Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-13
SUIT
PASSES into
FINAL PHASE
Hidalgo Editor Is
Heard On Probe
Findings

Golfers Weekly rested today its
long defense on r.. ID. Creager's half
million dollar libel suit after a re-
iterated decision by the court had
limited finally the extent TO which
testimony need 90.
The magazines counsel asked
again that il be permitted to prove
the truth Of all charges made in
"High-Handed and Hell-Bent." the
article IN controversy, against "A. ".
Baker, democratic Hidalgo county
administration, but Federal Judge
w. Lee Estes held again that this
lengthy effort was no. necessary in
that Golfers had not charged Baker
with the misconduct alleged against
Baker and Creager's lawyers had
not denied the complaints against
the democrat, these not being the
issue in the suit.
Editor ON Stand
c. II. Pease, a lean, gray little
man who edits the Hidalgo County
independent for the Good Govern
ment League, thus left the stand
before he was permitted to divulge
the full findings OF Investigations
he said he had made. When the
weekly's attorneys tried to so into
the matter In detail. George Hill.
jr.. chief OF the plaintiffs staff.
and Charles Kelley. defense head,
came rushing TO the front from
the seats III the rear they had been
leisurely occupying. The old wrangle
was had-and the courts decision
was announced again.
Pease had testified that as a re-
suit OF his investigation, five suits
against various Hicalgo county Of
ficers charging financial manipu-
lations had been brought and judg-
ment for the plaintiffs had been
obtained in n thus far.
Rebuttal Opens
Earlier the defense had announc-
ed that at last Ii would stop offer
ing witnesses to testify that they
believed there was a political alli-
ance between Creager, republican
national committeeman and Baker
the sole charge Golfers admits
having made against the commit
teeman. The magazine served no.
tice. however. that II the point vas
made an issue in the plaintiffs re-
buttal. which began Immediately.
IL would put on nor witnesses In
that connection.
"A deposition by Leonard with
ington, executive secretary OF the
state republican party. was offered
first by the Creager side In rehuttal.
Wilmington said Mr.. Creager was
not present at the state convention
which recognized Marry Carroll as
HidalgO chairmEn--a procedure
Good Government Lsaguers claim
wasa part nf the asserted Creager
scheme TO deny them n republican
ticket in that county.
The accustomed route lay ahead
today mo the opening OF the libel
suit and there were dozens Of wit
nesses ready to travel IL.
Most of them were members or
the Good Government League, made
up largely OF tr~arSplanted mid
we~sterners holding "a long grievance
because they feel that political in
dependence had been denied them
IN "A measure due TO CreaEer's al
legged political alliance with the
A. Y. Baker democratic regime-an
alliance they claim led the repub-
lican national committeeman TO
discourage local tickets of his ozn
party 70 make the way smoother
for the millionaire sheriff
Many 10 Testify
How many OF these who we're yea
TO testify could not be measured
not even by Charles II. Kelley, in
10 whose hands are entrusted the
magazines fortunes at bar. Y
don't know" he said. when vel
stop. It all depends on what devel-
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