Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-17
INDICTED
FOR CANAL LIBEL
Continued from First Page.)

Deal" in which it is claimed that an at
tempt was made to bring into disrepute
Charles P. Taft William Nelson Crom-
we'll and J. Pierpont Morgan by charging
that they participated in scheme TO
corruptly and dishonesty make a large
sum of money out of the canal sale
The third count is based on an alleged
libelous publication October IA. 1908, in
which the World and it's editors arc
charged with ''unlawfully and maliciously
fame Theodore Roosevelt, President Of the
United States; the said William II. Taft,
the said Charles p. Taft, the said Douglas
Robinson and the said William Nelson
Cromwell. and to bring them and each OF
them into public scandal, contempt, ridi-
cule. infamy and disgrace. on the four
teenth day of October, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
eight lat the District aforesaid OF their
great hatred and ill-will toward the said
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
United States; the said William Fl. Taft.
the said Charles p. Taft, the said Douglas
Robinson and the said William Nelson
Cromwell, did unlawfully and maliciously
publish and cause to be published Ger
tain false. scandalous. malicious and de-
famatory libel Of and concerning the said
Theodore Roosevelt. President Of the
United States; the said William II. Taft,
the said Charles p. Taft. the said Douglas
Robinson and the said William Nelson
Cromwell. which said false, scandalous,
malicious and defamatory libel was in the
form of an article printed in the said
newspaper called the World.
The Fourth Count.
'Who Got the Canal Millions Known
In Washington" is the headline of the al
legged libelous article in the World of
October Is last which forms the basis
Of the fourth count of the indictment.
oil io In ho,
liciously aimed at the President, Will
liam Howard Taft. Charles P. Taft. Doug
las Robinson and William Nelson Crom
well.
In the fifth count it is alleged that the
defendants. December last. in an edi-
malicious statements against the Presi-
dent, Elihu Root, Douglas Robinson,
Charles P. Taft and William Nelson
Cromwell"
The Smith Indictment.
The indictment against Delavan Smith,
cousin Of Vice President Fairbanks. and
Charles R. Williams. joint owners Of the
Indianapolis News, Is in seven counts. and
named in the World indictment. 1t varies
only in the articles set forth and declared
to be libelous and in the dates Of publica-
ton. The issues of the News in which
the alleged libel is said to have been pub
lished are October 8. october 20. October
10. October 8, November 2, November 10
The Smith Williams Indictment is illus
trated by a cartoon said to have been
published in the News in which Norman
E. Mack. chairman of the democratic
national committee Of 1908. is represented
as digging into the facts concerning the
canal purchase and as bringing to light
and public notice facts showing fraud and
dishonesty. In the background appeared
pictures of Cromwell, c.. p. Taft and J.
P. Morgan in such pastures. it is alleged.
at to indicate completely in. the alleged
fraud being unearthed by Mack.
The World indictment Is illustrated by
a reproduction of photographs of q. p.
Taft. Nelson Cromwell and Douglas P.
Robinson. over which appears the word
ing men who figured in rumors about
great Panama canal deal.'
The grand jury investigation into the al
legged libel began January last and has
been in progress almost daily since.
The Witnesses Heard.
Among the witnesses heard and on
whose testimony the indictments are
based are Jeremiah Matthews, Douglas
Robinson, II. F. Taft, William Smith,
Charles P. Taft. James P. Hornaday
John W. Dunbar John H. Becker, James
p Spangler Hilton L. Brown. Charles A.
Clark. Edward S. Harding. Bart Parker
Albert Sahm, James f. Berry Philander
c. Knox, Curtis 1. Gilbert. Charles W.
Russell. Elihu Root William Nelson
Cromwell, Sidney r. Jacobs. Otto Car
michael, f. Jesse Conway. Charles S. AL
bert. A. W. Tracy. John c. Campbell
William Kemp. Jonas c. Whitley, r. l..
Farnham, Charles r. Cotterill and John
4. Shaw.
Attorney Henry f. Davis. who is local
counsel for the World, was in court when
the indictments were returned. He will
go to New York tomorrow to be present
at the hearing before United States Com
missioner Shields on the bench warrants,
should the New York men named i'm the
indictment decide to OnDOSe eXtraditiOn