The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-01-23 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.  In the Queea's Bench Division, on Monday, Mrs. Alice Janet Kay, better known under the nom de thiatre of Bonnie Kate Harvey, brought an action, before Mr. Justice Grantham and a jury, to recover damages from the Sir newspaper for statements contained in an vrticle, the inference from which, so plaintiff alleged, was that she had been guilty of undue and impruper relat knee with Tarbeaux, who was concerned in the Regent's Park cutlass affray. and also that else had attempted to procure his release when in custody in South Africa by offering her jewels to the cfb-cers in charge, and otherwise attempting to bribe them—Mr. Willis, in opening the ease, said the action had reference to the pub- ! lication of a serious defamatory flatter concerning the plaintiff. It appeared that in the autumn of 1894 two men, named Tarbeaux and Woodward, were charged with havine entrapped into a house in Ulster-terrace Regent's Park, two other leen and there inflicted upon them mo-t serious injuries by the use of cutlasses. Tarbeaux found Ws way to Johannesburg, where he was subsequently arrested and brought back to this country. In November, 1894, the plaintiff had an engagement at Johannesburg, where she was introduced to Tarbeaux, who was known in that tart of the world as Dr. Thompson. Elie left Johannesburg in the following February, and when the train by which she was travelling arrived at Bloemfon.lein she found that Dr. Thom; son was travelling by the same train svß.h two other men, who turned out to be two detective& On March 23rd the defendants published certain serious libels on the plaintiff. It said that she endeavoured to get a police-constable to violate Isis. duty by offering him her jewels, valued at £1,500. It went on to say that Tarbeaux was "a friend of all the Empire company at Johannesburg. He became on the best ot terms with Miss Kate Harvey. Indeed, to such an extent did she trust the adventurer that she promised to come back and entrust her money to him tor investment." He (the learned counsel) submitted that the article made a very Bellow imputation apainst the plaintiff, for w Web there was not the slightest foundation.—Flantiff hire out her counsel's statement, and said she never knew the man.—Ultimately a verdict for the plaintiff was seturned, with damages MO.—Judgment accordingly.  The Greek Cham,er was opened on Monday by loyal Decree, which was read by M. Del. aunie, the Premier.  A dense fog prevailed for several hours in Liverpool on Monday, greatly impeding traffic on the Mersey, where several minor casualties took place.  The body of a well-dressed man, about 40 years of age, who died suddenly in the street at ILaton, in lying at the district mortuary awaiting identification.  ••••-• Herbert Westwortb, dentist, was at Liverpool committed to the Amzes on a charge of wife murder by forcing a poker down the woman's throat and rupturing some organs. A boat without occupants wee found on Saturday night near Killyieigh, in Strandford Lough. The boat contained a gun and two empty bottles, also a sail and mast. It lb feared that the occupants have perished.  At Pontefract, on Saturday, Aligail Turner, married, was charged with assaulting Sarah Sales, aged 72. The parties are neighbours. In course of a quarrel defendant emptied a bucket of pig swill over complainant It was alleged complainant first threw a can of water over defendant Case dismissed.  Nathan Charlton, an off-beer licence holder, at Carley Hill, near Sunderland, was charged at Sunderland with having lent a man named Richard Burdon a jug from which to drink beer supplied by defendant on the Burden said be was bs asked for it,  t;ti-11-14y. _ _ prepared to pay for the beer when but the defendant pleaded that it was a New YI gift, and the case was diamisse4. •