Ziar appeared to prosecute and: Mr. L. W.. Hartigan defended.
In opening the case, Mr. Macleod said that, acting on the suggestion! of the bench at the last hearing, he wrote to Mr. Hartigan stating} certain terms on which his clients! were prepared to withdraw the present charge, but up to that time he had seen no reply. Mr. Hartigan, however, had informed him that he had replied the pre' ious day. There had been ample; time, submitted counsel, for My. Hartigan to reply. but apparently defendants thought lit to wait until, the last moment. Counsel assured the court that his clients had done their best to bring about a settle-! ment, and they were willing to; withdraw the present charge if defendants in this case would with-! draw the two allegations they had made in another case that plaintiffs had misappropriated certain moneys and stolen certain books, and tender a public as well as private apology to the plaintiff society. Counsel said that they wore not anxious that the Court should go into the present matter.
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