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^ — IIT THE!— /
Supreme Court of British Colimbia
On Appeal to the Full Court.
HK'rWKiEN
THE HONORABLE GEORGE ANTHONY WALKEM.
AND
U^ VID WILLIAMS HIGGINS,
Plaintiff,
Defendant.
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CAS5: ON APPEAL.
000000000000000000000000000
H. DALLAS HELMCKEN,
THEODORE DAVIE,
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
Solicitor for Defendant.
VICTCnOBp. C:
"lUE colonist" stKam pbintinu hoosbT
1887.
INDEX
Sliorl Malcint-nl I'relacK.
I'l KAIll.N(iS :
Slatvinunl cf Cl.iiir |
Stalcinent of Idfinir
loin'liT ill IsMie
Order fur Trial
I>ii( I Mi.si.\i:v Ia MiKNCE:-
Kvi.lenre ..f K. It. M.N'iinto
Kviilerid- nf \l. h. Joh.isl&n
Eviilc-iicc .,f ( . \V, \Ii!';!.t!l
Kviilcnci! of s. I' I IK k . . . .
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rrojj.iloric-, liy l'l,ii..;iff ,y
''orrcsiKjndenri- JK-lwtcn I'laiiilifl ami M. Xaiiior
Summons fur K-avc to amend Statement of I )criiicf
Order Dismissing Suminor:s
Proreeilings at TriaJ
KviiiKM i: KiR I'l AlNtiri-:-
\V. S, (,orc
I). M. Kht-rts
<.eo. A. Walkum
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liVllilNCK lok |)KltM,ASi- : —
C. l!.,otli
U. Ounsimiir
Judge's Charge
Kxceptions to Charge ,,;
Verdi.t
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48
Order for Judgment
Notice of A|i|>eal . .
Memorandum
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Kxlracl from
" Kvening I'osl ' c^
■n,.. ;Mti..„ of Walk...,, rs. Iliouin^ i> for :m, .llo.v,! lil...]. TIm- wrUin- ...Mni.lui.uMl
,,fw.si,nl.lislHMlasaM..litu,i.lintl,..Vl.t,.,i.-|.ailvC,.lonM' ,.nlM. :!<Ml, Nuvn,.l...r,
iss."). iiiid is iis follows :
..'I'lIK MrNAMKK-Ml'i'cllKLl. SflT.
Mn tli. sworn. ■vKk.n... of Mr. M.N.inr,.. .U.f..,„hn,t in ll,c suit of M,.K..hi.u rs.
..M..\:mK...bn:K"tri...lMt «)tlaNv..tl,vf"Il"^vi"ir |,:,>sm^c o,.,.,n- : • S,x ol tluM,, w.mv
..i,.,i:ntn..rsin,,(i"ntiu. Dr.v.lo-.lv >ontn.-t ) on. in P.nlisl, Col.nnlna. on. ol who,,, w„.
.. ,1, nn.nrn..- of tl.c' I'.'ovi,,..../ fn,.' I'mni-'r of ti,. Pn.vin,.,. ^^ ........... .vI.mt...! touns
.. U.. M.•.^Valk...n,..owa.•„.,l,eot•.l,..Sn,„•o.„..Co,u... Mr NN „lk...,. s ..M.v..r o„ th.
.. !;;i:li:;; Of ,.>.„. of ,,is .1m ,.o,i,i..:,l ..n...ni,.-. Un. U;..-;.^ i. .o ln..solf |-; -^''t. r n
.. nrlf^oment l-o... .,.a,lo offthe s,an.l it wo„l,l kav. ..on ..o,„.,l as ,,n,nn. .... av-
..•„,.. hoei. ma.l. n...l... .1,. san-'tirv of an oa.l, i. -a. U- U..U.\ l.^l,.K .jo^^ilUv-Ji::
lllg i»o
'• jiass iniiLceiliMl.
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In the Supreme Court of Bi'iti^h Columbia.
On Appeal to the Full Court.
in: r\vi:ioN
TIIK HoNoltAI'.I.K (IKolKIK ANTHONY WAl.KKM.
AND
DAVID \VII.I,IA.MS HI(!(!INS.
I'laintirt",
I 'cl'rililailt.
This is (I iiiotinii CO tlic Kiill Cmirt, mi licliMlf of tlic .irfciidaiit, tliiit tlio v.T.lift .pf tlir
.Jury rciKicnMl at tlio trial cif this adidii in\ thr ."JOtli .lay <il' ,11111. ■, I.S.sT, may !..■ ivv..rs...M(i
an.! a iiiiii-suit, or jii.ly;iiici!t ior th.' .jct'fii.hiiit \n- iiitir.'.!, or, in the alt.'rnativc, lor a
ii.'w trial hrtw.'.'ii til.' i)artifs.
:PXjE^IDI2<T(3-S
STATK.MHNT oF ('[.AIM
I. The Plaiiitifl' was Pninirr. Chi.'t' ('oniiiiis.si.iiicr ..t' l.aii. Is and W.uks, Attorn. 'V-
(ifii.'ial, an. I a nicmli.'r of th.' Kxcciitiv.' Coniieil of tiic (iovi'rniiR'nt .)f this I'r.pviiu".',
froiii th.' 2(ith .Inn.', KST.S, until tlio |-2th .hint', iSSi, ami was duly sworn t., faithfully
fulHl till" trusts and discharj,'.' the .lutics h\ hiw and usa;;.' appurtaininj.- to th<' >ai.l ollii','>,
si'Vi'i'ally. ' , .
•2. Kv.'r sine.' the sai.l I2tl. .)un.', I.S.S2, he has hccn on.' ..f H.'r Mai.--ty's .lud-.-, of .)()
this Hoiiorahic (".ant.
:!. As Chief ( 'oimiiissi.)n.r .if Lan.ls and Works the Plaintiff, l.y in.h'nUir.' .Jat.'.l th.'
•i-tth Ftd.ruary, INNO, contract.'.!, on h.^half of th.' (i.iv.'rniii.'iit, with Krancis iJcrnar.l
McNanic.', Anthony {Jilh.'rtNish.an.l.Iani.'sWrioht.i'.institutin,- the firm .if •K. H. MeNai
and Cumimny," contractors, for th.' constrnction iiy th.'iii of a (iraviiio- or Drydoci^ at
Ks(|uinialt, in consi.h'rati.m .if the ]iayni.'nt to th.-m of s:{.')(),!l!»7.:J(), ..r such oth.i' >ums as
nii^'ht he due to th.'iii und.'r s])..('ilications r.'ferri'.l to in thesni.l Indenture.
+. In .June, I.SSO, the i'laintitr, as such Chief Conimissioner, .iirecte.I th.' sai.l
contractors to commence .the construction. if the] ).ick-, hut My.V. B. McNaiii.'., on their hehalf,
rofjuested the Plaintiff to allow work to h.. deferre.l until the foHowiiiu- .Spiin- . which ;j()
reciuest tlie Plaintiff' refuse. 1.
199457
.'» (twill',' to sui'li I'rt'iisiil till' saiil I''. I>. McNaiiiiT tliiTi'ii|Miii aii'iiii;,'i'il wiili tlin'i'
rcsiilciits 111' till' Proviiicr iiiiiiicil IliilM'rt--iiii, lluiitiii;,'tipii. uihI Nicliolson t'nr iniiiii'diati'
IM'iscciitioii (if (lie wiirk liy tliriii iis ti<l<litiiiiial iiii'l t('iii|Miriiry iiiirtiicrs ol' tlir linn nt'
" I"', li. iMcNiiiiici'imiJ ("(iiiiiiiiiiy," Iml tin' I'laiiitill, tlioiiyli not iil.it'ctin^ in tliis anaii^iciiiciit
as lii'twi'di tile |iarti('H tliciiisrlvcs, (ji'diiicij tn rcniijiii/i' Midi ailditiinial )iaitiii'rs as cdii-
tracldi's willi tlic (i(i\ iTiiiiicnt in rcsju'ct ol' tlir |)ock.
ti. Suli>c'i|iii'iitly, t'ljf ;,n-i'(itrr sii'iiiit y ainl witli a vii-w uf jilaciiiLr tlic siiliji'cf mattiT
111' till' cdiist ruction ol' till' Dock witliin tlic terms ot" tlic l)oiiiiiiioii ainl l'ro\ iiicial l<'c;islatioii
wliicli liaij taken jitacc in relation to it, a fiirtlicr CDiitract, ilatc'l the 4tli of Octolicr, IJSiHO.
was cnteieil into lietwccn the I'laintitr, us ('liief ( 'iiininissionei- aluiesaiil, ami tlic .siiiiic |()
coiitiactois, \i/: l-'iancis licrnanl McNaniec, Aiitlioiiy (lillieit Nisli, ami Juincs \Vrii,'lit, as
coiistitiitin^' the linn of ' K. H. MpNiiiiice ami ("oiiipiiny," wlieicliy it was aj^rccd tliiit tlic
former contract of tlie :.'4tli of Kclmiary, ISSO, slmiilil lie coiisiileceil cancelled, iiiid that,
^nlijcct to certain le'^islatisc comlitimis iiicntioned, the |)ock should he ciinstructed hv the
suid linn accordiiiL;' to s|iceiticatioiis referred to, and in consideration uf the hefore-
meniioiicd sum uf s:i,'i(),ll!l7.:J(), or such other sum as miudit lie due to tliciii umkr ,sucli
spi'cilicutions ; ami lusiiles other security for tlic fiiltiliiicnt of the contract, the sum of
!i<l(),()()() was deposited for that purpose hy the said linn with tlio (iovernmcnt.
7. Prior to the execution of the last-mentioned contract, the various competitive
tenders fur the coiistnictiim of the |)ock, which hud liceii rcceixed at the Lands and Works :>()
Department, were sulimitted for coii^ideratiun tu tlic l.icutenant-dovernor in Council,' and
the tender of the said " K. 15. McNamee and ("oinpany " liciiiy- much the lowest, was
aec(:|iled, and the coiitract fur the work awarded to tliciii liy tlic said Council, and the
contract of the 4tli of Octoher, |SS(». was thereupon executed, as stated in the last
paraeraph.
H. No cuntiact iir ai;reemeiit, verlial ur written, expressed or understood in relation
to the Dock, except the said contraels of tlie 24tli of Fehruary, and the 4th of Octoher
ISSO, was at any time made hetween the I'laintitl'. in his official capacity, or otherwi.se, and
the tiriii of •■ F. I). McNamee and ('om|iany,' or any of its menihers or alleged additional
memhers. ;{()
!t. '{'he contruet of the 4th of Octoher, ISSO, lein.-iiiicd in force until aliout
August, lss;{, when the Dock, ill all unliiiished state, vas transferred liy the Province to
tlie Dominion for eompietioii hy the latter, that is to say, the said contract was in force for
nearly three yeiirs, duiiiig which time the I'laintiH successively tilled the official and
judicial positions mentioned in paragrajihs one and two,
10. I'mler the coiitraitt of the 4th Octoher, ISSO, large sums of money were, from
time to time, paid to the contractors therein mentioned, for work done on the Dock, the
Plaiiititr lieiiig ('hief ( 'ommissioiier at tlie time, and such payments were made with the
Plaintiff's official sanction and ap|irii\al, ujion which they witc depeiiiK'iit.
11. Tlie Defendant is and has liceii for more than six years iniiiiodiately preceding 40
the date of the conimi'iicemeiit of this action, the proprietor and pulilislier of a new.siiaper
called the " Daily Uritish Coloni.st."
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l"J. 'I'lic I )( rilldiillt ill lli-. siiiil lliWs|iii|icl', iliitril the '>{)t\\ ij|' N 1 1\ iliilu T, ISN."), I'liNilv
mill iiiiilii'iiiiislv priiitnl ami |iiililisjii'il >>t' niiij I'uiiciriiiii'^ tlic I'liiintiH'. uinl ol' ami ('iiiicci'iiiii^'
till' iiHiciMJ niiiilnct nl' tlir I'lHihtill', wliili' a iiii'Milii'i cit' till' ( iuvcrmiiiiit. ami lidliliiiL' (luTciii
till' iil!ii'i's III' |iiili|ii' trust ami cuiiliili'iii'i', stati'il in |iariigi'U]ili diic. tlu' t'ollnw inu l||i,'||iiiis
uihI ililiiiiialiiiv wiirils :
■•'rilK M( NAMKK MircilKLL SIMT.
•' III till' sWDiii I'siilciicr (if Mr McNmiici' " (incaiiiiiLf H'l'aiicis Dcriiaril MrNan , aliovi'
iiiriiliiiiii'ij) ' Dil'rmiiiiit III thr Miit nl' McKriiiia 'n. .VjcNaimc, latily tricil at (illaua. llii>
t'dijiiw in;,' passa:,'!' ncciir^ ■
'Six of tiiciii,' (niciinin;r tin- witm-ss McNaniiT ami IIm' oiIhi iifi'sonsi, wcm' in io
paitm'rsliip in tlu' Dry Duck cuntmct,' " (iinwiniin; tin- ciintract uC tlir 4tli ut' < Ictiilirr. INM).)
' •nut in liritisli ( "nliinilii- •iic i>i' >•. Iioiii v.ii- ilic I'ri'iiiicr i.t' tlir I'rovimr,' '
" 'I'llf I'irllliir III' tlir l'rn\incc lit the tillli' Ict'iTlcil to Was Hull, Mr WalkrUI, (llli'lin
iiii,' llir i'laiutid') " iiuw u .hiili,'! uf llic Siiprciiii' Court " (iiicanin;f tin- Sii|ininc ( 'uiirt ul'
ilritisli ('iiliiiiiliia). 'Mr. Walkciu's ciin-cr un tin- Mi'iicli lias liccii almvc rcproacli. His
' cuiirsr lias linn siicli as to win for liiiii llic ailniiratimi nl' niaiiy nl" liis old politicul iiicniiis.
■ Hut iic owis i' to hiiiisiir," (iiifiiiiin;; to tlit- Jmlicial cliaractfr tlius Hci|uiri'i| as well as to
• Ills cliaiactcr i,'('mTally ) " to ri'riitc tliis cliari,'!'." (nuaniii^' tlic charj,'!' iuiiilicil in tlir aiiovr
• statiiiicnf tliaf In' lia<l linn ;L,'"'l'y "•' I'nnujitinu in liavin)^ liccn a jiaitin'r willi tlu'
' CDntnutors in till' saiil Dr\ Dock conliai.'t ). • \Vc tec! sure tliiit Mr. MrNamrc must 1«'2()
" laliurinj,' umlcr a mistake. Had tlic siMtciiicnt " (meaning,' the said (liaise of eoi niption)
" liceii ni'ide otC the stand it would hiiNe I n scouted as untrue: hut ha\iiiL; • n made
■ under the sanctity ol' an oath, it cannot he treated li;;litly nor allowed to pass unheeded."
Meaning and iiiteiiiliii'^ it to hr helirved, hy the said false and iiialieioiis lihel, that at
the time the plainlilt' held the several olliees ol' piililic trust and eonlideiice mentioned, he
si'cretly, and hy corriijit meiiiis, and for corrupt and unworthy considerations of pei.sonal
;,'ain and piotit, and in hetrayal of such trust and contidenci', aci|iiired and held a |iartner-
ship interest conjointly with the said contractors " K. !!. McNamee and ( 'oiupaiiy, " in their
said Dryd<i(dx contract ot the 4tli of (tctoluT, iS.SO, and that as such secret paitnei' with
tlieni. he fraiidiilenlly and unlawfully ohtained larj,fe sums of jiuhlic money, and made;;o
jarj^'e L.'ains and profits at the expense of the Province, in respect of work done, or pretend-
ed to hinc heeii done, on the Dock under the siud contract; and that he pr.HMiicd the
award which was made of the said contract, and (hereupon e.Neciited the said contract, and
thereafter ohtained the said jiuhlic moneys, and made the said profits in manner nientioiud,
under cloak of his |iosition ami iiiHiieiii'e in the ( lo\irnnieiit, and esju'cially of'his otiice and
authority as Chief ('onmiissioner of Lands and Works, an<l hy falsidy and frauiluleutlv
prctcmlimr that he was acting as .such oflicer in the ])remises, solely on hehalf of and in the
intei'csts of the (ioveniment and not on his own pi'isonal helalf, as was the fact ; and that
he liad hy reason of t he pi! 'iiises comiiiitti'd criminal otreiices puiiishahlc hy law which
should "not he treated liehtly nor allowed to pass unlieeded ": and fiinher that the plaiii-40
tiH"(ictuati'(l hy tlie coriMpt ami unworthy nioti\cs and considerations ahove mentioned,
continuously held his said secr<'t partnership in the contract, while the latter remained in
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t'oivc ; tliat is to siiy, I'ur !i coiisiiliTiililc pci-iod hct'oi'f find jit'tcr liis ii'sioiiatioii of iHicr, :n\,\
liis ai)|)oiiitiiioiit to liis jirrscnt piisitimi on tlui hi'iicli, as iiit'iitioiicil ami n't'riTcil tu in para
urapliN I, '2 iiini !t liorcof.
'' |:{. Tlic \v>nls M't out in para^'iapli l^iiro a falsi', unfair, ;;ailp|i'il and incoTn])litr
ropjrt of the pi-o<-('cdini;s at, tlir trial of tlic action at law of McKi'nna »■.-•. McXannc, nini-
tioneil in tlic said paiai^rapli.
14. I!y reason of tlu' jxi'miscs the jjcrsonal, as well as judiciid (••laractcr ancl icpiita-
tion of tlic plaintiH' liavc Keen exposed to eontcnipt and odium and irreatly injuicd.
I.'). Anil in tlif altcrnati\c tlif plaintiti' says tliat liis cliaifutcr and reputation have
liy reason of the premises lieen exposed to contempt and odium and j^neatly injiU'eil. Id
Tlu! plaintiff claims 8I0,()()() damaifes.
The plaintiH' proposes that this action shalj lie tried in the City of Victoria.
Delivered the 1st day of Feliruary, J.SSti,
J. IIOLAXI) HKTT,
Liinjilcy Street, Victcjria,
To Mh. TiiKoixiUK Davik, I'laintiffs Solicitor.
Ijangjcy Street, \'ictoria,
Solicitor for the Defendant.
l;l-. \Mi;M)i;i) .sT\li;\)h.\|- «)|.' hKKI'.NCK.
um^'ot'oIIut '■ ''''ic defendant admits the alleijations contained in pai'a-raphs i , 2 and II of the 20
'.:f,^^;',',','.'.;i'|'i,Statenient of riaini.
Miinli. im.
!;•' a>i)cii<l(Ml
.Trminim'h "■ defendant has no knowledijc as to tlie tnitli or falsity of the sevral alienations
.\iirii. is,s(;. contained in ))ara-raphs :! to 10 inclusive of the .said Statement of ( 'laim. and dm-s not admit
them.
•"{. The defendant adnui.s that he printed and puMished the words set out in para-
ifraph 12 of the Statement of Claim : hut he denies that he piinted sudi words maliciousjv
or with the sense or meaning alleged, or with any other defamatoiy or actionalije sense or
meaning, and the Defendant denies that such words convey any defamatory meanin;'.
•>"■ I hi Delriidaiii >ay.s tluit on the Tth day of .\o\emlier, i^^.■). a certain action
styled McKenna 's Mi'Naniee was lii'ing tried at the Assizes for the Count\ of Carleton, in
tlie rroxino of Ontario. holdcM at the City of Ottawa in tic- said 1'
and that ;}()
l-'rancis H. McNaniee. tln' defendant in tlie .lid actio)), o)) the ^aid 7lli dav of Novemhei-
gave e\id. lice :iv ;i witlie-.- lufoi-e til'' saiil Court
4. The Defendant further says tliat tliat portion of the alleged lilud which piu^jiorts
to be a rejiort of a ]ioi'tion of the evidence "t th' -.nd l'")aiiii I'. NliNanH', ;,, j],,. ..lid (,,,j^^,
of McKenna rs. MeXamee, was prioi- to the jiulilication idleged in said pai'agraph 12, printed
aii.l pul.lislioil ill ii (•(•itiiiii iic\vs|,!i|H.|- |iiiMi^li,.,l jit ViutDiia. i5iiti.sli ('..luiiihia. ami known
as til.' ■ Daily I ;\ rniii- Post," as and piiriwrtiiic; to lie a true aii<l c.aivct aci'oiint and ivport ,,r
part of the .■vidciicc taken in tlic said case oC McKciina rs. .McXaiinr, at tln' ii.l sittings i>f
Assi/r and Nisi I'lins, in and for the County o!' Cailcton, in tlir l'i(,\ incc of Ontario,
lidldrii at tlic City (,f Ottawa aforesaid, and the Defendant l,(,ini ii,lr i„.lie\in^- the said
portion to he a fair, accurate, and impartial rep,,i-t of that part of tjn^ said evidence, and
cuncciviji;^ it due to the I'laintiff's exalted position, that the chaii^e conv.'yed hy the said
evi(h'nw sliould not he allowed to pass uiiivfute.l, puhlish.Ml the same /»M(f/ //,/,' and without
malice, without niifavoral.lc coiiiiiient, l.nt with coimnent shewing that \\\v charge was not
worthy of credit, an.l as proceediiii^s of puhlic iiteivst and ci,ncern, and in the iiMial coiir-e 10
of the Defendant's Inisiiiess and <luty as a puhlic journalist.
.">. The Defendant does not admit the allegations contain. (I in parayraplis I:! and 14
of the Statement of Claim, oid I he Defeudaiit dmi. ~ ih;,t .!,. ,,. ,,.,,;, I „|i,.|al
eluuwl.i of ihe I'hnritiir ha- hy r.^as^in ..f th, [,remi-ev. i„.,.|i injureil oi- exii.ised' t<.i
contempt and odium, a- .dle^cij in -aid paiaMiMph II
Hi- aini'tidt'd and |i 'li'liviTed (his |4,j, day of .\.,i;i A. D. iSSfi.
liy THKODOUK DaVIK,
Corner of Dastioii ami LanL,dcy Streets,
Solicitor for the Defendant.
STATKMHNT OK RKl'LV. go"
The I'luintiti joins issue U]ioii the Defendant's amended Statemi.nt of ilefeiice.
Delivered the 1st day of .May. IS.Sd,
By .1. IIOI^AND flHTT,
Of l.aiinley Street, Victoria,
I'laintiir's Solicitor.
ORDKI! FOR TRIAL.
Cpon lie.-riiii;- Mr, Theodore Davie, Counsel for thi' Defendant , and Mr. ILdmcken,
<:omisel for the I'laii.titf and upon reading tla; attidavit of Henry D Ihhncketi, sworn this
<lay, J do order that the order imule liereiii on the 2:(r<l .lay of April. I ss?, .liivctine- th.'
trial .if this acti.m t.) tijike jilac .ai th. 1:2th day of May, IS.SJ, he r.scin.l.Ml, an.f that :{(>
the sai.l trial he po.st[)onc.| an.l that th.' same .l.i take ])lac.' .)ii TInirs.lay, th.' .'iOth .lav .if
Jun.', I.S.S7, at the h.nir .if 1 I .iVlock in tlic f.iren.i.m, heforc a .lii.l-.' of this Court an.l a
Sp.-ial .Jury, mi.l that th.' Sh. 'riff of Vancoiiv.'r Islan.l .1.) summon a Jury acconlin-iy,
.\nil I .1.1 furthi'r .inl.'r that th.' cists .if and iiici.leiital t.i th.' sai.l postpon,;iiient ami
.if this aiiplicali.in h.' pai.l to th.' I'laintiff hy the D.'f.'ii.lant f.irthwith after ta.xati.m
thereof.
Date! tliis •2.-)th .lay of April, IH.S?.
" .M.\TT, B. BEciiiii:, C, J."
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
I'lvinKMi; <>y V. H. M( Namkk 'I'akkx Unuki! •iiii: CoMMissinN issikd i>\ kik iiini
Day ok .)i i.v, ISMi.
Tlic cxfiiiiiiiatiiin of Fnnicis licriiiinl McNiinicc umlrr tlic ( '()iiiinissi;iii issiicil hcnin,
liciirini,' (Into tlic Kitli iliiy < \' <l<ily, in tlie Your of Our lionl ( »m' tliousjunl Ki^iit liiimlii'il
iiiiil Kiii;lity-Si.\, anil to inc (liructt'(|, taken licforc nic, (icoi'nc Moiiiitaiii Kvans, tlir
('oniMii^sioniT tlicrcin iiaintMl.at my ottici; K(|iiity C'liaiiilicr,'- , No. 20, Ailclaiilr Street l*>asti
in the City of Toronto, tliis twentietli day of Decnilier, A. 1). IS.SO,
(iKO. M. KVANS,
Coniinissioiier. 10
Present, R. T. \Vaii<ein, lvs,|., (,), I',, for IMaintitf.
Kraneis iiernanl MeXaniee, of tiie City of Montreal, eonlraetor, lieing iltily .sworn^
ileposeil as follows :
Hy Mr. Walkein, Q. ('.
(). I. W'liat is your name, and state your residenee ^
A. Francis Hernard McNumi'e, eontractoi', Montical,
Q. 2. Are yon a meniljer of the Hrm of F. 1!. MeNamee \r Co., of Montreal,
Contractors '
A. I was a nieudier of that firm while it was in existence.
(I :l When was the firm estahlished, and i;ive fully iho names of the persons •_)((
c()ni|iosini;- it ?
A. I cannot say exactly without i-eference to my hooks, hut 1 think it was in Is?'!.
The other ]iarties were Anthony (iilhert Nish ami ('ai)tain .larvis Wright. That was the
constitution of the lirm in IJSSQ.
(^. +. Did the lirm, as so cdiistitutt'd, at any time in the yiar I SSO enter into any
contiacts with the ahove-nanied riaintitf", (Jcoru'e Anthony Walkem, as re|ireseiitinj,' the
(iovernmeiitof Ihitish Columhia, to construct a ])rydock or (i raving Dock at F.squimult:'
a' Yes.
(.). •'). Were such contracts made in writing-, and, if so, were the originals theicof left
in the possession of your firm or in that of the said (!overnment .' :;o
A. Yes; I hclieve that We had one du|)licate and the (lovernmeut had andher.
i). ti. Look at printed Kxhihits A. ami 15., now produ 1 and shewn to you and
le.spectively headed " Return to an Order of the |,ci,dslative Assemlily, date.l Kith April.
I.SSI), for 1! copy of the contract entered into with Messis. .\lcNamec \- Co. for the
construction of tlie Ks(|nim!ilt (Iravine- Dock," and " Return to an ( hiler of the iici^islative
Assendily for a co]>y of the contract hetweenthe (iovernment jind Messrs. McNamee for the
construction of the ivsipiimalt Craving Dock," ami ])urportiiii,' to he otlieial eopiis.and also
notarial copies of two contracts res])cctive!y dated Felniiaiy •24th, INM), ami (tetoher 4th,
]S,S(), and made hetween the meiidiers of youi- firm of the one part ami the sahl (!e(U',nc
Anthony Walkem as Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works of jiritish Cohnnhia of the 40
iitliiT |)arl. mill stiiti' wlii'tliir ymi iili-iitil'y tliciii as tiiir CDpio ul' ninliacl-. nitcrnl into liy
VDiir linn U)V tlic ciiiistriiclioii of tlif (iruNiiiy Dock at Ks(|uiiiialt ; ami il' litliir cil' tln'ia is
iKit a trill' ciipy <if it-, uii'^iiuil pirasf ^tatr in wliat ii>|M(t il i^ ini'iirnct '
A. I idok at till- Kxliilpjts A. aini I!., now |iii)ilii<-ri| ami slicwii In iiii', ami I liclii'vn
tliciii ti) 111' tnii' cdiiic-. uf" till' ciiiitracls of wliii-li lln'\' it s|i('cli\ I'lv |)iir]iiirl In lie i'o|iii's.
(}. 7. W'fii' you ill Victoria. Hiilisli ( oiiiiiiliia, in ISM), ami, il' sd, ilmiiiL; what pcrioil
III' till' yi-ar '
A. 1 \va> ; ill IHSO. in iIh' iiimitlis of. Inly, Aiii^iist, ami Sr]ilrnilirr.
(.}. S Wliili' ill \'ii-tiiiia iliil your linn nitrr into any a:;ri'ruiriit nt' paitiicrsliip, or
iitluTwise, with |)t/isoii> ri>ii|iiilin ilritish Coliiinliia, ri's|ii'ctiiij^' thr coiisliuctiiiii oF the 10
saiil (Jriivinfjf Dock. ami. it' mi, what were the nanus ol' >uch |icrsi)ii.s '
A. \i's: with .lohn JohiiNtoii UoliertMili. .lohii liiinrni^ton, aiiil .lohn Nichol.snn, nl'
the City ol' Victoria.
(^. !). Was such aj,n'eeiiieiit Miuile ill writiiie, ami lia\e you it f It' not, wlm ihew np
the agreenieiit ami hel'ore whom wa- it execnteil ; What was its ihite, ami with whoinwas
it left or ilepositeil l.y yon. or hy the other coiitractiiiL,' jiarties ' A. 'I'hi' aL;reeiiieiit was in
writiii;,' : I hail a cojiy of it. anil I think it is lileil as an e.\hihit in the suit of McKeiina '■■■>•
McNainee. I think it was drawn hy Mr. iloljurtsoii, who afterwards hecuine a Juile'e, and
is now dead.
t^). 10. Did you know the late .Mr. Justice Uohertson wlieii lie was a iir.ictisiiiL;- har- oo
ristei' and solicitor in Victoria, and if so, can you state whether he had charge of the said
aurueineiit or not, or was in any (and, if so, in what) way iirofessionally eiieueed in connec-
tion with its execution.
A. \ cs : that was till- pMitleinaii I iifeired to in my last answer. Mr. Hohertson
had cliar;ie of one duplicate and was jirofessiomdly eiiL;a;;ed in connection with its execu-
tion. '
Q. II. Look at the docunieiit now proilnced and sIhwii to you marked " (' " pm'poit-
iiiii to lie a notarial copy of an aurreemeiit of jiai tiieishiii dated the iMli dav "f Auffust
I.S.SO, and made at \'ictoria hetweeii the inemhers of the linn of F. 1). .McNainee iV ("o. of
tlie oni' part, and John .lohii-toii Itoliertsoii. John lluiitinL;ton and .John Nich(ils(>n of the ;^(,
other part, and state whether or not such docununt or ai;reemeiit was e.Necuted hv your
tiriii ami the parties whose names appi;ar thereto and in the |)resence of the witiiesst's who.se
names ajijiear theri'to .'
A. 1 look at Kxhihit '('" and I say that a docunient of which that appears to he a
notarial cop\- was executed hy myself and the other ])aitii's whose names appear thereto
and was witnessed hy the sai'' .Mr. Itohertson.
Q. \'2. Look at the ■' Daily iiritlsh Colonist" dated N'ictoria. British Coliinihia. I*'ri-
ilay, Noveinlier 'iOth, lNS.5, now produceil and shewn to you marked ' D '" and particularly
at the article on tlie .second page thereof headed ' The McNaiiiee-Mitcliell Suit," and state
wlietlu'r you or your firm were defendant or defendants in the action of M< Keiina 's. Jlc-40
Naiiiee meiitioiietl in the article, and whether you ^ave evidence on oath as a witness at the
trial thereof at Ottawa, and if you wiT' defeiiilaiit in such an action state the mimes of the
]Kii-tics tlicicto, mill till' ilfilr dl' llir (li.il ilinviil', ami llic |)lac.' nl' ivial' aii<l ilic ua if
llir iifi'sidiii;; juiliji' lit tlir trial '
A. I liiiik at I'vliilijt iiiarki'il 1),' Krin^ a coiiy o}' tlic Daily ('ulonist iirwspajirr jiiili-
li'^lii'il in \'ictoria. iiiitisli ( 'uliiniliia. ciiiitaiiiin;,' on tlic si'cdikI jiai^r,. tlicriMif an ailiclr licail-
('(I " Tlif McN(uncc-Mit"liill Suit. ' My tinn wiTr tlir ilti'rmlanls in tlir Miit uf McKinna •
'X McN'nii tluTfin mmtinniMl. Tln' lirrnnlants wriT inysrit', Ni>,li ami W riiilit lict'oii'
nicntiiincil, ami McKfiina ami Miti'lii>ll wrrr tlic iilainlilis. 'I'lir ilatr of tlir trial was tlu'
sr\rnl!i i)f Ni)\ririliiT. ISN.'), ami tlir plai f ti'ial was (»ttawa, tlic jinl'^r lirim^- Mr .lusticc
Ixusi'.
(jl. I."!. Was tliiTc any otliiT Mr. .McNaniiT than ymirsi'lf wlm ^■a\l■ cviilfiin' at tin' 10
trial of the saiil action, (ir iif any actiiin at tlif sanic tinu- lirtwc i ]iartirs with similar
imincs ami at the ^ainr place ami as to the same ^uhjcct matter, vix. the Drvilnck conti'act
otit in Uritisli Colnnihia as imlicMtcil in the saiil newspaper article '
A. There was no other person of the name of McXamee than my-.elf who ea\c cvi-
ileiice at the trial of the action, or any otiier action of the same name, or hetween the same
parties trieil at the same time ami place.
<(>. 14. Look at the ])ortion of the article in tlie saiil newspaper whicli reails jis
follows: 'In the sworn eviilcnee of Mr. McNaniee, ilefemlant in the snil of .McKenna c.v.
" MeXamee. lately trieil at Ottawa, till' following,' jiassai;!' occurs : 'Si.*; of tlieni were in
" ' paitnership in the Dryilock conlr.rt out in I'.ritish Colnmliia, one of wlioni was the o()
Premier of the Province.' " Hiil von ever make such a statement on oath as alleneil with
res])ect to tlie I'remier of tlie i'rovincc ?
A. I look at tlie article nfei'reil to in this (picstion anil containeil in saiil Ivxhihit, ami
I .say tliat 1 never maile the statement on oatli, either there or at any other time therein
ii-scriheil to me.
<(). I'>. Look at the sncceedinu' jiortion of thi' arti<'le which reails as f. Hows : 'Tlie
" Piemier of the i'rovince, at the time refi^rreil to, was the Hon. Mr. Walkem now a .Imljie
'■ of the Supreme Court." jinil state whether Mr. Walkem as ahov,. ilescriheil. or any jicr.son
of his name, ever was intere>teil with you or your tii-m or with any of the mi'iiiliers thereof
in Kastern Canaihi. or to your know!cili;(' with any of the memhers thereol' in l!ritisho.-v
Columiiia, directly or imlirectly, or hy any secret arraiiji-eiiient or umlerstamlini;' on his,
your or their |);irt, in any ]iecnniary ail\ antai^e arisiiii,r out of or conni'ded with the
(Jravinj; Dock contract or contracts ali-eady referred to ?
A. i look at the succeeding;' portion of the article referred to in the i|uestion, and I sav
that he nevei- was.
•a'- "'■ Did you ever on Jiny occasion state, on oath oi' otherwise, or su^<4'e>,t. or ha\e
any rea.son for suu-estinn-, that the present I'laintitf was in any way interested w ith you or
your (irm in the said contract. And if the j'hiintitl" was in any way interested in the said
contract with you or yoin' lirni state what .>,ieh interest was, and shew where and how he
aci|uireil it. aTid how Ioiil;- he held it:"
A. Certainly not; hut 1 hiive stated that he forced those Ihitish Columhians as part-
ners lai to our Montreal lirm for the purjiose of retaining- political intluence in Ihitish t'o-
lunihin.
iO
<(> 17 < 111 Mi\ii|M ('\ii|(iici' (III (Pill li 111 ilir I riiil •)!' ilir -,iiiil ai'inii McKrinui ' -. Mr-
Nliliici' iliil Villi stiili' timl >i\ III' Vuii wrli' 111 |)Mrl1l('|slii|p, mill wlicll lil'milii; in iIh' >;iii|
(IraxiiiL;' l)iirk ciiiitriicl, (iml il' so, ilid ymi -.tutc llic imiiif.H uf siicii jifrMiiis '
A, Vrv ■
(,>. IN. W liiit ii!iiiii'> liiil yon iiniil imi a-. niiii|ii)siii^ llir ]iarliirislii|i 'it' six :*
A. M\>rir. MnIi. W'ri^ilt. ItolicllMili, llmilill;;liill alKJ Mcliulsoii
(,i. III. i.iiiik lit llir I>iiily I'lvi'iiiiiy; Post, ncwspaiHT ijati'ii at Xictoriii, Wcijiirsilay.
Nii\riiilM r l.Stli, Iss.'i, iiiiw ]iroiiii(M.'(l iiiiil slu'wn to you iii!irl<ci| }•;, aiiil ])artiiMiliirly al the
I'oiirlli (•uliiiiiii 111' llii lliini |)iij,'t' llicrcol" liciuii'il ' lvsi|iiiiiiall hiyiJocU, llir nifiit casr nl'
McKciina 'x, Mt'Nuinri', " aiiij >lati' wlnlliri' nr imt \iiii aro tlir |ii'rson iil'mrij In as ijr- ;i
rrriijaiit '
A. I lliiik al llir rxlliliit !•; tllr |ia]irr rrl'rn'rij In. I see llir arliclr Ihrlrill ciilltaillnl
llrailnl ■' Ksi|uiliialt riiy.lnrk, Tlir (Irrat Casr nl' MrKrlilia ''.v. McNiilnrr " I am tlir prrsnii
lllrrriu rrrrrrnl III a-> llir ilrrrliilallt NlcN.'Mir'r.
<,l. iO. Look al thr inintnl inattrr liniriilli tlir said liniijiii'^ in tlic saiiir ciiliiiiin iiiir|)ott-
in;,' tn he ii rrjxirt ol' the trial nl' tlir said ciisr.aiid slatr witli rr>|irrt to tlir said rr|iiiit i>r \>rr-
triidrd rrpiivt, firstly, wlirllin- tlir datr, \'y/. . ( tflawii, Nov. !ltli, at thr hrad ol' it is Ihr cnv-
rret datr or ni't of llir said trial, and it' not, w hat was thr dato of tlir said trial ' sccondlv.
Was ajnry riiijiannrllrd I'nr thr tiial as is allrrnl in ilii' said vrport or prrtnidrd report '
thirdly. Did yon makr thr sijiirninit on oalli allrilmtrd to yoii in thr said rrpnri or |irr- .,,,
teiidrd rrpnrt: of your e\ iilrnce at thr trial, viz., "tliiit si.s of tlinn wrrr in piirtnrrship in
British ("oluiiiliia, one of whom was at that time jireiiiier of the proxdnce "' and if \cai did
not inid;e such stiilniirnt, what sluirmriil did you makr, and did you '/\\f thr naiiirs nf
thr six [lersons, and if so, what namrs did you iiirniioii ^
A. I look at thr printrd niattrr lniirath thr lieadin;;' of the saiil article purportine; to
he an a(!C()unt of the trial and I say : l''irs||y. That I think that the se\riitli of \o\emlier
was the date of the Iri.d ; --erondly, Tha' ury was rmpanuellrd hut was dischar^rd hv thr '
,jude'e ; thirdly. That 1 did not make the statement attrihuteil to nie, namely. ' six of them
were in partnership out in llritish Colundiia. our of whom was at that time premiei' of the
pro\ince." I ha\r already ^iveii the names of thr six who wrre jiarliirrs ;uid that is tin ;;()
statement tliat I madr at ihc time.
(i>. 21. Is the said report of the said trial a full, faithful and accurate one, and if iinl,
in what rcspect.s hesides those already meiitiniied hy you is it iiiconi]iletr, inarciir.ilr or
garhluil f
A. I look at the rrpoit referi'ed t.i, and 1 say it is neither full truthful iior aeriiratr. i
An accurate I'eport could imt he L;iveu without puhlishiiiy- the whole of thr r\ idnice, '■
i). '2'2. l>id you sre thr |)el'eiidaiu when he was heir ahout a miaith ii^o !■
A. Vrs; I mrt him at the Windsor Hotel, at Montreal.
Q. 2:',. Did you ha\e any conversation with him with regard to the suhject matter of
tiii.s action .'
A. Ves.
*()
10
(^ •_')■ lliAV <li<l hr jil^liry 111- iictimi ill |iiilliii- llic mticli-. ciiiiiiiliiiiinl ul' in Ms
pnpt'i' '
A. Ill' siiiil it was coiiifil t'idiii Ihr ' Otlmvii Knc I'icss." mihI tliiil tin- livNt lif saw uf
it was ill liiiiit ill liis |ia|>i'r I iindfrsh.iHl liiui to say tlii't it was |iiil in liy some cil' Ins
iiK'ii. ami tliiil if Mr, Walk.'iii Iim<I »'|i| liini my trlrMiiim ami IflliT lie umiM lia\r luililislnil
tlinii williiinly ami tiiat wuiilijlir till' I'liil ul' ihr mathr. I tolil Mr lli;;'4iiis tlial I liai
iii'viT statr.l as it was in till' '■ Kn'c I'rrss;" iliat I lia<l Ihth to tliat |ia|iri' ami !,'o| tliiiii In
conti'ailict ir I lH'lic\r 111' saiil tlial lir liail m\ri' situ |||i> I'oiil railirl ion or Ijiat In' woiiM
liavi' yixrii |inl.|i('ity to tin' contrailicl ion. I lohj him that what I stati'il was that
tliosf ihrci' men in lliitish ( 'olumliia wcrr lornil ii|ioii nii' hy Mr. Walki'in for his oxmi |o
political iiuls, 1 lojil him that Mr. W'alkini hail tili"4ra|iiii'il nii' ami wiittin ini' on thr
siili)('ct ainl that I liail aiiswi'ml iiim I toM m\ I k-UiTjH'r to ^i\r .Mr. IJi^^ins ai'iTss
1(1 till' trii'uram ami Icilrr that I hail ' riltm
(,>.•_'•"). Thi'ii' was an I'llitoriai arlii-h' in thi' t'oloiiist," iliil hi' say how that I'liiiH'
into his paprr '
A. I lin\i' iio kiniwii'ili^r of aii\ IhiiiL; lii'iiiL; in his jiaprr hut what was coiiicil from
till' '• Fri'i' I'ri'ss." Hi- jllsrHiralioll iMi'mlnj lov.liat hr hail i'o|iiri| fr thr " I'Vit I'itss '
!•'. 11. Mr.\AMi;i;.
(iKiP W. K\ ANS,
('olnmissiom'r • ,._
rpoii till' a|iplicatiim of tlir l'laiiititt"s coiinsi'l wlio statnl that .Mr. M K. .lohii-ioii
whom he wishrs to r.xamiiir as a u itins- uinlrr ihrsaiil ( 'omiiii--ioii. is riiua'^i'il to-ila\ at
Sariiia as Court sti'iio-rapln'r at thr -illin-- of thr ( 'hancnv |)i\ision of tin' Mi'^ii ( oini
of .Iiislici' thi'ii', I lii'i-rhy ail joiirii till' ('.\aiiiilial ioii of witiH'- <i-, uml''r tin' saiil i ini--i:'n to
till' thirliitli ilay of I )i r.inhcr instant, 'it tin' hour of ili \ 'ii orlork in iln Inn noon, at
my saiil oilier in i'liiuiiy Chainhrrs \o. -JO, Ailrlaiiir Street Kast. in ihe City of Tiadiito.
Dateil Drermlirr :J()th, I.SMi.
(!i;n. .M. I'^wws,
I'oUlllli'-siolirr.
KVIDKNCK (>K Mll.TiiN l'"l.sK .IdIINSTiiN T.VKK.N I'MiKU THK Ci 'M.M IssU ).\ IsslKD II Mill \ ,'10
ON Tilt; KiTII l).\V nr .Ill.V, jS.SIi.
'i'lic examination of witnrssrss iimlrr thr said Comiiiission contiKUril lirt'oro me, ( leo.
Mountain K\aiis. the ( 'ominissioner ihrrrin iiamrd, a( my oilier. I';i|uit\- < 'liaiii'irrs, No. 2(1,
Aik'iaiiU' Street Kast, in the City of Toronto, this thirtieth day of Dreriiilirr, A. I). |S,S(i,
(Jko. M. Knans.
Coiiiniissioiier.
Present: Mr. Boomer iiist— 'h.,! hy Mr. Walkem, *}. C.. for I'laintiir.
Milton Kisk Johiision. of Jie ( "i(y of Toronto, sworn. Kxamined hy Mr l]oouiei'.
y. 1. Wliat is your naniu and wlirre do you reside /
II
A. My nanu- is Milfcoii Kisk .li'linstori, ami I ri'.-;iilo at No. t!, Harlionl Street, in tlic
City of Toronto, in tlie Piovince of Ontario.
Q. 2. Were you actinff an re'jorter or otKuial reporter to tlie Hitrli Court of Justice or
to any (Courts of Assize in Oetotjer in tlie year \HHo '.
A. Yes ; and I was acting as otticial reporter at tlie (lourt of Assi/e lielil at ( )tt <;\ in
the fall of 1X8'), and otlieiated there as such from the niorninif of tlie seventh day of
Noveniher, l.SiS'), until the end of said Assize. The said Assizi' had opened on the fifth of
the said month of Novomhei-. and liad heeii attended hy another reporter for the first two
day's sitting.s thereof.
(). .S. Do you remenilnr an action hetween one McKenna and one Mitchell, jointly, kj
again.st F. B. McFaniee & Co., shortly styled McKenna (X McNamee, heing tried at the
Court of Assize held at Ottawa, in November, lfS<S."), and, if so, did vou make tlie report of
the .said trial (
A. Yes : I reiiit'iiiher that action being tried, and I did make a repoi't of the trial.
Q. 4. Have you your notes of the trial f and are they in long or shorthand.
A. 1 have my notes of the trial. I took them at the trial in shorthand and have
them now tioth in their oi'iginal form ami also extended.
(^. 5. If you took the .said notes in shorthand, have you e.\tende<l them <
A. Yes.
Q. (). liOok at r,.xhihit F., now produced and shewn to you and headed as follows : «,«
" In the ca.se <jf McKenna cs. McXamee, tried at (Jttawa, Nov. 7tli, IHS"), Hon. .Mr. Justice "
" Rose presiding, the following is the evidence of the defendant, Francis B. McNainee, ' and
state what the said exhibit is, and also look at the certificate at the end of the said exhibit,
and state whether it is correct and whether the signature " M. F. Jolinston " is ycjurs or in
your handwriting ?
A. I look on Exhibit F. referi-ed to in the above question. It is an exten<led copy of
my .shorthand notes of the evidence of the defendant, Francis B. .McXamee, in the suit of
McKenna cn. McNamee taken at the trial thereof. The certificate at the end of the .said
exhibit is correct, and the signature " M. F. Johnston," appemled thereto, is mine and
is in my handwriting. .m
Q. 7. Did you, in making and taking down the original notes of the evidence of the
.said Francis Bernard McNainee in sliortliand, make them and take the evidence down in
your own handwriting, and as fully, C(jnipletely and accuratlely as waspoH.sible <
A. Yes.
Q. .S. When and where did you make the said shorthand notes ?
A. At the trial in the court house at Ottawa, wliile theevid"nce was lieing given.
Q. f). Is the Exhibit F., referred to, a ti'ue and correct copy of the said notes, as
extendyd by you in the type written form in whicn the exhibit appears ?
A. Yes.
Q. 10. I)i)i-~ tlie Kxliiliit. I'', truly i'p|)rc>i'iit all tin' cviclrricr i;i\cii \>y the -iiiil Kriiiiri>
H. McNttiiK'f '
A. V.'s.
(,). I I. Why is the siiiil cxliiiiit |i!tj^i'il S.') on its tirst piijic :"
A. It is pa^'i'il H() on its tirst pa^i' -nut s.') ; hihI tlir reason tlicreCor is that the
pri'viiins pajife.s uF the full official copies fuinishcij hy iiif I'm' use in the Divisional Court
are occujiii'd with the' evideiu'c of the other witinsses I'xaniincd at the (rial hefore Mr.
McNaniee was calleil anil the ])rocecilin;,rs huil liet'ore the ilefenilant's e\ii|ence was
enterel on.
<,). I "2. How many pa^^es, incluiliiiL; those in i^xhihit i''., does your full leportof the 10
whole case, if you have ina<le one. occupy : and are the c'Xtra paires of th(.' same size, us
those in Kxhihit K '
A. I made a full report of the whole case, and it occupied, I think '2'2~ pai,fi\s ; the
cxtia paj^'cs are of tlie same si/.e, or nearly so, as those in Kxhihit F. ; i>erhaps some of thcui
mieht oe a (piarter of an inch shorter.
<i). I'i. Has not one of the l)i\isional Courts of the sai<l Hi^di Court of .lustice, and. if
so. which Court, used ami ado|)teil your report of the said trial on a motion hi'fore it in
respect of the jndi,nneiit j,d veil at the said trial, aiiil did not the evidence of Francis B
McXamec. as it appears in the sai<l Kxhihit F., form part of the said report so used and
adopted. 20
A. I furnished a report of tlie said trial for tlis use of the Division. il Court, and I
understanil and helieve tliat my said report was used ami adopted hy the C^uecn's liench
Divisional Court of the .said HiL;h Court of .lustice on the m ition hefoi'e it in respect of the
judgment eivcn at the trial : and I know that the evidence of the said Francis H.
McNaniee, as it appears on Kxhihit F., formed part of the re|iort so furnished hy . !■.
Q. 14. State anythine' fui'ther that you know ahout the said report oi' the proceedings
hefore the Divisional (!ourt. and when they took place '
A. I know nothin;; further that I consider, material ahout the I'cport, and 1 know
nothinir ahiait the proceeding's hefore the Divisional Court except wh;it I have he;ird as \
was not present, hut I helieve that they took [ilace in Hilary term, Filniiary, iSiSd. j^o
.M. F. .inilN.sTiiN,
(Ji:n. M. Kv.ws,
CoMunissioner.
EvinEM'K okChari.ks Wn.i.i AM Mitchki. T.\kkn T'^^mikk tlie Commission Tsspko FIkhein
ON TlIK 2.SKI) D.\Y <M .M.W, I S.Sj",
Hefore me, William Drummonil Ho.i^g, tlie commissioner a[)pointed hy commission
dated at the City of Victoria in the Pi'ovince of ihitish (Milumhia on the i'.hd day of May,
\. 1). INS?, and hereto untiexed, appearc(l Theodore Da\ii'. Ks<piire, aforesaid as Counsel
representing the defendant David Willia ns Higgins, and .1. .1. (iormully. of the siid Citj-
of Ottawa, LJarrister-atLaw us Counsel representing the plaintitf herein on tlie :Jid da^' of 40
iluiio. A. J)., |.S!S7, at the lioiir of t'nuv thirty o'clock in tlif fit'tiTTiouii. at my otiicc No M^
Sparks Street, in tlic saiil City of Ottawa, ami afli r li.avin;;' taken tlic oatli |ii'('seriiicil liy
tlie said ("onuiiissionei', the said oatli licini;' licieto anni'Xcd, I proeeedcd then and tlii're witli
the execution of tlic saiil conmussion as follows:
T (list a])pointed Ml'. Krcilevick (Irillith Lear, of the said City of (tttawa, sicnoL;ra|ilii'r,
iiiy elrrk under the said eoniiiiission, and the oath therein ]prescriiicd and also hereto
niinexiMl, was adininistereil to him liy iii<'.
Charles William .Mitchell, of the City of ( )tta\va, a witness mentioned in the Com-
mission, who, hein;,' 'I'l'.v sworn us prescriheil in the said Commission, dupo.sed as follows.
DiUKCT lvN.\MI.\ATln.\ |)V Mil. D.WIK.
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Q. What is your name .'
A. Charles William Mitchell.
Q. Are you the ]iro]irirtor of tin/ newspa[)er puhlishcd in the ( 'i„y of Ottawa called
the '■( )ttawa Free Press :-
A. 1 am.
Q. How lone- have you lieeii proprietor of such paper
k. For a numher fif years — I don't km.., just how lonl,^
(^. .Mr. Mitchell, you were the proprietor of the Ottawa Free Press on the 'Jth
Xoveniher, I .SM,") '
A. 1 was. 2Q
(^). Look at the paper now pi.iduced and marked "A'' (pajier |iroduced) and state
wdiether that is acojiy of the ( >ttawa Fi'ec Press issiu'il on the !lth \o\-eiiiiier. Iss.') '
(.Mr. (iormully here olijects to the reception of the newspapi-r marked "A" as evidence
in the (Mse. The comniissiouer allows the ijuestiou suliject to Mr. (iormullj's ohjecti(jn.)
A. I declii.e to answer.
(>». On what eroiiml do you declim- to aii-wer. .Mr. Mitchell '
A. Well, it is out of my kiiowledj^'e that it is really what you say it is, and I \y.\\v no
knowledj^^e that it is so, ami it mijrht ati'ect or incriminate myself to say so.
<^). Then you cleeline to answer hecause you mieht incriniiuate yourself ('
A. 1 lia\e answered that. g0
(). Ila\(' yiai lo(.ked at this document marked "A" '
A. Oh, yes; I have looked at it.
(.j). Do you iilentify it ^
A. No, sir.
<^. Will you swear that tliat is not a copy of the Ottawa Free Press issued on timt
date ?
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14
A, I liii\r iiM kiiowlcd;,'!- litlicr way
(.(I. I la\T \ iiu ;iriy rc-aviii to liulicvc tliat tlir ilncuincnt inarkril \' \\i,w in VDiir
IiuikU is iKil till' (Idciiiiii'iit w liii'li it |iiii')iiii'|s Id III' :'
A. 'I'lii' lir^t III' all rra^iiii-^, tli.- want nl' kiinwlrilL;!'.
(,» Will you >\vrar that tlii- i~ iiol a coiiy oi' tlir Ottawa Kiv.' |'n'» iv.,ii,.,l on liir !l|,li
Novciiilicl-, liHS,') '
A. 1 havr alrra'ly ili-clini'ij to .•lll^\^l■l• tlial.
(). Wrfc yon till- jii-o|prii-tor of t.lir Ottavva l''frr I'it^s on tlir !)tli No\ rnilicf, JS.'S.") '
A. 1 was.
(). Was a i-ojiy of till' KviM' I'ros isstinl from yonf ollirc on tliat ilatr '
A. Vcs.
(). Do you know Mj-. IVanii> llirnaiij .McNaiucc i*
A. Iilo.
<i). Was I''i-aiici'- liiM-nariJ Mi-Nanin' iwainini'il a^ a witness at tlir Cailrton assi/cs on
or alioiit, tin' !ttli No\i'|ii1m-i\ jss.') in tlir rasr of McKiima '•.••■, McNanicr '
A. ] liclifVi' 111' was.
(.Ml-, (ionnnlly oli)(;cts to this i|nrstion ami ilisiic-, to ask wlirtlirf .\Ii'. .Mitclicll was
|)ii'scnt at till- assizi-s)
() Had yon any coiin iisation with l<Vaiicis liiiiiaiil McNaniet' at any snlisri(iicnt
ilatt' ill fclation to the esidinr.- which hr thru ■^nvr (
(Mr. (iorniully ln-rc ohj-cts to the evulenre of eoin eisation hetweeii Mr. Mitchell ami
Mr. McXaince. 'I'lic ( ',,inini->ioncr allows snliject to .Mr. ( cn'niulh's olijiM'tioii. )
A. 1 hail.
(,). In i-oii>e,|iicncc of a (.•onviTsatii>n with Mr. .\lc\aincc in reference to that evidence
did yon on Decenilicr jiith. J.'SS.'). or at any other and at what date, |,uhlisli in the Free
Press anythiiie- in relation lo .Mr. .MeNai '■> evidenei ;'
Mr. (iorniully here ulijects to the i|iiestioii. t 'oiiimi^sioner allows the i|nc>tiiin sulijed
to Mr. ( iorinully's olijcction.
A. I will state what .Mr. .McNaliiei' >aid.
(Mr. (Iorniully fnrther ol.ject- to the -lateijieiit liein,e made which the (.Viiiiinissioner '!0
allows suliject to the olijcctioii of .Mr. (Jormnllv.)
The witness then proceeds witli the srateiiieiit as follows :
Mr. .McXai ■ came into my otlicc om- day and -aid he had l.eeii incorrecth' ic]iorted
in his evidence at the as>ixe>. He said he had not seen the ic|iort himself. Imt had rcceivi'il
a tc!oi,n'aiii IVom Hriti-h Coliinilia askiii"- if he had eiven such evidence as was rci(orte<l.
Ho sail! to nie a mistake had hecn made, and he wished to have it corrected. 1 told him
I liiid no kiiowledj,rc of it, l.iit .sent him to the man w hoiii I helieved was the ri'iiorter at
tlio assizes, and ;;avc liiiii hi-, torrcetion and it was so inihlished.
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15
(,i. liiiiik at t'lr (liiciiiiiriii I'l" Mini Ti' il' tlial i-^ iIh' cMJi-icciidii iii,'i<li' miili'r Mr.
McNuiiicc's (lii'i'diiiii ; llial (luciiiiiriit is I lir ( )| taw a l''rri' I'lv^s nf lli.> I lil li, I )iTi'iiilii'i'. Issd.
ami state wlictla^l' wlial is iImii'Ih i-ciiitaiiir.l rc|iiT>riit- ihr i'\|ilaiiati')ii wliicli Mr, MrNaiiirc
(li'sii-('ii vdii to |iiit ill
A. Mr, McNaiiiii' tlic sanir ivriiiiii;' ul' I 111' i|a\ lliat In' lia'l ^|inkrn In lur, sai'l lliat
tlir (■(arcctii)ii \\a^ pulili^hcil a- lir InmI ilc^iri'il it. ami lliat it-- iiiiMii-atiipii wa-. i|iii|i' -^iitiH-
raclnry tu liiiii,
( Mr. < lonimlly lirrc t'lirtlicr oliicctiMl The (•iMiiinissiiiii.'i' allnwcil ^nlijcc't to M ,■
(ioniiiilly's iiliji'ctidii.)
('ross-r.Nainim'ii Ky .Ml'. ( loriiiully. 10
x<j>. W'riT ycai |iirsciit at Mr. .McNaiiirr s trial ' .\. Nn Sir.
.\<,). N'lai ilij nut l<mi\v wliat lir swdi'c tn ' A. No. .-.ir.
\(). ivxcrjit I'rnhi lirar-ay .' .\. I^\(r|r iVniii laal•^ay.
x(j). Wlit'ii yiiii liail a ccan I'isat ioii with Mr, MrXaii ainl In' drsirnl lu cDrrcct liiw
evidciKT. yiiii I'flVrrrd liim tn iIk' rrpuitrr ' A. N'cs, tn iIh' ri'iiortrr.
^.\\>. Ilr dill tint stall' tuyiiil in wliat way In' wislinl it curiri'dMl ' A, I Ic may ha\ c
(lone .sii.
x<,>, liut yiiu iliiii't ri'iiiriiilirr ' A. I uiicss lie did.
n(jI. Do yoii rrmnnlirr what lie s;:id to you i'loia your own im'iiiory ' .\. lir said
lie liad a tclcn'iam I'rom ISrilish Coluniliia. statiiiu;- tliat it liad 1 n |iulilislici| tlicrc tliat lie "Jd
liiid said tliat tlic jirciiiirr was a iiartiicr with him in a contract, lie said I did not sa\- so,
hut I said that lie forced me lo take others into |iaitiiershi|p with me, w hicli was ju^l ahout
tile same ihiii^', and he 'damned Walkem iiji and down. This was jocularh' said li\' .Mr.
McNalllee.
x(j>. \'ou have ne\er heen ill f)iili-h ('oluriliia ' .\, No, sir.
(Siuiled) ('. W. .\l|T(lli;i.l..
OlT.VWA, :!l!I) .Il'NK. I.S>.7.
I'^viDKNci; 111' S. I'.vitKmi Tick T,\ki:s' r.\iii:i! tiik ()iii>i;ii ,\l.\iii: iJKiiKi.N on riii: Isrn
M.w, ISS7.
Ivxamiiiatioii of Samuel j'.arker Tuck under order of JSlli May, ISS7. 30
Friday, May liOtli, I S.sT.
Samuel I'arker Tuck, heiiiu' duly sworn, saitli :
I know 1), W. 1 1 ie;;;ins. tlie defendant ill this action. T saw an articK' in the BritisJi
C/olonist late in Iss"), said to he the artitde complaineil of. I was in Mr. lliL;'L;'ins' editorial
room the nie'lit |ireceiliiiu' the [iiililication of the article. Mr. lliejeins, the editor of the
(\il()iiist, was [iresent then, the defendant in this action, and Mr, Koherf Dunsmuir. W'c
had hceii com crsine' ; Mr Mie-e'iiis was sitliiie' at his desk ; Mr. |)iinsiiiuir either sittiiin' or
standing near him, and I suiiiewliat fiiriher away. Mr. Diiiismuir and 1 were reading,
w
Ml', I I i^'^ill-- a|i|illlrlllly "X ci |iMiki||'_; new -.|lll|l(•^^,
Ml' I )|';iki' illljrct-, tu ||1|\ cxi.l.'l Ill'illL;' '^i\rll III' Mll\ (•(PllVlTSIllMIl lllilt 1 1 Pi lU [llllCl' I "'-
twrcll till |ial'tirs thai WvVv |i|i'>lll| al lliat nriMsiull.
Mr. I li'j'4iiH llirii ■<|irakiiiu aloinl -^aiil : ■(.i-tni tn ilii-. aiiM lir i-.-ail In ii^tiir jiaia-
!i;ra|i|i Mial iir\t i iiiliL; a|i|M ami Jn ili,. ( 'i.liiiii-,t cniii'iTiiili;;- McNniiiiT-. r\ iilmiT cnii
ri riiiiiL;' Mr. .luslicr \\';ilkriii ; mill M-i 111' tiiii-^lic'ij rcailiiiM- |ii> i|i'ii|>|ii'i| ihr |ia|ii'r uii liis ilrski
saying : "Wlial a ciii-.ril ^liainc llr- !-. " I ^ai^l : ' \\'li\ , ymi .Iniil l.ilii'\r it, Jn ■ mi ami
tlicii I cniitiliMcil ; I know liulliiiiu' iiliiiiit Mr Walki'iii |ii,rui«all\ . Iiiii -iiicr lir lia^ ln'i-u
1)11 the lii'iii'li rVTii III-, |iiilitii'al I'lH'iiiirs ailiiiil llial lir lia^ iii/hIc a ■-|iliiiiliil JiiiIl;v, Mr.
Ilin-iiis sail!: ■•( 'rrlaiiily I iln imi l,rlir\c ii. l.iil mi-lil iml Mr, Walkrn, lu lia\ r an lO
ii|i|iiiiliiiiity i>r ili'iiyiir^' ii '" Mr. Diiiisniiiir jnincil in ilir cuiix I'l-^atimi ami >aiil lliafc
iiltliuiiuli III' ;iii.| .Ml Walk' III hail iicxcr I ii |iiilil ically \i\\ IVii'mlly. lir iliil mil lirlii'vo
III' woiilil il.i aiiytliiiiL;- III' till' kill'!, 1 1.' >,iii| I hal Mr. W'alkiin wa^ niliri'ly Ihd ,•^lll■l■Wll a
man tn |iiit liiiiisi'll' in ili.ii cnIi'MI in any iiian'^ |in\M'r. Mi anwliikt .Mr. ilii^-i^in.s wii.s
writin,n al liis talilc ami I lir prnprii'ty ni' uixiii'j' .M r, Walkiin an n|ii)i)rtiinily nl' iii'nyini|
tills arlii-1" \va- ilisi'iHx'il. Il w as si|MMi.st.,i|, l,y iiiy,s,.ir 1 i hink, llial tlir .'irl id" iiii-lit lio
ri'iiil liy many nl' .Mr. Walkcm's tVicmls am! nnl miii liy liiiii-.iir, ami I ilimiolii mi'^lit injiu'o
liiiii it' nut I'lintrailii'tiil, .Mr. IliuLiin^ ■'^aiil yi ^ ; I ii'^lil in lir ^ix.ii an n|i|iniliniil v of
ili'iiyiii" il. 1 saiil linw iniilil it 1,1' ilniii' ,' lli.'il .Mr. Walkiiii luiiin' '' •I'lil-i- i<\' I In' Sii|iii'iiio
Court, niiiM mil cninli'-.ccnil to ciilrr into a iii\v>|ia|ii'r i'orri'>|)oni|i'iK'i' witlia man likr fJO
.McNaniri'. \o, saiil Mr. Hi;;rins, In iirnl mil i|o tlial : liis sini]ili' ilmial wiaiM I"' worth
iiiori' ilian lln' nalli,-- of a ilozni .McNami'i's. .Mr. lii'4L;iiis rraW n^ tin articlr •.', Iiirli ,'i|i|ir,'ir-
ril till' iit'Nt iiiorninL; in tlir ( 'nlonist. Tlir ti'imr ol' thr coiin ■i'--ation was altoni'tlu'r IVicniHv
anil coiiiiiliiiii'iitary to Mr. Walkriii. ami rnmli'innatory nf I lir li'-.t iiiioia- as |iiililis|iri|. ' ,
JJy .Mr. Drakr: I kii.iw Mr. K. 11. .MrNanirr |irrviii,'illy, (-li^lit ly ) ; nr\rr IkhI a,ii\'
ImsiliL'ss rrlalioiis with him. I lia\rl n si.\ yr;irs in t hr |jrii\ inir : I lia\ r alw.'iys taken
morr or |r.-.s iiiinrst in [loliiic.s. | Iuim' t.'ikriia -liL;lil inlrir-i in llriii^h ( 'nluiiiliia politics.
1 was always o|i|iosri| (o tin. Walkrm ami l'ra\rn '.^o\ rrniuriits.
(,>. I la\r you ever writlrii any ni'W -|ia|M'r art iclr> ill o|i|)ii>itiiin to thr U'alkmi ,'ini|
lirax'i'ii rovi'i'iiiiu'nts '
A. I ill not know liiil what 1 may haxr: in I'arl i h.-ixr. I iirsrr wrnt' an\- arti' '..s
with rrrn-riii'r to thr Dryilnrk ill any rnrm. I iliil not >rr thr paprr t'lom ■v\liicli Mv.
lli^r-ins ii'ail thr iiara-^r.iiili. I 'In not know what pa]ii'r if was.
l'',\aiiiiiiril liy .Mr. Iloilwill : Thr artirirs 1 inrntionnl as lia\in;4- lirrii writtrii liy mo
Hrainst thr W'.'ilkriu aii'l ilriarn '.:os ri iiiiinii wnr |irini'ipally wriltrn liiriii'^- thr Into
Doiiiiiiion ami loc'il cirri iniis ,'iml prr\iiiii>ly. tho.Nr wriltrn prr\ioiH to tic pn'ilir.it ion of
till' article in ipii stimi wrrr frw in niimlirr. anil wrrr pnlitic.il ami nrvn' prrsnnal.
(Si-nnl) S.\Mfi;i. I',\i;ki;i: 'I'i-ck.
Sir'iicd liy thr alin\i -namnl Sainurl i'arkrr TiU'k in my prc^rm-r. thr .--/im" li,i\ iiii; first
iiet'ii rcail over to him.
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ti'iiiii ( )| liiua
A. 1 1 is
( 'itizc'll " t'oi- 1
citlirr as i\ |)j
III' my I'Nclial
tWilxc llllillll
:{. Is it
Statilllrlll 111'
ri'cci\ci| li\'
■ Ottawfi Hai
Nov riiilii'i', l>
a rr]i(irl iil' ili
A. In
ri'l't'i' to tlu' I'l
any tiini' lu'l'
or otlii'rwisc,
oi' a niiinlicr
any ntlifi' tlat
fi'imi wliirli I
issue dl' X()\
trial. Al'tcr
lii'L'n t:,krn I'r
original repiii
+ . II' y
not. rcccivf t
time nicntiim
or at an\ utli(
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iN'iiitiiiMiAi'iiiiiKs I'Aiiiiini.h iiv Till I'l. VISUM \\ip nil. Ihitadant's .Avs\vi;r> 'riiuiKicv
Illli'irn'^Mtiirlrs nil lii'liall' llir III i< i\ c- nailH '< I |il. lint ill' I'm' tla^ cXiUllilllltinll dl' III!'.
nliiivi'-ii.iiMi'il ill r<Tii|niil ami
Till' iiiiMwr III' till' alMivi'-iiniiH'ii ilrl'inilaiit d. tlir intrrini^afni i^s I'ur liis ixaininatiim
iJi'l'lMTril liy till' alioM'-liai 1 jilailitiir.
I W'lial Is ihr ilatr 111' ihr " ( Hiiiwa l>ail\ l''iri- i'l'i'ss ' In w liii-|i \ mi rrl'ir in \ mir
Stati'iiiiTit III' I Ji'l'iTiic iiiiil I'rmii w limn aiiil \\ Inn iliil ymi ii'itIm' llir -.aiil |)a)M'i', nr wlirii
ami whi'i'i- iliil ymi >i'i' 111' ri'ailil. Ill- 1 111' alli':;'ri| ii'|im'l tln'iriii nt' tlir hial nl' Mi'lvniia,
Vti, McN'aiiin', as rcrcni'ii to liy ynil
A, Till' " i >lta\va haily l''n'i' i'ri'--s," rrrrrii'il in in inv Slali ujiiil nl' hrl'i'mT, i-. ilalnl l'^
till' lOlli ilav 111' N'nvi nil^nv, IHS.'). Tlir lir>l linn' 1 saw llir '(tit'iua Tiri' {'n ss ' nl' ll.r
jOlJi \(i\ riiil'i'i' .'il'iiri'--,'ii'l. was al, ln\ Si iliiilm's nllirr al'li r I In ■ ' aiiiin'lii'i'liii-nl nl' 'l lii .- irl.
•J. Is it lint a I'ai't tliat il iii'\v.>|ia|ii r calliil tin' <Mta»a jlaily ( 'i(i/.i'ii "' lias lirrti
pillilislii'il at Ottawa, in nntaiin, I'nr al li'iisi lucUc iiimillis last )i,isl, anil lias it iml linii
onr nl' ymir i'M'Iiiiii^i's Ky mail I'itliri' as a I >aily. Snni-W'iM'kly nr W'irkly ]ia|iiT iliii'iii!j:
llial iM'i'inil, ami, il' sn, >,tali' wliirli nl' llic saiij iililinn> ynii liavr rccrivnl as siirli i'\rlian',^c
trmii < Mlawa '
.\, Il is a I'ai'l, In |lii. Ik-I nl' my kiinW-li'ilLii' ami lu'licl' llial llir '-(Mlawa llail\
( 'itizi'ii ' I'm' I \v rl\ 1' iiimillis last |ia>l lias I in 'ii |iiililisli('i| al Ottawa. < Intaiii); lnil it lias mil
fitlii r as a |)aily, Sniii-Wirkly nv W'crkly |iajii'r, al any timi' limine that pi'iinil luin mii'tJO
nl' my I'M'liaiin'rs li\' mail ni' ntjn. puis, ■. anil I liavr lanl nn ()U;i\va I'M'liaiiri's I'm- al li'.'ist
t\Vi'l\T mmillis ] lim- in llic riilllllimi'rnirlll nl' lllis -nit.
•'i. Is if lint a I'ai't tliat aKmit lln' lini ■. as ynu wmilil liavr it uiiijm-stnnil Ky yuiir
Stati'iiirlil nl' Drrmci'. tliat ymi ri'ail tlir iiialltT in tin' "(Mtawa Paily Vvrr I'lrss," ymi
rrccivi'il liv mail, nr nilntwisr, ami as an i'Si'lianu;i', nr ntlirrwisr. a niiniliii' nl' tlir
' < >l lawa I )aily t 'il i/.m " ma iiiiiiiIh'I' nl' snini' nllirr ci lit imi nl' I lir sail I jniinial nl' tlir Htli
Nnvrnilirr, l.ss.'inr 111' -,iiii lliriv ami nt' w'liat ilair, vvliicli cmitaiiU'il what inii'iim'tcil tn ho
a rr]im'l nf llir saiil trial nl' .MrKriiiia rs. Mi-Nanirr '
.\ . in an-vvcr In llm tliinl inlri'i'n^;'a1ni'y. as Inwlial 1 vvuiilil liavr innlri'-l 1. I
I't'l'ci' to tlic I'niiitli |iara!;'r,i|ili nl" my Statciiimil nf I •rrciicc. ami 1 say that 1 ilid net at |iq
any tiiiir licl'iirc |iiih!ii'atimi nl' Ihf iiialtrr rniii|ilaimMl nf in this a-tinn. rricivr hy mail
nr ntlirrwisr, nr as an cNi'liaiii;'!' nr nthci'vvi-r. a nninhri' nl' llir. •• ( Mlawa I 'ally ( 'ili/.rn "
i)V a lilimhrr nl' somr nllirr I'llitimi of llir ^aill Jnlinial nf tllO '.'ill Nnvi'llllirr. I' '-'■'i. nr nf
any nllirr date rniitaininu' what |iiiriinrtril In lir a l'('|ini't nf the saiil trial, 'I'lir sniirri'
frmii whii'li i i^'alhrml thr niattrr rnni|ilainril nt' was ihr •• \'i,|iiria l>ailv I'n-l " in its
issue (if Nov finlicr the iMlli, ISSn. whirh iiavr what iiiir|inrtoil to ho an arcoiiiit nf iho
trial, .\flrr ihc (•niinncnrcniriit of this siiit I asriMlainril that the •' I'nst's " arlirlr hail
liin'ii t;,krii fmiii the " < )Haw,i l'"rri' i'rt'ss" airl I iii-l riirlril my Snlicilnr In iii'ncnrr the
oriifiiial i\'|ini'l in thi' la-l-iiu'iilimini m.'\v's|iaiirr.
4. if yon raiiiint stair in reply tn the last interroii'atory whether yon diil. or did <„
not. receive the saiil ••Ottawa i)aily Citi/.en " or oilier edilinn nf the said iniirnal al the
time ineiilimied. did ymi, lirfnrc ymi |iiilirb-lieil the artii-le rmii|il..iiird nf in this artion, '
or at anv nlliri' liinr. ami. if sn, when. aseerl.,iii. nr eiideavoi' to asn.M'tain. and. if so, from \\
w^rn^i-
.IS
wlidiii or ill wliiit iiiaiiiicr, wlictlicr iiiiy iiumlior of tlie said " (Jttawa Daily Citizen " oi
of its other editions, containiim' a rejiort of tlie said trial of Meivemia cn. McXaniei^ liad
i)eeii received liy any pi'i'son on your lieliaif'or liad lieeii receivt'd liy or at yoiir office oi
place of Imsiiiess, or had heon received hy or at any of the several lunvspajier offices in -
tliis city, or in New vVestminster, Nanainio, or i\aiiiloo|is, or had heeii received liy
or at any of tlie ]iulilic li])raries or readiiiu' rooms in this city, or in any of tlie jilaces above -
nieiilioned. or had heeii received hy any jierson in this city as a suiiscrihor or otherwise 't
;'). Did yon not print and piihiisli in your newspaiier, tiic "Daily British Colonist."
on several (hiys diiriiii^ the inontli of March, is^ii, under the title of "The Dry Dock
KiH|iiiry," a rejiort of e-'dence then taken hy and hefore a Select Coininittee of the 10
liCii'lslative Assemiily of tliis Province with respect to tl'c F.,(|iiinialt (iravin<i; Dock, and
with respect to the contract made hy the (.iovernmcnt with V. H. McNamee and
Company as contractors for th(! work; and <lid you not under the lieadiii</;s liereiiiafter
stated print an, I piihlish in your said newspaper, on tlie elevcntli day of .Marcli, 18S2
(certain evidence <j;i\>'ii on oatli hy the jilaintitf (then lieiiiii; Chief Conmiissioner of Laials
and AVorks) with resjiect to the said dock contract: which lieadin!j;s and e\ideiice were
and are as fol! >ws :
•■THE imv DOCK KNQUrUY."
" SIXTH DAY."
" I VIUENCIC OK THIi CIHi:!' COMMISSIONEIi."
Wednesday, March 8.
" <J. Have \()ii aiiv interest dirct or indirect in tlie contract?
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" A. r iiinc not nnr never had in this or any other contract Ih coniici'tinn with an\'
L;cncrnnii>nt inutlcr.' McNamee .V Co., besides, liuve 'been liireatened, a,s 1 ' (iiave)"'
already stated and shewn, by telcijnun of September, 'SI, with the loss of their contract,
and the ?$ id, Odfl deposit, as well as the $:io,0()(l security to which they are parties with .-
tlie bondsmen. 1 am i;lad of this opportunity of answerins:: this on oath, as slaiiderouH
statements utterly without foundation have been openly made to members of the IFoiise,
as I am informed, :ind to members of the commiinily here that I was iiitei'c>lcd with
.M.c.Namee \- Co. These statements I declare on. oath to be false and. as 1 lia\e rea^ui!;{(
to believe, malicious. "
A. I find U|Miii reference to the tih's of my newsjiapei' that on several days diiriiii^
the month of March. IMSl'. th'.^re was published therein reports of the evidence taken
before a Sele<t Committee of (he liCuisIali ve .\sst'iiibly of this i'rovince with respect to
tlie l''si|nimalt (iraviiiii- Doik. and that on the lltli day of March, IsSii. the matter
(pioted in the said iiiterrou'atory appeared in the edition of the '■ Daily Colonist " of that
date as repoit of portinn of the said evideiu- •; but I am not aware that my attciitii>ii was
ever called to that portion of th(> evidence in the said en(|niry until the iiiterrouatory I
am now answering', and at the time of the publication of the matt'i's in c|iicstion in this
suit it was not preset. ( to my mind that the said evidence was ever n'ivi'i, by the plaintitr40
(>r that it had been |inlilislied in the newspaper.
ti. If yon lia\c not printt'd or published ihe above matter on the 11th March, 1S>-J,
I
K)
(lid you iiriiit and |inl)li^li if in voiir said iio\vs|ia|i('i' (Hi any utiicr day, and, if so, 0!i
wliat day'
7. Since tlic )iuidicatioii of tlio siiid evidence liave yon iiad any ffoo'l or valid
reason for dislielievinir the said evidence, and is it not a fact tliat yon liave liel eveil and do
helicvc that tlie said evidence, so far as it states tiiat trie plaintiir never had any intcrcrtt
vvitii F. 15. McXainei' and Company in llie duels c(jntract refruTcd to, was and is
rttrietiy trney
A. In answei' to |iarau'i'a|iii 7, I say tiiat I iiave no reasim to donlil tin; correctnCHS
of the said evidence and I believe it to lie strictly ti'iie. and 1 fiU'thiM'say th;it the articile
coni|ilained of answers this interroixatory .
'{'he alioM' interron'atories wei-e di'livored the sixth day of March, 1X8G.
.1. Koi.AM) IIett,
PIilintif^"s Solicitor.
And the fdllowin!,^ is a cojiy of tin' jurat aippendcd to the an.--wcrs thereto:
'•.Sworn before nie at the Cilv of \'ictoi'ia, !>. ('., I
this .-list day of March. '.\. D. IH^ /
'• W. .1 . TaVLUI!."
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1). \V. lin.i.i.Nf
\ Coniniissioner fnr takiiitr ■ flida\its to in' used in the .Siijirenie (.'ourt of IJritish ^^
C'ohunliia. /
CORRESPONDENCE.
I)1;tui;':.\ the ri.Ai.vnii' .\si> Mc.\'a.mi:i;
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K.\iiip.rr !•'."
K'a.mi.ooi's, 1!. C. X-v. :l:\\-\K ISSA.
Sll!
A cii|iy (if tin' •• I'aily I'lscnini,;' I'ost" of X<i\-cnilici' jsih in-l.. wiiirh h;i- liecn sent
til inc. ciipl, ins a i'c|iort df a recent ti'ial liclwecn ymi and one McK'cmia at Oiiawa, in
wliiih you ai ' alle,i;('d to h.ive sworn as foIlu\v> : — •■ Mitchell a|i|ilied to nie for [laynient
•' of his claim. I told li'in ti> li'ixc the anionnt |irii|icrly ilrawn u|i and >ul>niil it to nm,
•• as it would he 'm'IIci- t'oi' nie I'l piiy it lliiin to have law-nil-. 1 had a d I of di-sdju.
"tion of I ai'lnershi|i |ire|iared. Six were in |iarlnei'shi|i out in lirilisii ('olumhia,
" of w ,ioni at the time was the preniier of the Province."
Xow one of ihe locid new-papers points nn' oul a- csldciilly llie premier nicnt —
why. 1 launol I el I. 1 wi.-li to know l.-t whelher you did m;iki' >uch a -lalemciil <iii oalli ;
and L'n<lly if you did. who was the premier referred to. A- you niu-l lememlici'. 1 wns
\'irulently attacked, here, withoiil rea-on. as In'inu' a :-ilenl partner of your- in the I >ock
contract, and this loo hy your own local partner- anil iheii' nn-ciiipu!on- fi'iends or
H.ssistant-. 1 emphaliialiy stilted lie'ore a ( 'oinmitlee of ihc ||ou-c of A--emlilv on
Dock matters that. he\iind oflicial inlerol in tin' dock wmk. a- the ihcii ('. ('. of Lands
■;k)
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iiiid Works, I iiiid IK) iiilorest whiilovor in it. 1 siiid sjiOciliciilK- tiiat 1 iicvci' was (lire(!tr
\y or iiidirocth- interested with you or your |iartiiersiii iiiiy |ieciiiiiiir_v orotlicr ii<lvaiitaire
wliatsoever connected in any way with tin; ihiik or any otiicr work.
My evi<Ience in tliis ivsiicct was imldisiied at tlic time in the (htily papers liere, and
may luive heen reprinted eisewliere fir all I know; at all events yon teieiiraiijied to me
from .Montreal some time afterwards, to tlie elKect that you liad read this evidence, and [
that you conid endorse every word of it as hciui,^ strictly tiiie. I had, as voii are awarc,
no correspondence with you on the suhject, and ni'Ver asked you to support or endorse
my statement in any way. Xor did I coiisidci' it necessary to do so, as it was the truth
and incapahle of contradiction. Your teleiiram was wholly volinitary on your part, and lo
was, as I considered, a very maidy one. m view of the fact that I had iieen, and was
tlien, threatening to cancel your couti'act and forfeit your deposit of 81(1.000. For these
reasons I ci'-'!>ot conceive that tlie statements attrihnted to you were made, or puttini,'' it
i)rielly, that y ■ committed yourself to a wilful and deliiierate falsehood on oath as
reported. T shail he ii'lad of an immediate answer to this letter, as \ camiot permit the
matter to stand as it <loes, so far as I am concerned.
r remain, yours truly.
tiEO. .\. Walkrm.
F. I?. McNa.mkk. Es(^. Mo.\TfM:.\i..
" KXilllHT .\."
'rchi^rmii Jioni Geo. .1. W'alkciii to /•'. />. MiNaimc.
To F li. MiX.AMKK, Mo.NTiiKAL. liSim Xov.. 188;").
From Kamloops, B. C. '1~\\\.
Local newspajicrs report that in M(d\enna's action a^-ainst you at Ottawa, you swore
as follows : Six of us were in partiiei'ship in the Dock contract, ni iJritish Cohimhia,
one of whom was premier of the province, dishelievinu" yon committed such ]iei'iiirv,
tele,i;'rapli immi'diately what yon did swear, will pay reply.
(SiiiMied) (_ii:o. X. Wm.kio.m.
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'• KximuT n."
'/'cici'raii/ fro»! /■', //. .]/■ X'-nuc to I Ion. ('/. . /. Walkout. .,n
To IldN. (i. A, W'ai.ki M. MoNTiiKAi., I)i;i;. lOin. ISSr,.
Kamloojis. 1). ( '.
Ilavt' just returned to town lo-day. Peny most emphatically su<'!' as local papers
re]ioi1. Consider youi' insinuations as to peijury most impertinent. Vv^ill answer your
letter more fullv.
(MH'neil)
F. n. MoXamei.:.
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••KXIIII5IT C."
7'i/ixriiii/ / 10)11 lion. (lit). .1. ]l'a/Kc»i /o /•'. />. McNaince.
To K. \\. McN.AMEi:. 8.") Catiieduai, St., Monthkai.. Deo. IItii, 18x5.
From Victuriii. 15. ('.
See Ottawa Free l':cs.-i, niiitli and .semi-woeklv twclt'tli Nov., also reporting, joii
swore premier here was partner i)o(k; contract, yoii now tele^'rapli tiiat re|ioi't is
untrue, wliy not liave stated this pulilidy at tiie time and protccttMl me fi'oin unwarrant
alile defamatory attacks. I liave every reason to indignantly complain.
(Signed) (iEo. A. Walkem.
"KXIIIIUT J)." 10
'rcles;rau} from I'. H. McWdhcc to Hon. (',. . I . Wa/iicui.
To .IiDuE (i. A. Wai.kkm. Montreal, 1 ec. 12th, 188r».
Victoria. [5. ('.
Have seen Free I'ress to-day, rejiort false. Will write tliein to that effect. See
Ottawa Citizen of tenth. Will mail you one. First intimation had of the charge was
from yourself by your telegram of liStli, Nov. Vonr Attorney Oeneral has applied for
ofHcial report of evidence.
(Signed) F. 15. McNamee.
'•EXirililT E."
1 clci^raiii 1 10)11 (/CO .1. IVal/^oii lo A". />'. Afc.Vaii/cc. 20
To F. 15. McXamee, Moxtkeai,, Dec. KItu, 1><S.j.
l"'roni \'icto)ia, l>. C
I'lease tidegraph when Attnrney < icneiai applied for olKcial copy, and through whom
and to whom, lie particular awaiting promised Icttei'.
(Signed) (ii;o. A. Wat,IvE.\i.
••EXIIII'.TT (;."
Li/hr from /•'. />'. MiXaiiuf lo If on. (,'. .1. 1 1 'a/In//.
IlnN (i. A. Wai.kkm, .luDiii;. Mo.ntp'em.. Di;c. lOin. IR.'^fi.
Kamloop~, 15. C.
Deai\ Sii!: — I heg til acknnwiedge yours of tlh' :^:^)i'd Nov. drawing my attention to .,
certain rejiorts in some <>f the local papers as \i<]i say the Daily Evening Post, in which
lam accused in giving my evideiue at Ottawa in M(l\enna vs. McNamee, of saying
under oath that yo,i were a partner in the lirm of F. H. McNameo & Co. in the eoutnict
for construction of the (iraving Doi-k at Esipiimalt iVc.
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I liiive Ikm'ii iiwiiv fioin Mnntival iVdiii tlial time in t\\u Wcsi, Imt on iriv rcliini
hv.vv voiir teleirraiii of l'8tli Xov. was lai.l lid'orc mo. when I h>M no time to vo\<\y to it,
wliicli yoii have mo doiilit iliilv rcrcix ed.
In rotVirmc to llic first (lucstion in vonis of :i:ii(l ulto. yon ask
"Wlii^tlicr yon ilid nniko .siicli a stati'incnt on oath, ami secondly, if vmi did, \vh(p
was the |iremiei' alinded 1o "
In answer til liie alio\e i|uestions whicii can lie ans\V(;reii toirether. I irjx-,. it a most
cni|ihati<- denial, viz : that J ever asserled on <iath or insinnated even that yon were
interested |iecnniarly in the (iravinu- l)ock as far as I know or any other enntraet.
lint what 1 did say. was, that I was indnced hy y(in to enter into certain ai'i'ani,^'-
rneiits with three n'eiitlemen of liritisii Cohmiliia. the result of whicji has jiniven to me
very disastroiis, yon assm'cd uw. that if these three n'entlemen innl an interest in the
ahovo woik. it would he of u'reat assistance to your totterinu' seat T did.so at voiir
rei|uest. and h<iw have I lieen niiaiil; liy incurrinu' your ill-will, and not one siuii'le act
of ifratitnde or friendslii|i have I received from yon . When you ui'irod u|ion me the
necessity of re-takini.'' the contract from the lo<-al men did yon assist ns ? No. When
.Nh'Xish. my partner, went out to Victoria to try and seem e that point, you were the first
to snu'ii'est t<i him that a capias was jiroliahly in order, and in reference to the seeuritvof
!!)!l<l,n()0, whal has iiecome of it r
The Chief Commissioner of Lamls X- Works of the I'l'ovince solemnlv a.;reeil liv
contract to deposit it in some chartered I'ank in I!. C. I have en(|uired at all the IJanks
there, and find that there is no sin'h deposit, and you were the Commissioner at the
time and perhaps yon can inform inc. . ,,
When next yoii wir(' nic over th.e puMic wires, I would ask yon to ho a little more
.l,niarde(l in your lanii'ium-e, as. althoni;'li I am not vt'ry thin-skinned, I dislike heiiiii'
accused of perjury.
And as to your implied threat at the close of yoiir letter, you can do as voii please.
Yon ai'e at liherty to |iuli|ish this letter if you choose.
I am. Sir. Your Ohedient Servant,
(Sin-neil) F. I!. McXamkk.
Kxmr.iT " II."
Lcltci- from (i\(i. .1. Walkcui to /'. />'. MfXoiin-c.
VinoHi.v, I!. ('.. May ^IHh, issc.
Mkaii Silt: — I have had to ]iroeeed a,u-aiiist the •' Colonist " and •• Post " newspajiers.
here, for the lihels they insei-tod in N'ovendier last in mis-reportinu' your evidence as to
myself in the McKemia trial at Ottawa. I have ^-ol ciiit a Commissidn to take your evi-
ilence and also the < )tHeian{ciiorter's. Tlie defendants have also taken out one to ex-
amine witnesses at Ottawa The ohject of this, as far as I can see, is to take K. I'. Mit-
chell's evideiici' and possihiy the "Free Press" reporter's. I have heeii pri\-ately
informed that Mitchell intends t » state on oath that von swore at voiir trial that "the
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Iii'dnlcr (iT tlic 1 'riiviiiic \\ a- iiiic 111' lilt- i\ piii liicis in i he \hi'U loiil I'lid . ' 'I'lic (illiiial
l'('|ilirt 111' Vdlir CV illl'llcc wllirll I IjIIN'C irnl sci'lll- |i|TtlV riilM|ilrlc .'Mill I il I ■! 1 1 li (■> 1)11 IcSS
lliiiii "11 Imiy' |iMi;'('s nl' t yin'-writtt'ii iiiiittcr 'riir cNidcnic in I ln' u'liulc (.iislm'iivcI's nliniil
l()(l imji'i's, so tliiil llic sliiii't iirciiiiiit 111' il ;;'i\cii in ilic •■ l'ii~| " is M'l'V incuin|ilct('. nnil
i.x. Iii'sidds. viciiinslv i;-iirlilci| in ics|.it| nf vnni' .-tati'MH'nts ;i> Iu niv rminrrrhin witli the
(Contrail . 'I'lio Dllicinl i'c|i(iil sjiows llmt mmi >liiti'<l voiir linn was olaliiislii'il alioiit 1^*77
iind iiin>tinil('ci (if vunrsril'. •■ Xisli ,V Wriirlit in Kastorn Caiiaila. " ami tlial llic Hi in after-
wards, nn llir -^lli nl' A imai^t, l!SS(i, tmik in as |iai'lii('i'> nnt lirrc in Ihc l»iiil< conlraii
Uoliertson NirliDJsun ,V lliintinii'tun : Iml iIicit is nn siiLi-^'t'siidii mi ilir rt'iKirtcr's notes
tliat I was a |iaitiier. 'riie " Citi/cm " wliirii yon sent me, makes you slate tliat tiieJO
|iartnei- taken in iiere were liolirrtsmi, Nicliolson and /'((/■/•<■,■, wliieliis, of eoiirse, wmnu':
lienre (lie exideiice of tlie re|iorler of ijiat joni'iiaj will iie of little or no \alne. 'i'lie
ru|iorter of ilie < Utawa ■' l''ree I'ress " \\ij| ;dso |irol)ati|y si a nil liy liis iiieorri;et re|iort. I
tlu'refore wish yon to lie as deridcilly ilcar and |iosili\e in yonr answers on tlie eommis-
ftion as yon ran ronsrientionsly he. and to --lale, if yon will vohnilarily -o (hat il ina\' he
taken down hy tlie eommissioner, that yon have heen inforined. hir I now lellyon so. tliat
\\. 1'. .MitehiH intends swearinir that yoii said on oatli •■ the |ireinier of li. ('. was one of
the six [lartners. etr.," and that if he (Mitchell) does so. or has done so. his statement to
that elherl is a ihdiherate falsehood, made with a \iew, as yon hidieve, of ininrini;' or
annoyinu' \ on and from i'etdinu's of spite and illwill toward-: yon. I ran see no otlier20
motive for his doinu' so. and it is only fair and jnst to yon as well as myself that his con-
diirl shoidd a|i)iear in its |iro)ier liu'lil when his I'sidenre is |ilareil hel'ore the jiirv here.
'I'lie oilirial re|iorter can't lie e.\|iecteil to reineinher all that was said at the t rial and
lie eaii only say that he has no note of yonr havini;- made tlie statement attrihuted toyoii
hy the news|)a|iers here. Siich evidence is weak.
The Xieholson, liohertsoii and llimtiniftoii deed of |iarrnershi|i with yonr linn wa.s
deiiosited hy hoth parties with the late Mr. Koherlson. and is in Mr. Kherts hands, who
lias eharye of his |ia|iers. Il was au'i'eed. I am told, that it should not he iiarted with,
hence I can ( u'et it. I have, therid'ore. sent a notarial lopy of it to the commissioner to
ho |iro\H'(l and ideiililied hy yon. Thi' deed was drawn iiji and witnessed hy Mr. i;ol>-;;()
ertsoii, and is dated the 2Sth of AniiUst, iSSO. ^'onrs trnlv.
iSin'iied) (iKo. A. \V.\i,ki;m.
To K. I',. .Mr.\.\.Mi:i . l']si|.. .\lontr(.'al
SiMMn.NS l-Oli I.KAVI, 10 AmKM. St.VIKMKNT UI l>lill.NL'i; TbNUKUKI> IN KviI>i;NC|.; n\
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In THH Sl]Pf?KMB (sOUI-^T OP Bl-Jirpit-.H C^OLUMHIA.
II I :i w I I. N
IH»N()|;.\|;|,K cKi iiiCK .\NT||(»nv WAl.KKM
'iMilllill'.
A N 1 1
KAMI) \VII,MA.\I«^ IIKKiiNS,
^ hrrnniiiiii.
Lot iill tlif |iiiriicH. tlifir Sdlicitor^ or AnviiN. iittcMi.l llir .IikIoh. in ('IminlHTs at tliu i,,
C.iurl House, .lame- lia.y, on Saliinlav. tlic :i'.t||i dav o|' .laiiiiarv, ISK7, at tlii' lioiir of ]-2
iionii. u|,oii ail a|, plication on tlii' j.ai't cf llic (IcIViKlant I'or an ordrr tliat llio (U'l'.Midaiit
li(^ at lil.crlv lo I'lirlliiT iiiiu'ii I llu' ilct'ciidaiit's Slalciiiciil ol I Icrcncc li.Tcin liv iiiMTliiiii'
tlicrciii the I'ollowiiiii' |iarai;i'ii|ili:
4a. 'I'll.' dci'cndaiit i'lirtlicr savs. ivpraliiin' llic allrfrnii,,,,^ licrcinlicfirc coiilaiiu'd.
that siiirr the (■oiniiiciHTincnt ul' this arlion lie lias discovered ihal llie re|i(irt oi' the >aid
|iortiiin of tlie said evidence of the said Francis I!. McNamee. in the said .'ase of
McKeniia c.v. McXiiniee, as |aihlished in the •• Dailv lOvenin-- I'ost " and as repeated l.y
Ihe defendant is not ace .rate: hiil that the evidence which the said McXaiiiee a<'tiiallv
did c'ivc at the said trial was as i'dlldws: ' oQ
<,». Anil aiiionu' other ji.hs Villi took this joh ill liritish Cnliiiiiliia?
A. Ves.
l^>. I iiiiderstaiid vmi to sa\- it was under a species of compiilson that von
siih-let this contract in IJ, ('. in the liist place:
A. Ves.
'^ ^'oll (lid mil ,\n (hat williiin-h 'r
A. I did not.
<•. N nil were t'lirced t(i do tliat hy thi' loi'al ( loviM'innent'.'
A. V..S,
<i. And the way that was done wa.s at tlio siiu-M-estion of one of tlie iiieniliors of ;{()
that Government that in order to -et round the clause a-'aiiist siib-lettinj.- you took in
three partners'.' • ' "
A. ^ i.'.s, and he named those three partners,
g. And that partnership consisted ,>f McXamee X- Co. in I'.ritish (\,lumhia it eon-
HiKted ot the three iiiemhers of liie jirin proper here and these three -•onllemeu iliero.
A. Ves.
^». And Ihe hiisiness was carrieil ,111 in the name of McXainee X- Co
A. ^'es, out tlK^re.
now
Coll
said
vi'U
shit
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In (
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out
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<i. The contiiU't, it.s I mi(k'r.stiii:il, was let to you ill 1880?
A. Vos.
And tlic (lefoiKiaiit lias alwavs. since the said date, heeii ready and wiiiiim', and is
now ready and wiljinu-, and heiei)y ottV-rs to eanse to he piihlishediii the said " Daily
Colonist" newspaiier a correct report of the evidence 'vliicli was actiiallv ,L;;iven hv the
said Mc.Vaniee as aforesaid, toii:ctlier with any reasonahlc sta^oment or explanation with
relVreiic(« to the said evidence wliiiii niay he satisfactory to the ]ilaiiitiff, or to piil)lish a
statement that the evidence as reported in the " Evenini,' Post " and repeated hv the
• iefendant was inaccnrately reported, to;--ether with any reasonahlc shitenient or
explanation with reference to the said evidence whieli may he sitisfactoiw totlie jdaintilf. I(;
Matt. ii. Becjuik, C. .1.
Per U. V. 1). R.
This Snininoiis was taken nut ity Theodore Davie, ('onier of {{astioii ami l.aiiii'lcv
Street, Solicitor for the defendant.
To If. I). IJKi.MCKKN-. Ksri., I'laintitF's Solicitor.
(>i!i)i:n Dismissing A;'I'i,I(ation to Kiuihkh Ami-nd Statk.mknt or Di.kknci;.
In diA.\iiu;i;s,
iii:i w i-,i; N
In the Supi^eme Sourt on British Columbia.
lil'^l^'oliK Till-; IIONonAISLK TlIK CIllKF .1|-STICK.
TIIK li(>.\(tl{AJ5IJ': (iKoRCK ANTlloXV WALKKM.
Plaintitr.
AND
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liAVlD WTI.UA.MS lllCdlNS,
Satnrdiiy. the -itUh day uf .lannary, A. D. hssj,
Defendant.
I"i'"i' lli<- appli.-atinn ef tlie defendant t.i anien,! hi. SiMt.anent .H Defence herein, and
n|..»n lieariiio- Mr. Thcod..re Davie in snpi)ovt tlieivof, upon i.^idin- the Snniinuns herein
dated til,. i'7ili .lay ,,r .l,niuaiy, I SS7. an.l upon Im ,,riim Mr. Drake. (,». C. „f counsel for
the plaintilf. It is ,,nieivd lliat tl,c said applicatim, |,c ,,i,d th,. s,inie is h, ,el,v diMiiissed :^n
out of this C.iat with c.sts ,,f and inei.lciilal I,, tiiis applicati.m to l.e taxed andi.aid'
hy the deh'ndani to the plaiiitir.
.MATt. IS. Ili:(;i;ii;. ( '. J."
I iiiiirkci
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HORTHAND WRITER'S NOTES
WALKE.U vs. iUGGlXS
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iet'orc Sir Mtiltlu'w 15. Bi'n'hio and ii S]ifciii| .lurvl(V^ ''Ij /
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Mr. Draki', (,). ;'., and Mr. IKdnndaM. Tiic/'^l:\■^ltUF. { Iw 1
lj/1/' .\[r. Tlioddoro Kavic. (i. ('., and Mr. IJ.ljlwoll % lV'fcn(tai|
Mr. Di'ake liavini^ o|itMied tlie caso for |ilainti(f, il/
W. 8. (iorc, callfd and sworn. 1/
IvxAMiNKi) nv Mi!. Dkake.
I^ Mr. (iorc. what is vour Cliristian name '.' .\. William Sinclair <iore.
<i. Arc von Sui'vcyor-Clcncral '.' A. ^'cs.
(,1. Have yon control of the ivcords of the F.and> and Works office ? \. I liuve
<'harc(' of llu'in.
<,>. Do -on prodnco a contract dated 24tli Fehrnary, 1880. made lietwoen the I'ro-
viiuial < iovei'iimont and McXamee. Nish and .lames Wrio-ht 'r A. Yes.
(^ That is tlie oi-'j'inal : .\ . Yes.
<,'. Do yon prod "i.ti'act of the 4th Octohur. 188(» ? .\.Y'es.
^>. 'I'hat is the oriirjin*!? A- Te***
(J)ocnmenrs marked as Kxhii ' A " and •• J!.")
^'. These are the oidy cunfracts ii, your office Im i ween the ( iov(;rninent and Fraiicis20
I'.ernard M.Xamee or McXamee .*e Co .' A. Yes : tliey iire the only ones.
<'.-!. ft on--ht to iiave heen .-iccedeii .m hotl. -idestlial j.rinled epics of these slionld i
lie adnntled as correct.
D. M. Kherfs calK'd. swoi'ti. exainin.'d hy Mr. Drake.
<i. Do y..n prodnc'c the ori,i>-inal a-'reeinent betw.c, McXamee k Co. and Robert-
son, irnntinuton and Xidiolson r A. That is the o,'. ,„i,l agreement. (Handed in and
marked as Ivxhiliit C.)
<.l. That is the paitner>ldp deed ' A. Yes.
'<*■ '''I''" i- til'' "iil.\ doeiiiii.iit von lia\c relatiii- to that niattci- ' .\^ I lielie\ei( i.s
dat.d the I'Ml, day of An^nM. JSM), Thai i. tl ly ,-,.py and I wi-li it to he n^inrnd 30
•'^''■- I'l^kc. li i- ii„t „ii Idc. It is only an exhihit.
'■ '-c A W.alk.iii calli'd and ^worn, .■xannn.d l.v Mr. Di'.ake.
','■ Yoii arc till plaint'd' in thi> a<tion ' .\, I am.
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(J. Youaiv atpivs,..,! a ji.,1^, „1 ti,.- Si,[nv ( :,mrt of liritisli (\,l,n„l,i,t ' A. V,.s.
(,'. W''>vyoui,riortutl,r iL'tl, .luii.., I.S,S2, p,vn.i,T of tins IVuvin,..' V.s IhrM
t^u" sovorul olIuM.s wl,i,.l, are ,UU.l l„,v an,! ,..l„.itt..,l : I'.vnn.T, IVrsi,!,.,,!, of tl,e ('ouneil
AUonu.,v-(!..n,.ral and Cliief (•on,ini..iou.T of l.a.„N and Works. 1 l,.f. aUout •!„. for,- „art
ot .Mine, li'S.S:'. '
(.>). Wlini you wiTc raisiTl to till' liciicli ' A. Yes.
(.). ()M the. I'll], K,.l,n,ary. I vM), ,li,l you ..„(,.,■ into a rontraet with MrXan.,.. an^l
/"T,"!'/. .■■^' ^'"' ' ''"^"'''"' '"^" '""■ ''''''•'' ' -^"I'l"'"' '^ f'"' '""■ l"-.lu,v,l l,v Mr, (lore
t u. 2fth l.,.|„•um^, IS^O. It is a,:ontva<.t I ,hvu- „,,at th. ,|,.sk in a .vntlrnmn's olK.,. at'
Montrra wh,.. McNauu.,. was ,,n...nt. It was writtm olf ,.,,,,i,llv ,,n,l si.,„,.,l l,y M,X„„„,. 10
.N.shaiHl.Jaui...s\\nuht, an.l hy uiysrlf as ( 'hi..f Caninission,.,- of Lan.ls and Works [(
was witness,.,] as to all tl,.. .si^untums l,y Mr. Wurtell who is now a .lu,]..,. of th,. (,)u,.,.m's
< ' ■'. Th,. ,lat,. of tliat is the -'Mil K,.l,ruary. ISM) ' A. Tl„. -Jkh K.l.niary, ISSO.
Mr. Drak,.. What was that, contra.-t for ' A. Th,. .-onlrar,, as it stat,.s was \\n- th,.
ronstniotton of th,. Ks,|uin,alt dravin;, Doek in ......nlane,. with the s,„.,.ili,.ations an,l
.nent.on,.,l n, ro,M„l ntunhers, for s:!:.(),0()(). I ,.„tere,] into th,. ..ontraet witl, th,.,n as lu.in.,'
the low..st t,.n.h.n.rs, n,.arly S|()(),(i()0 low,.r than anvl,o,lv in this IVovine,. an")
eons„l,.rai,ly h,w,.r than anyho.ly anywh..r,. ,.l.s,.. Th,. t;.n,!..rs w,.r,. pha-,.,! hefor.. tl„
Kxeent.v,. ( 'oun,-!!. I, is on a s,.l„.,lul,. ,lraw„ np l,y ,„y..lf. this l...in.- a ....rtiti,.,] eopv of -.o
IIh; ()nler-n-( otnu-il. e,.rtiti,.,| l,y Mr. Klwyn as (1,.rk of the Kx,.eutive (n.a,ls ,loeu.,' i.nt) '
h>s ,s s,o.n,.,| l,y u,y,s,.lf as IV,.si,l,.„t. of the K.x,.entive ( 'onn.-il an,l approv,.,! „f hv His
Honor Mr. Rtehanis who was Li,.ut.-( iovrnor at that tin,,., an,l e,.rtiti,.,| l.y Mr Klwvn
11... t,.n,i,.rs w,.n. sip„.,| i,y Mr. Cor,, as Surv,.yor-( i,.n,.ral, a.„l th,. eoniraet'was ,lrawn'uo
ror thi. amount ,)l ni,ini.\- 1 stateil.
<>>. Did .vo.i in .lun,.. I.vso. ,nn.,.t th,. eontraetors to pro,- 1 witl, th.. ..onstruetion of
til" Doek ' A. I di.hhatnn.h.rih,. ,-,,ntraet. Thar ,.ontra,.t was ,lrawn np in F,.|,ruarv
at Montn.al, and as ti„. ae,.,.ptin^ parti..s ,li,l not ..otn-. to li,n,. I ^av,- th, ,„ f„nnal uotie'e
^" ^""' '"■'■ ''"■ "'"■!< ill -'iin,., r wait., I initil i„y pali,.|u.,. was vxluuisu.l.
'»'• "''' ''"■.^' '"^'i-^" .•'".vappli,-..|ti,,n will, r.'uar.l toti,,. ,lini,nsi,,ns.,| th.. |),,ek' \ .,,,
,;'.''•'"■' e ,..,rr,.spon-l,.n,-,. i,, ,1„. |,an,|s and W,,rks OJli,.,.; i,„^ i„ .1,,;,. „, \„„„st'
Me.Nan...,. ean,.. ov..r h..r.. hin,s,.|f aft,.,- ,.,.p..ar,.d r.-, stran,...s. whi.-l, w,.,' • plae..,l l„.fore
the L..n.,slat:v.. Ass,.u,l,ly at tl„. ti„„.. an.l h.. saw „„. in ,„v ,,lli.-,. aKo„, f„ri)„.r ,l,.!av Do
you want to know what oecnrr..,! '
'''• ""'•^' f" '' ■■^f"'" "f tli"'ippli,.atiouforfurth,.r,l,.lav. I uii hiMand that was
"ot,uTa.,t,..l' A. Then, is a little stat..n,..Mt ..f his with r..o.ar,l to mv i .„ i,.rin..- s..at I
(hink I wo.d.l hk.. to jait this in ; rto Mr. Davi,-) it w,,n't hurt vou at ..,11
Mr. Davi.. ohj.rl. that the ,.vi,|,.,„.e shoul.l l„. eolitine.l to inatt,.rs w'
I' ■ , ir.. ol iniport to
th,. eas
Witn,.ss. II,. ask,..l I'.,
my ri.as,)n f,ir r,.fu.sinu- it.
Mr. Davi,. a-ain ,,l,j,.ets that th,. n.atler is invh^vant, an,l asks his L.. Uhip f,,r a ndina
on th.. point. '^
or furil,.) ,l,.lay. It is stat..,l in my Sta|..',, ■)l^, of ( 'I'mn. an.l ,,o
2n
r. .J. Wluit hiivc w V, .1, witli what .Mc.Naiiicc is .-iiippustMl t,, liavi; suflt ltd at the
liaiids of Ills anta;,'<.iiist ' Tlii' (nn-stion is wlictluT tlie statfiiiciit imlilislRMl in tlio
" Colonist " is iltToKatdi-y. ami ill tlir II, •xf place, is it inir ' If (l,Toiratorv aii-l iiiitnio
tlicn was it iirivilcycil '
Mr. Dnik.'. "So (nif^iion ,,f |,rivilei;,. arises at all. Ii is not mi the |il.'a<lin('s.
.Mr. Davie. It is on the pleaJiiiLrs l'i-ivil"u"' !■< i-laiiiieil liy its llavill^f hen oopic il
from another paper in ;^()oil faith.
'". .1. Is it justified \,y heiii;r ,-,,pier| from aiiollipr paper' .\nil in the first place, is
that (rue / Was it e.ipie.j ' V„ii (t„ Mr. Drake) say it was not a eojiy .'
Mxaminati(ai eontinueii : ,^ \()f
Mr. Drake. Was then- aft.T .McNaiiiee's presence in the Province, another euntraet
.■iiteivd into liy you with him .' A. V,'s ; after lie had heen present liere .some time, and
had arraii!.,'ed. satisfactorily to myM.jf, to tak,' in some loc'al partnt.Ts lu'iv whom I refused
t(i officially recc^rni/,. (as the otricial reco;,'iiithin would have discliar^e,] tin- hondsmeii in
Montreal). I told him I thou'.<ht tiefore hi. went away we hnl hettiT execute a second
contract.
<l And that i- tie' contract of thr 4lh Octoher. i.^^O:' A. That is the contract of
the ^th OctoliiT, IXSO. whicli was drawn up in siihstitution of the first. I refusinn- in tliat,
conti'act, as you will s.^e, to rcf :,^r,ii/,. thi' local partners here, who had joiiiiMl him, as Mr.
Kherts has shewn here, in Au-iist— 2sth Au^nist. I did so I .•oise it w.)uld have di.schar,i>-ed 20
the hondsmeii ill M..ntreal. This eontracL .McNaiiie suhmittci! to Rohertson— the second
contract with me. Roh.Ttsoii approv.-d of it, and McXaiiie; took it to Montreal and
executed it apparently on tin- ,hit- tjlh'd iji tlieiv, on the 4lli of Octohe,', ISSO. The .second
contract was ..xecut.d aft-f'/l'ff^^j^n-tlie Spriiii; of i.SSO t.'ie Legislature passed an Act,
agreeahle to what was a^n-^'d up m hrtwei'ii Sir dohn \liicdoiiwlil and myself, with respect\
to tlie Ksijuimalt fJravint,' Dock, and this contract was exucuted for the purpose of hrinnin«- !
this work under that l.-udslation.
I
((). Hail you any inti-re-t din-ct or indirect, in the contracts or either of them ' A.
As stated hy .\I(-.N^uiier hiiuself\ mmewjuitever. I never h.-ul, and I might say this, the
man was iie\er ili>h mest enough to propose it. lie ne\|.r uii^gested the thing. ,']()
'i». Did you sfc tie- iii-ws|)apers of the :2()th Xovemlier. ISS."): di,] vou s,.e the '■ D.-iilv
Colonist" "•js.^ljii^'t^P//^ ''"' *'"'""''^^ ' ■'*''^^' "'■'''^ '■'^ attached to the document relating
to McNamee^|here. 'T\u-^-'ii,\u\M . " of the -JOth Novemlii'r. IS,S.". that I have hefore nil!
now in my hands is that whii-li I s.-nt to Ottawa. These Kxhihits I got at Kamloops.
.Mr. Diivie. 1 should like that imt in. ,. ^
A itlless. Ihe other co],y^^s oiii' 1 |iurchase(l at the '( Colonist otBce. [ hitppi'lieil to
Fi lil'He fine pencil mark up li'-re in file corner to ki'cp it identilied. Tle'-i' ,iii' the two
documents 1 think : lie pajn-r I ^ot up there, ;ind lie- other. Th- paper I 4 x u;i lle-i-e I
got hy mere a(-(-idc-nt from the- lihrary, for, although a suhsci-il,,.)- | am not a constant .(.(>
reader there. I went th<-re on.- morning and looked for the dail\- news ,-111. 1 found this
paper on the tahle. I took it. replacing it with anoilu-r iiewspapi-r whicli I got dovvii at
Kdwards' liarroom — a ■•Colonist" — so that the lihrary shi>iild not he deprived i4' the pa|)er.
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• ', J. lliTc si|i,rn(..st> llijit fiN n copy ,,!' 111,. |)li.ailiiius will Ml, in i,, rlic jury at iiiiy rati .
the licst plan would he todniw a liiir t,liiMii''li all tlic inmi.'ii.lo's Iraviii'i- tlirm all I ihic
of coiirnc : tlioiii,'li tlic I'orciKIc ('.'; parts n-tViTiMl to Ijy Mr IlinM-iiis slioiild lie rnul at the
same tiiiic, adiliiii,' tliut tlic matter was perfectly i'airly set out in tlie Statemeiit of Claim.
I'^xamiiiatioti coiitiniied.
Mr. Dnike. When yoii sasv that ne\vs|iaper with that editorial in it what stepsdid you
take ' A. Well; I read the newspaper over and wi'iit oH then to compare it with a copy
of the •■ Daily Kvenin^- I'o.st ' which some would-hi' friend had sent up to me all markeil
ovei- without a name on it. I have not that here. Thr papier has a lot of line crosses on
the to]) of it, in order to draw my attention to it. and the ci'ossi's coutinui' down here. i(i
That is just as I receiveij it from the mail . it ivuiie up anonymously, i was not a
suliscrilier.
('..I. I ne\'er look at the piipi'i-s for any comments upiai myself, hecause anything
laudatory nolwuly cares ahout. .Nohody cures jiliont thi' praise of news[i;ipers, and if they
contain anythini; derogatory some i;dod natui i d friciiil is iiound to draw your attention to it
Witness. I took this pajier anil the - Colonist." a I'opy of which yon have thei'e, and
I compared them as to the lani,'uaL;-e (pioted, to si'e if they were aliki' or not. The lan^ua^re
of this paper I have found to he dilferent from that ]iaper which convinced me, in a nu'a-
sure, at the time, that it was ti'ue. The two papers not e.xai'tly concuri'inL;- in the lan^naue
I concluded that some such lanuiian'c had heel) used hy .McNam.'e. j will reail the Ian- 1)«
Ljuane here. " Witness had a deiMl of dissolution of partnership prepared. Six of thetn
we!-e in partnership out in liritish Colundiia. Mr. Walkem was at that ti (these words
are not in theie) the preniii^r of the I'rovince." Thii-e are several wonU interjiolated tlu^ro
which ari' not here, and so I coiiseipn'ntly inferred from that there was s(jme truth in fact
of McXamee haviuL;- made some such statement. If you like you will lind the ipiotation
marks siatiiiL;- that it was taken from the sworn evidence in the .McKeima suit: and. of
course, I knew th;it it was not taken i'unu this, and did not purjiort to he taken from tins
little document, the " lueninj;' I'ost." and as it has (|uotation marks 1 niadi^ up mv mitid '
that the statemi-nt in the "Colonist" was true. 1 read the artieli^ ami found after-
wards that he \(aiclied f<ir its truth. " Had the statement lieeii made off the stand it would li')
ha\-e iieen scouted as initrne, liut havinn 1 n made umler tlie sanctity of an o.ath it cannot
he treated liL^htK' iior allowed to ]iass unh led." I felt very iiumili.ited at the time,
,-ind I si'iit some telei;ra:nso\cr, which I iia\i' hoen asked to jiroduce. alfhounh prolialdy
they are not strict evidence they should lia\-e had th" o]iei-atoi-s here ;--liUt it will shew
inoi'e than any thin^c elsi' the impression on my mind at the time.
Mr. Davie. Notice to pi'oduce those telegrams huNC ln'cn Ljiven.
Witness.
I saw this pa]ierof the 20th Nov. I don't thiid< I saw it for four oi' five days after it
was pulilished. owiiiL^- to the way the trains inn. J read tlie little paper first, ami after
reading- till' second one, I ihou^lit I must take some action in the mafter, I lieads tidenram , 40
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I recc>i\eil a reply — the teleu;rain which I have lieeu asked to put in. The telegram
fi-om his clerk was immaterial, heint,' to the rffect th;it McNamee was away. Then some
days afterwarils 1 received this reply from Montreal :
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"iMipnfs rcpurt. ('(insider your iiisiiiuaiioii us to iiciJurN must iiii|.,TLiiiciit." (So t.lmt
tliiTc \V!is no colliisioi, tlicro.) 'Will aiiswrr y.iiir letter more I'lilly." liet'or.' 1 receive.!
Mint, I liail written tli.' following' letter, of wliieh McNuini'e liiis sent in tin.' ori;Lfinal ami
wllicll I have I.een iislve,! to produce. ( Keads llxliil.it •■ !•'.■) Tl,;it is dated the 2;ird \i)veliil.er.
•'••'• The dale ot this alh-vd lil„.| is iIh' :iOlli N oNelnlM'!'. Surely you Would have
received that on the L'lllh Noveniher.
Ml. I)a\ie. No; he received it liel'or" that.
Witness. I said ahnnt the 2.-)ih or 211111 hecaiise 1 had I'or-'otteii. I .said that tlie K
railway trains did not always rnii ret^nilarly with re-ard to the nuiils.
('. .1. If this letter was written on the ■>:W>\ he ninst liuve had the newspaper heforo
the -ilith. I rath.'i- fancy there must he .-, mistake in the dates hecaiise when that
letter was writl.n it is e\i,lent he had not only received the t'olonist iiew.spaper, hut that
he went and compared it with the I-;\-enin;;' I'ost.
Mr. Drake. lie received the "Post " two duys anterior.
< '. .1. I'.nt lirst of all lie had the Colonist at Kamloops.
Witness. ! liail the Post lirst. i say the t'olouist was the newspaper which points
me out as hein- the premier referred to. I revived the Post iuimediately after it was ptd.-
lished : the mail may have hrou-ht nie that. 1 kept it a few davs, and after -,.in..- into the .,,,
hhrary I found the Col.nii.st. The Po.st was .lated the 1 Sth and the ( 'oh'.nisl the 2()tli. " '
When I .saw the Colonist I sat down and wrote tlii.s letter to McNiunee. That is the
orij,dnal letter, in Tunslall's handwriting;-.
C. .1. .Ami tjir en\ elope '
Witness. 1 am sure the date is correct l,ec,au-e I say ■one of the local newspapers"
I u.se the plural numlier -points nie out as the premier meant. ■ Now, the Colonist
was the only one which pointed me out as premier. I trot this telenram from McXamee
and afterwards I receive,| this oi-i-inal letter from him; allhou-h it c'rlainlv is not his
sianatnre; hut he puts it in himself, and I am asked to put it in I know his si-uature
and his handwi-itiiiM-. Reads letter from McX,-imee t, plaintill'. (l':\hil,ii - ( ;. ") ~ ;jo
Kmiiiut ■ (i ■
*'• •'• ''"'■'' ''■"■"" -^''.vs th;it it a.lds to the dispatch of husines.s if. ,,nce everv (|u;irtei
"f .'HI hour. Ihe ,|Ues|i,,„ ] ,e read, and 1 ask, What have we -ot to do with the .piarrels of
'/ -7 '^'''^'il^i^'I^ls^liU'"""''' *'''''■'' ^'""ii"i--^-^i"i"''' oi' l"inds and Works f Tl„- onlv ,|uestions
•f/^- .lor the jury ti/T-oiTcTid.'r are. first of all : is this .stateiuent derop,-ito,-v lu the' next place.
'« ''"■"•■ ' ^""1 '" <li" l!iii-'l I'l.-K-e. if not irne w .v den-,,,,„T is it p,-ivi|,,^,.,l ; |s i],,.,-,. anv
,iust,liration h.-re. as thei-e som. -times is in e ea.ses if a per.son ;ml.lishe.s wh,-it is fal.se anil
what is lilu.'llous '
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.Mr. In-ake. Durinu the time y,.u were in politics ,ai what terms were voi: with .Mr.
Ili-e-ins^ Was he a supporter ol your (e.vernment ' A. We were not on friendly lerms.^o
.Mr. I)a\ie. .\ re you j4-(;in<;- into politics .'
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liiiii siiici', nor 111' w ''1 tiir. t
Mr. iJrukc. Ndii claim !<l(>,()()(» ilaiim^i-^ in ir.s]Mci <j|' ihr liliil. ( H' conrM' ji is ikiI
iiccL'ssuiy I'd!' you to provi' s|ifciHl ilaMiaj,'fs ill ti i|iii'>.tioii of tliis sort ' A. HikIit miliiiury
ciicniiistiiiicis I slioiilil lia\t' soiiirtliiiiLf to say alioiit tlial ; Iml as it is, it i^ ii inattiT tliiit I
iiitc'iiii to iravc to till' jury aito^rtlicr.
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(). N'ow tlirri' was aiiotlirr t^ll•^■|•al1l you smt lo McNann'c was tlicrc not ' A. ^'l•M.
(.{. And tliat tiic^raiii was smt to him ai'iti' you liail seen a copy ol' tlic Ottawa " I'ri'o
I'rcss"' A. It must lia\c lici 11, l(i
<i>. 'I'licii you saw a o'liy of ilir Ottawa " Free I'i'l-sm".' A. I .sent for it. I ;j;ot it in
tlie " Sentinel " olliee, iit Hiii,'an s olliee.
<,>. Was tliat ilateil the IMli No\emlier ' \. I cannoi tell you.
(). Have you a <'o]>y '
( ". .1. (to Mr. |)a\ie). Vou ask whether it was after the what :*
Witness. Then' is u telegram ilateil Nth I )i'eemlier, iNS.'i. which I sent McXanuK'.
"Montreal, lltli l)ecemlper, l<S,S.')." I do not see liow tliiit is Montreal. 1 was not there
then,
Mr. Davie. No; it wasrecei\ed in Montreal.
Witness. It does not say so. (IJeads): ■ Si'c Ottawa "Free Press " ninth and semi- 20
" weekly twelfth Xovemiier. also ri'portiiiL;' you swore ju'emier Iier(^ was jiartiier Dock
"contract. Viai now telei;ra])h that report is untrue. Why not have stateil this at tlio
" time, and |iri)tected iiic from unwarrauta)ili> ilefamatory attacks. I have every reason to
" iniliy;nantly complain." He answers : " Ha\(' seen "Freel'ress" to-day. Report falsi'.
" Will write them to that effect. See (Utawa ■('iti/en" of tenth. Will -Miid you one.
" First intimation had of the eharue was fimii yourself hy your teleiiram of tifstli Noveniher.
" Youi' attorney-;;eneral has aii]ilii'd for ollieial rr]iiiit of evidence." A further teli'.:raiii
says —
<i>. I think that was a mistake, was it not. aliouf thr attorney-general^ A. 1 know
nothing' almut it. ;j()
(,). IJowi'X'er. vou heard notliiiiL;' further ' \. 1 did not l;-o furthi'f lieeaiise 1 knew
all I wanted
\K Have you in your ])ossi'--sioii the 'Free Press" to which you refer — the one of
Novemlier ittli f A. Whether this eut-up one is the one or not I tlo not know. 1 forirot.
really. 'J'he " Free Press " that J got from Hasan's otiiee, whether this is the oui' I don't
know. Thai is ,'i " I'Vee i'ress" copy.
(,». What is the dale ' A. The ■' Free i'ri'Ss " of Xovemiier !lth.
(j). Does the ■• I'Vee Pri".s of XoN. Dtli. which you now hold in your hand and which
you say you oot from lla;4aii's oliice contain tin- rejiort of this alleged trial ' \. This has
not the \vliole reiiort. It has a iiortion.
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(,). Will yon lie good iMiotigli to rcail it i A. (reading): " Wlicn Mitcli.ll ai.plicd to
" lii.n for piu-nioiit of his i-laim witness told liini to get an account properly drawn np and
" submitted to liini as it wonld he hettor for him to pay than to suhniit to lawsuits. Wit-
" ness had n deed of dissolution of partnei'shij) prepHre<l. Six of them were in partnership
" out in Hritish Oohniihia. one of whom was at that lime ]nciriiei' of the i^-ovinee."
(,». That is the same as was puhlished in the I'ost was it not'. A. Thar is the same.
Mr. Davie. 1 should like to put that in.
('. .1. Is it (plite the same ' lieeause some words in the I'ost differ from those in the
( 'oionist. Vow wl'.ere are the words " at that time '" They are in the Post y(jn see. hut not
herein or in the Colonist. It is very odd that the Colonist should have followed this paper k-
whicli the Post is su|)])osed to have followed. It is, however, of very little importance,
hecanse tlie (piestions hefore the jury tire three. Shall I repeat them:' Are these words
dero'iatory :' Secondly. .\n' tiny falsi' ' Thirdly. .\re the\ ju^litied :'
Ml'. I)avie. The term derogatory. y.)nr lordshi|). 1 suppo-e might he implied to mean
defamatory — injurious :*
C. .1. Not in the sense of iiie!u<ling pecuniary injury, hut hurting a man's feelinys.
.Mr. Davie. I think the true di'linition is whether the words ai'e injurious or not.
C.J. That is not puhlished hy the (Iefend;int at all. The defendant never .saw, -in
his answer to tiie interrogatories he swears hi' ne\er saw that jiaper until months
afterwards. ,^,.
Mr. Drake.-- 1 suhmit. my lord, that that is no proof in (of ') the pa[ier. at all, and that
it e;innot go as evidence to the jnrv
.Mr. Davie. It has everything to do with the case. According to the view which I
take of he '.liitti'r, and a view which 1 .shall s-dmiit hy-and-hye. as I do not care aliout
introducing it just now, it has everything to do with tlie case.
C. .1. Do yen think that he^ause a man sees an article in another pajier, and ropiesit.
that heciiuse of its having heeii in another ]iaper is a justification ' On the contrarv, I
think \'ery oft( n ir is an aggiavation. llowexer, let it go in.
Mr. Drake. I ohject to its going in hecause it is not jiart of the defence raised in this
cuso. He did not copy it from that jiaper, and states ,so in his defence. Whiitcvcr appears .'!()
in another paper is not evidence.
.Mr. Da\ie. I wish to put it in and suhmit that it is very essential, as I shall pro\{'
afterwards.
C. J. (to Mr. Dr;ike). 1 shall let it go in, hut will note your ohjecfion.
Mr. Davie, I think I shall he ahje to ]irove the relevancy of this docunii'nt, and my
ground is rather difierent to what is. I thiid<, in your lordship's mind at the ])resent time.
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'i'- I see in your telegram of the llth Decemher, yiiu .isk .MeNamee why he did not
state lhi>- [luhliily at the time, and ha\c thus protected you Irom uiiwairantalile defiunatory
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I».xt,m1..t wiMs,-,l a c.nc-tiun of M,is n, alter to \n- ],n\M.Uvi\ in tlir Ottawa Fiv,. I'lvss ' A
No: l.cca.isr I limit. '.I all tliroiiuli tin' |.a|HTs and I .li,| ii..( IIimI it.
<,' l>o ymi kimw imw (hat micIi is tlir ca-r ' A. I du imt.
'>». I'i'l yon ,s,Til„. Ottawa Frcr I'lvss of the Kith |)(.c,.,i,l„T' A. I sav 1 hunt..,!
.•aiviuilythioi'^h all thr paiiers a.i.j .11.1 ii..t, so., it, th.Hl-li I limit,.,| ..a.vli.llv iHrausi- I
Walltc'.i 111 src it.
(.1. \..w willy..,, look at this pa],.. I- ,.!,.as.., wlii..li i. an i<M„. .,r tl,,. Ot ta wa Kiv..
IV.'vv an.l ...u ^--y.a, will -,..• tli.. phae inaik..,! with i,..,i,.il ili,.,v. .\. \V,.ll ; what alM.ut
it ' I n.'S'.T saw it l..'1'o,'.'
_<^ V(,M wofo not awair. tl,..„. that M..Xan,<H. ha.l tna.lo ativ .Ttfa.-tion opiinv .'or^
m-ttot, ,n til.. |,a|..M'r A. X., ; I |i„„te,l ratcftiily all lhfo„.-|i tl'i,. ScntinoLlT'^^^r/^-'
tlic.^o liap.M's .-a,,,,. Ilu.iv. an.l t.iM tlnnn to take ..air of t|,..,n f,.r ni,.. '^
Mv Davi... : wish ti, |,i,i that |,a|n.f ill, my I,,,nl.
Mf. Dfaki- ohjcis that the .1.,,'ntneiit is ii'ivlovaitt. //jZ^f
W ilncss. As I,., says. ,t has ii.,thi„g ,, ,h, with it . ^ W^ stafs wliat is ,mtf„o. li
,s n.it on oa,!;, •*
Mr. l)a\-io. He .^tato.l the same tliimr on oath.
*'••'■ ^' "■'\''<'- I iiavc u-ivrn vo„ ,li,,i,|o. th,. ,-,,ii.lu.-t .,f this suit .'vitv |.(,ssihle
u'lva,ila,-c. ... I hav.. lo|,| yoii (aial I am alVahl I hav .jono wf.mu') I havo -iv.Mi voii -o
inlvantan'os wlii.'li in no ..ih,.,' a. ti.a, 1 wo„|,! hav -ivri, t.. anv oIIkm' s,iitor. This is •,„
.-..•tion a.u-aiiisi tlio |„,l,lisl,..,' .,1' a newspai,..,- I.nai-ht hv a jn.l-.. ,,r th,. Snprome Cant •
^"i<l Hi .,|-,1,M- that it mi-ht not hr sai.l wit 1, a shadow ..f Irnth I hat v.ai have not ha.l
ev<.,T means ,,f .lelVii.e, 1 hav... -ivoi, y.ai ..yeiT latitn.j... lint ivallv.' [ must .Iraw the
liiie .M.m.'wiH.iv. I .■aiin,,t let y.a, |,iit thai i,i. it i, ira^h, |,..|IV.-t n'adi.
.''"''• "■"■'•'■ ' ""'^' "I'.i'"'' I" .\-""' I"I''1-Im|.'^ i-ematk-^ a. |,reiu.|i//al to ih.^.jiirv
. aL;'all,st my iTli'iil.
^ r -^r.l. X«( i.rejn.n.^.rt^Jl. :miI .-..ndneive to .j„sti,.,>. I tvpeal that in „.. otJie,
^/ /-a-e w,,„l,l 1 hav.. all.,w..,ly,„i s„,-|i latitn.l... Wh..,, the .|,ie.ti,„i ,,f ih,. .omn.i^.i, „,
%1/;""'" "I' ' "'"' "'^" i' "''^ "-'''-^ 1'"" ""• Pl^'iniilf is a Jn.Uv .,!• th,. S„|„vme C.nr,- -o
4^n} he .Mnie- li,.ir I,, ivin,.v,. his .■hafa.M.M'. a,i.| a ver.li.-t in his lav.,,' will I,,. ii,..l...:s_u.,.rse "
— than ,|s,.|,.ss-_if it ,,,,, 1„. s.,i,| with a sha.l.)w ,,f anyihin- lik.' Ir,it|i ih;,i ai,Ml,ii,..- ha.l
'"■''" '•^•■1'' """• l'>"l ihal yon .honl.l tak.. npth.. linn. .,f th.. Cant l.v |.io',|,i,-ii,T,. ti'ie
; ''^^'-'i-'- "!• ivIiM.th.ns ma.l.. I,y M.-Xa, whi. !, il,.. ;,1 limiH ha^ n..^,.,' -....n. w rniTle.
' ■■''■■ '*■''''' ■ ' '' '' '-l.iil" lit'"''' :iii.v "tht!,. iifivil.'uv than I w..ii|.| hav.. ,|.,ii.. in aiu
'"'"''■'■"-'■• ' " :• -^'Vlhil I iva.i voiif l..f(l,|,i|,'s ivmark^ in n.r,.r,.||,.e I,, il „„',.
""--'"" ■""! '■ii'ii'K .li^,-iv with them, heeai,... I .-a,,,,,!! -,.,. Ii.,w a jml-,. ,,f ,he
^"l"'''ii"' *' •! when he .•.,nie. iiit.i .-onil t.Ui-ht a .-.ise is I,. 1... |ival...l in ;mv ..iIr.,-
way tliaii as an oi'.iinai'v lili-.aiit.
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Mr. Davie. I do not huv so; l)iit I do niiiintain lliat when yon Hay Mr. IliiTi^in.s \h
srettinii' more favor .slicwii to him on acconnt of tlio [lo.sition of the iiiaintiit' tliat it is
iiiii'lily iirfjudii-ial to tiic '\m uy ^li /ii,,ln nUi^
V. ■!. 'I'hat is wliat yon say. 1 say that it is ronducivc to jnstice.
Mr. |)avif. it is not conducive to ju>tici.'; ami liiouirli very sorry to say so, I may
have to move aii'ainst your iordsliip's remarks, and pi'oiiahly wilL owiiii;' to tiie way in
which yon iiave clioscu to frame tliem. I now submit tliat tiiis siionld i:;o in, and i dn
so without askinii' any fax'oi'. If you wisli to ruh' it out. do si).
C. .1 . 1 will read them out.
Mr. |)a\ie. I ha\<' no wish for yuu to road them out. If your loi'dshi)i eho(jses to 10
do so, yon can. My lord. I hope you will not concei\-o 1 am askiuLC yon not (?) to road
auythini:- which I reu'ai'il a-^ entirely prejudicial to the dereu(lanl's case, 1 conceiveil it,
was out of place at ihi' time, and thiidc that it would lie more so, now. Will your . ^ ^.
lonh-hip allow me to put in this newspaper of the Idlli Docendier '.' / ,V . y/l/'^V'^Cf /^^. 0rA**'7c
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^[|■. i>a\ie. Well. I wish yon to note my ohjection to your rnliiijr.
C. .1. Well; let it --o in. Mr. Drake.
Mr. Draki'. I wi>li yoii toiiote that I ohject toil, my lord.
('. .1. Wlial call it have to do with this case'?
Mr. Drake. That is the \'cy\ reason that 1 ohject. ±{\
Mr. Da\ie. Mr. Walkem -ays that he iie\-er saw it . (,')
('..I. The defendant never >aw it. eiiher.
Mr. Da\-ie. I"'roni my point of \iew it is lulally imniaierial whetiier hi' <aw it or
iKit. The point 1 wi-h to pre--- i- tluil owinn' to what Mr. irii;-i;-in.- puhlished. Mr.
Walkem ohtuined a refutation of t hi- statement in < Mtawa,
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Then I am at liherty to put il in '.'
('..I, ( )li. pul it ill. What I- the iiiimher of if.'
Nfr, D.ivie It is the i-siie of the Idih Dccciiiher. 1.S8.').
(DociimenI handeil in. marked l^NJiihit ' i .)
\!r. Drake, ^^lnr lord-hip iinle- my ohjection'r ;}()
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Mr. Da\ie. Now lefoii miiienciiiLj: ihis aciidii fdi' lihcl— of Walki'in \'s. Ilju-
Li'ins — you c'iu-»'d no conimnnicatioii lo he -ent to the defendant, did you'.' .\. No.
^\. The lir-t notilicatiou \(iu li'ave hliii was a Wi'il o|' Siiniinon-.' A. ^'e<;
hecaiHc the article was a challciiL;'!' In -ne.
(\. Now -iiicc the cdiiinieiiceiiH'iit nf thi- action and -ince thv defendant's
Statomont of Defeiici', do you rememher that on the li'.Uh -iaiiuary in the [irosent yoar
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(lofeiice ill :iii :ilt,'nmtivc niaiincr: A. It wasstnick oiit in ISSil, luid Ik; iipi.licil in ISST
ami put in tlic saiiif lliiii;,'.
Q. Did lie lint aj.|.iv for l.-avc to anK'iiii in tliis |iartiriiiar.' A. \'c,-.: I lorolIyrL.
I sii|i|Kisc tlii> i.s tlic -niiiniMii- aliMiit tlic evidence'.'
t^ To do one uf twi, tliiiiir-: Kitlier to ^tate wliat I lie e\ideiii'e was tliat was u'ivon
i)y Mi'Xainee (ir (d-e t.. -tate -iiii|.|,v iIkiI tlie evidence |.iildi>lied l,y liini, llie defendant,
was iiicon-ecl ur inaccurate, and to |iiiidisli any reasonable siateniont or e.YphinatioM
wliicli yon Tiiiiidit wisli.- .\ . | ,ii,l ,„,t nndei'stand tliat and 1 do not understand it now,"
(reads from smniiioii- to amend Stateiiii'iit of Defence) — •' lou'ellier witli anv reasonaldo |(-
'•sialemenl or c.Niij malioii wiili reference to tiie said evidence wliicli mav lie satisfactory
•• lo tiie idaiiititr. or to pnldisli a statement tliat tne evidence, as re|i.irted in tlie Kveniii'i,'
•' i'ost and repeated l,v tlie defendant, was inaceiiratidy reporleil, hm-etlier witli anv
'•reasonalde statement or e.\|danatioii witii reference t.i llie said evidence wliiidi may lie
••satisfactory t.i llie plaintitlV I saw this, an I Mr. Diake. liein-- my .■oinis.d, I look his
•"'^■'"■''- 'f '■'"'"' I'l' I'l-fore the Chiei- .hiMice. .and, of course, il was disaliowud. I
colisi'h''red ihal il w;.- -imoly ihrowin-- .''il al me. The oH'cr made there is |,, put in ;i
peijlired .-lalciiieiil.
-Mr. Davie. I'ardon me: you are entirely misconceiviiiLi- ii, I am sure. A. Ii wis
to hut ii! a sfil'Miiein whi' h \hN.,nic,. m.i,h' ahoni me \\-liich wa- ah oluteh" false. 2
•i!- '^"11 would not iiiientioiiaiiy misiepresent this lo the .lurv. hiil voii are
iiiislaken. He otters yoii two thiie.'--: Hither to pill in the evidenee as .MeXamou nuva
It. and as you produced it yoin-ldf. or rUo to leave ihal out and simply piihlisli u
sialemenl thai the eviden.e. as piiMi-hed hy lli^'-'in-. was iiieorre.'t'r ' .V. ivvcii.se mo,
1 have not produced .McXamee's evidence, nor do 1 lielieve my coimsel is e-oin<j to
proihico it. We leave that for yon to do. (Ueads., •■ .\nd anionu' other jol.s yon Took
'• this joh in I'.rili-h ('olumliia'.' .\ . ^',.s. (^). | imdersland you lo say il was nialer
"a s[ioeies of compnlMou tlait yon siih-iet this conli'acl in 1!. ('. in tlu' lirsl place. .\.
•■ ^\^s. t^. 'I'ou did not do that \villin--ly? .\. 1 did not. (^). ^'ou were forced to do
-that hy the local (ioverniiicnfr .\. Y,-.. I). .\iid the way that was d,,ne was at the ;jo
•• siicru-L.^tioii ,,f one of the iiiemher.^ of thai ( iovernnu-it lliat in order lo mh'I round tiie
••clause a.uMin-l siihdettiiiLr yoii took in three partnersr \. S'es: and he named those
-three parliiers. (^l. And that |iartner-hip coiisis,ed of McXamee >^ (',,., in I'.ritisli
•'('olnmhia it consisted of the ihre.- memheis of the linn piop, r here and these three
•' u'eiilkuneu ihere'r .\ . \'e-."
Mr. Davic. J)oes not that -ummons olFcr you the allernaii ve of piildisliinu- the
evidence as o'iven, or -im|dy to pnhli-h a stalenicni Ihal the evhleiice a^ pnhlisheil in
the Coloiii.st is ineorreet. Now I ask you to answer this? I A. 'i'liis is a summons to
place til's tliMi'j- oil t'
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Oil li,e pleadlllij.--^ lliipi'..; .!•/ m.ciler. ll i- ;ii;
oiler lo plai-e what \'oii -.ee 1 n the pie. Mime's.
'^ All 1 can say then, i- that yoii li.ve not read it. Voii cerlaiiilv have read it
aloud, hill have not iinilerstood it. .\. •• Ilerehy otKers to cause to he puMished in the
" said Daily Colonist newspaper a crrect I'epori of ihe evidence which wasactuallv n-iveii
"liy the said McXamee a- afore-.aiil. loL;-etlier with any reasonahle statement" (iiiiy
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rr'i.-uindJ' -.Iiilcliioiil'. 1 ■• III' i'X|ihilialiiin wliidi ln:i\ lie .-;ili-l'arti)i'\ {o \\\r |i|,iinlill . '
Mr. |)Mvic. Tliat i- ihiiiu' we iiirrr'.' A. N(i\v. that i- "■Ir.ir I'linii-li. l.of
,.,,inv-i'. coliM mil . .iii-i-nl In a -el dl' lilidldil- >latclii('lit< liciii-- illl rmlil.T'l. -nine uf llii'lii
iKilliiiiH' liMt <lirl, •■•'r I" |iiiMi-li ;i -latcmcnl llial llic rviilrncf. a- i f|ii)ric(l in l lie
•• KvciiiiiL;- l'ii>l and rc|iralril \>y t lie ilctViidaiit, wa- iiiarciiiMlrlv rciKirtcil. Io^tI l.er willi
■• an\ rfa>niialili' >lal(inc'nt or cxiiliinalinii, with rcrfiTiirc toiiic >aiil rviiiciicc. wiiich
•• niav l.csitlsfariurv \n llic |ilaiiitiir.'' Tliil i- iimI a Ifll.'i nf a|">|..-'.v imr an a1l<'in|il al it.
(J. At all events voii icI'ilMMi that.' I am imt a-kiiii;- vuii what \\a~ llic I'H'cct of
ll,;il. hut I airi a-kiiiu- voll wlictluT yn\\ knrw what \va> lliiTc. ami kiirw what the cll'c.'t
of it wa->'.' A. TIh' Cliicf .lii-tii'C, wlini it caini' ii|i. ilisillowfil it, hciiiu' aware ol thcii,
rule- of |>!cailiun'>. I'lariii-- it on the plradinL:-- i> i|nilc a dilfcrciit tliiiii:' to |i|acinn' it in
thi> news|ia|ii'r. If it had liccn an oHVr to |ilaci' it in the ni'W>|>a|ii'r. and fairlv, 1 >lionld
not ha\ »' olijcc'tcil |.rcdial>l.v.
('..I. Thr aiipliiMtioii wa- inailc to a -hidu-c in Clianihcrs. ffa- tiic iiii|ilic'aiion
hern apiicaU'il fi'oin'.' A .Indu'' in Chainlu'r- can make inistaki'.-. and if a mistake was
made wliv not have appealed from if.'
Mr. |)a\"ie That is one way of pnltim;- it, Inil not an aecni'aie onr.
('. .1. rrohahh- no one can put it ae'-uratidy Iml \ohr.-(df.'
Mr. Davie. No: l)nt I called atttailion to i hi> |o |, rove that Mi'. Iliu'U'ins was at
lirsl. and is now. wiHiiin' to put anytidiiL;' in the paper, in the way of a reasonabh o()
-tatement. with reui'ard tin' matter.
('. d. There i- nothin-' tin're ahoiit piitliiii:' it in ihe paper, I,
Mr, Davie, it lias liceii said hy yoiii' Lordddp and hy M r. W'alkem. and hoth of yoii
are mistaken, that there is not an oll'er to pnhlish that the eviilenee wa- incorrectly
repoi'teil. I will read it : •• Or to piiMi-h a statement that the evidence, as reported in
••tlie Mvetiiiiu- I'o-t and repealed liy the dereiidaiit. w.is inaccnr.il(dy reported. io.j,-cther
•• with anv reasonahle -tatement or exphinalion. will) refereiK-e to the saiil evidence,
■•which may he snii-f.ictory to the plainlillV
('. .1. That is no apolou'V :it all.
Mr. Davie. Tliit is another matter : Iml yon said a moment aiid there was no olf'ei -j,,
to pnldisii it. Tliere w.is an otfer to piihli-h it.
Witness. Of coiMse 1 cinnot ar-an' the-c thiii^'- with you. lint it hear- no -iich con- y
slrui'lion. It was to place it on tlic pleadin-'-, Imt as no <ilKei was nnnie to piildi,-li it in the
new-paper I declined.
Mr. |)avie. 1 wi.-h to put that in. What we oU'ered to pnhh-h w,i- anuliim:- w hhdi
would he reasonahly satisfactory to the plaintitl'.
(', d . That was not hefore me.
Witne-s. It wa- not on llie sntntnons for leave to add to the plea.
Mr. Davie. I'ardonme: wdiat yon ai'e -latiiiL;' is a mis-constriiction of lan^aia;;-e ':
A, I do not intend to arLiaie witli yoii. .\-k tne a liuestion and 1 will aiiswer it, 4(i
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Ml. I »ral<<' iil>jcrl~ lo I lif 111111111011.^ r<ir \v;\\v ticilllCIHl llic Stulclnrnl of l>rl('l|cc
ii'i>ill,U' ill.
Mr. |);ivi.'. I a^k Vdiir l-iinMiip to im>I.' lliat I nll'cr lliis in cviilciirc. \t \<nuW jiiit
ill I'd!' tlic piirjioso (if slicwiiii;' in ((iiilrailictinii of Mr. l>rakf saving- llicrf is no cv idcnrc
.if anvtliinu- iiki' iiii a|M,l,,i:'\ iiaviiii-- lictMi oltVri'il to ilir i.lainlitr. Will \oiir laaiUlii|'
allow it to H-o in ■' i a-k no I'tivor, iait >iiii|ilv want to kinw.
C. .1 1 (Inn I M'c lio«- it can -■(> in. 'I'lic (|ii('stion wlicn tlic a|ii(licatioii was made
was lliat villi should In; at liliortv to aniciid voiir ii|('iidin>;~ and was rcl'u>C'd. .No ajiiioal
was taken and I do not sec liow I can admit tliat as fvidi'iicc,
Mr, |)a\ic. Tlic .^Ici iiindc llicii was l(, |,iilili^li a sliilchiclU. thai l Ik cv idciicc was in Mi
acciiratclv rcporicl. loucthcr with an\ rca>on:ii'lc cxi'lanatioii or siat(aH(ail wliicli inicli' 'n'
•-Mtisracloiy to the plaint ill: It was mi oH'cr to the [.LiiniiH', and took the t'urui of n sniii-
iiions liccan-.c it wa-. the onlv way in which it (Maild he iiiaile.
('.I. There w.a- no nce(l for it In take that haiii. \'>\\ nii-ht ;i- well take out a,
sinmnoli- in ehahihci-. to -he\v caU-' why yo'l -hoiiM iml a^l, uic to dinner.
Mr, l)a\ie. The iiiiities wci'c at arm's lenctli, and it was necessary to hriii-- the mat
lei u|. in that way. At all events I wish to |Mit it in, and either to have it acue[ited, or the
tender of it noted.
( '. ,1, It i- ,is I .said hel'ore, I eave \oii an inch and yoii have taken a mile
Mr, Drake a>ks that e\ idciice lie coiiliiied to the (|ilestiMii-. -.tiactly at issue, ^^^
C, .1, The (|iicstions are : I - the Matcmeiit den.eatoiy ' I- ill'd-' U il just itied '
Mr, Drake, The summons to ana ii i c(Mitains no nircr of ajiolouV' at all.
Mr. Davie, That is a mailer for the jury.
('.I, \'(]ii are not to un haek to the year one, luit to ciaisider l]a' ccniduct of the par-
ties since the pnhlicaf ion.
.Mr, D;i\ic This is since the ]iuhll ;itioii, and my areiniieiit is that it goes to shew
that the d( fcndant was w illiie,; to d.i aiiyt liiiie- thai was fair and reasuiiaMe. I tender it
anyhow,
Mr, Drake. If vmi once admit a docmneiil like th.it you mieht as well admit any
nnmlicr of lluan, .SO
Mr Da\ ic, I do not intend to conduct this defence in an unfair way .at all, and I am
(piite s.atisiied when the case is tinished the jury will think .so, and your Lordshi]! also. 1
h;ivc a diitv to peifiinn to niv dieiil, 1 may misciincci\-e it: if i d.i that is to his dis.ad-
vantage. ISut I conc(ive it to his inteivst that that document sh.mld e'o iir, and I there
fore tender it,
.Mr, Dr.'ikc. I really must ohject in this. It is not fair to tlie plaililitl' that such docu
mcnts should I e put in merely to have them set aside hereafter.
('..I, If it were not .Mr, Davie, I mielit suspect that that was the olijcct of eetline;
this admitted,
.Mr. Drake, The refusal or .•idmissioii of a document of that nature is simply a case of 40
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('.'). I mil ll'it ^lll'c (lir JlirV Ii|Il;1iI imt -<r it. It llli^llt iJiiTatr In ^dlni' I'M. Ill ill
iiiitii;iitiiiii lit' iliiiiinn''^.
Ml'. I'liiU.'. It ".iiii|ily ■^•iii's Id tlii> rNlriil II.' t:iki~ mil a -iiuuhuiin tn slii.\v rjiir-c
\\li\ I 111' cli't'iii.jiait sliiiiijil lint jiiii MJiiM iliiii'4 ill lii^ iiii|Hi'. 'I'lii'ii' wa- iiM II I I'mI' tliat.
ir, liii\vc\rr, lir linij lii-^l ip|lMi>lici| -II. 'h an ap il.i^\ li.' mi'^iit ari.Twar.N liav.' |il.'a.|.''l tliat
li.' lia.l Ml |iiiI.|i-1iim| it,
< '. •!. It i- Jlist a-- 11' a !iiaii l.n.k mil a -iiiiiiiiniis l..'|'iiri' m.' in i-liaiiiluT^ t.i slirw caiisr
\\li\ lit' sliniilil lint a^k nil' I.I .liiin.'i' Tlirrr wa-- .mi- niail.i' li.' |ir.i]i.i-^.'i| tn i'r|ii'ii.liici' in
III- lik'a.liiiLt'^. I llinii'^lil it i'\( liii'^ly iiii|ini|M'i' aii.| I'.'fii-.'.l III all.iw it, an. I ili't'i'inlaiil
iil.iiiitti'il, Til. '11 li.' I.ii.k ..III a siiiiininii- in --li.'W I'aiwi- \\'li\' lir -Imiilil iinl |iiilili.>li a nT- |0
lain '■lalcin.'iit in I i|n n..l kimw that lir -.aiij lii-, |ia]i.'r '
Ml', hiak.' II' 111' lia.l |iiili|i.>lii'.| il in lii- iiaprr aihl I Inn a->kril!''a\ i' tn pli'iiil I lial In'
lia'l ilnlii' Ml, till' caM' niiL;lil lie 1 1 ill'i ri'lil .
.Ml', l)a\'ii', W'l' cJaiin that im a|i.i|.iny is nr wiis CviT nfci..sMiry iiml ilu iint wi-li llit;
.'.iiiliaiy 111 I.I' nn.li'i ■^Inn.l, Wr claini ilial tli.' .inciiiin'nt i> iint il.'l'iiniiiliii'y in any \\a\ imi"
injiii'ioii,s. IJi.u.'M'i', a- ihi'i-i' iniiilil !..• a i-.inllii't ni' ..|.iliinii mi lli.' -ul.jrcl. wr nlli'i'i'il to
|.iil.ii'-li wliali'M'i- Mr, Walk. 'Ill niinlil .It'-ir.'.
• '.■I, 1 tliink il will I.. Iiriti'i' In li'l, it r-i, ill .M,. I d'aki', siiliirci tn ymir nliji'rtimi.
Mr. I )rakr 1 ('.ilainly iiliji'i't
( '. -1. In .ii'ili'i' In >a\.' i'lii'tliiT liti'^atimi. 20
■Ml'. l>raki'. I .lull I kn.iw al.niit '^aviii'^ riirlli.'i' lili^alinli, I'i'niial.ly IflliiiL;' it- u'n in
iiiiii'lit l.r the \ .TV ni.'ans i.r I'aii-'iiiL,' i'lirlli.'i' lit i^al inii.
Ml' |)a\ir, il i- vi'i-y clrar iIii'It i> iiim'r lik.'ly l.i !"' litiL;Ml i'Hi il' il ilni'- tint.
< ', .1. I rii'tainh hill. I il l.i i..' ina. Iiiii.s'-iilil.'.
•Ml', |)a\ii'. Malo' a imli' llnii that I ha\i' triiilrr.'il tlii". siiniinntis of thi' •JUtli .Ifimi-
ary ; tiiat was thr ilali' uli.n il was In In' Inanl, 'riiiTr is nn .lat.- wlu'li it wiis taken i nit.
I sii|i|inM' it was thi' ijay l.i't'ni'.'.
I'l.xaniinatinn ('nniiiuieil.
Mr. i)M\ie. \'(in (In not iiLCree. Mr, ■histii'i' W'alkein. witli sninc remarks \v]iieli Me
Nam. e ninile ill reltitiou to tlii.s matter ' A. I eaniiut agree with them, liecause they iire .iq
lint true.
\). 'I'lieli .McNainee, ill his i'\i.|i'llei', has lint stat.'.l e\ crythili'.; which is true ,' A. lie .
states t'i'iini his nwn pnint nf \ icw with ren'ai'.l tn tli.' emilraet an. I as tn my eniiiliiet.
<j> I lin lint wisli tn e'li illto it. A. I lia\'.' 11.. I tllO slio'htest olijeetlnll, lieeilllse all
was pi'i't'i-etly ri'i'.', alin\'e linanl, aiul upri.,^-|it. I am s.irry to state lie lias state.l eertaiii
things which arc inaccurate. The niily ihiiii;' which he has slateil cirrcctly is that 1 wa.'^
n.it his partner.
i). Th.'l'e is 1111 sllo'.^estinll nf it ' A. Ynll are trviuL;' to ill) it.
<j>. \o\\ stateil that you I'isae-reeil I'litirely witli what .McNam.'e sahl ' A. Assiireilly.
He eaiiie tn me to cliaiiLje tlie stone from Xewc-astle to Seattle stone. I askeil him whv lie 40
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waiitcil it cliiiii'^c'il ami sniil it w.iiilil lie hcttcr tu I^'Unc llic nuUtrr in I In- li.-iii.U of ilii>
iMiLiiiiiri- Ilc->ai(l, ■' ()!i. a -natcli (if Hie ]icn IVdiii ynn will ill) it," 1 |i' tlini sai'l, ' ' hm i i '
hiiiiil.i. " nil 1 iiiMi il- " I'liiik hri'r. iliiw is yiiiii' ili-ti'ict at l'^s<|iiiiiiall '" i >ai<l. " My <li^li'ii'f
is III! rinht. ami I lia\-r a vnti- in the lloiisrul' 1 .s tu li." ami s,, on. He waitfl a Imit;' tiim-
aliil tlirli lie sail!. ■■ I call inaiiagc tliiiiLTs all riL;lit. I'm' ynii,' ami tln' next tliiliu' Ih' saiil wa-. ■ I
want \ nu til 111 '1 1 1 m ■ a 1 mi it tlir ^tuin' " I saiil '■ (In to tin' lMiuiiiri-i-." Ilr -ail I " \\ lial ilm-'s
hr kiiiiw aliiiut it ' I ran miaue ^urli a man as that!" I --aiil Mr. llriim'tt has a ln'ftrr
know It'ilu'r (if ^tiiiH- iliaii i'\iT yiiii hail, ami as I'ui- yuu, yim arc ;i hctici- .juil;;e ul' [laviiin
^tiincs at ail clcctinii tiiaii any uthcr^.
(,). ^'llll have tiilil nil- a ■.;iiiiil ihal which I iliihi I ask ymi almnl. please alisWiT thi-. In 10
his letter til yiiii he make- a stateiin lit wliich ymi s:iy i-- iinlnic: iliil ymi write t.i him
aliiiiit it ' .\, Nut at all. 1 iliil not wish tii hamly wmiU with hiiii.
(^> N'oii hail flirt III r cui I'l'sjiiiniliiice. hail ymi nut .\. I really I'nruel wliethcr I ilid.
There iiia\- have 1 n mie letter I iiit-iiileil til write w amine him aeainsl Mitchell- state-
in, nt. I ilii lint think, Imwcvei-, I wrote it. ( Diiciinieiit hamjeil to witness.) Wc^ll. I have
:^'ot 1111 eii|i\- of this (lieails, I hear Sir: -I lia\c hail to iirnceeil against tiie ( 'ojonist ami
I'ost n- ws|iaiiers lici-e t'or the lihels they inserteil "
.Mr, l)a\ic. I ilon't ask xmi to rcail it, I imrely wi-h yoi. fn say whether it is your
letter or not ' .\. IWaiesay. I iiitemleil to write him a letter warniiie- liiiii aejiiiist
.Mitehell's eviilellce. I ilnll'l klloW wllcthel' liliillirilnl (i^xlii I lit liaiii Ici 1 111 iiiarkeil II.) 20
(ill on askiiie' i|nestiiins . ilou't kee|i me •^l.-iii'line here all il.iy 'i'hls (relVri inu 1. 1 the
letief) is all rieht enmiuh.
Ml. I)a\ie, That is a Icrler which you --eiit to him '
C. .1. A h-tter '
Witness. A letter I iiiteiiildl lo write anil may have written, luit [ have eot no copy
of it. It was :i letter written ahoiit MiteheH'- I'viijeiice, saying the whole report was
j,'arhle,l '
(',.1. l»i.| I uicler-laiiil \oU In --ay that init il t he letter w .as h.aii leij to yoii, yoii had
fiirt^fotteii I hat villi miehi ha\ e written it ' .\. i s;iiil I iliil not think I w lote to him ae-ain.
I '. J. Then this letter w.a- .an answer ' \ \ ■ - : I toll liini I iiiteiiileij to write .iit :{<i
ilo not know wliether I iliil il, *
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lint now. \oii i|o recollect ' .\. I ihelarc I woiilil not have nnle-s | had sreii il.
I '. .1, lint now \ oil do recollect il ' A. \'c> ; the ■■ totteiiiie' seat ' hii-ine>N I .lid not
take aii\ notice of, hei-aiisc he was wiiliiiL:' sinartiiiL;', evidently, nnder the forfeiture of his
S10,0(10, and it w .as no use aiimiyiiie' the man or lakiliu;' any notice of it.
(}. .\t thi- lime the lime ymi wrote the Ictlei - had you Keen el\eii to iiiiderst.and
(I doll I want to know how iiiilc-,-- \oii elioosc to say) that a man named !!, j'. Mitchell wa.s
prepared to state that McNaiiiee actually did .slate what was reponed in the ( 'nlnliisl '
A. V'cs ; I li.ad liecii eiveii to iiiidi rstand thai .Milclnll who was out here and who turiieij
out to lie a diireieiit .Mitiliiil IroiM vmii's w a- pn pa' ed to -.ay or to swear fh.at .McXaeiee 40
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\K Ami it was tn |,n[.;iiv Mi-Naiiirc- a-iiiiisi Miat cv i.l.|ic<. iui.l warn liiin al.uiil it
il tliat yuii wmtr llic Irlio- ' A. ^■l•s. and to ilrlViiil iiivsclt', tuc
'.'• ' "'■'■ '•"■ iiiiiii.ii.lo wliii-li I iHviuiiir you aiv (|iiit.. awaiw < .\' i-. in tlii> Statriii,.nl
(if Claim, whicli y..n niakr Ik iv, i- tlial .Mr lli--ins meant ali.l inl.n.l.'.l it (,, l„. I„.|i..\,.,l
•■ that at till' lime till- plaintiiriifM tlir >rv,.|a! .illicrs ,,f piililic lrii-.t aii.l conli.lrnrr i.-
■• tiMii.Ml. ]„. secretly ami l.y cdrinpt mean, an.l lui- <v,rni|.t ami unu .,rtl..\ e.,nsi.leiati,,n.s
• ni' ],ei-soiial eaiiiaiKJ i.volit.an.i in l.etraval of xiel, hiim an-l e.,nli.lenee. an|uiie,l an.l lieM
•■a |iarliiei>lii|, intei'cst conjointly with tlie sai.l iM,niiaef..ix ■' \ \,.-.: | ^;n t],„( iseoun-
sei's int'elenei'.
<>>. An.l your inl-eivn-'e. i,,u' A, V.'s. .Ii-aun fn.m iva.line iliat artieje in tli.. ('..h, (o
nis(.
l.i. Di.l y.ai h.iM tli.> l,ytt..n assiz,.> in |SS+ ' A, I Hippnse s,,. ] .iniTt kn..\v.
«,). An.l in iSS-V als,, ' A, \rvy lik.'ly.
(»». I>.i y.iu n'ni.'ml..'i' in Iss4 fli,. -i-an.l jury |iiv-„.ni in^ an a.l.liv-s t., y,,ii ' a lii<rlily
(•om|ilimi'ntaiy owr ' A. I i'.iie.'t. I am sur.'.
<,• Will you lii.ik at tl.is ' i iiv.i.liieine- .loi-nment. i A. 1 Mi|,|i.i-,e it i- s,,, y.-s.
<,'. An.l that is pul.li-liiMl ill tlie ('.il.iiiist is it n.it ' A. \'.'s.
<,'. Will y.iii lie e.io.l eiioiieh t.i I'l'ail it .' • . /S'^lS'
Mr. Drake ol,j,.cts that it is n,,t .■vi.jeiice. /^i. /l**^ ^** ^
('. .1. Th.. ipieslions in th.' niatt.r at i-siie are wli.i li.r/| I.e a lil.i-l, whether it he tnic 20
or false, an.l whc'ih.T it he jiistiti.Ml, Now a eriin.! jur\ eharge in l,s>i+, what cnii it have
to ilo witii thcse^^r^/V/y/,-/ ."
Mr, Davie. There is another ipLstion, an.l that is malii-.'. It is aNe-e.] in the State-
nt of Claim and also now that the pnhlicati.in was mallei. im>.
( '. •!, I'iN.ry 'ill. 'I is mali( i.ais.
.Mr, Davie, y.--: Imi it li,.s np.m th.' .Iel'<'n.l;int to r.'fiit.' nialii'.-.
^'- •'• II' il i'- iiienmhi'nt on a joiirnalisi to do .invlhin-- it is t.i piiMi-h what is ti-,i.',
Ml'- I'iivi.'. i ask y.nr h.inldiip merely t.i II. it.' that I t.-ii.l.'r a .'oiiv of the Daily
Colonist n,'ws|ia,]ier of ( Ictoher i2C.th, I.S.S+, contaiiiine- a e.,ni|ilimentarv a.l.Jr. .. hy tliV'
e-raiid jury t.i .Mr, .iu-tie.' Walk.-n «« the occasion of the assi/,,s. '''-'
C. .1. ^ oil t.'ii.li r that in oi-.|er to shew no malice'
Mr. Da\ie. ^'e■^ ; thai is one of ill,- in-taiic'.'s.
Witness. 'I'h\ lihi-1 was pnlilished ill Iss.".
C .1. N'es. twelvi- month- aflerwaid.s,
■M''- l>ii\ie I -ik.i i.-n.ler th,- eraii.l Jiirv r 'port of InS-V I t.-n.jej- also lie Col. misj of
Nov.-ml.er Mil jss.v twelvi- .|a>s lief.ire th.' all-e.-l lil.el,
Mr. Di,d<e 'I'll.'!! \^\\\ pr.i.ln.-.- as .-viih-m-e what look nlae.. h..for.-. to prnve Hiat it i«
!iot a llliel .'
Ml' Da\i.' 1 .1" not say that ; hut it is .•viileiifci' to ,'>Iiov\ that IM malie.- existed.
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"are at pri'sriit in Kaiiilciii|is. at tlic < '()siiiij]iiilitan, ainl will lease \'n\- Nicloria in a lew
' (la\'s. liiitli Mr. anil .Mr>. Walkeiii are hdil in liii;li esteem l.\- the resiilents cif KaniliHips."
.\l,..iii 1,1'in ■■ held in lii'^li (^stveiii J liat ini'Al I'e li\ llje iesij*'ii!>,nia 1p\- \cair client. //^ / //V .
.Ml- l)a\H'' Fn iinlrV (^l ase.lffini W lielluT tlle ilelemlant 1--Mlll\ 111 liialle.' yi.n lia\i
li. take intn cnnsiileialiiai liis eunijuet Wl'ore jiml iii'terwavils _^ j-ji/t:. ^^Jlt^-^^..^r gr,^^, J^^y^I*^i'J
' (J. \/n wmuI'I >a\- I'len thai ira man a-k- \iai lij ilmnev amlllien unes \ini a kick /^t^'^'-y ■
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the next ila\ llial lie can |ileail tin invilalinn as e\ii|eiii-r dt' his liaxinu' liail no malice. It,
wiiulil l.e alisnnl.
Mr. I)a\ie. 1 may say lliat ymii' l,iirilslii|i's ii|iiniiin is at variance wilh the aiitlna i*^'
ities. ((,)lliites ( lijeei', -JJ ! . | .
Witness ir ymi want In -<. inln llheK y,,ii will liml unc \\JiLiir-l-u-H-- eles ule i l tTT-i-hT- c/ /U*l^t*fCYAY .
ikmt-tr \^in (hin't want t.i no inn. the.e thills. /i^< ^^^/^ ^'^f^'^'^^
<'..I. Certainlv 111,1. / ^ vi '/i /- V^ ^
Mr. havie. 1 wish to ]iul in the Colonist of hMh ( letohev. INS.V /^I'nt^r /U //V^ '?i^(/'ua
('..I. lint that local article ahoiit ■ hi^h esteem " was on the (lih Nosemlief. ■'•i*^^^;^
Mr. |la\ie. I hi the Mh No\ emlier, IWelxe i|,l\ , heful'e thi' allcMCil liliel. This is otic
of the jNlh (tctoher, jss."). coiiiaiiiin'..;- in a la-omineiit jiait of (he |>:ii» r. the rc;iort ol' the
L\"lton (Iraml .Iiii\. which includes matter com]ilimeniaiy to .Mr. .Iiislice W'alkiaii.
Witiie -. l.et me look al that, it i- a re]povt from McLeod tin* Foretmiii ol' the (;raii'!20
.Inrw which 1 helie\e he sent down h.im-'H',
.Mr. l)a\ie 1 wish to know whether it is '.^oiiiM' in '
('..I. \,,. If he had !M']it these things out of his paiier, Ui ii nu li that iniolit \ \^/>*a.«:
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i'\idenee (if 4uiiiili«fHj,,nialiee ; hill 1 ii'cause this , put iiy'ailllot he admit ted a~ evidence of
iihsence of malice. '• '-"''A'-'- . 'i/>'/if
Mr, I)a\ie. 1 si\ tlial llie ] iiihlicat ion com]ilained i.f i-, not injiirioii-.. and that the
.liirv ha\e tojiid-e from all the siirroiindinL: eiiciiinstances.
('.,1. ( hailli nc'ii of tiie .Inry ; do any of yon want to ask any further i|Uestions '
The .)iir\- havm'4- nothin:^- to ask. a recess w;is ordered from :!:l"i p in. until :! ]> in.
AKTKi; i!i;« i:ss. |i
I'poii the ( 'oiirl rc-assniil>line. .Mr. Drake aiinoiinccl the . -^ ■ -. of the pl:iiii(ili"s easi'.
Mr. Davie. I'.efore L;oiii,u' to the .liny. My Lord, 1 wish now (as it may I,.- contended lliiil
I did not oiler this i-cjected evidence at thcrielil time) In formally tender it. The sinnmoiis
to furl her amend llie Statement of Defence and the order disniis-,in;4 it with costs.
('. .1. I ha\e taken an opportniiil \ of lookiiii;' at il. I do not ,ee that 1 lia\e lakeu /_'/ ^i^<^^ ,
the diuhlcM ,, hie, lion (.l!»i to i«. Ihe la-t iiarl of the iippliriiion. - c^^t^ ''**: ^ ''^^'^^ ' /<4^<3t
Mr. Da\ie. 1 did press it at the time. I w ish to tend, i il fn'riiiafly as e\ iileiice, and
now i> thi' proper time. I also tendi-r the ( 'ol-nist of Kith < K'toher. 1 SM-, eontainiiie', us I
staled hefore.a eomplimentiiry allusion to the plaintltrat ^Vtton : and also fluu of (VIoIh-T
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Nij\!'iMlirr iS. S"). conliiiiiiiiL' a )iar:i'.'ra].li wliicli Mr. .iii-.ticr Walki'lii liiliiscll' ri'iiil.
('.I. Were tlir-c iilijccliil III '( )li. \cs.
Ml. l»;nii'. Vi'S
.\1|-. |la\ii' I li.i\ !• tu a^k ymir l,iii'ihlii|i at tlii> ^tn'^r nf tlir |ii-()i liii^C^ in iiilc
vvhrt 111)- t 111' laiiL;uavi' ••I'litaiiii'ii ill ill.- ;iri ii'lc ciiiiiilaiiicil i<\' i^ caiialili' nl' tin- iiiiniriiijo
aM'iilii-d til it liy liir |ilaiiitiH' I -iiliiiiit thai il i-imi
('..I. Tliat i-^ a i|Ui--tiiiii I'll- tin- jiiry. lint t'i'i' iiir. Villi know. |)ii ymi wi.-^li iiif lo
slate |ilaiiily my ii|iiijiiiii '
.Mr. l»a\ii, .Ml nly tn mil- will th.-r il i- Ml- liiit ' 10
( '. .1. W'liai iillii-r laiaiiiii,'- lia-- il ^-if ' ^'mi i-aiiiint su'^ur--t any ullp-r im-aiiin^.
.Mv. |)a\ii-. 1 will -tall' my |iii-iti'iii lirii-lly Tin' alli'uvi|lilieli> tliis tlial Mr. Iliu;-
niiis wiiii^ . ' In till' ~wiirii cv jili-iiir iif Mr. Mi-Nani'i', ili'l'miiani in tlir -.iiit mI' McKi-niia
'• ('( /'.siLv McNanu'i' latrly Irii'ii at ''t! •■.■,:!. tlir fiillnwinL; ]'.'i--a^ 'I'lii-- : Six i.|' iIh'Mi were
" |iartnri-.slii|i in tlir I )iy<liii'ii (<■"(..■( '^ •".') out in llviti^li ( 'nlMinliia, uin' nl' wlmni wa-- tlir pro-
" niii'i' lit' till' l'rii\inci'.' Tin' ]iri'ii:ii r ••( tlic I'ru\ inci- at tlir linn' ii'i'.'iTiil tn was tln' I Inn. Mr.
'■ W'alki'iii, niiw a jui'l'^fr nf ili.- Sii]iri'nir I 'niiil. .Mi'. W'alki'iii ^ rarirv nii I In' li.'iii-li lias liccii
" aliiivi' i-c|ii'iiai'li. His i-:-[tv .-i - ) ■■•ii sik-Ii ;i, tn u ill I'lir liini llir alniiial imi nl' many i it' hi.-
" iilil liMJitical I'lii'inii's, l!nr In- .i-,-'- :i. tn liiiii--i It' In ivl'iiii- I lii^ ('li.'n'u'.'. W'' l'""''! "^"I'l' that
"Mr. MrNamrr mn^t In- lalmriii'/ iiii'l r a mi-taki'. lla'! lln' -latiinriit hi-t'ii nai'li' nirtli('20
'■ the stainl it wniiM have i ii x-niil-'i! as iiiitiiii' ; Kill ha\ im^ Ih'i'Ii niailr ninli'i- the sanctity , ,' •
" nf an oath il (.-annnt he treati-'l Iii.'Iiil>- tmr alkiwdl tn pa-^ iinheetleil." Nnwjh e iiiiiiieiv [o_,/y/^/^ i /. V ' ' ""
that the ji laiiitiU'rhnnvi"- i.i jnt'i-r is th is:! • .Meaning; ■■iii'l inleniliiiL;- it tn he Iielieveil l.y the '/"'/ ■'^'■..^'
" sai<l false anil malieiniis lil..-| i hat at the tim- ili" iilaini ill' lieM the -..■% eral oiKces oi' |inlilit'
'■ trust ami cniitiilence nieiitiuiieil. Ill- si'd-ii ly aihi 'i\ enriniil means, ami t'ni- enn'ii)it and
" ini\\'mlh\- cnn-i.li'i'atinii^ nfiii-rtitiiiil ■iilili ami iirntil ami in 'ieti'a\-al nf sii.h i I'li -t ami com- '' ' /V ' ' . /<■'., ,
" tiileiu-e, aciiuireil i((til hell! a i>al-tl|.T^hii) iiiteie^t coniDinlly willi lln- saiil eniil raelm's, li . y' '/^ - -"
"11 .\h'Nan>ee iV To. in their -ai'l l)i-yiinek cniitrael, ami that he i'ramliilentjv ami unlaw- ' /' '■.'•'^ '^ ' ' ,'
l<jnaili>lari;;(ii''fains^[mil jirolit.'^ in re^|
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'■ 1)1' Will k (Inlle nv priTr-Uijeil to luiVe lieeii ilnli ' llll.lei' the --aiil c'nllt ract . ele. " \ie,\-. 1 suh- .jq
mil that thai iniiuemln i^ alt<>'_"'tli'-'r Uiiwarranteil liy what h.'is pr.eeileil it
(',.1. That he niaile lai-'^e |iruHt- i^ lint ex.'ielly iiiiplie.l in the ailiele; IniI thai he
linpe.; (.1 ni.'ike lai'^e pmlii- mi'_'hl he inl'en-.'.l ,'iL;ain~l the plaint ili'. wliieh weiihl I" ei|iially
corrupt.
Mr. |)a\ie. I siiliiiiit that no part nf that iiiiiiieniln is wairauleil. f can nielei-taiKl,
Ijikiii'^ a familiar iiisiance. a lil.ellcr calliiiu' a p.i-ni; an hniie-t lawyer ini.'mlin-' it Inhc
taken the very lexer^e. I can iiM.ler~i,-imi t'l.it ih. re may he -.niiie phni--ih|e reasnii I'nr ^iieh
an iiiteipret.'ilinii ; hut when .lefeiniaiil ha- content. 'i| hiiii-eir with re-prn,liiciii'j I he w nnls
ol' a ilnclliuelll il is nlltra'jenlls tu iilaec -^iK-li ;i cnlistructioll npnll llielil.
('■1. Wh.ll lln ymi llle.in hy the- Wnl'.ls.' "lie owes it tn hih-eM' t .refute ' ' ' ' "^ 1 (W /^j^/ ^jT^^--^- .
clial-ee.' The slatelllelll III.'!- I.I the ehar-e hrollelu l.y .Me.\;iUiee ni' enlli-M'. Iilil^^i l ,l - .| I ^ •' -^jL^r^g'"
Mi l lli;iii,iii i il 1 I inn II i l i lfm i ll ii ri ii juihl ii i i ml thij^n ni rfi-' u Xnhn.ly -uppnse- i'i:i ^^ .'J^^v^^i,^^
he iiiMiit'cl the lii.el a Itnui'l Inr. or that ti.ey .lie !iis nwn wnnls Ihii whi't line, he mean f^/j^- /^/ A«/]^
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Mr, Davir, Tliiil iliM- iKil (Iral with I lie i|Hr.-.liijn 1 aiii intfiiiliiiL' ti/ffii
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(•.,1. |;iii wlial i-- llii' iiiraiiinu. Il di.r^ ii,.t iiialtiT wli(j.-r wnv hl'ir wor.U .iiiuciiially
(Imt |pri'liji|i^ s f iIh'm' wiii'iU wciv Mi: lli-uiii--' wui.U i.ii'jinally./ I!m siiii|iu>lii'4 ilic\
an- nut. In' iviiral^ tlinn in lli^ iiajnT. I lliiiik iliat tin' iinuirii.Ki/^Mi'^ a littliMo.) lar l.y
iayili-'. ■• Mraliinu aipl iiiLndiliL: il t.. I.r l.rlic\ cd liial lli.- |ilaihlifl had adually L;ailic'l a
lar-v iniiiiiuit ul' iihiMi'X in (MMisniurniT of tlif allcuvd paili;. i>liiii, ' I ilnii t say tlial it wil!
y/,^;>^/^^iV:^^'^>5^,f*?f,f?:^;t^^ a totally. ri.M,' t^,.anin,^^ ^^ ^^^^
\\\\\ slionjil lir (.-■" .') iiistruclL'il.
( ' ,1 11' \iiii can -.iiMni-.t an\ otlu'v incanuiL;-. .^t_
I woiiM like to liavc ^■om■ I.or.lshi]. tak.' a Full nol<' ol' my point in this nialtrr. 1 ''•''''/aa^'C
to the case ..I' Hunt 'X (uio.llak. ■.!■:! Law .loiimal ( 'onnnon I'Ira-. jiagc ol, and also to 1 liil.< r ^^-^^/j^
vs. Croo^oill, 10 Ontario l!r|iort-<. |ia-r l-^T- ~"
('. J, Your oliji'ction is that thr \v(ji(U iis,.d arr iiic-'ijiahh' oF hrai-iiiL;- thr ini'auing
r\|prcssci| li\ the inmicndo. My ojiinion is ilial tliry may hear ijir full ni.-anin;:-. Wlu'tlicr
thi'V mav inijilv k'ss is a i|ni'stion, 1 camiot conci'ivc that thry hear .i neutral inr.'iniii'j' or ^ .
othri' tliaii a drro_;ator\ nii'aniiiu'.
Mr. jiavir. UfForr addrcssinu ihr.liiry npon cvidcncT whicdi I inlrii.l to ollrr, I will, ,
statr what that cvidriKc u ill h.v It iiiav hr that ^'ollr Lordship, coiisisirully with your ^'^,J^
pir\ ioiis riilin-', may ruh' my (A idrniM' out, and I do n^jt_u_i_sli t o statr t hi' circumstaiiri's /y ■ y y^y / / ■ -
under which Mr. Iii-uins puhlishcl this .article. IF ThTTvid.'Ucc oF those wlc, call-! his /uvA-fr/ t^X
attention to tic article in another paper, and who , can\assed and discusscl i( /ii/j'/x/,
with him at the time oF the writillu uF this ailich', ( /.s /o// /o Ac (/(///////ci/ .')
('.,1. 1 think iliat is evidence which is cajiahle oF heini: admitteij in mi' i .:,ition oF
(lama;^es.
Mr. l)rake. 1 propos,. tocleal with that wlien it comes up.
Mr Daxie then opened the ease For the dciVnci'. and at the conclusion oF his addres.s
tendi'ri'il ih" evidence oF Sanniel I'lrker Tuck, taken under commission hy order. oF the.,^!
2()th .May. and also the order, and an atlida\ it oF the deFendant to the ctlect that the said
witness was ahsent From Victoria.
Mr. |)iake. I oliject to thai evidence. The e\ idenec oF
videnei' oF a certain occurrence
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that took place hi't'orc the ])iihlication oF the lihcl
and camut !"■ adnntted. The anthoi-ity For (hat p'>int is iiert'ectly clear. The .Ini-y have
to Judee, not hy what th.' intention oF the ]ierson was hcFore the pnhlication oF th.' lihel
hut the cH'ecloF the intention (lihrl .'} itselF. The intention ilselF has nothin- wh.atever to do
itli it, (Folkaiv
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tick' whi(di concerned mvseJF and was oF the most oH'cnsive charactei-. tlioue'Iit he was ,j,f)
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\rU. Wliiil li;i|i]irlH i| lirl'iMT till' | ill 1 1| ir;i I ii il I 111' till' ijlirl -.MIt1\ imIiIIhI Ii;i\i- till' NliMJltrst
I'ti'i'ct u|iiiii till' .hii-y. Mini nIihiiM iiMt Ii:im', ((.tiiuti's |''i,lkiiril. |iii'^v -jit:!.) Tlir iiili'iition
I'l'dlh- liiis iiiilliiiiu' tip i|ii witli it, mill nil tin' .liir\ Ikim' in iln i^ i" JihIl;'' I'lmii llir I'lt'ci-t
Mr. |);i\ir N'nlll' l/i|''Mli[i il\rl rill''- till' i'\i'li'lH'i' llli'll '
('..I. Sii|i|i'i-iii^ Mr. Ili'^niii-- |iro\ r- I li.'ii Ih- \\;i> uii Iniiis n\' (III .^ri'nti'-t iiiliniai-y
,'iiii| iiHi'itiiiii uilli till' |iliiiiititl' prrviiiii- 111 llii- Jiii'l In- |iiil.li-lii'- ilii- iliM'iiiii.'iii . il' 'I..'
jiii'v think il il lilii'l tlii'V iiri' imt to jml'ji' nf tl Il'i-t nl' it l'.\ lln' li'ini- ii|iiiii wliirli Uh'
iiuii l'iiiiiii'i-lv i'\i>li'il. Tlii'\ all' -iiii]ily til ;iii-\\'f. W'li- it II lilii'l ' W'.i- it ilrrn'^iitury ("
or calriiliiti'il In inllicl injury iilioii tin- |ilaitititl ' Was it i'aUi' ' I- it .in-i itiaMi' m- Ju-'i- |i>
lii'il ' Is it |iri\ili",'i'il ' Tlii'si' arr till' Hilly i|Hi',tiiiiis, ami il' ymi pinM' tlial Mr. 1 1 i^'^ins /^X* ,^''^^!^^
Iiail till' uii'atis( alli'ctiiiii I'.ir iIh' |ilaiiiliir ainl IhM liiiii in I'-lri'iii ami i'M'Ii \vorslii)i^wVrniil
not alt'irt till' rasr.
.Ml', l)a\ii'. I -iiliiiiit, ri'spiTH'iilly tliat t In' i'\ iilmci' is \i'vy matrrial.
('..I, ^■lll| ina\ |iiis-,ili|y inlliU'liri' t II" iiiili' U of t lii' iur.v I '.\ it , alu I ill t liat, scii-i.' ifc
woiilil 1.1' M'l-y iiiati'i'ial . lait liu'y -limilil iml allow it |o <|ii so. It lias nolliiii'^ lo ilu wiLli
till' ca-i' any iiiori' lliaii tin' rloiiiU wliicli passril ti'ii yrars auo.
.Mr. havii', N'liiir lorils|ii|i ini.Li'lit SIT Mr. Turk'- i'\ iili'iH'i' anil Msi'i'i'taiii tlmt it is iinfc
of till' -anil' rliara.'ti'f a- tliat of tlir otlirr Iwo wil in'— is wlm -pnki' to tin' ili'fi'inlailt Ik 'fori)
Mr Turk iliil, I iiii'aii tln' I no oilirv \\itiii'--i'- wlio caliril hi- atli-nlioti to tlir iiiattiT. 20
('..I. I am not -iii'i'thal tin- roii\ rfsatioii wiili .Mr. Turk' was mtivi'ly ln'foii', \^':i-l
that I'litiri'ly lu't'oiT thr lihcl, .Mr, Uiaki' '
! /, //L ,'^f -Ml'. l>raki,'.- It was lii'ioii till' iiiiMicatioii. ^' OJy /Z // ;
/^y^W i4^\vas in |ii M'i'ss 1)1 Ml station. Iff Va» lu'lori' tlii' liln'l was arliially liorii.
Mr. Diaki', I'niil tin' iiiililiralioii. iIh'it was no lilirl. Wr arr not suin,i;' for wimt
took |ila('i' in Mr. IliLi'i^in-' idoin.
(',.!, I sa\- it was iliiriii;,' till' ]ii'oci-s of ifi'statioii. (To M i . 1 );i\ ir.) ^'oll Inl imi to
hclii'M' this was hi'foir thr otlii'i'two rallnl his altnitioii to iln- ]iiiMicat iou in nnolJn'i'
paiMT.
Mrhavir What 1 s.'ii.l. 1,1' intrmlril to say. was that thr i'\ i'liiirr of Mr, Turk rml ;;o
Mr. Diinsiiiuir was as io what hail occiiirni lirforr thr artirlr was writtrii, ami that of .Mr.
l!')o(h ami Mr, Itolisoii was as to what louk plarr lirforr aiiyi hiii'^ orriiiTnl at all w'iih
I' ..aril to .Ml. I iirr-iiis' articlr.
( '. .1. i I'.ri ili-|io-ri|, .Mr. |)a\ii', to .'illow that to ^o in.
Mr. hrakr. .My Ion!, you will notr my olirction.
('..I. 1 rr]ii';it it was iirfoVr |iiililii'atioii in ihr paprr. hill it. is a i|iii'siion whct.lici'
tlirrc was not a puhliration at that, tinir li\ rra'liii'^- il to thosr .^'.'nt Iniirii. 1 think I may
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Mr. Diivir ivI'cT- (II (hlu-y on Sl.iiiil'T, p.-i-.-s -J? I an. I :;(l.'i Sauinlii- ^- Milr,-, Mniiic
iiiiil I'livn.' yi'l ami I'caiMiii \s. l^mtt^:> Manniii'i- anil (Iran-n-, Till.
( 'iiriii-lin-- r>iiiitli, i-allril ami >\\iii'n. Ivvaniiniil li\ Mr. I)a\it'.
<j>. W'liat i>^ ynur iM-i-npaliiin ' A I am at pri'^rnt (iiTn|iiiM| a^ \ss..>>,,r an.l ('.)lliTii,r
lit' !!r\rntn .
(,>. \'iin wiTc >o rm|iliiyri| In iln- mnntli nf ( (ciiilirr. I ss.'), A I wa^.
*,' '*" ymi ivnirniliri' .■■cinu tli'' Kwiiin-- I'uM of di,. ImI, N,,\ vmiIi.t, I ss.V Will
\ Id'In ami sn- it' yiiM liavi' •^rrn that .l.ii-nini'nl ' A I have nrMT srm it lici'mT.
<>*■ I'll' 'li'l y'lii >>i'i' ii '■"]'}' i>f if ' A. I saw vn,|,,.il|j||^ ,,f ji in till' ('i)liitiist [mr-
porting- til 111' takrn i'lnni ihr I'nNt." j0
Mr. Drakr. It ilms nut pnipurt m lir takm t'nini tlir \\<^\.
M''- I'li.ii'. i!ut in relation tn tlir -aiiir arlirlr. .lu ymi rriin'mln-r .a conversation wiili
.\lr. lii-uins that took plarr ih,. i|ay jirrvions ' (( Ihjrcti'il |o liv .Mr. Drakr.i
''■•'■ I ailinitlnl thi' nlhrr thr i-onvcrsalion of Mr. Tiu-k li.Tau-r tlir ;i1I.-;im| liln-i
WHS on thr an\il. lait I think that i.s as I'ar as you can mo. I ha\c stidchcd il as far as i
can.
.Mr. |)a\ir olj'rivs 1,1 hanil up the not<- ol the c\ii|cncc to lie ei\cii li\- iiooth ami
Ildlison.
Mr. Drake iilijccts on the e^i'oiinil tliat it is imi propei' in iheconiluct ol' a Xisi I'rins
Ooiirt ('/•/■'(/ .'I that the e\ i.leiice intemle.l to lie -iven slhiuM he hiimleil up to the ( 'oui-t. 20
C. .1. thinks it rs jiisl. for the purpose ,,1' oli\ iatiiie- its ^oine to the jui'v if he .|ecii|,.s il
to he impropeiv that the prii|iiisiiion is niaile.
.\lr Davie. Vnu do not kuow the character of the eviileiice I am almut to temler.
<' •'■ N'l; hut you tell me il is ol' what toik place hefore the al|eo-,.,| lil„.| was
puhlisheil.
Mr. Davie. V.s
( '. •!. Well, then, I cannot admit it.
kohert Duiisniuir. called aiii) s\vorn. Ilxamin-d hy .\lr. Davie.
',' IJohert Duirsnnnr is \o\n' name ' A. N es.
<,». N'ou lia\e heard me reail the evident I' Mr. Tuck ' .\. Vcs. 80
','. Do you ivnieiidier hciiie- in .Mr. I li^^ins' editorial ro, mi oil the occasion referred
to. (//// .'I Mr. Tuck ' (<»l,i,.cted lo hy Mr. Drake.) .\. I do.
'i'. 1*11 ynu reinciidiei' what look place on that occasion ' .\. 'I'lieiv was .Mr. Ilie-'dtis
present and Mr Tuck, and 1 am not sure wheiher there was one of tlic rejiorters there or
■ml. hill I was there. .M r. Ilie-ins was silt in^- writiiiu' at the desk. I do not reniciiilK^r
whethei- I was rcidin-. I lemcinher Mi'. Tack \\/is rcadiiie'. I do not icmemlier whctlicr
1 wa.s rcadin- at a shelf wldcli stands there oi- not, Imt. all at once, llieejiis said ■ lii.stcn to
4i;
'•''''•" "'■ '■'■"•I i' I 'li'l ii"l -'■<■ vlial hr w;i- ivailiii- rioiji, l.'il I kiirw ari.rwMi.ls it \v,'i>
■lilt of III,- I'm^I |„. u;,, IVililillL:-, Tllrll ll|,.|V wa^ llutllill-- -ai.| I'ur a lilllr Ullilr. I Slli.l,
■' Vuii arc ii.il ooiii- lu imhlisli i|,at. Mr. IliM-in, ' ■ ll,. .ai.L ■ I ,|<> ii,,| -,■,. wliv I sli,,iil,l
not. lircaiiM' ir I .|(> iiul |>iiMi^li ii Walk,. Ill will II, .vn- hav,' a cliain-,. |,i ivfiil,. it. ' II,. was
wriliii-iill ihi.s tiiiic w,- wviv talkiii,--. aii,l tli.'ii. al'i,T -,,1,1,. li.,,,.. h,. iva,| what |piii-|„,ri,.,|
wlijit 1 .•.\iicctr,l hr wa.s y-oiim l,i|>iil>lisli all, I I think I iviii,iiiI„t «,ayin-- t,, liim. 'Wliv
ynu M'ciM t,i tliink il' it .Iocs 111,1, M',i into tli,. f.i|,,nist ii,> ,)ii.. will kn,.w y.iii lia\c ili,. ^n-nt-st
'•i'"'"'"l '""•"">• -" lliin-' like that. aii,| li^ -ai,|. \,>, s hat is t li,. iva^oii. I liav nivat failli
ill tlic Cololii.st." Iljn;, hi.ssiiid he ,|i,| ii,,| l„li,.\ ,. ,,||,. w, ,|-,| ,,r it. Mr •|'i|,k all, I I >ai,| tlic
.■*niii,' and iliat it was ]iriil,al,l y all n,iiis,ii>,. t,, |,iii il in ili,' |,a|„T,
'.' ^^'■'- '1"' |'i"pi'i'''y "'' I'litlin;.^- wliaf .Mr I liuu-iiis \vr,,i,. m il,,. ,,a|„.|- ,|i^,.|,^s,M| '
.\. .Mr IliM-uins iv;i,| ,,nt wliai li,' wrot,' an, I I c.nsi.L.iv,! 11 woiiKl ,io ii,> liarin al all. iin<i
thr articl,.. in iii\ iiiiii,|. was not lil,cllons an, I w,>iil,| ,|,i .Mr. Walk.^iii 11.. Iiaiiii.
<,'. \'oii (lid not liissfiit IVoiii till- |iiililicali(>ii ' .\ N,ii at all. al'l,r lii^ n'a<l tlic
s.'con,|. Til,, first liiiir wli.it lie did roid, us I rxpcct. w.is I'roiii tli,. I'ost. I sai.l I tli,,ii-iit
it colli, 1 do 11,1 liariii.
''* '" ''■■"■'• '!"■ 'I'!' 'I' yoii ,-..iiclnd,-l it was|,i(,iM.r ' .\, \V,.ll. not al.,,iit it l„.iii^
(iro]i,'r. Iiiit ii,ii iiii],r,i]„.|'.
',>. .\ii,l the c,.n\,.rsa|loii as |,, .Mr. Walk, •in was 11, ,t iiiifri,n,|lv ' .\. 'I'li,. ,,||i,.r way
IVicn.lly. ■ ,^^j
( 'ross-i'\ainini',| liy .Mr. I)rak,'-
(.». I),, you ivclh.cl t,.Hin- .Mr. WaMoMii alM,iii liat iii,v|iiiL;- yon lia,l in tli,' ( ',il,.iiist.
otlicc :' A. \,it al»,iil lli,. iii,.,-i in^. l.iit j ivc,,ll,.ct s]„.akinL;- t,. .Mr. \\'alk,.|ii.
i). I),i you rcc,,||,rt a c,,ii\ vrsatioii with him ali,,ul this i,iatl,r in tli,' ( ;,,\vrniii,uit
grcmiids ' A. Vis
\K Kon't y,,u r,.c,il|,c| t,llin-' .Mr. Walk, 'in ,in that ,ic,-asi,,ii that v,iii t,,l,l .Mr. ili--ins
that it h,. in.s.'rtcl that i>araurai.li it w,,ul,| \,ry mat-'riahy injiiiv Mr. Walk, ■in ,' .\. N,,.
(,». .\,,r \vor,ls which w,, 111, I lia\,. that III, ■aiiin-- ' .\. N,. : I c,iiil,| not. Im^ciiis,. j ,|i,|
Jiot tliiiik so.
\). And y,iii ,li,| n,,l say 1,1 .Mr. Walk, in tlial if ii,.c,.ssai-y you w,.ul,| m-,, into the ;;o
wittiiss l„,.\ ' A. N,it al„,ut this, l.iit ah,iiit an,itli,.r li,..
'.'■ ^\'' 'i'lii' \\"ii' I" li''.-ir ahout. aii,,tli<.r li,-. wc want |,i li,.ai ,.il„,ul this. V,iu
r,. iiiciii I i,.r l.,.inL;- in convcr.sati,>ii with him ' A < H,, \,.s ; |i,.rr,.ci Iv.
'.'■ -^1"' yiai ,|id II, it .say t,. him then that y,,ii l,)i,| .Mr. Ili-uins that il' h,. ins,.rlc(l
that [.ara-iaph in his |,a|M.r it w,.iil.| injiiiv Ml'. Walkcm ' A. I ,11, 1 ii,,t : it wasahoiit
soim'thin^ . N,.. | would lik,. I,, ti'll you what this c,iiiv,.rsati,>ii was al",iit.
<.^. I>i,l you say aiiytliin,,,' lo this ,.tH.|-i. that you lia,l t,.|,| .Mr. Hi:,',diis that ir h<-
pul.li.sjicl dial it would uiincc..ssarily injure Mr. Walkcm ' A. 1 coiihl not say that, licnmse
I did 11, )t think it wiaiM injur,. Mr. Walkcm.
(.,». .\ri. y, 111 ]M.rt',.|-tly sure ' .\. j'ertectly siiiv. ^q
•Mr. Drake. It is a matter u|miii wliii.h Mr. Walkem's recollection is v,.rv '"lear and
di.stinct.
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Ml-. Diuic mII'.ts (|„. ,.vi.l,.ii,M' i^\' Churl. -^ Willi.'iin M ilrli. II, lak.-n 1.,- ruiiiiMi-.Mnii
ami iilso the f\ iilnicc III' M. K. .Idlmstcn. tlic >li(irtli;iii,| i rpori.T, a- liasiiiu n|„,rlcil
McXuiiiiM. ill tlir sairir Way as lii' (Mi-Nai ) jiail said, td shew that wlial tii^t ai.|Maiv.| in
the Knc I'lv--,. and tlir cinvctrd ivi..,i| of tii- .■vidi-iici' ;;i\,.ii liy .MfN'aiii.v, which alxi
a|i|icand in that |ia|iir. was not mere |M.rli y
''■ •'• Villi s,.,v it is i|ni|r di(r,.|viil whi'ii y.iii i.-ik.. a full and di-linrt r.-|M.ri of a uiai.
Noll cannot say thai this w:is a report ol' the case ol' McKmna rs. McNainc- Tli,. ,,ri.;inni
rr|iort. I liciicvc, was a lair one.
.Mr. I irakc. No iid.
I'. .1. Kaii-ly nir.tnl then. It w;is fairly and I stly incani lo !„• a c irivrt n
port of ;(,
Mil- case. Iiiil it is iiii|Missili|c to pri'lciid that the jiidilication in the Colonist |ireleiided t
a ]i:irliciilai
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'"' ■•' i'i'|i'irl of the case of McKeiina /vs. McXainee, It merelv re|ieati
l''"'".-i'"l''i '^ i- ii"t a dnty of the pivss. it is a |.rivilee,., a,|.|, in my ii|iiiiion. rightly u <P . ' ^'^^ iJi t/--,
jirivileee. to pill, lis), ii fnll and complete Mccoiiiit ef the procerdiiies of a Cmirt tliiit,..-^!^' -^ " - ^ '^, f
pilhlic should have an oppoitiinily of knowin- what is -oin- on. Mm they h.ivriiot thi^^V^-^'-^'''^
rie-ht to pill in this sentence and that isolated pail of I he case, and say ' Tlds was s.aid al_^^ /5?ifer . '^f^^
the trial." That is not a fair report. I"iil,.ss it he ,a concentrated essence of the whole ii / yi^.y/*-^''^
cannot claim to he a fair report. Take mir l/.w K. ports. '\\\'- w.\y'^\\v.\\ \vA^-^ -.xx^- \\^J^^^^i^^(^iA^
'•''■"''I' '' ''"• '■■i~''. and very often, liioii-h condensed, form a \er\- fair rei.or^ . j^- V/f^
Merc is an impntation a-ainst Mr. Walkcm mul.-r the sanction of an oath, and it is chmfl.'d%^'*^i''^^r*' ^ ^
lie has no opportunity of contradictiii;;- it;"' • ( »|,.- ,s,.iys Mr. Ili-uiiis. ■ 1 will siion maiia-c ^'^'^'^'^ ^^<^f^
that." and he repeats it in his paper. /in Kn-laiid they h.ive pulilished t hesc pamphlets oi^^^/V^'^'^X^ ^
I'arnellism and Cri and when tlnvateiie,! with the con,sci|iiences tliev turn \n\\\v\JXi:<^^it*-Ai<^ft.
and .say : Come into Coiiil : wc arc ready to prow the truth of what we sahi A/t./^^^n /
•'^•i' l'"vie. •{'he diirereiicv i.s that they ,-laiin iusiihcation and Mr. liiLr-ins does iioi /t*i^^^
*'■•'■ ^'"- ''111 Mr. Iliu.;ins says this is untrue, and yet piihlishes it. lie sa\s : This
cliai-ee ii,,.clc under tiie sanclity of an oath, cannot lie alLweJ to pass unuiniradictcd. • , /^ ^ ^
so., ^ivc him a elianee," and he does so l,v repeatiic- the charee in his paiier / .^y^^^^jljl^t^
.Mr. I>a\ ie oU'eis the . \ ideiice of CI la rles \Vi 1 1 iain .Mitchell and the e.\liiliits annexed,."/)
thi' Free I'ress of the !)th and Idth Novcmher, 'N.").
.Mr. Urakc. .\ eood many olijections liaxe hccn taken to that evidence, and tiiosc
olijection- I reiterate now.
Mr. ha\ie. I do noi wish to introduce anyt.hine' in this c\ideiicc which is not
rtdmissihle, hut one pan is ,,dmissil,le. and that is the points l,niu-lit out hy .Mr. ( lonnull v.
Rcu-ardin^- the remainde;- of il \ ideiice in dnel' it is only coin ersatimi tli.il took place
lictwc'cn tile witness and ^o■^■amee, wliicli, of i-iiurse, is not adinissil.le. lull, in the course of
the Witness repealiiie- that i ..iivcrsatioii, ilr. (lormiiliy a.sU.s i|Ucsti()ns the aiiswcr.s to wlik-li
arc exidclice.
C'. .1. \\ liy should not ihosi' ipicstions eo in '
^''■' "iivie. I think 1 can di.scriminate iietwcen what is and what is not evidence.
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( Ki'.Mil- llial I'art uf ,■ iiiis-,i,„| i,, ^vl,i,.|| Mi|i'l„ll i- .■xniiiinr.l l.y Mr CnnMiillv ) I iii:lV
s;i\, (l.c nr«s|,;i|irr nf i|„. |til, \,,v,.|„l„.r \va. |.n,v,.,| l,\ Mr. W.ilk,.,,, jn ,.vi,i,.i , aii.l ti
iliM-iiiiii'iit ciiiiiK.i lir tir^t ill ami iIm'H ,,i\\ of r\ i,|riici',
Tlic . \ iilciiiT 111' Mr IJmIimiii ami Mr. Duiilli is iiirivly |,ru,|iii-c.| ill ,,r.|i.r |. sji^u IJic
iiil'iilii.li of ilir (Icrciiilaiil ill uritiiiL,', 'I'lial i> all. I wi-li In iv^i ni v r.i^r t li,-. ,■
■^''' I'l'il^'' l'r..|M,M-, ir ,all,ii- .Mr, Walknn in iv-ar.| I., lli.. -,lalr,,i,.|,i which .Mi.
Dllii-iuiiir ihnicMiaviiiL;- liia.h' Id Ihr |,|aintiiri,, ihr ,-ir,.,l ihat lir I .M , . DiiiiMiiiliri had
a'lvisrd ihr <li'h mlaiil mil t.i |iiililish ihr ailiclr in .|ii.s| inn.
' ■ ■'■ '" has iin i.ranii- nil ihi. casr .\| r. j Muuii's cviilciicc i> m,,,! ,liicct nii tlial
l"'i'"' ■""I ^^li'" !"■ ii''i.\ li'i\'- -ai<i h,. may ha\.. misivpcaliMl. or Mr. Wall<,.in iiii-lit liavf |(
Miishcanl. and. h, sid.'s. iT hr had |..,iiilrd mil i,, Mr Hi--i.,s thai it wniild I r luitcr i o
pilhiish llir arli.lr. that it wa- .-alciilat.Ml tn hml M r. Walkmi, tn iiijnr,. hi- rrpiit itinii.
tiiid .■.\|,ns,- .Mr. IJiM^iiis I,, ;|,| arliniil'^n-^hhri. still .\lr. i!i;i-iiij),luh^jj>Jiasv said, - \'nii aiv
\vr.,iiL;-; it will .In hin, y^.nd ; ,aihl yn uj,l4^^t4^'[],,^,r-.^ nl^nn^t h.^irvnlmt |aii|,ns,.
d ;hc/|l|ry. his lnn|>)f||. pi-nl'crdrd In s||||| ||],.
' ^Itfe.f/^in. add,.,. 1
•il'lNTIdv.MI'iN nl' il„. .h i;v : I |„,|„; t., !,.• v .ry si. mi in what I lia\r to saw and wil
read tn ymi a |inrti,.ii .,1' the char-c nf IJarmi lliiddlcstmi in a \crv r. I lii'alid i-as,. wliiiii i.a»1s.
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|ila.v— thati.r l!ry,'.. vs. Iliisdni^ rtilt I wisli, liist of ail. In .s|i,.:i!< l,, ynii iil'nnt J'lCf?^ iTI^^^f^'V^^ /
dclViidaiil calls his ilniy asa imhlic Jniinialisl \nw I he ()ccii|iati(jn uf a JdiinialCt is a self- JS^^"^ - '^'<^'
iiii|i(»s(Ml (MIC. and a juiirnalist has ii<, duty In |icrr,.riii to 1 he piiMic ; l.iit iftlicix' is aiiv-
lliiiiu- ihal can he cniisiriic I as his duty it is In piihlish what is true. .\ |ail.licdiniise
kec)icr need tint keep, nr .-tdl liipinrs iinr a -rncer sell pii-kk's. .\ pnldishcr can stop liis
I'-'l"''' "!■ il pIlMicall . |n<e his siloon. It is tin part of tlic duty n|' a pilhiicdiollse kei'per
to keep e\cry di's.ription of lii|iinr. and im part ol' liieilnty o|' the pitldislier ol' a niorniinr
\ l''ll"'l' I" pnhlisli all sMi'ts of articles ; hilt it is tlieif duty to prodnce fair, lintlest. ilia lltl-
Nh'l'afeil articles whetherthey hespirits.irnewspaperarticles. Theyninst he nnadiilterated.
p>m^'nie only c|iies|ioii is lodecide if this was a rH„.|. 'I'hal is to s.iy. is the piililicalion ,, /^ 'c,
'■iilciilated in o'ivc pain IcftW^iniiici injury iip,.ii. the pLiinriir.' If so. then it
IS a lilitd. The law in that la-e infers malice, 'trl-- in ili u hu di iprnr ."0 '
"•*^ riu'ti the II .\t i|iicstioii is. Was it true'; S<i far as that u'oes it is
adinilteilly and wholly nnttite from lii'.iinniiin- to end. It is miti'iu that .Mr.
W'alkem ever was in pat tncfsliip with .Mc^amee. and it is admittedly itntrncihat
McNamee ever said so. .\iid the matter pnhlislied is tiiis: -In tlie sworn i^videiice of
j^_ M''N';iinee. deiVnijant ill the suit of .\l(d\eniia vs. MeXamee. lately triecl al (it!.:>va, the
followiiiLi- passage ocelli's: ' Si.\ of them were in partnership out in itritish Cohimhia.
oiie of wlioiii was the premier of the province.' Now that •followinu- passau'e' did not,
oeeiir; no siieh evidence was i.-iveii at tlu' trial: and if it had heeii it woitM have lioen
false. That is all adniiltcd. 'i'lii' siihsc,|iichi pai I of t he ai liclc which is imt cmnplaincd
of, at least it is iml the particular lihcl frnm which any inmicmlncs arc ma Ic. nr nii wliic-h
nil action is hrmi^lii ihc siil,s,.(|iiciit ;irticli> is .-.iiaclicd in it cvid-ntiv I'nr iIc' piirpns,. nf '
tryiiiL;^tn tmic ii dnw n. I<iau_ urn ii " ii innnj l e i itI i h i t4 ^ ii eH'ci i — 'rr>frMr.X>u-iX ^^^vl i < I
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Miililin.ii. |iiili|i-.li( i| I tliiiik ill ( 'olMiiii|iy^i-oiitniiiiil •Miiii''tliiii;,' rallili;; \'iu a iiiur'lrrn',
sv\ iiiilliT mill tliiil'. Null wiiiihl hut caii'tHiil ■•M|i|iii'-iii'4- lln' I'nlnu'sl wimt to ■<iiy : We
Ihlii'M' Mil mill Ml til 1m' 11 \iT\ line I'rllow nml mi Ikhii'-i ciii/.tii, lin» ilii- i-< wluit tin' S.JhI
Muliliiiiii sny-^ lit' liiiii NV I' 'In not luliivi' it to lir triir. Init wt pnliliHli it liri';ni-,i. wr say it,
is .! lit', Tlicii you woiiM rail' \ cry iiinrli. It is c'unliary to law lint tlir ili'lVuilant slhuild
111' allowi'il to |iiil>lisli II ili'i'aiiiiilory rt'iiort i'\rii lirlii'\ iiiu it to In' liiir. jiiil what i'a,n lir '/i // //
. ,ysaiil wlii'ii lir sjiys I li|.|i(ni' it to lir Talsi', lnit I |)iiliiis|i ii Inijiii^' it is su ' j uilT,rrail Id "^
^<^/ ^'» '\ iiii.-Jlii'Ti'Muirks li' llaioii lliii|i|ii's|iiii in iIm' lasi' I iih'MI ioiinj. Mr. Iliisdrii was iIh' name
nt' llic lirt'i'lidaiit. nml tin' |ilainlitr not C.'illOI) dnina^i's Alt t i'oiii|)lini''litiiiL;- (lir iLViniriJ
iiiillisi'l ii|ioii till' niaiimr in wiiicli tliry unlili'alt willi t In' voliiiiiilioiis i\ idiiici'. Mr. iiiioii ]o
II luMlrsliiii |iiiii'ci'i|ii| to ilin rt t lir jiiiy ll|>oii tin' la w ol' lilirU, as follows : 'lly Ijli.'l wa.s
iiirmit iiiiytliiii'.; wliicli was wnili'ii or ijrawii of a man wliii'li w.is lalnihiii'il to liuM liim
■n|p to pulilir riilii-iilr aliii conli'iiiiil aiiioliu tiis fillou nun. Many lliiiiLi's liii'.:lil li,- said or
■.s|ioUfii of 11 mail « liii'li w riT not arlioiialili'. wliirli if wriiii'ii and |iiiMislii'd wcii' ai-tionalik-.
Ilifoir what is known as Fox's Ad \\\v law wits ilir jiidji' wli > Irir I an a"lion for liln'l
told till' Jiir.v wlirilii'r or imt tin' niattiT in i|iirstiin wa> a lili'l Tlial a •! li r.v v^r,
'iiltcrrd lliis. and it riiarird tlial llir jiid^^i' sliimid iin'irly diicct tlic jury as to
'wliiit till' law said was lilnlloiis, anil lra\i' tlic:n ti sa\ in tin- liujlit nl" siu'li dirri'tion ,
' wlii'tlii'r or not tlir writing- licfnrr llii'in was a lilii'l. Tlial art mily a|iiiliril to i-rimiinil
■ |!rosrcutions fell' lilii'l, and did not dral witlicixil ai-tioiis Its |iro\ isimis, li,iuc\ cr, sdim 20 ,' y/ 1/
'|iro\fii to l:r most wlioli'soiiii' ill tlirir rtt'i'cts, aiid tin- jiidoi's wlm adiiiiiiislfnii llii' law //^/\/>v^.'
' ado|itril and a]i|ilird tlu'iii to civil artioiis, i^dad to Lc rdicv/'d of .tin' n's|ionsi!iility ^^'^^£^^3^1^ aI''^^^*'*^V
' dcciiJinL; lor tl scKcs ihr iiiicsiiim of lilicl. Tliat llicicliirc. "lUB llic sial 1 > ni^'^aw^-^ jj/^^ ^/i'**'^M4i»^\
'now, and it would lie for llicin to say wlim tiny liad licaid Ids loiiUlii]i'sj;>,yttana:ioiy oi JH/gal AlCj^^
' wliat was and what was imi a lihcl in law . whrllicr the |iassaj;c iiii|j>-<fiT7ii cniiir w ii liyrTa S j/My ^-
• loriishi|i's riiliii,'. Tlioiiuli on this siilij ct his luidship \\:v\^;,f<^-<\\ i' wish i./flffyTi^^fe \^ ^'
' ii|iiii! their special ]irii\iiire. yet in this e.ise he lliiiii;iirrnii'y niiuht safely take it Irom
'that liotli lho.se |iassa;^es were clearly lilielloiis^^^'o s,ine persuii leadiiiL: lie in e"M
' tend that ill tlielii.selvcs those passages Were not liiiels. The i|Ue--liiin hoWe\er reni.iineih
were they netionalile lilii'ls ' Tin' del'eiiers which weresi't up were iliree. I''ii-.i. it ijliiU^y^ ^.yo»*Hf'r
.said the pas-;;iuvs are true in siilisi.uiei' and ill fact ' (Thai is nut tin rase h iiy^ C^Tjnjy ' ^,^,, , ^ ,; j,, ,'
nlirularly iho^e'^f ' 'fWf _ y ' >V*y ^
Hm^' lllli ii tl i l l y I ' li h i ) Tiie iie.vt defenrr is ■ The second einiind
' iiad heeii fully reeo'^nizi'd liy all the Ir^ial aiilhiirilie.s .'iiid pai
■ diite. It was that the ]iassaei's coiiiplained of w ere fair and //",/(( jiilr eoimiieiil "^'^_jt^ '^ X /^ /
iilioui a 1 iiiilie man's acts in eoniii ctioii with a inalter of ]iulilie interest. Th' third ^/</'^^^^ '
'defence was that it w;is written in the liuiiest and Imini ihlr lielief that it w.'is line in suli-
■ stance, and in fact and without malice. As regarded that det'eiice ids Lord.ship had not
■ the slie-hiest hcsiiatioii in at once 1 uline- tlial in point of law. it was Imd and no answer to
'The action. yiTake \miHtKMmitmn the case of ;i '^eiillem.'in en^;'a;,n'i| in commerce, a'' ie,t '.vlioiii
' .something;' wholly unlrile and which ;dfrels his character has lieeii written aii'l in eoiise-^/^
' (]Uenee lie is ruined and liec oines liankriipt holii in eliaraeter and ca]iital -wli.'ii lOi wer i.s
• it fill' the person who has caused all that misrhief to s.ay that he honr-tly liilic, '. .it the
' time he had written what he did that, it was true, and that he liad written it si eli,,\ini_r
'and without nialire ' If siieli defence were law how cuiild character and hoiin e iiiain-
' taiiied in this eoiintry ' The law of ICiieland jealously protected the eharader ■ liritisli
' sulijects, and projierly so for if a man's eliar.icter is attaeked and ruined he is s'. ,iu'd bj'
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■ lii> I'l'lliiw nil '11 Ariv iii.iii wlm cIid^c Ih [■iic-nljiir ^l||||l||'l■lM|^ lu-cir-at ion , mii^l ln' |pri|iMi'rJ
' til niiNWcr (cir cldih;; SCI, I'.mii nmit tliis ^^lllj''l■l nru law lie wmilil liiivf im lii'sitiitiiiii in
' ili'i'iilint; it. Iiiit it wiin nut, I'm- it \\ii> liii'l ilnwn in tin' i'ii>i' nl' ( 'iuiiiiImII \ . S|iiiitisw Ic
' .'t II ami S., 7<i!l) liv Luni < 'liii'l' •In^tici' ( 'uckliiirn, in lii-> jui|','nii'nt llmt in tlic intiii'^f nt'
'sDcii'tv till' |inlilir ciinilncl ui' |pnlilic nn'ii slimilil In' criticixcil wiilhiiil iiiiy diIiii- liinil lluin
' fliiit till' wiili-i sJiDiiJil liii\ '■ Mil liuiii'^t lii'lii't' tliut wimt III' wiiti'^ i-. Inii' lliii it ^ri'iii'* to
' nil' tliiit till' jinMir Iium' um i'i|niil inti'ri'st in tin' nniiiiti'iiiini i' tlu' |iiil>lii' rliMi'iirtiT nt'
■ piililii' nii'ii, iiii'l |Mililii' air.iir-i cniiM ii>it Im' nniiliii'l.' I liy iii<'ii .ij' jion ir wiili a \i-'W |u tlic
' wi'lt'mi' 111' ilii' ciiiihlrv it \M' wric til >an(iiiiii attacks i|i-s|i uci .v .. nl' tlirir lioriur ainl clniiac
■ ti'V .nii'li' witliniil i'liiiii'ialiiiii i think tlic I'aii' |iii-.iliiii nf tin i v is ilii, iliat wlii'ii' \\w \^
' |iiiiilii' niiiiliii'l III' a jiiil'lii' man i> npi'ii In aiiiinii'K I'lsiuii, iiinl tin wiilri' wlm is I'Mimni'iil-
' in^ I 111 Ti I Ml niaki's iiii|iiitatiiiiis wliirli arise Taiih mit of his i niiinct, so tliiit a Jinx shijll
' say till' I'lilicisiM is imt only hmii'st lait wi'll rniiiiili'il. ai . •linn i nut maiiilaiiialil". lint
' it is iinl liiraiisc a |Hililic' wiitiT rniicirs IJial thr I'laiilni't nf a |iiiMii' man is ii|ii'n In ihc
'sns|ii('i. , ■ I lishdiiisty he is llH'rel'iiri' jiistitieil in a-sailiii;,' his eharaeter as ilishune^t. ami
(I I'lirlinri it' he I hinks is cliaraeter is nut upen tn the ini|iiil:iliiin nl' ili •Imnesty Imu ran lie I
III Jiistilieil in eireiilal iiij; a ie|iui'i iluil i~ sea ml ah a is in tin e\i leme ' Nuw llaron iliiililles |
stun says: ■ Were these luissaeis w ijiteii liy Ml' |!ii-,iieM lair ami /"uc'^i'/r cuniiiient n|)iin
Mr. Iiiycc in his imlilic <'ii|iii('ity aliuiit a matter nt' |iiililie inleri'st ' We imix' take it I
'think that the mailers in i|iiesi imi were nl' inililie interest. Was the ciiimneiit fair ' .\iiv. 20
MS to its ln'iiij,' a fair ((iiiinieiil. it is a mere utter misstatenieiit ; it is not a true stateiin'iit
of what oi'ciiiieil. .Moii'(i\i'i'. it clues U||^n;i'tuiii| I'jJj' a full rt'|iiirt of what ncciirreij. .\ J/ ■ /.A/'/
ri'|iort of what lakes |ilac'i' to-ilaVySPu ilistanc'e, is iierfelly |iri\ ileu'i''! althnil'^h
it may icmtain liliellons passaei's. pruv nleil it he a fair, full ami /mi" //'/<■ recmil of what
took ]ila('i'. i'liit mi man has a riiflit to lay Inihl of a |iartienlar expression which has
Jiall i'ii I'r iim ju'Il;!', cdiiiisel ur wit^icss. That is not a himn liilr ami fair report of wlcit , /^^^
took plac. iXciw i". tjrfs.'a li'ief imi;;;inu' hy what I liivc reail ' Is it true' Is ii jusiilieil ■
If you llml those ihiii'^s in fa\or of the plaintitl" then a cpicstioii you ha\e i'i|iially to
cciiisiilcr is the aiiioiiiit of ilamaee^. /Then as to what w.is saiil .ilioiit its heini;- proper ami
necessary to linil inaliii the jaw itself iiii)ilies nialii'i'. if a in.iii utters or circulates ,",0
shimiers coiiceriiiii'^ another man the law is not so thick-witted as to lielieve that he cii-eiilat-
I'dthelihel wit h lieiii'N oleiil iin it i ves, iiml will Hot |ieriiiit hiiii to sav that he ilid. If \ou tinil
for the plaintiir it is for ymi to s.iy what is the ainount of ilaiiiaues. There are im
s]»'cial iljiina'^fs here, hut yon have to take into account the amount of mental aiixietw
Worry ami aiiiioy.iiice tliii
siicli as yon think III
tli,'it want of caution wa- shewn in its puhlic.itioii then voii iiia\- timl, I think, a sum f
Kiilistantial ilaniaijcs, the ainouiit of which ciitirciv rcsts'witli you.
It yon have to take into account the amount of mental anxiety. ••>' ^
lint rf Vofi 4iliil Ihaf^rlie IiIh'I whs iifti'iTv witlioTirromiiTatioii. ami ,,'/^-^ A-
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Fai'i.i'iiii.ns I'd f 'II. Mil it;.
Mr. I)a\ie. Thc'e are several tliiii'^s which I siiliinit that Voiir Lniiiship must a.sk tht;40
.lury to liml ilistincil", one of which is wlictiier this pulilic.ition was malicious !
( ', .1. If it is ,'i slamleroiis jiiililicalioii they cannot liml any other way.
Mr. |)a\ii' I ixcept to that riiliiiL;-, ami 1 ask Vour f.orilslii[i to Icax-e to tln'in the
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distinct i|ii('.sti(iii nt' iiialicr, ami to t^'ll tliciii tliat if tlify tiiiil tlir articli' i-(im[iiaiiir(l n\' was
nut wi'itti'ii (IV ])i|lilislii'ci lllali(•iou^ly. luit was iiijiniDUs ti tiic [ilaiiititr, tln'ii tlial the |ihiiii-
tiff is ciitith'cl only to nominal ilaniaLfrs. ,
C. .1. Su]i|iiisinn' tliat I acciilrntally ln'rak our winilow, an' yon only io j,'t't nominal
iliinia^ffs '
I >r. Davif. I snKmit, my |ioint ; [ili'iisi' to take it.
("..I. ^'on sci'ionsly ask nic Io cliaiL;-!' tlir .hiry iliat il' a man is injni'i'il williont,
malice lie can only rccoxer nominal damaees r
Ml'. Davie. A^iain I ask NOiir Lonlsliip to cliai'i,fe tlie Jnvy tlnit if tliey fiii'l that that
portion of the evidence of what was ))ulilished in the Free I'ress when ve-pnlilished here in 10
the I'lilonisl or i'ost was a fairly accurate copy of what ap|)eared in the Krei^JVess, tlicn
in the ahsence of malice, thi' plaintitl' would only lie I'ntitled to nominal dama'^es.
('. .1. Vcai mean, if the nlleifeii lihel was a fairly accurate copv from the Post '
Mr. I)a\ie. ^'es ; and that if written without malice, then that t!ie plaintiff is nnlv
ciititle<l to nominal damages. .Mso to change the .hiry that if tliey find that the whole
pnlilication. taken altoo-etjier, is not injurious to tJie plaintiff and was not written maliciously
hy the defendant, that thi^y must find for the defendant.
('. J. Oh, certainly. ! thiid'C that if they find that it is not injurious nor malicious, I
then they must find for the defendant, no doulit. In fact, I rather think vou ha\i' not'
gone nearly far enoiijrh in sayinj,' if this pnlilication was not malicious then they must tind 20
only nominal damajres. I thiid< if it is not malicious it is no lihel at all : liut if it is a Mhel,
then there must he malice.
.Mr, l>a\ie. No ; I e.xcept to that. 'i'iley should lie a-ked to find if there is eviilelice
of actual malice.
( ", .1 If tliiy find it is a lihel the law imjilies malice.
Mr. Davie. Of c.i)urse thci'e is a ditfereiice hetweeii a<'tual ami implieil malice, if
they find that it is a lihel the law imjilies malice ; hut I wish you to ask the .lui'V to
find whether there was actual malice or not, a[)a)'t from implied malice.
II .1. I don't know what vou mean e.\acll\' hv actual malice.
Mr. Davie. I!y actual malice i me; n ill-will ae-ainst the plaintiff
( '. J. Dots any man who |(nhlislies a liln'l shew anv i^ood-will '
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.Mr. D,i\ie. I nnist ask Vour Lordship to leave to the .luiy whether 'ifi(M'e'%!is i^^^ ^jt^^/^^it^
e.vpre.ss or ■ Moiied malice. I iiins^ e\('i^ to that jioni(in^if_y2iin' njjniu;' which says ihe_\ - ^ it.^^*c.<.
iiiusi tind malice in anv event, aiiTf reiimst von to ask them, do thcv find malii-e a"ain.sf^^t^ m^ ^ I
the del'endaiiir o'i' do they not >. _
('. .(. The law implies that if a man throw-- a li^hti'd toi-ch ahout iiel/KcilmJ^ia^^^pfi • /^»/' - /
must hctaken that he implies malice, lie may not propose to .set fire to a Imildine'. '"'**'^^^'/ y ^
injure a j,'arden, hut some malicious intention is clear. y%^<~>4^**^ ^ C ■ ^ ^f^*^<k^'
.Mr. Davie. Will Your Lordship leave it Io the Jury to say whether there was impliety / ^
(t'.i'lirfxs !) malice? 4q
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Mr. Dfivic. Or diiuct tlioiii tu say wlirtluT it was tlic ()hjixt of the ilcfi'iulaiit to
viiidicatf tlM' plaiiitiir's cliaractor, or wlictlicr it was the ilcfcmldiit's dj^sign to ii.jiirc him.
is wlictlitT to liiiiiisli tiic (li't'enddiit or w t. -/Hn-^Uc^ /A^ ^f-t^i^^^ ft4^ Jt~^^^S^4< ' <,^t/'/i^i^
('. .1. Von say. was tlie olijeet of the dcfi.-ndaiit to vindicate tin- jplaiiitit' s cliaractcr^!^''*^ ^ti^^:iljt^,
or to injure iiini '. 1 do not charge them t(. that effect. (To tlie .liiry)-lt is for yoii."^^^ ^ '^/ '^
<Ji'nth'men, and has heen ever since Fo.x's Act, to say, is this a lihel or not ' If you sav it id^*"^^ '^ ^/V/ V/
i.s.ithen you have to eou.sider whetlier there was any JustiHeatioii, and, if no jnstilication •^-^/^ y/^J<^</^
then con,si(h'r tile amount of dauia<i-es ^ . ^ ^
.Mr. l)ral<e ohjeets that tlicse exceptions sliouM lie taken after the .lurv have retired.
H.S heing taken in their ])re.sence they practically amount to coun.sel making another
speech. 1
Mr. Davie. If I don't take them now it will he of no use to take them at all. < •>'.;;un
ask Your Lordship to direct the Jury to say if, when they take the whole ])ul.lieation
together, it is injurious.
('. .( No; to sa\- whethei- it is a liliel.
.Mr. Davie. No ; whether it is injui'ious. 20
('.■I. I sludl not listen to anything further, and 1 leave it to the .Jury to .say if j,
it ilea liliel or n.)t. If it is a libel, all they have got to do is to name the :x\wmvi_^ ^^^ /u**y'^'^
.imnages. The nrord will go into the Jury aijJjilljlH-^^^Joeum^
se4^,4U*4U^t4^r,t^ytHl--lMw-^ ^ uii i, iir~W o w i th it. -Tli!4^uJW.^-a*^^
The Jury ivtired at (1:20 p. m., returning at (iioO p. m., with a JV^^-t'^lrltie'pl^fi'tifi''''^^^^
Damages, 82..")()(). / /!W*«^<*Jrxy ^ "**
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' We lind a verdict for the plaintiti, that the puhlication is a libel ; damages two thou- ' ''■ ,'•#''' C-^
sand five Innidred dollars."
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In rnHB SUPI^BME SoUl-^li OP Sl^ITISH (sOLUMBIA.
HKFORK THK H()N()RABI>K THK CHIKF .M'STICK.
Mjri \\- ki;n
TH1-: HONORABLE (JKOROK ANTHONY WALKKM.
AND
DAVID WILLIAMS MIGCilNS,
Plaintirt:
Dnfciidant..
TnuiisfiAY, tlic :{Otli (lay of .luiio, A. J). I.s,s7.
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This action coming on for trial t)iis day hcfore the H<.norahle Sir Matthew liailli.'
Bi'gliie, Knight, Cliiuf Justice, and a sjiecial jtiiT, in the inesence of Mr. Drake, Q. C. and
Mr. Helnicken, of Counsel for the Plaintitt; and Mr. T. Davie, Q, (,'., and Mr. Bodwell. ol
(younselfor T)ef(;ndant, upon oi)eniiig of the matter upon hearing read the Pleadings, the
evideiK-e of Francis J5ernard McNainee and Mr. M. F. .Ljhnston take!! on commission liefore
(>eoi-ge Mountain Evans, Esquire, at Toronto, Province of Ontario, on the :J()tli dav of De-
cemhei-, 1,S8(), an<l the .SOtliday of December, ISJSG, and tlie e.xhihils thereunto aniie.Ked,
the interrogatories exliihited on the (ith day of March, IS<S(J, and the answers of the
Defendant thereto, dated Sl.st day of Mai'ch, LS.Sti, the evidence of C:harles William Mitehell
taken on commission hefoi-e William Di-ummond Hogg, Esiiuire. at the Citv of Ottawa. . and 20
Province aforesaid, on the ."kd day of June, A, D. 1.SS;7. tlie further evidence of Fi-ancis Her-
mird McNamce al.so taken l>efoi-e the said William Drummond Hogg, Ks,|uire, on the 20th
day of June A. D. l,S.S7,and the evidence of witnes.ses on l.oth sides and what was alleged
by Connspl aforesaid, and 'he Special Juiy having found a verdict in favor of the Plaiiitifl
damages asses.sed at ^2,oO(), and the said The Honorable Sir Matthew ISaillie Begbie,
Knight, Chief Jn.stice, liaving ordered tiiat judgment be entered for the Plaiiitilf for S-IMH)
and costs of suit, This Couit doth order and adjudge that the Plaintilf do leeovi'r against
the defendant S2..')0() damages and his costs of suit to be ta.xed.
By the Court,
si;ai,.
) Law Stamp, Sl.OO.
(Signed) Jamks C. Phevost,
Registrai'.
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Notice ok Aim'Kal.
In thk Supi^BMB ^oai^fn oh Bi^itish Columbia.
H I'Vr-W I-'.KTS-
THK HONOItAhLK (JKOIKIK ANTHONY WALK KM,
AM>
DAVID WILLIAMS HKUJINS.
I'l.iiiitiH
Di'l't'iiiliiiit
Take Notico of aiipcul <ni l)cliiilt' of tlie jitiovc iiaiiKMJ ilctViMlant to tlio Full Court from
the vunlii't aiKJ jndiiiiiciit liori'iii for S-2,50() ri'iiilricd and <j;ivi'n in favor of tlic aliovc named
plaintifron ilio .-{Oth day of .Imw, A. I). 18,S7, and that tiie Full Court will he moved oii'O
Monday, the 11th day of July, A. I). I,SS7, (hy special leave of the Chief Justice) at tho
openinjr of the court or so soon thereafter as counsel can he heard hy Mr. Theodor.' Davic,
Q. C., of counsel for the ahovo named defeuilant, that the said verdict and judyiiient may
Ik) reversed and annulled and in lieu thereof a iKm-suit or Judgment for the defendant
tMitered on grounds to he urged in support of the motion including the following ;
1. That the Chief Justice should have held the puhlication complained of incapahle of
the innuendo, and should have non-suited the phiintitf" oj^fcve given judi,'ment for the
defendant. ^^^
2. That upon the Pleadings and evidence the defeiMnt was entitled to the verdict
and judyiment.
AP'1 i" the alternative should tl
le
thi'l defendant will move for aii order calliui;
dici and all suhseipient i)roeeedings should i
parties, on grounds to he urged in supp(
1. Innuendo not warranted I
2. Mis-d'irection
Non-ilire
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3. i> on -iln'^M'tio n
4. N on-suhm ission of projiei
•". Rejection o f evidenc e,
(i. i)efen<lants case prejudice
trial particularly hy his ii^tim
'. , of the Supreme (."ourt, in
ho was not entitled to.
7. Vci'dict contrary to evideiJee.
iS. JExces{iiy.e dayisiyi;^ ^
Dated this ^th day of July, A. 1). 1X87.
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hove motion he n'fus(>il, Take Notice that
upon tin plaintiff to .shew eaii.se why the veij
(it he set aside and a new trial had hetweeji
t of thu motion, including the following: ,
y puhlication. * ^^ £/ /ff^ ^.//^i^^^^^ '
questions to jury. /l^v/t/ r- /t-T^ ^ ^./t- .
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\ j\w i i Mi I niit Mi l the Chief Justice, at ^* « %/.,Wi2.7^/y'>
nation that owing to idaintiff hein"- a Judco / \
lulgencehad heeii granted to defemlant whic
To Messks. J)uake, Jackson 'A; IIei.mcken,
Plaintiff's Solicitors.
Theodore Davie,
Defendant's Solicitor.
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MkMoHANIM'M.
Tlu' evidence nf Hoc.tli iiiul Hoki'Hi. ollereil liy tlie (let'elidailt at tlie tiitil was telnlen^d
to shew tlial tliey first railed ilel'enilant!i!.Jttteiitiiiii to article in I'ost. {'"rieiidlv cDininent
roganliiij,' piaintirt". Resolved hotweeu the tln-ee that it wiaild lie oidv fair and just to
plaiiitiil' to call attention to it liy an article in {'olonist. This oecnrrcil day hid'orc
Higgins' article appeared.
Katha( T KitoM Rki'okt PiMii,isiii:i) in Kvknino I'ost":
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" When Mitchell applied to liini for payment of hi« claim, witness told him to ;,dve ttic
account pro])erly drawn up, and sulimit it to \^\x\, as it wouM Ik,- Ix'tter for him to pay Im
than to have law.suits. Witness had a deed of >l|ssolution of partnership prepared. Six
(if them were in partnersliip out in Uritisli (\lumliia, one of whom was at that time
tlie Premier of the Province." \
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