The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25
EDITOR CHARGED WITH
LIBEL IS DISMISSED
Justice Crutchheld Renders Verbal
Decision In Case of Hirschberg
against journal Owner.
NO MALICE FOUND BY COURT
Trial of the Case OF DIR. Greene Taken
Up With Much Qnibbiing by Com-
sci, and Judge Reserves Decision
Until March 10.

The case of criminal libel brought by
John Hirschberg. chairman Of the ad-
mintstratiyo board. againt ;. 7. Glover,
editor and owner of the Evening Jour
nal. was dismissed by Justice Crutch-
field In police court yesterday morning.
The suit was the result Of a statement
from DR.. @. V. Greene, an inferno IN
the city hospital published February
IL In the Evening journal The state
ment contained charges against the
chairman of the Administrative board
which the latter claimed were false
Mi Hirschberg swore out warrants
on February IS against MIR Glover and
DR.. Greene. and the case was heard in
police court the next day. Both cases
were continued until yesterday In or
der that Justice Crutch6nld might
make an investigation into the matter.
Mr. Glover was not represented oy
counsel. but Mfr. Hrscbberg was &C
companied to court by two lawyers, D.
Z. OFlaherty and w Kirk Mathews.
No Written opinion.
After hearing further testimony and
argument. Justice Crutchheld dis
missed the case against MIR. Glover
without delivering a written opinion,
y want to say these cases are rare" he
said, land. while at hrst thought of
XIV ing a WI ltAei Opill'lAs ! w IN hVt NsN
So / have gone into the matter
thoroughly and given 1t careful con-
sidcration. In case of this kind the
main ingredient must be malice. !
find however. no malice whatever In
this case, and the case against Mr..
Glover Is. therefore. dismissed"
After the dismissal Of the case
against Mr.. Glover, the case Of John
Hirsohberg against DIR. @. V. Greene
was called. DIR. Greene was repre-
scented by James r. Lewis, and Mr..
Glover took the stand He was shown
the statement made by DIR. Greene, and
the original statement. before II was
expurgated by the Evening Journal
editor. was read 1t consisted OF a
series harsh charges against Mr..
Hirschberg and criticism OF Colonel
Barton II. Grundy.
Greene on the stand.
DR. Greene took the stand in his own
behalf, and told the court how he had
noticed an article In the Evening Jour
nal concerning his conduct and dismiss
sal from the hospital service, and how
he had gone to the Journal office and
asked to be allowed to make reply
The reply consisted of the statement
which resulted In the issuance OF war
rants against Greene and Glover by
Mr., Hirschherg.
The chairman OF the board next went
on the witness stand and prolonged
period of quibhling followed. in which
the case WAS reviewed from its begin
ming when DR.. Greene was alleged to
have made certain impudcnt remarks
to visitors to the hospital. Colonel
Barton Fl. Grundy, one of the subjects
of these alleged discourteous remarks
testified also. Miss Young. one OF the
hospital nurses. gave testimony In re-
gard to the state fair tickets, an I'M
fair distribution of which was charged
by DR.. Greene against the authorities
After hearing argument on both sides
of the question. Justice Crutchf1eld
stated that he would take the matter
under advisement again. and would
render his decision March fs He did
not feel able to decide the case until
he has deliberated on the matter more
maturely