The evening world., 1909-02-17
FULL TEXT OFPANAMA LIBEL LNDLCTMENTSEMM FAMILY CUT

p Hereunder by the name OF William Mel
son Cromwell. NJ tenor and Likeness.
; following that is to say:
MEN WHO FlGt RE IN RrMORS
ABOUT GREAT PANAMA
CANAL DEAL.
Follow photographs OF Charles T.
TAFT, Douglas Robinson, William Mel
son trOmwCV.
| tMCanius thereby that the said Charles
=. Tart, the said Douglas Robinson and
the said William Nelson Cromwell were
the men who figured IN the charges In
connection with great scheme to COR
ruptly and dishonesty make large
sum Of money in connection with the
purchase by tho United States o. tho
Panama Canal as more fully set out
and stated in the said artiClc.)
Which said printed statement. with the
said lk1nesSrs of the said charles =.
Taft. the said Douglas Robinson and the
said William Nelson cromwell, is fol-
lowed by and in JuNtapostion with the
remainder OF the said article, part OF
which said article is Of the tenor follow
ing, that is to say:
VIM, y. Cromwell says man seeks
TO blackmall him (meantng thereby that
the said William Nelson Cromwell had
said that a man seeks to exturt from the
said William Nelson Cromwell the pay
ment Of something Of value by threat
w NIloNI anu INbllSl spilt
charges against the said william Nelson
| CROMWELL; Through law partner
Cmeaning thereby a lawyer in partnership
with the said William Nelson Crom-
welD He tmeaning thereby the said
! William Nelson CROMWELL complains
to District Attorney" meaning thereby
the officer holding the Office Of District
Attorney in and for the county OF New
Z York. state of New York; "of attempted
| hold-up" meanng thereby an attempt
TO hold up and extort from the said
| william Nelson Cromwell something OF
value) In connection with alleged deal
/ ,meaning thereby that the attempt to
eNtort something OF value from the said
| William Nelson Cromwell was perpe-
trated in the threat to charge the said
William Nelson Cromwell with compile
ity In the alleged scheme atoreSaii) by
which syndicate he lmeanins thereby
the said William Nelson CROMWELL.
headed 'Reaped Si,50o,no profit in sale
OF Panama Cana TO United Estates"
lmeaning thereby that there waYa SYM
dicate headed By the said William Nell
son Cormwell including, among others.
the said Charles p. Taft. and the said
Douglas Robinson AS the men WHO iig-
ured In rumors OF the great Panama
Canal deal. which had dishonesty
reaped thirty-six million five hundred
thousand dol liars profit By their scheme,
carried out In connection with the sale
OF the said Panama Canal to the United
States). Threat TO give facts to Demo-
cratic Committee go Candidate Taft's
brother" tmeaning thereby the said
Charles r. Tafp and Douglas Robin
son, President Rooseyelts hrother-in-
law meaning thereby the said Doug
las Robinsor) alleged to have been in
syndicate lmeanin. thereby the said al
legged syndicate which carried out the
mi FIl Sthnr,,a AZ ar.S,1J,
anier 5 Bacon says he investigator the
dear lmeanins thereby the said schcme)
but never took dishonest dollar" tmeln-
Ing thereby that the aforesaid Alexander
5. Bacon discovered the existence OF
said alleged unlawful deal, but was not
guilty OF completely therein by making
a dishonest dollar, and that certain
other part OF tie printed article atore-
said, appearing in said newspaper called
The World aforesaid, contained the
false. scandaious, malicious and detam-
atory words and matters II and con-
corning the said Charles TAFT, the
said Douglas Robinson AMI the said
William Nelson Cromwell, Of the tenor
following, that is TO say:
According to the story unfolded hy
Mr. curtis lmeanng thereby one VIII.
lam J. Curtis law partner Of the said
William Nelson CglnwellD 1T was
said that the men making this charge
against Mr.. Cromwell tmeaning there
by the said William Nelson CromwelD
had averred that the syndicate"
meaning thereby the alleged syndicate
ton with Bunau.Varilla" meaning
thereby an individual Of that name.
who resided In France had gone into
the French market (meaning thereby
the market in France and elsewhere
where securities, stocks and bonds OF
French corporations and companies
were bought ana sold) and purchased
for about S3,5OO,OoO the stocks and
bonds of the defunct De Lesseps Com
pany' meaning thereby the aforesaid
Compa gnie universele du Canal Inter
oceanQue De Panama) and OF the
Newer concern" (meanlng thereby the
aforesaid Comp5gnie Nouve'l- du Cana!
de Panama. which had taken over the
old company" tmeaning thereby the
aforesaid Compagnie Universelle du
Canal InteroCeanique de Panama. "and
had ,or time prosecuted work on the
canal tmeaning thereby the said Pan
anna CanaD these tinanciers' Imean-
ing thereby the said Charles p Taft,
the said Douglas Robinson and the said
William Nelson CromwelD invested
their money because of full knowl-
edge Of the intention of the Govern
ment' (meanlng thereby the United
French property at a price OF about
100000 900. and thus because Of their
meaning thereby the said Charles P.
Taft. the said Douglas Robinson and
the said William Nelson CromwelD
alleged information from high Govern
ment sources" ,meaning thereby the
persons occupying high positions in the
were enabled to reap rich profit.
1T was further stated that the story
against Mr.. Cromwell" (meanIng there
bv the said william Nelson CROMWELL
fixed the profit Of the syndicate at 49,
10000. this amount being divided among
Government favortes in the world OF
6olitcs and ananGs' meaning thereby thereby
among the said Charles p. Taft, the
said Douglas Robinson, the said Will
lam Nelson Cromwell. and others con-
nected with political and financial cir
cles, and ~ had improperly received
favors and official Information improp-
erly given By the officers OF the Gov
eminent OF the Said United States).
Quote World Articles.
And a certai n other part OF the said
printed article in said newspaper called
The World. contained the false, scan
dalous. malicious and detamatory
words and matters OF and concerning
the said Charles I. lalt, tne talu
Douglas Robinson and the said William
Nelson Cromwell, OF the tenor follow
ing, that Is TO say:
"Col. Bacon treats It as ioke.-Coi. AL
eXauder s Bacon, who Is said 10 have
studied the Panama situation, treated
the complaint OF Mr.. jerome !meaning
thereby one william Travers Jerome.
VIII, was then the Distric;-Attorney OF
ne County OF New York. State OF New
1n1,a,bipV al ipkp ~
Ineanng THEREBY the said Alexander 5.