The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-04
MEREDITH VENED
BY |Ns|NUAT|ONs
"An Attempt to Drag Me Into
This Affair."" He Ex-
claims.
mot TO BE ASHAMED
Of" BEMISS DECLARES.
Fee of Former City Attorney in
the Traction Franchises Fight
Mentioned as So, 0O0-Y oder
On Stand Again.

Spectators thronged the Law and
Equity Court chamber Friday MORN
ing, when the 100000 libel suit OF
Clyde w. Saunders against the will
liams Printing Company and Adon A.
Yoder was resumed before Judge John
III. Ingram and the jury,
Every seat was occupied. people
from every walk of life being in the
crowd that followed with eager in
terest every detail of the proceedings.
Councilmen, city officials and promi-
nent professional and business men
were there touching elbows with small
politicians who have figured In many
ward campaign.
Adon A. Yoder was again called to
the witness chair at the opening Of
the session. He was questioned by
Lawyer Scott. for the plaintiff. con-
corning publications In The Idea of
last August. The purport of these
publications was to the effect that the
suit. which had then been instituted
against witness, was based upon false
rass and ruin" him.
IT want to ask you If you did not
make attacks on other menfi at the
time You were attacking Mr.. Saunders.
including
Il object to your naming them,"
protested Mr.. Meredith. for the de-
Tense.
Let's hear the question" said Judga
Ingram. SITS see tf it is prnper...zs
Including" continued Mr.. Scott
Justice Crutchfield. Judge Witt. menu
bers of the Police Board and others,
your obpect being to create q sa1a
for your paper"
The objection to the question waa
sustained.
Why He Came Here.
Mr.. Scott then demanded to know
IL witness had not come to Richmond
at the instfgatfon OF Mr.. Atkinson.
former proprietor OF the Park Hotel.
and that Atkinson brought him here
to attack Councilmen and public off,
GERS. against whom the hotel Tnan had
grievance. because his bar license
had been revoked.
Mr.. Meredith again objected, hut
not before the witness had substau-
TALLY replied in the negative.
Mr.. Scott requested the court to
send the jury out In order that ha
might make a statement not proper
for the jurors to hear at this time.
The jury being removed, the lawyer
explained that the object of his line
Of questioning was to show that
Yoder did not come to Richmond IN
the interest of the public morals but
to aid and albeit Atkinson in his
yengeful Aims and to enable the
hotel man to get back his license.
He said he would show that Yodex
went into the hastings court and
gave his oath in support of Atkinson
when the Park hotel people were
seeking to recover the lost HquoK
license.
Il am going to search out thu
very soul OF this Witness" said Mr..
Scott, dramatically. Il have a right
to do 1t. / respectfully submit that
t am being denied the opportunity
Mr.. Meredith interpesed:
fact that a man publishes nbeis about
other people has nothing to do with
a particular case. That's why obs
ject to this line OF questioning.
Ten minutes of animated conTo~
versy between the lawyers ensued,
Mr.. Leake. for the plaintiff joining
in the argument on the legal pro-
priety of his associates questions ia
the witness.
The court ruled in favor OF the cons
tentions of Mr.. Saunders's lawyerA
Mr.. Meredith noted another objec-
ton.
Charges Against Others.
Examination of Yoder was re-
sumed.
'You charged Justice Crutchfields
of the police court, with corruptfons
didn't your" he fired at the witness.
NO." replied witness.
81 object" protested Mr.. Meredith
You charged that certain police
commissioners were corrupt co, ,p.,.s
Did you not. Mr.. Yoder. In the
article published Oct. 16, 1909, at
tack the police justice in an article
entitled Policy in the Police Court.
Justice John Encourages Crime?' Did
you not in that same number att
tack Mr.. Pollock. alleging that pub~
lie Office had been used for private
gain? Did you not in more than orfe
number of your paper. attack the
mayor of this city. charging that he
was false to his oath ?" was the next
question.
The question went unanswered. Mr.
Scott diverting his query to another
matter before Yoder could reply.
As to Park License.
ibid you not appear in the Huso
ings Court to testify for Atkinson, -
testify In his behalf, that he miglo
get a renewal of his license ?"
II didn't know. that he had beeE
indicted. I had heard his license Wa
taken from him by q political clique.
Witness said he had been summons
ed to court and he WAS asknd only t0s
testify as to whether he thought the
Park Hotel was q suitable place tor
saloon He had replied that he did
not favor saloons. but Il a saloon Waa