The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-17

UbuI AItbtllIlE llti''lN llltl u WIS
within the power and II was the duty
Of the officers of the United states Gov.
eminent NJ Washington, including the
said Theodore Roosevelt, President Of
the United states, to reveal and make
public the names of the persons who
cOrruptly and fraudulently Obtained the
forty million dollars paid by the said
Panama CanalJ To the great injury,
scandal, ridicule and disgrace NJ them,
the said Theodore Roosevelt, President
of the United states the said William
Taft. the said charles =. Tart. the said
Douglas Robinson aud the said William
Nelson Cromwell, against the form nj
the statute in such case made and pro-
yided, and against the peace ana Gov
eminent Of said United states.
Root Is Again Mentioned.
"rifth Count The Grand Jurors
aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do
further present: That, under the cir
cumstanccs and conditions. and with tile
same statement OF antecedent facts and
Circumstances set forth IN the first
count of this indictment, and by refer
enCe thereto made Il part ot this count,
the same as though fully sc out in this
count the Press Publishing Company
aforesaid the said Joseph Pulitzer. the
said Caleb NJ. Van Hamm, and the said
Robert H. Lyman, unlawiulIy and ma
lc!ously COntriying and intending 10
Willy and defame the said Theodore
Roosevelt, President OF the United
States; the said Elihu Root, the said
Douglas Robinson. the said Charles i.
Taft. and the said William Nelson
Cromwell, and to bring them and each
OF them into public scandal contempt,
ridicule. intamy and disgrace, on the
eighth day OF December, in the wear of
I .rl lT,,, 4 .I,. 4
and eight. at the district aforesaid their
great hatred and illwill toward the said
Theodore Roosevelt. President of the
United States: the said Elhu Root, the
said Douglas Robinson. the said Charles
7, Taft and the said william Nelson
Cromwell did unawfullv and ma
liciously publish and cause to he pub
lished certain false, Scandalous, ma
lICtous and defamatorv libel Of and con.
corning the said Theodore Roosevelt.
President OF the United States; the said
Elihu Root, the said Douglas Robinson
the said Charles =. TAFT, and the said
william Nelson Cromwell. which said
false, malicious and defamatory libel
was in the form Of an editorial printed
In the said newspaper called The World
and one patr whereof is Of the tenor
following, that Is TO say,
"The Panama Scandal" (meanng
thereby the scandal involved In the ex-
istence OF al alleged syndicate includ.
Ing. among others, the said Charles 2.
Taft the said Douglas Robinson. the
said William Nelson Cromwell. the said
j. Pierpont Morgan. organized for the
purpose of carrying out great scheme
to corrupt yand fraudulently obtain
large sum money. tn wit, the sum of
million five hundred thou
sand dollars, through the purchase of
the Panama Canal by the United
States, through which syndicate in.
Guiding among others the said persons
last mentioned. was enabled to oper-
ate successfully because OF the init.
macy existing between the said persons
last mentioned and the said Theo !
Roosevelt President OF the United 4,
States; the sal OWN. r. Taft. formerly
Secretary of War of said United States
and the said Elhu Root, formerly Sec
rotary Of War OF said United States,
and the said syndicate being the same
one charged and referred to In each Of
the libelous articles set forth In the
preceding counts of this indictmenU.
DeIavan Smith Assaled.
And another part OF which said false.
malicious and defamatoiS
libel is OF the tenor following. that Is
to say: The indianapolis News
al
The indianapolis News. puhlisheJ in
the civ Of IniianapolIs State of In.
diana. said in The editorial for which
Mr. Roosevelt ,meanlnv thereby Inc
said Theodore Roosevelt. President of
the United States "assatls Mr.. Smith"
one ~ The nronTIeors NJ The sail In.
Ain nanolis Newsl
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States bought from American citizens
FOR io.GOo O0I property that cost those
citizens onlv sl2 90 GA There is M
doubt that the Government paid SO.
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