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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m*thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ( •' k'' .^^^^ ^ — 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. o 00 oooooou 00000 000 00000 0000 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 . . . . 12 Ink 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 "1 M 26 2ft 26 2ft liVllilNCK lok |)KltM,ASi- : — C. l!.,otli U. Ounsimiir Judge's Charge Kxceptions to Charge ,,; Verdi.t 4.S 45 48 Order for Judgment Notice of A|i|>eal . . Memorandum 32 5.i 54 55 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. :!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. / 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 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 tic'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() 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." 8 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' liani ( .-.1 ilir •. Man h. I ;•' a nicMi Urhi;M' 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"■ 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 aiif 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 . 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 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 < \' asti in the City of Toronto, tliis twentietli day of Decnilier, A. 1). IS.SO, (iKO. M. KVANS, Coniinissioiier. 10 Present, R. T. \Vaiiy 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 |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,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!irllati' 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 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'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'- 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, lfSi'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 inaerhaps some of thcui mieht oe a (piarter of an inch shorter. 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 ? 10 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. 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 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. W'riT ycai |iirsciit at Mr. .McNaiiirr s trial ' .\. Nn Sir. .\<,). N'lai ilij nut l. 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. :!() (Sirnnl) .l.\Mi;,s ( '. ritKVnsr, ■10 20th M.w, 1.SS7. Ji lNri;itlln(iAT( llltrridn mIiii\ I'lLillli'il Till' IIIIS ilclivcrcd liy I. Wlu Stiiti'iiinil dl' timl wlii'iT ili i'\ .McNiiiiKT A TIh. Mic lotli (lii\ loth N..\r,nl •->. Is il |iiilili>lici| at one 1)1' ycinr tliiil jirrioil, ji 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( 17 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 rail\ 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' 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'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. " 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 Seleii 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!." 10 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; 20 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 : — •■ 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 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) 20 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 iiot 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 . 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. 20 '• 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.:. 1 81 ••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>. 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. !0 22 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 '. 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 ;{(' 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'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\ ' 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, 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 >tri In ( A m ■ U|>l>l 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 20 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 / / •>i; HORTHAND WRITER'S NOTES WALKE.U vs. iUGGlXS / / 1 iet'orc Sir Mtiltlu'w 15. Bi'n'hio and ii S]ifciii| .lurvl(V^ ''Ij / — 'A 10 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 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. -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> avyoui,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-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. ./iv^ w 1 21) • ', 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 fi\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 : •1 "|)UI)(!f.> tlll'lT M lllilt, 1 w Iiicli ri'Crivc Ml W lailwiiN C. flir -Jlit letter \\ lie Wen M, 1 ' W llle out lislle.l: lilifiify When' m-ij,nn;il 1 ' \Vi — 1 use was the ainl at'ti .sienattii ami his 1)1' an Ik iWtV,, th^ Is it trn Juslllieji whiU 1^ Mr. Hige-ins ■ Mr. M) DirciiilMT, ISS;'). '•Hu\r just ictiiriMd Id lowM Id.luy. \huy iii.ist I'mphaticHlly Midi u. local ik^wh- "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 '" . mil (III rric'Milly trrins willi llir ilrt'i'inlaiil . iiii'l liav' mil Ihtii witll I liiiii siiici', nor 111' w ''1 tiir. t Mr. iJrukc. Ndii claim !,()()(» ilaiim^i-^ in ir.s]Mci .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. ('ii. '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 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 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. . , . . . . *<* t^. The portion containing the article eoiuplained of .' A. Yes. Rl ■^ M ( '. hi.s all at'turw IV it caiin M lake oi ilitrodi ('. tliat 1" tliiiik \ Mr. I'usc. ill allot M at'tcrwi ('. M UriiuiK <>' state ti Httac-k- .'52 (,). 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- [luhliily at the time, and ha\c thus protected you Irom uiiwairantalile defiunatory atfacdvs. A. Ves. m I •ri.Tlii N.i: I.. •.' ».' CJll't'l'llI waiiti'i I'lVSS. , it ' I rcctioii llicso I .\I M \V is Hot . M ('. ilih'illlt; arfioii ; :iliinii Sii|,iciii u'av lliii c. iilil>t Ik 1 I * 3;j '.). .N.,w ,\n yuu knww a. ,1 .natter „f Tart that .Mc.Na.nri. aftrruanl. .,li tli.. Kitl, 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. 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. J c.i. ^■.iu s,.. in 1 1st he wi'ont!'. Ill to think Mr. havi,., th;,| h,.,-,,iise al,y .,ne .lilleiv wilhv.Hi, he 40 rnis ;it I 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 C. .1. \o. i^i^//^?^ ^[|■. 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' 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^ (',,., 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' .'. ■.'-:, 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 •iO I { { M 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 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 jcrl~ lo I lif 111111111011.^ rrl('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 \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 diirerciicc of opinion. 3H I f ('.'). I mil ll'it ^lll'c (lir JlirV Ii|Il;1iI imt - 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. 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. . \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 *■■€ v.- '^ i I 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 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 :{ ; 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 liml saiil so lllst. 40 \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- 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 liii+, 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,dIiov\ that IM malie.- existed. /^-m • .1; A I. /}/^- WCJ ilii .III to III. no stil Witness. 'I'liis is all itis ii;.'ai|s.) ■ Mr. .Iiisi ice Wjilkeiii M rs. Walkmi ainl pliild "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 ■ •7: 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.«: -^^. 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 IS N. • sta u-i, "!' " n ' \ " a () " > 't ( 1 ^ thf " s '■ t '■ 11 » •■ 1i " 1 # 1 • mi ho cor V lal ral an ^ (.1 V W'lw 4l' Is, 'S.'i, fiiiitniniii^ II siiiiiliir rrjiurf ••'>iii|iliiniiii;ii'\ u> ilir plaiiilitr. ;iii'! ilw ('ilmii-^i ol' 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- 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 '/"'/ ■'^'■..^' " saial-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- ' /' '■.'•'^ '^ ' ' ,' llari;;(ii''fains^[mil jirolit.'^ in re^| I'ullyvohtaiiieiMareeJ^unr^i.i' pi 111. In- 111. II. 'X' aiiil spl'ct .yol. ....... ..^,.^. ...,.,,-,... , x:^_-j,..-..-.-*^_ _ '■ 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«/]^ ii/^^ 'c/y/l^ *s liy till' clmr;^!' ' llr i alU it n i-liaiyv liiliiM'lf Mr, Davir, Tliiil iliM- iKil (Iral with I lie i|Hr.-.liijn 1 aiii intfiiiliiiL' ti/ffii /■' /A< (•.,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 Mr. T ucl<. as I uuiler ^tand. 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 on l.iiiel. iiae'c •J!):! ) !'..!. I ivallv '..eliexc that the pntilisher oF .a new.|i;iper. who once puhlished an tick' whi(di concerned mvseJF and was oF the most oH'cnsive charactei-. tlioue'Iit he was ,j,f) loUl',f me a eooi I a 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 ai'.iiiil that ; hut Mr, i )rak(', you ohji'ct, :' M r. 1 )raki'. ^'L's, my Im-il, Ml'. Ih'akr ipiotrs Folkai'il, iiai;i's 2li:i ami -J!!.'!, ami I'-.-iylis \ -, Lawrmrr. II .\.lol]jI.us .(.Q & Ellis |):>(), ^va. o3.^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) V /. :/. V ^ ^ 1.0 1^ ' I.I M 12.5 12.2 1^1 1.25 mil 1.4 1.8 1.6 ^. V] /a 7 VI ^i// 4^^'y o' 7 /^ Photographic Sciences Corporation ^q\^ A^ vV ^^ v> <^ 6^ i3 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716)872-4503 '<^. <' €P^ & \ c- 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'. . 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. iiniil,| ,|,i .Mr. Walk.^iii 11.. Iiaiiii. <,'. \'oii (lid not liissfiit IVoiii till- |iiililicali(>ii ' .\ N,ii at all. al'l,r lii^ n'a. .\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. \ T 7 47 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 Iv u V '"' ■•' 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

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. 40 >>' /4/? 4M ( 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 m,,,! ,liicct nii tlial l"'i'"' ■""I ^^li'" !"■ ii''i.\ li'i\'- -aiJiasv 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. •^//rT^^m |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 . |nm^'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'; Sva, 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. IfrMr.X>u-iX ^^^vl i < I s » T i>m v^^V /^ .- //X// 4!t «t/»^'-"""-*^' 'it'^t4d^^^^ 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 ■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>-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 ^/ 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 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- '■" ^-^^jf I 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 7 .Y >^ 7 m 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 ciititlea\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 ' 30 '(4^^^*^^^ .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^*^'.;;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 ^ "** •^., Vkudic- ' We lind a verdict for the plaintiti, that the puhlication is a libel ; damages two thou- ' ''■ ,'•#''' C-^ sand five Innidred dollars." T T <)|!|)i:|{ FOR .InxiMENT. 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. 10 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(), anefoi-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'. 30 V ■V V \ ^^ 54 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 on -iln'^M'tio n 4. N on-suhm ission of projiei •". Rejection o f evidenc e, (i. i)efenil, 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- . '/^/'M /niy. / \ 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. r I 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": « " 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." \ u. ''/ - /