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The Record Newspaper 11 September 1897

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A

CATHOLIC JOURNALIST LIBELLED.

In

the

Bench

Queen's

action Atteridge long-expected Mr. v. in which Andrew Knight," sues Mr. Edward Hilliard Atteridge Frederick Knight to recover damages was for libel, alleged begun before and a. Special Mr. Hawkins Justice a Catholic and Mr. Atteridge, jury. an was the correspondent Irishman, of the Chronicle in the Soudan, where he met Mr. the correspon Knight, dent Times. of the Mr. Knight wrote

to

a

friend

journalist

not

was

a

temper,

for

the

greatest

an

apology

the

Plaintiff

was

by the

Daily

Chronicle

to

Soudan

on

last Mr.

the as

their

Knight

was

year,

and he

war

that

See

selected to the

DUNLOPS, Imitations.

Shortly that the

Weldon, letter

made. was

called

CASH

because and because the Garrett, was

he

Herald

after

in

was

a

in

responsible behind stayed

a

for

vile

IMPORTERS,

the

with

are

Waited

Orders:

Prompt

Careful

LOWEST

PRICES.

and

for

on

HOWICK

Famous

and

death

that

;

TABLE Brands

of

Mr.

MaSOIliC

STREET,

PERTH.

from 5 to his God and prayed that when Mr. Garrett all day got who shared enteric the plaintiff, fever, was it the same hut, thought cholera, into the sun out him and turned he wanted to vomit that when when he took eleven bottles of left plaintiff who Garrett, champagne, and left drink else, only one. could nothing, in the other allegations There were to the with letter regard plaintiff

champagne

Alfred

Clarke,

6 Victoria

Chambers,

;

At

Delivery.

ectacle

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Perth.

St.,

DYNON

&

Co.,

;

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;

Major

Healy

he

British

South

Table

Decorations,

&c.

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Insurance

and

Fire CAPITAL—

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WATER

900, 000

(Unlimited

See

our

JUGS. Prices.

Company.

DIRECTORS

LOCAL Alex.

Forrest,

Esq.,

with

By insuring dealing

Manager offering

with at special

F.R.G.S., this

Local Perth.

a

facilities

M.L.A.

Ed.

Y.

:

Keane,

Esq.,

J.P.;

T.

F.

Quinlan,

Esq.

derive all the of practical advantages Claims issued and paid by the Branch in City in the World, thus Representatives every important of Claims. for the Prompt Settlement as

all

Policies

are

-

RATES.

CURRENT

W.

A.

HUGHES,

Manager.

slept an

the

in

English

advancing

York

from We when

body

of

on to the my way past two regiments At eight minutes head of the column. watch past 5 by my firing began a about mile ahead, and I hastened soon under forward and was fire. were close to Bullets falling my. horse overhead. I and whistling the distance found I had misjudged and the of the position, ground be

tween

and

it I

advancing

this

time

were

the third came into brigade and I spoke to Mr. Beaman, Standard whom I happened to ,

I

the

being extremely down the slope with black At irregulars.

me

rode

the

about

9

had

?

we Garrett on parted, riding troops the righr of the column and I on the I Before had ridden left. 4 o'clock

on

Company, Policyholders

Office,

LOWEST |

;

the

to

came

we

meet.

BRANCH.

AUSTRALIAN

WEST

I

Garrett,

the New represented about five miles away the battle began. and mounted about 3 o'clock,

action, of the

Liability).

Mr.

,

difficult,

was

was not counsel said, this, to be Major justified. now sought oath— having Healy had stated on that been examined by commission a tissue of false was this allegation on to defendant went The hoods. six pages with state that he could fill of "this brute" actions the mean not fill but he could .(the plaintiff),

National Library of Australia

in

J Novelties

BOHEMIAN

AND

-

deserting but ill,

when

FLOWER

Latest

FANCY

EARTHENWARE, VASES STANDS,

GLASS,

CHINA,

STREET.

MURRAY

86

the funks," and

hospital

who

Herald where

for

"

untrue.

sunrise.

near

man,

Sight-Testing

got the

time did the battle begin in the morning, 5 o'clock

after

sand

you

with

?

what

just

Hall,

a.m.

JOHN

baggage

About

Free

that

true

stopped

Absolutely

and

baggage

the the at battle of hospital none of the fighting and saw Firket, that broke out he, when the cholera up to that having been a teetotaller

it

and

GROCERIES,

New

Opposite

Address—

Is

PERTH, Our

well

New

manner, the

COFFEES

Note

and.

time, drank to bedtime,

and

Families

June.

Assorted Stock of GENERAL in the PRODUCE City. known. favourably

and Best and DAIRY

Complete FARM

Retail)

Mr.

of the

his

Most

and

(Wholesale

STREET,

now

treated

correspondent ,

TEAS

Atteridge and it was the Soudan "blue funk,"

left

CO., Ltd.

gallagher,

GROCERS

HOWICK

DELICACIES,

cur,"

had

he

,

was

the

Hold

his

Post

complaint Mr.

dirty he

85

defendant to Mr. Soudan

letter

TYRE

& and

the

Morning

"

a

that he

alleged

York

the

of

which In this

of

of

Beware

perth.

street,

hughes

Army arrival

had

and

here that the interposed did not now deny publica that no further was proof

Mr. was the plaintiff, Atteridge, to the next witness, and, in answer said he was in Lord Robert Cecil, been a and had the forties now, more or since less he was journalist the last eleven twenty. During he had been constantly years engaged in and work journalistic literary character. of a military He mostly was retained of the by the proprietors out to to Chronicle the Daily go as last Soudan correspondent year. The at first battle which correspon dents were present was that of Firket, which took place the first Sunday in

a

PREMIER

Jelf

required.

TYRES.

Genuine

surgeon. he learnt written from

Speed,

and

Spurious

king

journalist, by the Times to mis was the It

to

Mr.

PNEUMATIC

DUNLOP

Campaign

war

last

Chronicle.

Durability, RIDE

get

you

greater

the Soudan. after fortune of Mr. Atteridge, shortly in the battles one of the earliest at that Firket to be campaign his invalided home, much against on the advice of an and acting will, go

Perth.

DUNLOP

and

a

defendant and tion,

Comfort,

correspondent.

also

selected

was

For

as

Soudan

CYCLISTS!

of

loss

go

Dongola

to the correspondent Mr. year for that paper. and a Weldon, an old acquaintance autumn him last showed journalist, a he letter had received (witness) and it was after from the defendant, the wards laid before editor of the out

AGENT:

Street,

,

aware

KEMPTHORNE,

I.

was Charles Williams the first He said he was connected Chronicle the Daily and was sent that Mr. was Atteridge

with

Attacks

screen

possible deliberation, refused with ever

deliberation.

Mr. witness.

Chemists.

all

WHOLESALE

ORLANDO Murray

penned with

was

libel

by

in

case

which himself

IndigestionLiver (ompiaints-

Sold

malignant

the defendant could or behind hastiness

,

Sick Headaches, Bilious

the in Carson, case, opening be the said that whatever might he of the alleged libel, justification a libel of a had seldom come across more

out

the

again,

if

Mr.

or

was

as a war correspondent defendant and his col him and kick him leagues would flog out of camp, and probably kill him was if he ventured to return. It said in a postscript that Mr. Weldon might show the letter to whomsoever he and it of course, pleased, was, to the of the brought knowledge Editor ofth e Daily Chronicle but that gentleman did not take any steps to Mr. Atteridge of his employ deprive An was on ment. refused apology and the Mr. Knight's part, present action was brought. ever

W,

in

London letter various containing Mr. who .charges against Atteridge then sued Mr. Knight for libel. We at some from the length give the case The defendant, Weekly Register. by the his did not admit pleadings of the libel, and said that publication true the words in complained of were Mr. substance and in fact. Carson, Cecil M.P., and Lord Robert Q.C., for the plaintiff, and Mr. appeared for Jelf, Q.C., and Mr. T. J. Bullen the defendant.

deliberate character. It

sent

and

particulars; the plaintiff

.

a

more

page threatened

Doses

jo

Division, "

the

the in that if

one

saw

right,

the

and

fifty

yards

orders

that

Sirdar's

flag

flying

rode up and halted from as it, there

I

'

were correspondents not the staff. to join When the staff I entered the village followed them, Mr. Garrett. and met We were at the southern end of the village about was a and there lot of 7 o'clock, on and as the battle fighting going ;

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