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Show Tliat Compromise Proposition Who Lied? Tbe public are probably not interested inter-ested in the matter of knowing who made the proposition to compromise the Cora Conway Bail; uor is it of importance, especially as the case went to trial, and a verdict has been agreed upon and recorded; but we are interested in making only truthful assertions regarding it. The Tribune wo beg pardon for referring to the vile sheet Btated a few days ago that the defendants' attorneys in the action ac-tion " tried to compromise it for $2,700," etc., which was false, as the proposition to compromise had been made by the attorneys for the prostitute, prosti-tute, and ou the following morning we eo stated. Tbe next day the Tribune agaiu the forbearance of our readers is craved repeated its false asser lions, and like any other blackguard talked, loafer-liko of "lies" aud "lying." "ly-ing." We were certain Unit we were correct in the first instance, but since then have taken the pains to make assurance doubly sure, aud now repeat the assertion that the oom promise proposition was broached by the attorneys (or the plaintiff. Judge Morgan, one of plaintiff's lawyers, first spoke to defendants' attorneys about a compromise, and soon afterwards, after-wards, without having been spoken to by defendants' counsel on the subject, Judge John R. McBride, the leading .attorney for Cora Conway, again addressed ad-dressed the opposing couusel on the 1 subject of compromise. He was told , that they had no authority to act in the matter, but would lay the propo- sition before their clients, and we 1 understand it was to givo them time to consult the defendants, that the trial was postponed for a day after the jury had been empanneled. The attorneys saw some of the defendants, defend-ants, who positively refused to entertain enter-tain a proposition for compromise, and told their counsel to proceed with the trial, which they did on the following fol-lowing morning. This is a correct statement of the compromise affair; but we do not stoop to call "liarB" in the matter. |