The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-01
MYuUs GUILTY OF
L|BEu|hG GEORGE Y.
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| Nominaliy these special juries are for
the purpose of getting superior class
of men. but the oft-heard charges
that their personnel usually suits the
1 purposes of the prosecution seemed
| borne out b. .o-dass selections.
| ITS a convicting jury" was a
| remark heard more than once In the
| court room.
Society scandalmongers. who hoped
for rich morsels from to-day's trial,
were sadly disappointed, as all such
! were excluded from the court room.
Edward Holton james, the rich
American publisher Of the Liberator,
did not appear to help Myths. o~-
| ing TO the certainty of his arrest were
/ he to come to England. lie sent
/ Myths, hover, the outline OF the de-
| tense, which the prisoner attempted
| to follow.
In pursuance to James instructions.
I Myths frat demanded the return of
his private letters which were seized
at the time OF his arrest. alleging the
seizure to have been in violation Of
law. The Lord Chief Justice disrs-
garded this demand.
Wanted the Hing to Appear.
Il wish to asa Myths then con-
+. tinued, whether the king Is present.
1 demand his presence here because
] every accused man is entitled 10 be
confronted by his accused. IL Is also
| necessary for the prosecutor person
| aliv 10 appear in connection with
libel suits. Unless he is present there
! is no proof that he is alive"
Here again Myths met with defeat.
as the chief justice answered him
sharply:
| .sYou know nerfect,v well that the
/ king cannot apuear"
This statement WAS a distinct dis
| apuojntment 10 the spectators and to
the public, as there was the keenest
interest In the prospect of the king
disregardiug precedent and taking the
stand.
Rowlatt made the opening state
| ment for the prosecution, declaring
that Myiius had been accused three
/ times OF publishing the scandalous
falsehood of Georges morganatic mar
riage to the daughter Of Admiral sew
! mour when he was stationed with
the fleet at Malta and long before his
marriage 10 the queen.
THE prisoner admits that he wrote
these liheis and mailed them to the
F. I.Iberator Row,stt said "ue as.er, =
that this story is true and thai IT,
publication is for the public benefaf :.
| sir Rufus Isaacs followed Rowlatt.
:, lie began by saying that Mylius' vel,
known republican views were not in
the least objectiona BILE to the king and
that the prosecution was free of any
political animus
King suffers Loss OF Esteem.
The king Is likely to suffer the
loss OF his subjects esteem" Isaac
continued. ''hy this repeated assertion
that his marriage to the queen was
sham and higamous because the k.uk
had previously married Miss Seymour
in 1890 and foully abandoned his wife
and offspring to enable him to marry
the Princess Victoria Mary, as the re-
suit of his Older brother making hin.
heir to the throne.
isaac spoke in an impassioned vein
ana was 1oiiowed closely by the pris-
oner. me sttorney-general promised
| WhotiS 70 disprove the Malta mar
rage, When ne had finished, Myths
asEeu the privilege or questioning
eaNh =. tns jurors as 10 whetner ne
Sas "oie 10 rehuer an Impartial YER
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rhs 80, Srs iens Story.
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su.a 10Y VI .he morsahauc marriage
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| - 80 - 80 niout. toeh the stand