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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-15
MARSHALL ATKINSON
ROASTED BY FOLKES

Tho argument was concluded by
commemorative Attorney Fokes, of
the prosecution.
ut is not" he said case of Man
ming and Gordon against the accused.
,, but case Of the Commonwealth
; against the prisoner at the bar. There
have been few cases of criminal libel
brought into court, for criminal libel
generally ends in homicides, and with
these slanderous attacks the homicides
continue to multiply. AS to Mr. Mere
dith's argument against the employ
Inent OF private counsel in this case,
I Will say that the public prosecutor
has the right to have private counsel
under the law, which specifically
states that it is not proper subject
for animadversion or of harsh ,criti-
csm.' He quoted the law on the sub
ject.
These men have been held up to
contempt and to public scorn. But
when they read the libel they did not
take the law into their own hands
Ihey have come into this court clear
the law lake its course. The immortal
part of man is that which he gets al
his mothers knee-his reputation. And
the immortal part of these men has
nave been left open for continual
smarts from this cruel attack, and they
had right to come into court and
bring counsel with them.
But the Commonwealth is Interested
beyond their private interests, and let
me remind YOU that this court has been
DETAINED, that the Judge has been VII
flied and that justice has been made
q mockery. by the foul Islander of this
mans pen"
He paid high compliment to Jus-
lice Crutchtield and to Judge Witt. TT
is true" lie said, that these houses :
arc here, in violation of the law, and
But you cannot take that as meaninc.
that these men were corrupt Where +
does Justice Crutchheld come in? He |
has been on the bench twenty-one |
years and has never been charged with
being corrupt before"
lie, exhibited the. famous cartoon in
proof that Yoder meant corrupt in its |
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public acknowledgment of the san,o
| the occasion may offer.
In the second place, the nr;,,o
nave had to suffer because + fajiad
put my name as editor and publisb,
On 'lle magazine. Although / did a
tempt to have a certain mir of score,
concerning the authorship of the Tde
! never once thought of making II !,
cohceaied that any one would ha,
any trouble Whatever in ascertainin|
tne writer had told so many neon
apout IL before 1t appeared that ~
lore had received half the coni,1
from the printer on the day ii cam|
out, nearly every body who read
Knew that / was THE editor. wheroa|
there was not the slightest attemrI
to conceal the fact that | was thI
publisher.
My sole reason for any secrecy
all was the same reason that promnt
any writer to adopt nom de plumd
namely. modesty. Further, the no,
nc plume that 1 used in connectio
with the verso in the number of til
idea referred to is the same that
lsed ON many occasions in the past 1
he News and in the Richmond papers
May state further that not on
neinper OIL tho llrm, the j. z. Bel
Company, knew what the subi<c
natter of the Idea was until it wa
'ut. Mr.. Dulaney. who priced TIL,
to me. finding that I wa
'ery particular as to the kinds o
nix and paper to be used. and beinl
cry busy himself. directed me to g,
irect to the foremen of the differen
apartments, and the Idea was bount
efore Mr.. Dulaney read it. 1t ha.
cen suggested that the contents Of
his letter could be used against M,
. advantage in suit or otherwise
want it known shat no fear of con.
equences VIII restrain me from doing
~ duty to one TO whom I have don.
a Injustice.
Respectfully.
ADON A. YODER.
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MERCH,ESS
IN HANDLING YODFR

"heh larry smith opened as secon,
IN me Tor the prosecution there wa.
AUsh Tor the expected storm
II Is Well, he began, for the Jury
70 understand my connection with
THIS trial that they may not place
undue Importance on my argument
or upon any criticisms of this man l
may venture" He had been criticized
IN Police Court by Mr.. Meredith for
representing, as Mr.. Meredith charged
personal interests.
do not deny that these men are
my warm personal friends: that two
OF them have been my friends fn,.
more than quarter of a century. l
make no denial that these publications
nave I'd, MED my sould with indignation.
Ihelr demeanor under these trying
circumstances have strengthened nv
iuiiat'oH Tor them and have tight
ehed our bonds of friendship
we did not start this case. We
qua nor bring 1t into court. That man
tne par he Numbered. threw
uo"n the gage of battle. 1t has been
accepted. Here is the field AVA 49,
are the judges. This noble lSniah, -
the Round Table of the Park Hnte,.
ne hurled at the jury, us here witbn,,.
even his redoubtable esquire. who bas
thrown down his colors and inelo-
fiously fed the field
Is a spectacle that might we'll
arouse the community that h. has
pee1i SO early endorsed in the comhat
put u must be remcra bered that no
lias leit many sad scar. manv
wound that must now BIZ reckonel,
with teoAo!leo
Inc only excuse for this mans un-
o'iu!eu scurrll1ty is that there is such
- : instruct as ne has described. and that
Use gentlemen arc responsible, and
.!lal. IN thls respect, his article was
justified. But that is no axcnso ,ar
MS unwarranted attacks; it is no az
euse for him to. so UNPUBLISHED Tha
pollce Justice was not responsible. and
there was never a whit OF evidence
against him. '10'toe
Lacked Courage of Convictions.
Ihere was no evidence against tbo
other two. If this man had been ahia
10 prove his base charges, il ho haI
Inc courage of his convictions. then
We might have had some sympathy for |
lln1, But he has lodged the Issue. Ha |
.etempts TO hide now behind the
United construction of the meaning or
rs :, words. lie has not the courage OF |,
as convictions" lie cited Yoder,s
ibelous article on police Con-,
,ro okNedness." to show that Justice.
srutchfield was included in the gen.
raj charge by Yoders own testimony
nat the writer's meaning could bs
cen by reading the article.
You can have no doubt" he went
~. what ne meant by the word cor
'upL' by what he meant when he
POKE OF the combination of Leaman,
lahhlng, Gordon ana Crutchfield. but
!, ''as convicted himself by saying
nat Leaman went through the distriat
Q collect money. and there is not a
ian on the Jury who knows Mr., Lea
ian who would believe this base
narge, He charges that Mr., Leaman
"a this base thing, and then was in
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re- fees, and IN Gods name on what did
he base Ills charges9"
Lnwycrs ana Liccnses

| fees, and In Gods name on what iii
he base his charger"
Lnwycrs ana Liccnses.
Mr.. Smith then referred to Yoder,
attack on the lawyers he alleged wer,
einploycd by barkeepers 10 help then
get their licenses, and said. az
charges That the lawyers got money
ana paid part Of their fees to the
court, and when asked him far hio
proof and for his source of informa
tion he gave me none" lie eyntainad
to the jury how 1t was perfeetiv nc.
sible and perfectly legitimate for a
oarkceper TO employ lawyer in s,,cl,
matter, as the lawyer could baln
nm TO md what the people fin tho
helshborhood Thought and the hundrn,1
ana one other things on which n nv
yer could advise an applicant.
ne discussed Yoders charges nm,
policeman Moody had been dlsmtssod
from the force as the result Of -
,put.up job. This Charge said Ar
.s.iith. mad been totally disproyed
ana 'hahk God the time has come
"hen such man as MOODY cannot
remain on the police force. and that
THESE conditions are due In great part
20 these two young men whom Yoder
mas charged to be crooked.
And look at Yoder. He is vo,to-
ing now because he faces n iail se,-
tencc. He is hiding behind his iii.
walls, but we have him out in ~.
hight where all can see him and know
the man lie is. He rubbed Chris Man.
hihg's name from his little book Yes
and he got all the guests in the parie
Hotel to help rub the name orr. ba
called on all his friends. Yet he comes
70 you and tells you that J. aIarsball
esquire didn't have anything to do
with that religious little pamphlet. He |
sun believes that his friend Atkinson
sot rotten deal when the evidence |
IS mat young girl got beastIy drunk |
IN the Park Hotel. And they imnort
TINS man from Lynchburg TO attack |
the courts and the malicious Police |
department. He comes down here fillef |
with Atkinsons bilious pills. with tho |
ldea that his noble esquire got a rot T
n deaI, and begins his charges as /
knight come down from the pulpit.
slnndercd Even tho Mayor.
HE openly charges that the Mayor
Is under obligations to these dives he
mentions. Great God. gentlemen how
could any one believe It? How could
any one believe such a thing of Davy
Richardson? And yet he says he had
no malice"
Mr.. Smith went into his proof of
foder's malice in bringing such
charges, Strengthening his proof by
Yoder's constant reiteration that the
charges were true that the Police De-
partment is corrupt from centre to
When he published his extract from
he State Constitution he purposely
eft out the exceptions laid down for
police and firemen-ths man who is
so fair. this man who is so accurate.
and yet he bears no malice In his
leart. Suppose the commissioners do {
ise these passes, can you say that it
$ rotten Police Board, corrupt and J
apable of bribery? Here is his init /
nation that they are bribed by women. j
" gamblers, by the Chemical Com 9
any. by the street car company. He g
ant assign q worthy motive in al II
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,V"i'ls INC confeciionarles TO remain
ppeh on sunday, SO that man mn,
u clealt 80 that % child NAV bu,
urlhk ~ Us purely u sociologIca1
question, 1t has been the custom from
.iiile inlmemoriai. Yet he charges thai
somebody higher up is responsible. tfe
utIhss 10 you malodoroiis stories, but
.nere Is nothing half so offensive to
the senses of the community as tho
SUNK raised by this man" He quoted
from Tennyson the 'Idyls of The
King" which refers to one taking I'M
! the loathly plume 10 besmIrch the fair
name OF another.
One Disgrnccful Act,
| My blood bolts when | think lie
brought Douglas Gordon's father into
| court he who has lived here for thir-
! " years, while this man has lived here
Il bare halt-year. 1t makes me boil
10 think that this man cast suspicion
upon man who has lived blameless
In this community, who Is known and
honored of you ALL that he brought
against James H. Gordon his deep
grained malice.
And this man has published far
and near that Manning is u crook; tina.
Douglas Gordon is a crook: that Judge
witt is o CRATER; that Richmond ls
q rotten hole. And | tell you, gentle
men, that these same people who have
read these base and baseless charges
may never hear the verdict i'm thjs
case. When this man leaves he NAV
go elsewhere, carrying his little book.
ana say before other juries, in other
CHIMES, what he has said here to-day.
nc as ne has lied about Congressman
Glass. lie may 80. taking the scalps
IL. t.
TO tell few more lies as he has told
before you.
Hoping 10 Escape.
This man, who breaches the love
of God for man. the love OF man for
man, now says he has no III VIII
against Douglas Gordon and Chris
Manning. and claims that he admires
them. All, yes. Hc Is now on trial
erhaps he thinks 1t may lessen his
punishment.
II trust. gentlemen, that the YER
dict may be such that we NAV never
again expect these sizzling sermon
cites. 1t is matter of the fair name
of the city, of all the citizens. Let
1T go forth that the charges are MOI
true. lie has entered the temples OF
Justice, and has attacked tho fair
name of the blind goddess OF Justice
He has attacked her virtue and her
integrity but now he will feel the
sharp tooth of her justice and her
mercy.
All gentlemen. when they plead
for mercy, show him such mercy as
ne showed to Justice Crutchfeld SHOW
lin such mercy as he showed to
Douglas Gordon. Show him such mercy
IS he showed to Chris Manning. show /
lin such mercy as he has shown that
Id man-and he will pardon me for
alling him an old man Games r.
has given so much of
lis life and work to the State. Show
i'm such mercy as he has shown to
Judge Witt and to his family: aye,
entlemen, show him such mercy. Yea.
entlemen. be more merciful, be more ,
lerciful. if YOU can, that that
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I ITeeuOm or presH.
lie dwelt at length on that clause
In the Instructions which recognizes
the freedom of the press and the free.
! dom Of speech in discussing public
acts Of public officers. Much stress he
laid on the freedom granted under the
| recognition OF the "privileged com
/! munication.' arguing that Yoder had
/ not transgressed his right.
"IIo has shown you" lie said. "by
the evidence that he had knowledge
that such district as has been de-
scribed existed. and was established
BY and under the consent of the Police
Board, and the inference that the place
was protected was not ovcrdrawn or
exaggerated. He knew that 1t was j
violation of the law, but he had no
personal spite against any of the off :
cials in dcclaiming against theiwrong'
Mr.. Patteson said that Yoder drew
a reasonable inference in his report
OF the Malloy triad. And he said that
even II the inference had been wrong
1t did not show the accused guilty un.
less 1t can be proved that he was
OF the Malloy trial. And he said that
there had been no evidence that the
accused had any personal ill-will or
spite against the three men sitting
against him.
If II can be proved that the Malloy
house was not broken up, when 1t had
been described as one OF the worst
places in the city, he argued, then it
could be inferred that 1t was under
lie said that newspapers
which publish articles proved after
wards to be untrue could not be pun
ished unless it were shown that they
were inspired by malicious motive.
lie said that 1t was fair inference
to conclude that as certain houses |
were not broken up, there was |
corrupt alliance" The result OF the |
was to show that the Po- |
lice Commissioners violated the law.
1t is admitted" he said that the
Police Commissioners established q |
district on their own responsibility: |
that their policy was not to obey the
law, but to go outside the law, in vio-
!atton Of their oaths of office And |
IN foder's charge of corrupt alli-
ahce the meaning goes no farther than
as 1t may be construed as to this
recognition of the district"
The defense was basing all its ar
gument on the theory that Yoder was
actueted by malice in none of his
that even if The statement.
were untrue it could not be shown thai
Soder bore Ill Will against anv of
those whom he charged with crime.
The prosecution based its argument
On the theory that Yoder's connection
with Atkinson was in itself a proof
u malice. and that Yoder was a nro-
-essional despoiler of character ana
made his living by selling renutations
or a song.
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Respectfully,
ADoN "A. YoDER.
Mr.. Glass to Yodcr.
House of Representatives,

| washington, July ~, lSUb.s
Mr.. Adon y. Yoder. Lynchburg, Va:
Sir have your letter of the 18th
instant, retracting. regretting and adj
hitting the injustice OF certain of the
offensive personal references to me
made in an anonymous pamphlet issued
from the presses of the j. p. Bell Com
pany. of this city. the authorship of
which pamphlet you acknowledge.
1 note your request that publish in
the News Your withdrawal of the
charge made in the pamphlet concern
ing business transaction in which II
was engaged eight years ago, and
your attempted eXoneration of the II.
p. Bell Company from culpability in
the premises.
i Responding specifically to these
! points of your letter, | have to say
that the charge you retract and for
| which you offer to apologize publicly
! is not by any means the only or most
! Objectionable Misrepresentation con-
corning me contained in the pamphlet.
You have charged in terms that am
controlled by the Lynchburg Traction
ana Light Company" and have quite
as broadly intimated that there is be-
tween that company and my newspaper
Il despicable and corrupting collision
70 suppress facts and withhold proper
oollilieHts upon the conduct OF saiG /
company.
These charges are as untrue as the
one you retract, and a casual inspec-
tion OF the recent files of the News
or the most incidental inquiry would
have sutticed to show the vice az vonr
suggestion.
In your letter you profess willin--
ness to make amends for whataynr
errors or mistakes" you have made
40 wen as TO make public aclnowl-
70
lous as you profess TO be to do me- no
injustice and to right any wrong nj.
ready done me, your retraction should
embrace unqualitiedly all the misrep-
OF fact conccrnins, me c}n
laiEed IN the pamphlet; otherwise Won
ian scarcely expect me to publish yo,,r
etter' because. by confning your re-
-raNlt specifically to only ono or
'erles OF MEASUREMENTS of facts, you
out reiterate the rest.
| do not feel concerned abont vo,,
'riticisms Of the course of the News
% iar as such criticisms are not based
lpoh Measurements of fact involving
ny personal character. and such re-
ractlon as l have Indicated Will. If
made be published in the News.
AS TO the j. p. Bell Company. II
las expressed no regret and offered no
,po!osy for It's part in publishing these
'oi"iiialory charSes, but, as l am in
orlhea' asserts its right to print what
'Ver IT Is paid to print about anybody
10 matter how seriously such publicn
ions may affect the population of a
,ihzen In view of this remarkable at
ltude. have taken the only course
IS TO this company which seems to
'fomise me redress and vindication.
Respectfully,
CARTER GLASS.
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Sufferers. Learn Of AIudlavia. II you have
for book that tells of tho famous Mud Baths
that have cured thousands Big Hotel--opon
all year. Address n. u. KRAMER, Pres,
Kramer, Ind.
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A Matter Personal.

LShchpufs Va, August %, 1906.
Mr. Carter Glass. City:
Dear sir,-Referring to our connec-
tion with the pamphlet which you have
made the basis Of suit for libel
against us, we wish to say now what
We sought an opportunity to say TO
you IN person before the institution Of
the suit:
% That the pamphlet was printed
Continued ON Fifth Page.
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hanging round the courts getting Ii
censes for barkeepers until it was the
talk of the town? They have taken
refuge behind the bis character of
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some OF his charges, but has he ,oado
any correction? lie has been rcoeiv.
Ing his Information from j. Marshall
Atkinson--such a man! And what have
we?
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I.rceIom OF Preaa

connecting between Yoder and al
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lConIinued on ruth Page
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we must lHI motive behlnd this
work; we must establish some reason
for all this wild outburst of vilih-
cation. He comes here under heavy
financial obligations to Atkinson, and
begins an attack on the police tho
Police and the Hastings Courts. IIe
says, practically, that Judge Witt gave
a dirty deal to the man who was
convicted in this court Of selling liquor
to "a girl. Ho lived and boarded with
Atkinson, publishing his sermons, siz-
cling sermonettcs for the common
good lie has shown the falsity OF
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-08-31
NORRIS IRA HUTCHINSON DEAD


Norris Ira Hutchison, an old resi-
dent of Pancoast, died suddenly while
visiting At the home of his brother
in-law, John O'Hara, Of Falls Creek,
Friday afternoon, August 20, 1910.
While he had been suffering slightly
from complication Of diseases, his
condition caused no alarm and death
came as surprise to all his friends.
The funeral was held at the Hutchison
home at Pancoast Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. ". Bell, Of Dubois.
and was attended by one Of the largest
crowds that ever witnessed funeral
In this section. The floral tributes
were beautiful. Burial was made in
the Falls Greek cemetery,
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n Little OF EV6ruthlnQ.

A. M. Woodward, a former Reynolds
Vile druggist who has been in business
at Clearfeld for several years, has sold
his interest in the drug store at that
place.
The fire In the tank of the Eldred
Glass Co. plant at Punxsutawney will
be re-lighted September 1st and work
will be commenced as soon as possible
thereafter.
DR.. Walter e. Lott, we'll known in
Reynoldsville, has purchased the dental
practice OF DR.. Harry G. Coleman in
Johnsonburg and took active charge
Monday last.
The Pifer reunion was held at Alahoe
Park, near Big Run, Tuesday of last
week. There was the usual large at.
tendance and = day of pleasure for all
who were there.
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President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds Of orphans have been
helped by the President OF the In
dustrial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ca, who writes; I'VE have used
Electric Bitters In this institution for
nine years. 1t has proved a most
excellent medicine for stomach, liver
and kidney troubles. We regard it as
one of the best family medicines on
earth.o It invigorstes all vital organs.
purifies the blood, aids digestion and
creates appetite. To strengthen and
build up pale, thin, weak children or
rundown people it has no equal. Best
for female complaints. Only Soc at
Stoke Il Feicht Drug Co. store.
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Inquire at the Imperial Hotel.
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