Witness denied that Mr. Clough had ever charged him with fraud and misrepresentation, or that '/he had threatened to sue him. He knew nothing about this suggestion until he saw the writ, and then he was very much surprised.
Mr. SchuhI—What does he mean, then, when he says in the writ that he was "induced to sign the deed by the false and fraudulent misrepresentation of the defendant (Grove) and Lawrence K. Kentwell, counsel for both parties to the Witness—He was labouring under a misapprehension.
Mr. R. C. Faithfull was called to give evidence as to the effect of the reports, and said that when he read the headlines he expected to hear that Mr. Kentwell had been arrested and charged with a crime, but upon reading the report he saw that it was only a civil action and that Mr. Kentwell was not a ce-defendant, his name being only mentioned in the claim. The reading of the report caused him to go and see the acting Crown Advocate (Mr. Mossop), because he had been in_ business negotiations with Mr. Kentwell—negotiations which fell through from causes quite unconnected with the report. Witness had heard rumours.
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