ill tins black sheep of the
just to keep li i in out West
will not disgrace the good
the family. This mnn
nm.'iiccil to .slander mid
eiiuings Iltos. and Chan.
He was not content
I mxicrnnmied meinous
liltcrntcly slandered and
stances threatened those
lympathy for Chan Hru-
the Jennings Hros.
ose who knew the author
fe trash he had no hi
nt he 'succeeded in poison-
i Uoscbiirg's Rood people
hile were strongly op
to Jennings and Ilrttneatt,
have in the past few
'their eyes opened. Tire
J Koscburg was also lead
IK the part of the globe
id without knowing the
nces, presumably relying
fewordof Warner and Leigh,
f ficurrillous and uncalled
ents in which they in
Se legal owners of the best
jtBphcinia and slandered the
w&l ol 75 per cent of
the
ohemia District.
TUB TKIAI..
jcurial in Koscmire ovci 70
Swvere examined. In fact
the best people of Cottage Groye
and llohcmia were witnesses for
Jennings and lirtiueau, notwith
standing that this man Leigh, who
is alleged to be the offal of pollu
tion, made assertions that the Jen
nings' had all the skum and s of
! s of Cottage Grove and Hohcmia
as witnesses.
It is not necessary to speak dis
paragingly of many of Warner's
witnesses. Some of them were
good and worthy citizens, hut
weie unfortunate in being slib
poeiied upon the wrong side of the
case.
Judge Hamilton instructed the
jury Monday morning at 9 o'clock
in his masterly and impartial man
ner, and the jury took 4 hours to
deliberate, when they brought in a
verdict in favor of Jennings Uros.
and Uruiieaii. Judge Hamilton is
one of the most able, painstaking
and conscientious jurists in Oregon
mid his opinion is to be regarded
as sound. There is hardly one
chance in 100 of the higher court
reversing the verdict.
Tint JUKY
Was composed of conservative
anil able men of Douglas county.
Men who were not afraid to decide
the case strictly upon its merits.