Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-05-16
FAMOUS LIBEL
CASE BEGINS
IN BRUNSWICK
Jacob Whitfield and Three
Others Accused of Slander-
ing H. Raymond Groves.
JURY DRAWN WITH JUSTICE
BERGEN PRESIDING
Special 60 the EVENING NEWS.

bpect0t 10 the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, May 16:-The
Whitfield libel case was started be-
fore Justice Bergen here this morn
Ing. The jury was drawn and
large number of witnesses, including
several who had received one or
more Of the alleged libelous circu-
lars, were heard.
In choosing the jury the state did
not challenge, while the defense
used up all the challenges permitted
by law. which is five. All the jury
men, with one exception. were on
hand.
Those challenged by the defense
were Cleaveland r. Benton and Ry-
erson G. Wright, of Perth Amboy;
Thomas F, DUNCAN, of Woodbridge;
Nelson 7. Barker and Thomas ].
Buckley, of this city.
Marcus Brown, OF Woodbridge,
and James e. McAlinden, of Perth
Amboy, were excused on consent of
counsel. Peter Kaletssen, Of this
city, was excused on account of hav-
ing two fingers mashed; and william
Brown, of Cranbury, was excused be-
cause of deafness.
The jury sworn is as follows:
Hugh H. Janeway. of Metuchen;
Watson Whittlesey, of Highland
Park; Henry b. Manning, Highland
Park; Milton G. Nook, of Metuchen;
G. Douglas Fraser. of Perth Amboy;
George r. Deshler, of this city,
Thorfin TAFT, of Metuchen; John d.
Perrine, of Cranbury; Andrew D.
Conover, of Highland Park; L. p.
Janeway, Of this city; Willard For
man, of Cranbury; and James Grow
ney, of Perth Amboy.
Prosecutor Booraem endeavored
to show that the envelopes in which
the alleged libelous letters were
sent were addressed on a No. 4 I'm
derwood typewriter. He produced a
young woman who said she address
ed them. While they were address
ed by typewriter, New Brunswick
was written by hand on many of
them, the word "city" having been
erased
William R. Reed, of this city, said
he owned the typewriter, which had
been hired by Mr.. Whitfield.
1t was declared that the typewrit-
er had been in the Office of the re-
publican headquarters, but during
he election campaign had been in
the water department office, where
Miss Kelly addressed the envelopes.
She understood they were to be used
for sending out pastors.
Alfred Rastall, a clerk In the
water department, one OF the men
indicted with Whitfield, was on the
stand and testified that McCauley
mailed letter and gave him a box
of envelopes to take to Newark,
where they were to be mailed
= Between twenty and twenty-five
witnesses from various parts of the
county were called to testify to re-
eceiving copies of the circulars The
copies were exhibited and in each
case either the prosecutor or his de-
tective, Mr. Hoffman, swore that
they were the true copies received.
Charles Trenwald, of this city,
testified to receiving two envelopes,
one containing pastors and the other
the circular Others that testified to
have received copies were: Peter f.
Moore of this city; William Oliver,
of Perth Amboy, who gave his copy
to Robert Carson; Ellsworth e. Cren-
ming, John Hartman, Chester W.
Wood, William Silzer, Otto l..
Schuck, Freeholder William s. Dey,
Judge Hicks and Sheriff Quacken-
boss
David H. Griggs, of Newark, testi-
fed to meeting McCauley at the
Market street railroad station on the
Friday preceding the election. He
said McCauley informed him he had
been at the post Office to see some
old friends. Griggss said he remark
ed that he had noticed that Strong
had been beaten at the primaries,
whereupon, according to Griggs, Nc
Cauley replied they were going to
pull off trick that will close their
eyes"
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