The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-15
IH TIMES DsPrH RICHMOND TUESDAY FEBRUARY N 7o7o


some OF his charges, but has he ,nnd
any correction lie has been rnoetv
ing his Information from j. Marshal
Atkinson--stlch a man! And what hav,
we?
Refers 10 Outraged Communists.
I'VE have Mt last an OUTRAGED CON.
munity, outraged citizens, and n ma,
In Police Court on criminal charu.
And this man comes now and take
/ refuge behind what he calls n priv.
legged communication. and dares stn
tosurgc that his base charges are true.
Ills friend, Atkinson, tells him that
conditions are rotten here; that he
can come here and accomplish much
| good, incidentally making little moro
| money"
MT. MCGUIRE quoted and explained
rom the Instructions, and said tina
the jury must believe Yodcr guilt,
peSond all reasonable doubt.
But aren't you sntished?" he added
,Doesht this man go beyond priv
iesed communications? Docs not his
a,.icie tend to provoke to- violence,
ms pamphlets published 'anywhen.
anywhere and anyhow? lie begin,
FURNISHING as soon as lie comes here
and 1t docs not tnke him long IN
pesin vilifying these gentlemen"
pointing to the prosecutors, "and what
rs ne doing 1t for? Did he inoIire
carefully into the facts, as he claims
~ nave done, or was mere rumor ana
,,as suspicion enough for him? When /
charges mat the courts are cor. |
up. ana that certain resorts pay for
protection. is that ncr. insinnation Nv w
an inquiry? ~ VI
He says he saw a confcronc. /,
the Police Court at tho tfn,a nt ~, ~
hailoy trial between Manning Gordnn
ana Crutchtleld. But the witneseas
haFe proved to you that there was mt
u conversation" no
ne quoted again from the ,nstr,c
.a,, explaining them. and said they
, 80 INC jury that Newspaper ,yriteri
- 40 more rights than any other ci,-
AS 10 foder's charge thar there
vas corrupt alliance between tbe
romeo Department and vice he saia
mat the jury had heard dean,,t1.a
- - ON potl Sides and that thov knew,
ne general aceeptation of tho word
uueea' tho word corrupt occuniod
'oa,ly haif the time OF argument N
-, , ing IL, for ON the meaninr
nn'sh foder meant 1t to have dc.
much OF the charge of libel.
Proof OF Yoder's Malice.
men Mr.. Mcclure hammered into
nc jury PROOF Of Yoder.s NIL H. ;
gainst the three men and aea,ns.
sners by exhibiting the famous co., ,
o,,, o. money bags and birds or prev !
ep,Ie'hs the various departmonts
ling at the coin. and by freouon, G
IL ohs from Yoder's articles. \
n suea that IL Yoder had made Y
ia a,,,ei qulry on which to base v
at,on 'ises. then he had no iustifl- i
I'D a. "a printing them. Malice" he v
10 the wanton. reckless disrnN
ara OF others, and this nan;s disre
-. OF the rights OF others has hoe,
4o"Il IN all his articles. Ever aT,ar
&c poiice Court hearing. when 10
sa.o Manning, Gordon ana (ru.cb
eid categoricaliy deny his charges
reiterated that they were tr,,s
I'D he has spread this defamation al I
yer the State. making it appear .
=, oa,ictst that in Richmond there Is :
~ single honest official, L
-hF Mcguire argued at more length !.
tne Instructions. and then rested y
sument in Yoder's defense. a
Ar Patteson delivered most of hi. =
su!nent on the instructions. explain
3 'Heth lucidly to the jury. He said g
lat they instructed the Jury tbs, a
cry material fact must be included | a
determining the guilt or Innocence v
the prisoner. that they must be- Y
I'VE beyond every reasonable doubt Il
at foder wrote with malicious in II
nj against these men to find him | o,
ii!ty. He said that it could not he ! W
own that his client bore personal O,
Ute or Ill viii against them. that f.
e only evidence along this line was N
Lateral. in that 1T merely showed f.