WRIGHT LIBEL ACTION.
MORAL CHARACTER. OF LATE W. ‘ E. GLADSTONE. BY CABLE —PRES'* ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT. •- LONDON, Jan. 28. The sensational libel action, in which the plaintiff, Wright, makes serious allegations regarding the moral character of the late Mr. \Y. E. Gladstone, was continued. Mr. Birkett, cross-examining Wright asked : “Do you think it cowardly to slander a dead man ?” Wright stock back, dangled his monocle, and said: “I must give a long answer. AH history is a register of crimes and follies. Therefore all history is a slander of dead men. History cannot be abolished for the benefit of Mr. Gladstone.” The judge: That is no answer. Will you answer now ? Wright: Not if it is historical matter you are writing. Tue judge: Then your answer is: “No, I do not think it cowardly to slander the dead?” Wright said he was not aware that Gladstone spent considerable sums of money reclaiming fallen women. “If you produce one or two girls Gladstone ever reclaimed, I will admit I am wrong,” he said. The case was adjourned till Tuesday.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 January 1927, Page 5
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