The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-02
Defarner of King
George is Sentenced
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and concluding with the declaration
that the suit had not been brought to
protect the monarchy, but that King
George had sought the protection of
the court as a man, a husband, and a
father.
1t did not take the jury long to find
Myths guilty of circulating libel and
the court forthwith condemned him TO
one years Imprisonment.
PUBLIC ADMITTED.
The public was admitted to the court
room but the police took every precau-
ton to bar suspicious characters.
Among the notables present was
Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
The crown was represented by Sir
John A. Simon, the solicitor general;
Sir Rufus Isaacs, the attorney genera.
and Public Prosecutors Roylatt and
Muir. The latter conducted the prose-
cution of DR. Hawley H. Crippen, who
was hanged for the murder of his wife,
Belle Elmore, the actress.
Opposing this array Of counsel was
no one but the defendant himself who
elected to conduct his own case. 1t is
understood he asked that King George
be subpoenaed as a witness, but this
was not permitted, as the summonins
Of his majesty to the witness box
would be unconstitutional
After the formalities Of opening the
proceedings We're concluded Myths be-
gan his case by demanding the return
Of his private letters which he as
serted had been seized in gross viola
ton of his legal rights. He then said:
II wish to ask whether the king IS
present. I demand his presence be-
cause every accused person has the
right to be confronted by his accuser;
and secondly, because in libel case
the prosecutor must be in court IN
order that the defendant may see him;
and thirdly, because there is no proof
that the prosecutor is at present alive
Chief Justice Alverstone replied:
THAT has already been the subject
Of an application before me, and You
know perfectly well that the king can
not be here"
Sir Rufus then opened the prosecu-
ton. He said the alleged, libel at
tackled the kings honor and was In =
tended to lower him in the esteem OF
right minded citizens. The libel, he
said, was of the grossest character and
charged his majesty with having con-
tracted a shameful marriage at Malta
| in 1890 with the daughter Of Admiral
| Sir Michael Seymour. by which there
had been an offspring and that his
majesty had '.fou1ly abandoned" this
lady in order that he might marry the
queen.
! The charge had been repeated thrice,
first on November 20 and last in an
article entitled "sanctihed bigamy
which said we were offered a spec
tacle Of immortality in it's sicSly, beast
ly monstrosity. The king had commit
ted the crime Of bigamy with the COM
plicity of the prelates of Anglican
church. He has a superfluity of wives
| like sultan"
Raising his voice and with a dra-
matte gesture, the attorney general
exclaimed:
Il tell you at once there is not the
faintest vestige of truth in those state
ments."
|, After producing letters showing My
| lius's connection with Editor James,
Sir Rugus said he regretted the disad-
vantage which his majesty suffered IN
not being able to appear in court and
deny these allegations under oath
This was an absolute incapacity which
the king could not waive at will.