The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-11

,ccted TO viiification, but Judge Har-
iison overruled his motion.
MIR. Mcrcdlth's seply.
rived and apparently weak, Mr.. Mer-
odith made his answering statement.
i,yye hone TO draw n distinction pc
1tveen tho article as written nc salo'
s.and Tho Commemorative CONSTRUCTION
ar ,ts meaning. It's alleged libel VIII
bo determined by the law on the oase'
:, private Individual has right TO
.nrotection as an Individual, but pun
lilo officer puts himself In the postum
OF n challenger and lie is properly
subject of criticism. y dcductloli iioi,'
fact the law views with the slea'ess
liberalitv Every man has I'sh. ~
his opinion, whether ii comedies wiz,
" .sn,,rs' aud mine or not 1t is one OF
arc Safeguards of liberty that puplic
= nf6cnr may be discussed and critlcizeu.
And there is big difference between
alleging. an act and in drawing con
o,usion from an act. There IS iiiueii
difference as to the classes OIL MAJ
implied malice or malice In lae.' a'''
In this case malice must he proved pc
,ond n reasonable doubt. In express
inc. an opinion all that we must ao
IS to prove that the facts were capa-
blc of warranting the deductloh.
SIN this article there is no chaIse
M corruption of receiving money. Ihe
words corrupt alliance are aseu oA
stated facts We will prove that op-
iectionable houses are allowed to cN-
ist with their knowledge, and tha'
the conclusions drawn were justiiled
If we show this illega! recognition
there is in that sense a corrupt alii'
ance."
Tho day was far advanced when
Chris Manning was placed on the STAND
MS the first witness. The courtroom
Then had become crowded, among the
spectators being Rev. Tilden scheIe''
who has been helping 9oder IN ms
campaign for fund to defray the ON
,,ansas of his trials. CLYDE w. Saun-
ders. who last week won his sun
against the Williams Printing COM
,anv and Yoder. was also present.
Read Yoder's Articles.
Mr.. Manning was put through ,i,e
usual formal inqnisiton, ana 'he "
legged innammatory article, claiming
t.,norr,,nt alliance between ilagrant
vice and the Police Department. was
read TO the jury. Then Ioder's pun
lished letter. ito the Mayor. In whiei
the writer called the attention OIL In
--.-sfaror to alleged violations oil 'n'
l,ouor law in objectionable resoit Is
and in which he said that the pohc
were instructed not to see these al
legged violations, was read. and ther
followed the reading OIL articles ii.iu
merab!e. Mr.. Meredith objected ,il'i
and again. Most of those atten'p.e
were read, and the'reading OF re-
not closely enough relevant were rune
out by the court.
In his articles Yoder asked wh
the guilty parties of the Virginis
carolina Chemical Company were NJ
prosecuted for committing nuisan'
with the smoke from their WORK
whether the police have to pay TO
elected on the force, and, In his ca
toon of money bags, with the May
and commissioners dancing arout
who pays the fiddler TO the .
iec,ions of Mr.. Meredith at the rea
ing OF some of these articles, ME-. snii
replied that he wanted 10 pro
Yoaers general state OF miha' -, !,
animps and his reekiesshess. -
court ruled that the articles TO
read must include llbels against
nrosecutors. one of the articles sa
Ibat the authorities We're afraid
what would be printed, as the paHf
let had evidence to show that Sounc
mon and other officers were lnleres
in projecting illegal houses. Anott
. printed fourteen days aRer .ae a,.e
ljpelous article on winch the
was sworn out. stated that VIC
os n1blic officials may be put bel
~ n,,hlic. and that even false st;
wants arc not libel. Still ano'
..reiterates for the delectation or
s,,ith (of counsel) that CORRUPT
,,a,,n. ,atweer illegal houses ana
police exists. .u.,,.or
After a rather wearisome read
80 of,s MANY publications, questioning
MY Manning was resumed
Mr.. smith asked him II ms -.
had not been plotted OUT VI oAr
the periodicals, and Why put t 49, =,
ruled out the question. M; =, ~ i,
,eneated Yodcr's testimony IN 'ne =
for civil! damages i'll the I'd"
. ,n,,ity Court as to the manner OIL
e an,nb ,eteer's coming to hlchnlo
= No., T marshall Atkinson had been
1,.mcbbnre, to see Yoder, lent
= n,nnnv and tt.llowsa him to board
No park gtiot@I and TO rent Once re
there when he came to Richmond
= publish his "sermonettes'
!, Mt Smith attempted to bring GU
:. conversation between Atkinson
la Manning as to the co''uu .,a,oe,,
IS namphiet, in which the attorney ~
=, =, ne me prosecution said he expected
: show that Atkinson had sara ne ~
% do certain things" But the g.
a deparrcd the question and ansm .
a The ground that the dete emu, Ne
2 not present at the time. lns MAJ MAJ
o ~ the sophie Malloy aud inc MAJ :
"a 1ea trials was rehearsed. foaet !
u Inc charged that the sentence "
ii Mhite woman was made lish.sa
n 4hat of the negro woman. Ml. No =.
e stated that sophie Malloy bore y
> ,ation of running speak easy easy
Il had been convicted for y NUM- M =
r tines hut that there had been no =
I, mat she had sold to Fairianhp
it Conway. ,,t ont the
a that the Malloy woman mad oeen
~. for running disorderly hous use, ,
20 Maggie Lee had been tnea a rna
ii cnceS to Jail on a worse Gnu. 81
yictien for which makes a jan
enee compulsory. and that Yoaer
al without knowledge OF the .aM
~ No Pull With MnnninE :;