Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-07
ESTES RULES
STORY WITHIN
LIBEL Law 5
Shades Of Meaning
Brought Into
Hearing

Preliminaries OF the r.. -. Creag-
er-Collier's libel suit were still or
at the noon recess today with the
first witness taking the stand.
ID. o. Ellis. young manager ot
the "Womans Home Companion
Reading club" claimed to be a
Crowell branch Office, in Houston
operations in Texas.
George Hill on Houston, Creager
lawyer. first started 10 read Ellis
deposition but a disagreement arose
and he announced that II would save
time 20 let Ellis tell what he knew.
The manager. seeming IN bit shy
said he paid the Office rental out
Of a personal account belonging te
Crowell."
why don't you put the Crowell
name on the door" Hill asked.
We'll. II don't know. + can't an
swer that"
Act Pointed Out
did you ever hear Of the state
assumed name act "a state law
regulating corporations In the mat
ter OF nomenclature).n
Eyes. In the trIal ChearIng OF "A
notion &C Houston
c. A. Cline. manager OF the West
ern Union station at McAllen, and
T.. IT. Pirtle. an assistant, testified.
They identified kilograms from the
CrOwell company 10 news agencies
40 Brownsville informing them or
the White article and suggesting
that local sales OF Golfers would
be stimulated. One Brownsville news
agent. IA. IA. HarErove. said he
circulated about AS copies or the
issue containing High-Handed and
Hell-Bent.
During the morning session a
stocky lawyer read TO the Jury
High Handed and Hell Bent an
article III the magazine which
mentioned Creager six times and
dealt especially with political con-
ditions in Hidalgo county.
IL signalized the beginning OF
the direct phase on the suit and the
magazine actually was the first
and perhaps most important wit
ness. though - was a witness unable
TO speak except By proxy.
George Hill. tr.. OF Houston, chief
OF the Creager staff of lawyers,
seated comfortably In the witness
stand near a window, hts legs cross
ed and the weekly open before him,
read off this paragraph as per-
haps more than any other, char
acteristic OF the article:
Article Quoted
Ambitious political machinists
should observe these successful
methods OF conducting affairs OF
a county where the tartness or the
native grapefruit vies with the bit
ter feeling in the hearts or the
taxpayers. This advanced course IN
vote switching. jail lodging. plain
and fancy grating is offered free
Of charge and very little home
study is necessary"
Creager sat, during all the read-
ing. close TO a window. out OF
which he glanced occasionally az
the story went on.
Mention OF him was made six
times In the article. Golfers, tn
arguing demurrers yesterday. had
insisted that he was charged only
with helping keep the democrats
A. Y. Baker administration in pow
err and that he did this only as a
republican official anxious only for
the larger success or his party.
Judge wv. Lee Estes ruled. however,
that the article clearly was within
the purview OF the libel statutes
and that Mr.. Creager was connect
ed In the story. with the demo-
cratic groups alleged activities. in
the view OF the average reader
Details Explained
Hill set out by carefully x
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