Specifications and
estimates for the erection of new
court house for the Parish of St.
Mary, not to exceed in cost in
Guiding all furnishings and inn
provements to the grounds, the
sum OF One Hundred and Ten
Thousand Dollars, payable Ten
Thousand Dollars cash, the re-
mainder in ten equal annual in
stallments bearing four per cent.
per annum interest from maturity.
Plans not accepted viii! not be
paid for, and the right reserved to
reject any and all plans.
The successful contestant re-
quired to furnish bond with ap-
proved security that the contract
can be let within the estimate
made by him, before accepting
plans.
Address R. E. Milling, Chair
man Building Committee, Frank
lin, La, for full particulars.
Signed,
JOHN NJ. IBERT, President.
K. HANF, Secretary.