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ALLEGED LIBEL.

CONT.UNXD IX A LETTER. , CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. (Ey Tcieeraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Fnday. An action for dan-ages tor alleged libel contains in j letter addressed" u the first instance to Mr. W. (J. Kiducll, S.M., concerning a prosecution then to come before the Lour;, n-*» Ward by Mr. Justice Smi sitting v. it-nut a jury in the Supreme Court to-day. Tile plaintiff, Evans Re-s Thomas, is ;; voting ,-*n empluv.-d as a clerk i.i Hewn,. Dalge.y and (. ompanv's kelson office, and the defi r.daiu an elderly man naaicd David Nieltl. who wore tfencal clothe-,, anj described himself •s "evangelist, aiauui'acturars' agent, and Importer.'' roe plaintiff married a girl who haa «*eu in the defendant's household, but *efor? t L e marriiige she had unfertunateIj- fif.iped berselt to a couple of ohemi-s vhich came in letters ndri'-.. SSP( j to tMdefendant. Meld info: mod the po!i.-r of the <i*t r , ;1:: .( th( , ~.,r., r . ~ „.. £,.. , Jltfa theft, tO nhich ,'., plcade-l .Mll'ltv fefore f i,e cane i, .f , rr ,],. ,-., ,;„ tr , t( , «ieU wrote a Kter to Mr. Ridd-11. in »nich It was al|. s »rl that lie made certain statements .•oneemim 0-,. ,!-;enoant which were deten.au.rv. The letter ~« dutrn-d hv the :':n-is Irate <"" a m.» ~{ , : „..,, s ., n . ... .».„,., ~-, •Jio/her p-rnop. i,. :,. the t.-Uon. The plaintiff tl-.iaici t-:, ? . !he following are tne erttr-.-t; from f'« U-ttcr:-'f-he U in len--.-e 7 ;th s>om<> vill iin *Jo W Wm:t> ,he ta iil not dr. nitre. 1, ,t Who>e revolver-caxe I have n rm -,v sess.on." : "Her husband. Eflzar Thomas, hn.- .-.idea and abetted :.e r in m ..nv wavs, and Bithoti ? h he is no; charged with "such, it J» not n-r'l thit h- shoi-H tr. wi-hout •wng cautioawi an! anwirtl II- ins teen the cause of ~.,,■ : . r .., t an novance to me in ;.,,- work and home." The d»fend«r.t den.cd :l,e publication Of the „-,;,>. ,„., „,,„,,„, ',, hj ' . ■ •-• .•' • " or dc;m.ntorv tn en ni n v *-i 1 i. • ■ • . .u' . - tor to the Jnasi«fr*t« was "r'-. -pap,'. Vi d.:\m r en-i>r-e' ■■j p.: ji i| s\r State,! („ Pv \^ .;,,,,, ~,. rermvm be r ed toe ca*c 1' h'■ l. r.,„,~ 1 r i ■ • "..■■ ! eanre '• [ore !i:m over two years .--eo, i n «hich :'. cnrl named Thomns ■Was cSnr-roH , •■, . : , T T cotire. t;r. n ,Mh Ma' ■•!.«" be had received ■ letters , ,>,,,, \ >M . h.,t that letter w,. not now in ,_ nr „„... c ;„ T1 w|t . s' ti no* reniem!'r whet wn« in the etter. Vlt .hero nn ., V een .omethin™it aooui the pirl's husband. He had remarke! from the B-nch that the «end er of the letter ha<l no right to Mdress him on a matter before the V""-:. Mr. Nield's co-trse shouid have wen to approach the p ,,,.;„ P . After hearing the evidence of Alexanwr Dunn, a solicitor, to whom n conv .1; / ! cttcr was ser '- and °f ' h " pi.-ntiir defendant, his Honor reserved his de-

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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 209, 2 September 1911, Page 9

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ALLEGED LIBEL. Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 209, 2 September 1911, Page 9

ALLEGED LIBEL. Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 209, 2 September 1911, Page 9

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