LIBEL ACTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15823, 23 July 1913, Page 5

LIBEL ACTION

WOOTTON v. SIEVIER. CASE FOR THE DEFENCE, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 21. In the case of Wootton versus Sievier, Huxley, a jockey, gave evidence. He stated that Wootton never ordered the jockeys to pull the horses. Sievier, in an emotional speech, said he was not there as an angel, but, knowing something of tho bad side of the tmf, he knew when horses were pulled and why they were not backed.. He asked the jury to remembor the Woottohs' heavy winnings. This, he said, was a case where money spoke. William Bass, in his. evidence, said he did not think that Frank Wootton was riding Stickup. He tried his best to win the Cambridgeshire.

Taylor, an ex-jockey, said he rode MitTal at Kempton Park in December, 1907. Wootton, sen., then told him that if he found Mitral going strong he was to run him wide at the turn. Cross-examined, Taylor admitted he was a heavy drinker, and was now making a living by spying at race trials from concealed positions under hedges. July 22. (Received July 22, at 11.15 p.m.) Otto Madden gave evidence that he thought Wootton was hanging bade through inexperience. During the race he came within a neck of Stick Up and called out: "Why don't you let him go."