The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-01
NOTED LIBEL SUIT
COMES TO AN END
Victory ron EDITOR on cot.
LfER'B WEEKLY.
Jury Returns Verdict of Not Guilty Of
Criminal Libel District Attorney
Jerome Flags witness and
Newspaper


New York. Jan. zT.--An unusually
sensational trial come 70 an end VII.
day. when q jury ia the criminal
branch OF the supreme court reported
that Norman HaDgood, editor Of Coli
iIsr'S Weekly, was not guilty Of crimi.
nal libel, Ths case had been on trial
several weeks. The verdict was rem.
defed ten minutes after the case had
been given " the Jury. The charge
against Mr. Iiapg0od was brought at
the insiigation ~ Justice Joseph NJ.
Deuel. of the court Of special session,
and was based upon an editorial IN
which the editor criticised Justice
deuel. for his connection with Town
Topics,
The real Interest IN the Gaze was due
~ the fact that the names Of scores
OF persons Of the highest social and
financial Standing became involved
through The efforts of the defense 10
prove thar the statements contained IN
the alleged llbei we're correct and
therefore Justified 10 attain this end
sorne N the inner workings Of Town
Topics, weekly publication which
cireBiates extensively In social circles,
we're laid bare. II was In this connec-
ton, and also through testimony con-
cernIng a limited edition book which
bore the TILE ''Fsds and Psncieg" that
the names OF prominent peTs0ns be.
came involved. "Pads and Bancfss"
was sold ~ subscribers at 1850 or
more per coDy. Among the witnesses
vino testified ~ the trial we're c0inmO-
6ors Kibridgs r. Gerry. Oliver 81. r.
Belmont, Harry y, LShr, Bernard ~,
Baker Of Baltimore, COL Mann, Justice
Deuel. and Robert j. Collier
jerome Inspired Article,
District Attorney Jerome prosecuted
the ease, During the utsI Hap0ood
testified that Jerome hal, In a great
measure, inspired the alleged IibsIous
articles which Hapgood said repre-
vented the view OF the district attor.
nsy. a lawyer made the statement
that Jerome had agreed 70 this trial
with the yIew OF getting a. the true
situation In Town Topics ONCE, with
an ere 10 other prosecutions. II q
libel In the Hapgood case was commit.
TED II vas only IN q technical gense.
40 one In the district attorneys once
believed Hapsood would 10 convicted.
II will not attempt 70 disguise from
you the utter bathing ahd contempt
7 feel for Eonse Of the witnesses whom
I myself have introduced" declared
District Attorney Jerome IN MIS- argu~
msbt,
"P0r more than two weeks now we
have been wandering through Vanity
Yalr," said Mr.. Jerome, witnessing
exhibitions ~ human weakness and
folly, and, IN Gofne Instances, o. ms.
man degradation"
Jerome Indorses Hapgood.
ri may be that should not have
been here Dr0secutIng one Of the best
friends re got for crime which
IN my private judgment ! believe ne
ought 70 have done, and which +
might have done In HIS place with
more heat and more vim than be DIS.
played, The Law not % restrict the
liberty 81 the press has provided that
~ the published article De- true, ann
published with justiGsble ends, II ~
q defense, On tbs ground Of excuse
the prosecution eonEs1es that this pub.
1leatl0n Was honestly made IN a be.
lief that II was true. II you md that
the article was true ron have got 10
aegHit
"ag0w, Iet Bs zee the character f
his paper frsfsring 10 Town T0DlcsJ.
W., shepard has tod ron that Col
Mann has stated that II was the nat
BrsI evolution 0f personal Journalism.
II mat IN true, ~ ought 10 be applicants
20. more than one daily Paper In New
Y0Yk who're trend ~ that way, There
n EearcsiT q morning paper that does
not pint Vie scandals and Obscene
matter. 6on't nee what Interest ~
e0Dseryes 10 publish such gtHn +
60B't see what Interest articles rsIat-
INK ~ the adultery a this or that
person have for ron and nc"
"DOes n g<Yge any useful purpose7
II Il other than Gitb7 n ~ put there
Tor 10 Dyfisr DVrb<,e> bn1u bD1t VI pay
ing dividends 10 the etockhoIders. The
Average Eewspaper IL run from the
cognnnEFo0m standpoint, Many Of
the Advertisements are only oorup-
ton fund % induce quiet about this,
that Or the other There papers haven't
ret reaebe5 the condition that this vile
sheet has reached I am not here 20
Justify Town TODics,r
A. NJ. HaDzood left the room DIS
trict Attorney Jerome, VINO conducted
the ease against him, slapped him on
the shoulder, saying: ny dear Old
man, I'm yesy much pleased that II
tnrns< out a. ~ al" They left the
courtroom together,
Carnezfs Gives 20 College.