Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-21

EATON Of the last guoeTnator1Al cam
paign and read the statement upon
which this sui, Is based He then
continued:
Are the allegations true or are they
cot. II they are. the Plaintiff has 70
standing in this court II the allega-
tons are false. then il IS the duty Ct
you gentlemen TO pass upon the QueS
ton Of damages. In this connection
believe the court win instruct that
there IS 10 privilege TO dets-ae any
man
Mr.. WINS said that Colonel Rose
Welt used 3 combination Of his mag
nidcect command Of the English Ian
susge and his experience in politics
10 make this attack upon the plain
til.
i shall show you" counsel conun-
ned tia, because he was the most
powerful political and Intellectual fac
ter II the United States he was able
TO secure wider publication OF his re-
marks than any other citizen could
Must Prove Trgthfulness
Now he Is here and he will have
10 prove his own eruthfuineSs 10 your
satisfaction
An answer has been fled TO the
complaint Yesterday in the motion 10
dismiss Counsel for Colonel Rose
vel, said nothing personal was meant
% Mr.. Barnes and Nr. Murphy II the
allegation and that those names were
what Nigh. be termed Agec-afs
terms I want you gentlemen 20 pay
particular s1tsa,ion 10 the evidence
offered by the defendant and deter
mine for yourselves whether anything
Personal was meant
In TIE answer the defendant admits
he secured wide circulation for tie
s.a,smel, complained Of AS & Just
defence he sets forth matter Of JUS
tScarioa- ana then IN general terms
re-alleses the general statements Il
TIE original complaint
4, tat poi-, Justice Andrews inter
--p.eS % say that i was possible 11a-
some ot TIE matter Ct 6s.s-cs might -ot
be admitted and tia. for that reason i
vas unfair 70 discuss II detail the nat
Ter Il answer 70 the complaint Nj. y
lis replied thai he vas prepared 70 CO.
.ec. 10 any Q. the 6sts1ces SET down II
the answer being admitted TO evidence
M Twins then coaclG5s,z Is follows:
We come iz,o ccu-1 under -As g-ezZ
principle q Gbe-E. tie quality upon
wai1h tbs sc.son -eNs- We oc-ss n 70,
AL concerned"
Reese.eis's Case
Contrary II ptaas- X. Il Van SeaScAo-
ten c- C52e-ssl Roossvelt's legal STAT
op=1e5 TIE 5steo6zr1ss case
He s1ia = pa-:
Nj al,oxsvsl, rster-e5 q -ae fart ina.
r=s-sr5aE vas the adversary q lhe
s5o- TIA, vzs heard around tie world.
and -Az- shu- Eas fred II rhe cause o.
.it'srTy- i Ezs 4-sd Is 2 r-so.=ss asziIsz
to--r. gov---rsat Il England
-Celonea Eaa7ss.el1. having been . CIT
5re- q ms s.zt= 1sa-sv al his LIE,
certainly hsd right 70 stand Up ami
demand good homes. government Co---
-, to- ,hs Plaintiff sad he Eo..Id obtecs
70 admitting ths stated 5ste-ce- That's
th= CAse = : nutshell Co,oa@l. Eoese-
ve,- i1ss-as % prove -hs ex=N1ts C
5ossS=- zo5 c---p. government
This e2s Is dangerous ore to- tbs
plaintiff a-5 Is co-ns5I know l. Co2..
ors1tly his co-lsel want e. keep away
iron The Ear q thts case Counsel
Eg-, 70 keep a-ay from t2ls Of cor-zp-
rao1 za1 -aks yo1 think q o1he-
lt-G"
Cozi-e 6o~a = -s-l. ca--sel Rad :
ss1ss = sentences dealing ~Sh alleged
c-o--up-lcs- Il The Ecvs-1a@1- OF NeE
Yo-s- s--1 Is II u r-.o-=-sr Ih= p-5-
Ding . zzy-o.l., 5-ts-saos q graft
stealing q r1lt;c --o-s-s a-E 50 On The
s=-.a1ces IL RAD counsel said. we're
cor5e3 ron +he -Ga:-5-s owa zsEspa-
p--. the Attz-r <o---aI
Ms Pias.'s Mare introduces
couzsel the- -ez5 editorials from the
sane yap~r n w1ch C11-e. Roosevelt,
VS. Landed far rs sEo--s % secure dean
r.ezs-5cs All cieS- ecTs---Fz- TIE name
q -ho-as 9 Pa-- US 8-s. t-c--h. 70
TIE ae,encoa CT - su-E wa=7 II. Van
Esascho-s- -aa-tzc-sa5 il n skstzal-g TIE
scs5cas q Co.o.& Roosevelt, II Ale21y,
i WIS tas-e- coz-s=. sid. that me 81
o-A All NJ Ez-= 1rS- caEs 20 KNOX
sach o-he- weEl- NJ Plat Etou1 co-a-
sal 6ss--Ee6 Is the sasy boss was
-1s1 Political Ez---s- q Mr.. Barns
III Van Eslsc.o--r discussed he
orposii:oo Il NJ. Barnes 70 Gore-Z,,-
ECshes ant ths activities Of III
E2r-ss vt33e Cc531el Roosevelt was
Eov=-nc-- Es discussed 1he franchise
lax h-l. tie raca rack bzll and ott.e.
measures opposed ty NJ Barnes He
1lse Diseased the Ns# Yo-z state IN
s-a-ce i1vss--sa-2c- and Z Statsnsa,
Is accredited - NJ Barnes ira. he
wanted ze- Eh5 woald be nine in
-pTs-lla-I c=scs
WINS Objects
Nj Ivi-s ofsa.=d q thar point 10
-ls L1e .4Ee- ty counsel for Ce:on+l
EC-as@s'el-. s1y5-E -ha- i was 9 sum-
ming - Instead = al opening Tze
objection ES ur1eld-
In c0aclG1rg cozrssl said:
a E-aTe and great responsibility L
resting upon ths 51-y Il his case Ta-
eyes q The STATE a-d ra-:oo ara upon
you 70 Sc bow citizens Of ol6 Onoo-
6asa look upon Il effort 70 establish
ca=aa and s5Gsnt government HcK
to=y lock upon -he performance 81 :
DIZZY by citizen II Cyilg 10 main
tain % the people . government by
and .9r rhs people Single individuals
SIX into t1szgnsScance- 4 money ysr-
Gic- 81 one side o. TIE othe- il ircon