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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
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from We when
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of
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and
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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),
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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
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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.
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and Best and DAIRY
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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
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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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