Show THE OTHER THE TRIBUNE SAYS IT WAS RIGHT AND introduces WITNESSES the case tor for the plaintiff in the case of F edward dward austin vs the tribune publishing company for damages tor for libel was waa closed today to day and the defense was begun P L W williams il in his bis opening statement to the jury stated that his bis side expected to prove that the char charges made against austin were in the the main correct sod and that the latter was a fraud as claimed in the alleged libelous art article iele As an instance in connect tion with the statements regarding arding the swindling of mrs williams counsel cited the fact that when the lady sent seat for of her bier money to austin he be instead of sending it remitted milled re only iliou ilO OU and that to massachusetts instead of to colorado where ue knew she obe was at the time immediately alter after this he be departed for englard Engl abd leaving the lady without her mon mone yand yana giving her no opportunity to ouram it under these circumstances she d had not been able to secure her property t As to the mammoth stock the hs ZOE defendant ll 11 had for lt it comO comparatively mOve y noth ing sad and had trans transferred erred it to miss williams using of her money entrusted to his care the management of the london bank by the plaintiff was also notoriously scandalous the statement of the defense was quite a pue pae and aad covered nearly the whole ground in it mr austin wax was scored unmercifully sod and the facts seft set forth orth the defendant said would be substantiated by y the evidence the first te testimony for the defense was offered this afternoon being the deposition of miss sarah Y J williams relative to her business transactions with the plaintiff |