The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-16

suit Is likely to be a suit for defama
ton Of character, with an award 0
heavy damages. A railroad eompanl
which has found a conductor makini
unsatisfactory reports to the auditor o
passenger receipts, cannot afford t.
put its detectives on the stand, because
to do 50 would disclose how the mar
was found out and who are the de.
tectives, and would prevent the dis
coyery of other conductors vino make
unsatisfactory reports to the auditor
Of passenger receipts. Since j. ts
dangerous to tell the employee the
charge against him, thus we reach the
abominable result that a man must be
condemned unheard.
Some columns Of the address are
given up to relations Of such specimens
Of personal injury litigation. While
they make interesting reading our
limitations forbid space for more ex.
cept the famous cold feet cases; which
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Fef'IaDIe curiosity III our court a"i'@iS'
"A short time ago in the interesting
little city Of Mound Bayou, which, as
you will remember, is practically a
community composed of negroes, a
factory was opened, resulting entirely
from the thrift and industry of the
negro race. This joyful occasion
brought the negroes to Mound Bayou
from everywhere. Special trains were
run from New Orleans, Memphis and
Jackson on the day Of the celebration
and the resources Of the railroad com
pany were taxed to the utmost to find
equipment Of any KIND IN order to carry
the people who offered themselves
for the journey.
The hotel accommodations IN Mound
Bayou were not as great as IN some
oIher cites OF the country and I'M
fortunately there came an unexpected
cold wave winch reduced the tempera-
o''' "'S "'h"I vac ''"''o'' "e'' "o"'e
40 tbov o,lo@a -, odoo5ata orronao-
nents were made to heat the cars.
Please understand that | express no
on the merits OF these cases,
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8''e"'S P'n'e" ''e'i Ci"''iiS III 'he
.iuh+u Co. 60 La,,. h.a,,uh4 49,
in all. Not a soul who came from
mississippi south Of Vicksburg or from
ehIlessee or Louisiana mas ever pre-
o"'. ''0u'u
on+oa ma on,rn. ro,,ld ho nrohihi
i've, while bv refusing to nav the
it has embarked upon a shore
ass sea OF htlgatlon'
one OF the 800 cases has been decld-
4 against the railroad; the jury award
" the sufferer $"oo'oo' At this rate
ne road would De taxed over &1oV,V 00
y TINS ounch OF 'coldteetos.
Forward the Black Brigade
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1,ta 10 ta.Lho1don,' A,;A,.J ,
Ride the Six Hundred
WHY Mr.. Blewett Lee told his tale
{ voc to the Mississippi Bar Associa-
on. whose members are cleaners in
10 field whose rich harvest he do.
,ribes. is left to inference. If if WAS
the nature If an apneal to Caesar
roval nibs made no SIGN Of favor mr.
sfavor, apno;r+ed No conmittaa of in.
.;am.o, A..
'
loge1 Oh grievance Ane speaker ulo
directly ask anything from those
no might correct abuses. which az the
resident If ono of their comfy asso-
lowering the PROFESSION ]" puo"c ,
'timation; and by the proceedings he
nothing. What a be DONE" he !
in co,clpsior $40 oct a bsttar {
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