, 1913-05-24

Animal Defence and Anti Viyisection Society
and editor OF the Anti- ViUiSectiOm Retiea0.
She also controls a shop in PiccadiIly used
for anti-vivisection propaganda.
The ground Of her complaint as defined
in substance by Mr.. Justice Bucknill in his
summing up on Wednesday was that the ar
tlcles charged her with having untruthfully
and dishonesty with her associates carried
on a campaign against vivisection. The SIM
pie question for the jury, bis lordship also
said, shOrn Of all sentiment, was whether DR..
Saleeby had DETAINED the character of the
plaintiff 50 as to give her the legal right to
sue for damages.
Upon the verdict judgment was entered
for the defendants, with costs.
Miss Lind, a woman of fine presence, now
has the distinct on of breaking all "records"
for a litigant IN personals well IN the length
of time the trial has occupied as in the num-
Der of words spoken. Her opening state
ment to the jury covered 81 hours her evil
dence-in chief, 9 hours shr was under cross
examination 81 hours; for - hours more she
gave evidence in re-examination and her
closing speech, which concluded Ola Wednes-
day, lasted 81 hours.
Speeches As Long AS Novels.
During these "a hours Miss Lind spoke
over 100000 words-eQual to two 6s. novels;
and in addition put more than 10000 ques-
tons to her % witnesses and the defendants
II witnesses.
Estimated on the transcript of the short
hand notes, 70O,O 600 words were spoken
during the hearing.
The cost of the case will amount to many
thousands of pounds. Counse's fees alone
are believed to total at least $500. The
X Cs for the defendants, in addition to the
sums marked on their briefs. received Gre
fresheIs" daily amounting to 915O.
She Did Not Lose Her Temper.
"Miss Lind has crosse xamined as well
as any counsel at the Bar could have DONE"
was Mr.. Justice BuckniIl's testimony. "Her
final speech was a very fine one" he added.
"She is a woman OF marvellous power. Day
after day she showed no sign Of fatigue and
did not lose her temper"
The most moving part Of Miss Lind's final
spec Oh, which impressed the whole audi
ence, was the peroration; "Some people
can pity human beings but can find no time
to extend pity to animals. My sin is that
i have given pity TO helpless, suffering crea-
lures which we've at the mercy Of science
within the laboratories [ have retrained
from speaking with emotion, but [ think the
time has come when l should SO speak. |
assert most solemnlN that whatever | have
done was done honestly, believing that 1 was
speaking the truth. [ have had i'll my MUD
not only that the cattle on a thousand hills
are Nine saith the Lord, but anticipation
Of the day that is to come when there will
be less hatred, less pain, and less misery, the
day when they shall not hurt nor destroy
in all My Holy mountain saith the Lord.
II have not come here to ask you to give
me thousands of pounds damages, [ have
come to say what l think about this matter.
| have come because l know that this charge
against me is untrue and false. / should
have been willing to die for the cause. 1t
is u thousand times more difficult to live for
q cause than to die for it, and if these were
the last words I should speak I do say that
[ am innocent of THE charge that / am a
fraudulent liar, that | consciously utter false
hoods and attack people fraudu!ently =
DAILY Nail, APrU Goth.