VERDICT FOR V. V HERBERT I Composer Gets Award of in His Suit for Libel NEW YORK TonK Nov No 3 Victor Victor Herbert has hall been awarded a n. verdict er lct for or damages by the jur Jury In the Supreme court which heard hlf hie suit Bult against the tho Musical Courier for libel In accusing tho the distinguished composer oser of or piracy In the core of oC four tour of oC the tIle most JOost popular operas now before the American public It took the jury one hour and Cort forty minutes to arrive at this conclusion The court was crowded with composers com corn posers performers critics theorists historians teachers professors of ot counterpoint coun coun- harmony harmon and orchestration When hen the verdict was waR announced Mr Ir Herbert was vas overwhelmed o with congratulations con con- Walter WaIter Damrosch who whose hose e brilliant exposition of ot Herberts Herbert's genius on the stand contributed FO so much to toward toward to- to ward the victory was an equal sharer In the laurels The Jury was unanimous In Its verdict vet ver diet dict and the time In the was used In fixing the damages One Juror thought that the vindication of at Mr Herbert with nominal damages would be sufficient while others Insisted on awarding the full Cull amount of or At an Informal reception and banquet banquet ban n. at nt restaurant tendered by br Mr Herbert to about Cort forty of oC the thelea lea leading musicians composers and anti critics crit lea ics of oC N New York a plan was formulated formulated formu formu- to stop the species of ot attack from which Mr Ill Herbert suffered alter Waller Damrosch sounded the keynote keynote key key- I note In a speech when he said The snake has been scotched hut but I that Is not enough We c must kill It