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Show ENGLISH LIBEL LAW WORKED BOTH WAYS Special Cablo to Tho Trlbuno. LONDON, Dec G. London newnpapor. men aro smiling today over a libel verdict rocovorcd by ono of tholr own number. Tho harsh English libel law can work both ways Messrs. Percy Bono & Company, Com-pany, London lawyers, have found out. Tho solicitors had up In court a case which Charhi-s W. Atkins, a reporter for a news agency, did not consider of sufficient suffi-cient Importance to chronicle. Tho law-vcrs law-vcrs wore annoyed at tlils and wroto a letter to thj news agency, suggesting that "Influence' had been brought to bear by the defendants to provont publication. The letter concluded: As a mere matter of curiosity, and of our own personal oxperlcnco, we should deem it a favor If you would Indicate to us what steps wo ought to taku when, on similar occasions, wo wished a report to be suppressed. Can you toll us whom wo ought to appronch on tho subject? It is a matter mat-ter of lndlfTerenco to us that tho caso was not fully reported, but wo should bo glad if you would Inform ua how tho oraclo la worked. On tho Jury'a finding. Judgment was entered for tho plaintiff for $125 and costs. |