Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-11
LIBEL CASE
FIRE WARNS
AT WEEKEND
Discharged Deputy
Tells OF Control
OF Ballot

With the first week Of the famous
Creager libel suit against Golfers
Weekly, wherein $500 900 IS asked
III this particular case. passed into
history here yesterday afternoon,
attorneys somewhat haggard from
assaults and counter assaults, n
jury tired and worn with intent
listening. left the attending public
still wondering what will happen
next and what the final outcome
OF the case will be 10 about the
same extent as was the case nc the
trials opening las. Monday.
Through a week filled to the
hrim with courtroom work, the
case has passed through phases
Of long arguments on technicalities
OF law. early in the week. to pro-
coed later with the hearing or
many witnesses. The probably high
point in the taking or testimony
was that OF Owen r. White. writer
og High Handed and Hell Bent
the alleged libelous article.
Reporters. attror.eys. stenograph-
ers. the judge and courtroom at
tendants have had no moment or
rest since the gavel first fell. mem
bers Of the jury being the only
favored ones when they were sent
from the room to rest a bit. while
attorneys argued things not for
their ears.
Up until Saturday these various
stages had been beard. when the
scene OF operations was shifted
from the federal building TO the
county court room. which viii open
Monday. There the name Of A. Y.
Baker. which has been mentioned
50 many times IN the special hear
ing may again be heard If Judge
u. G.. Hutcheson Jr. calls the case
IN which charges are made against
Hi5algo county officials for alleged
conspiracy TN the 1928 election
Settlers Heard
In Saturdays testimony IN the
Creager case.
CreaEer case. men who came here ia
settle In "a new land testified that the
republican national committeeman
for Texas had been instrumental I'm
depriving them OF tie privilege or
voting with that partv-the party
OF their tradition.
They were called by the magazine
to support It's contention that tn
an article titled High Handed and
Hell Bent the weekly accurately
charged the committeeman with
helping maintain the democratic A.
Y. Baker faction in office in HI
dalgo county.
Earlier. in n sudden wrangIt. the
magazine had demanded the right
10 prove" that assertions in the
article against Ba.cer were true, the
Judge having held they were not
denied by the plaintiffs pleadInRs.
This course. the court held un-
necessary. however. and the row
ended with Charles Kelley. chief
OF the defense. still challenging the
Creager lawyers 10 say whether
what was said about Baker was
true or not. Golfers contends that
Creager was claimed only to have
helped Baker bv keeping local re-
publican tickets ont Of the field
and that the magazine story Az
cribed nothing else 70 him.
C. O. P.'G Can't Vote
A. a. HighbarEer or san Benito.
formerly Of Iowa; Ii .. Graham or
Deslaco. formerly OF Missouri: ".
B. Stewart OF San Benito, an old
Indianan; =. *. Williams. OF San
Benito, another, declared they for
merly had been republicans but
since coming To Texas had had lit-
tie opportunity to vote for can
didates Of that faith because there
had been no party ticket put up.
Several persons testified that
they had heard IL talked around
that CreaEer was allied politically
with Baker.
Williams declared that once
when he asked CreaFer about hav-
ing a local republican slate the
committeeman replied: "They lex
Continued on narn IN