Arizona republican., 1918-10-18
HUNT T-bREEN LIBEL CASE WILL GO ID THE
 JURY BY NOON TODAY

| f req .. breeH, CEdTSeQ W1ln CTltlllnal libel. Calmly. dispassionately, but with telling force, Judge Campbell reviewed the testimony. He restricted his argu- ment to the governors own testimony, drawing on the remarks he made as a witness. This he followed after clearly pointing out that Colonel Breen had no malice in printing the story in his newspaper. the Coconino Sun, which he heard from Professor Lawrence in which the member of the faculty of the Northern Arizona Normal School had said to the governor. Isn't this war terribe?' and that the reply had been, ito hell with the war"
 Judge Campbell will resume his ar gument when court opens at o'clock this morning. Judge Sloan will make the closing argument for the defense and County Attorney l.. M. Laney will close for the state. The case will be in the hands of the jury by noon, it is said.
 While there were many features of interest during the taking of the final testimony in Judge Stanford's court the argument submitted by Judge Campbell with it's scorching denounce- ment of the governor for his associa- tion with l. w. w., leaders overshad- owed any other interest. The lawyer i . of the law stating the difference be- tween criminal and civil libel. He told the jury that one may commit an act without criminal intent, but that in a criminal libel action malice must be shown.
 If you pass a story on without mal- ice you are not guilty of criminal libel, and who says Colonel Breen was prompted by malice in printing the story? Not the county-not the state The state has said it is probably true that Professor Lawrence told Colonel Breen the story. You do not doubt it. Colonel Breen has testified that his re- lations with Governor Hunt were friendly. It is true they are of opposite political faith, but there was no per sonal ill feeling existing between thenf You know how lawyers argue in, a court and then go out and have a drink or used to- said Judge Campbell in advancing his argument that political differences need not carry any sen timent.
 Not a witness, even by intimation denied Breen told the truth, he contin ued, stating that whatever the chief executive says or thinks is a matter of news to the state. He pointed out that even the most trivial things are printed when credited to high official
 When the county attorney started out, he said there will be no politics ir this case, yet he will thunder in your ears. If you return q verdict of not guilty. you will brand the governor oi the state disloyal." l want to tell you gentlemen of the jury that unless you find malice in this case you cannot re- turn a verdict of guilty
 Governor Hunt made the statement that he was a strong supporter of Pres ident Wilson. Let us inquire how mucf and how well"
 Judge Campbell then dwelt upon the governors relations with one Charles W. Kastner, an alien enemy wanted bN the United States government. He to6 how the governor went on Kastner's bond got him out of jail in Gila coun- ty and made him a guard at the state prison.
 Governor Hunt took Kastner out O the custody of the county and put hin on the payroll in violation of law anC parole" said counsel, not overlooking to state the fact that Kastner jumped his bond. "No politics in this case?' questioned Judge Campbell as he made mention of the fact that Governor Hunt had testified that as good dem ocrat. he felt he should support Uptor Sinclair,-not only support him, bu subscribe for his writings and educate the school children on such sentimen as that expressed by Sinclair. This sen timent, he declared. was that our gov ernment was as the government O Germany, a conclusion reached by comparisons which appeared in an ar ticle in the Sinclair publication. "AnC Governor Hunt would inSti1 thoS, thoughts in the minds of young people and at the state expense.
 Sinclair has said that the war i a mere scrap between France and Ger many. Do you want your children t imbibe that sentiment? Do you wan your boys and girls to get that ide and at your eXpense?" he argued re minding the jurors that Governor Hun had subscribed for the magazine fo all the state institutions at states ex pense.
 Take this thing" said Judge Camp bell picking up a copy of Is Freedom Dead. T read you the judgment o the federal court this morning i which the author, Harrison George was given a penitentiary sentence O 10 years" Pointing to the picture i the magazine in which Governor Hun appears with Grover Perry and Charle Mckinnon he held it up to view of tn jury, explaining not the one in tn middle but one on either side wer now serving terms of and 10 years.
 Governor Hunts contradictor statements as to when the picture wa photographed was then discussed Judge Campbell bringing to the jury mind the whispered conversation be r tween the governor when a witnes l. on the stand, and the county attorne! | "The governor now says the pictur E was taken before the war" he stated He told of the concern shown as how he came into possession of cer no tain letters received by the governc from I. w. w. leaders, and his core 'u spondence to other men prominent st the organization
 eff Perhaps 1 am not permitted to te o- where 1 got the letters. As chairma of the council of defense, GovernC T. Hunt does not know whether the l. V of w., is a disloyal organization, but til president of the United States knows .t He declared that Governor Hunt '' mind was warped on the subject en the I. w. W. "He gets so worked u te, over anything pertaining to the l. " ey w.. that he cant distinguish Ws I'd the statement of counsel who then al vd tackled Louis Lowenthal. recently com missioned captain, and aide to tf 50 governor The former secretary f. the governor was referred to as h g. man Friday, and Judge Campbell di m not leave a doubt in the jury's min as to his own opinion of the ma . whose testimony he held as naugh T do not want to criticise any or who wears a uniform or who will wea