The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-29
Manning and Gordon
Get tApolo FromM Men
Who Printed Idea.
NOT RESPO ONSIBLE
FOR EDITORIALS s.
Williams & Co. Quit Serving
Yodcr When They Realized
Nature Of Attacks-P y
Commissioners Lawyers,
Court Costs and Write
Public Letter.

Public Letter
Through the efforts OF mutual frienhsi |
scomproniise Wis effected yesterday In /;
tho suits or Police Commissioners
Chris Manning. Jr.. and w Douglas
Gordon. agains, Auon a. Yoder and .
the Williams printing Company. In,
tho agrccmcn: Yoder. %no has aircad,
served term In jail for cr.minaily
Z llbelinS the commissioners. rs Ignored
Tho Williams Printing Company ,asI
written Il public letter OF apology tpI
the two oIncIais. and agrees TO pay
the attorneys in the case SL:oU. and
pending action and IN the Criminal
a 5proaccution OF Yoder.
Judge Ingram. Vl the Law and Equi-
ny Court, was not!fied yesterday that
a compromise lad been rcachso. and
tInf the case would not be tried OH
Monday. the date which had hecn set
IT IL expected that an order VIII be
entered later making the terms OF the
compromise and the letter of apology
uatteraof record III the court and tho
Two s,iits viii be dismissed from the
4 docket.
lrcIIH ON Printing C0mpnny.
Yoder was at tnat time publisher or
pamphlst which appeared az IRE 8
ular intervals. the iYiliiams Printing
,rhatfthe pamphlet was OF iibeIous ma
ture, was shawn II, a suit brought IN
the Law and E;Iiiits Court by clyde
W.. Sai1dnrs. who recovered damascs
from Yodes and Tho Williams Com
pany the Instructions OF the court III
that case Holding the d.rendantS joint
IS Responsible. and since foder had no
property on which Levy could be
made tho burden fell on the printing
company.
before that suit had masursd Yoder
was arrested on criminal warrant.
charging hin, With maieioasiX hnsi, ,as
Gordon aud Police justice John y
crutchiIeid. yoder appealed fron, the
3 Police Court to the iustings tforrs,
especially deaiS Snatcd 10 sit the
;.smphisteer having at times snc1pued
It,dge Witt IN 4 e genes Trades,
Improper for MIN 10 SIT. Yodes Was
Sconvicted and served "a jail sentence.
Commissioners Gordon and Manning
also 7 filsd civil suits asking damages
and costs,
Called In Mutual Friend.
Nearly siS months ago the wi il!ams
COMPANY through its attorney; c. Y.
Meredith. who had defended .Yoder and
Saunders suit, sought the services OF
Robert Whitiet. Jr.. president OF tho
Board OF Aldermen. as mutual friend
was handled for Messrs. Manning ana
Gordon b. their attorneys. Smith. Mon
cure e Gordon and Mcguire Reilly 8.
Bryan Tho Police Commissioners as
serted that they wanted no money
damages, but sought Yind.cat,on be-
fore the public. and instructed their
lawyers to accept no settlement which
OF all charges and apology for their
publication. Yoder Having served Ii
ailsscntcnce for his part In their pub
lication. was ignored. Some months
ofNv1 SS.stS u
through Mr. Whittet the letter OF
apology. which was not made public
until The tinal settlement was reached
The le;tersizt to Mr.. Gordon and Mr.;
Manning we're Identical, and read:
Dear sir.--.In an issue OF the Idea
there appeared an article Which ap-
peared TO criticize you. At the time
II was printed We wcrc not aware that
such a II ar rticlc was IN the paper, nc
wish to state that We were entirely
innocent Of any OF the reflections cas-
upon YOU.
k'.NNe, Immediately notified tho pub
print his publication after such an at
tack against you. Regrctttng the Sun-
tortunate ecircumstances. and snssur-
55Sss3 Ing yous OF our sincere regard. we beg
TO o8remain.
sNGEIlAsis a4ls KS pRHsilsa !EH!Ei CO..
RUFUS c.. WILLIAMS
8g 5s4 II. Ef.5yVlI.LIANfS.''.s
Finding that the Williams Company
would no longer print his pamphlet
n iYoder printed 1t ahimself fas for a time
and. shns since discontinued il alto.
s449H Gethcr. ~ s5
s Re Printers to Pay Cost.
Having received the npol ogy and yin
Aicati tom FOR, which they sought, I ht
matter of adjustment Of the fees ant
settl lem emt was reached re s,yest terda,
morning md rep orted to Judg e81ngranl
by which the NJ lliams Companys3is t
.j}s3sS pay tile Al ttorneys engaged n by s..~
Police Commissioner .fo their r
Vices, both In prosecuting A oder "
the Ecriminal court ts.E and for &preparin:
the papers In this suit The suit Is Il,
s{S bp dismissed on . payment by tho Wi
liams Com pun y o g al court cos Is. an
the s spread ingS on the ord of ;th,
terms of the 1compromisc ~ This tiol
vii ] end a the ast pending tigatiol
3s GroWt d d Sout OF the publicat ton Of TIL
s1nt.t 1nA1