Show MRS KIRS COPE VAROE ONE DOLLAR DAMAGES She Sued Bishop Moore of M M. E E. E Church for for Alleged Libel Kansas Cit City Feb 1 A to-A A Jury jun in the federal court in Kansas Cl City Kan late toda today returned a a verdict verdIct in the thc libel suit of Mrs frs Carrie V. V Cope COPO of or Topeka granting her damages in the amount of 51 1 against Bishop David ld II U. Moore of oC Cincinnati CIncInnat but deciding sho she iwas was entitled to no damages from Mrs Ir George 0 O Robinson of ot Detroit Mich Uch sued Jointly with wih Bishop Moore Mrs Mrs Cope sued for rime Tho al alleged alle alleged al- al le ed libel grew out of or a 0 famous Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas church controversy Mrs Ir Fannie Murray furay of AtchIson count county Kan ICan died In 1907 leaving to Kansas home borne missions missions Two societies both Methodist Moth Meth odist claimed the fund Mrs rs Cope ob obtained ob- ob tainted part of ot It It The Tho other society ob-I ob sued her Then the bishops of or th the church stepped in and made an on effort Ito to settle sette the tho dispute Bishop Moore Moor was appointed b by the tho conference to Imes t ate He lie wrote to Mrs Irs Robinson and told her hor the national society ought to Join and sustain the suits brought to obtain the mone money If you dont don't ho he wrote I dont don't be behove believe be- be hove lieve you OU will wil ever evel see a cent of OC It c 10 again It was this particular sentence that I caused Mrs Irs Cope to bring suit sui Mrs frs Robinson sent sent copies of tho the bishops bishop's letter to other national officers of or the I leter missionary society and Mrs frs Cope i thereupon sue sued Mrs Robinson on the i grounds rounds that she had circulated the bishops bishop's letor letter I Both Both Bishop Moore and Mrs Irs Robinson Robin Robin- son sot set up that there was no malice malce 1 in their actions toward 1 Mrs Cope i I I j I j I I j I I I l I i II I I I I j I I I j I |