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BOTTOMLEY LIBEL CASE.
Story of the Victory Bond Club
MR. BOTTOMLEYS CASE.
THE HONGKONG
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War Bond Chuk” and can- oluded :—“ I will wager Horatio £1,000 that his draws are fakad and crooked. I maka this state- ment openly and without fear.”
The general effect of the charges regarding the Victory Bond Club was that Mr. Bot- tomley had had a million of money, principally from poar people; had kept it, himself, had faked drawn, and given prizes its a wrong way. In the broadest forms, that he had been swindling the public.
.....
There was not a word of truth in any statement by the defen- dant regarding the Victory Boods.
VICTORY BOND CLUB SCHEME,
Counsel sxplained in detail the operations of the Victory Bond) Club scheme was for bonds of which the minimum was £3. As numbers of poor people could not afford £3. Mr. Bottomley's iden was for them to come in with £1, and the club was formed. Each share therefore represented only a fractional proportion of the stock. The issue price was 85, and half a million of stock was | purchased with the £450,000 sub- scribed. The stock now stood at 75 £350,000 had been returned, so that after the sale of stock, to return that amount practically 10, full Mr. Bottomley had had per-1 sonally to put down about £35,000 already.
Counsel added that there was no need for County Court pro- ceedings Everybody desiring it would be repaid by the end of the | year.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTS AT
BLACKMAIL. Subsequently the Magistrate decided to hear counsel's state-) meat regarding the alleged attempt to extort money.
Sir Ernest detailed interviens and correspondence between Mr. Bigland and Mr. Bottomley, ex- tending over some years, and con- cerning various matters on which be relied to substantiate the allegations of attempts to extort money.
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Counsel added that every one of the attempts at blackmail fail- |ṛresch Gren ed, and Mr. Bottomley parted res with no money.
The case would not only depend upon the evidence of Mr. Bot- [comlay, and the admitted hand- writing of the defendant, but he I would also ask for committal for [inciting others to try to extort
money from Mr. Bottomley.
After luncheon the Magistrate decided to take evidence relating! to the charge of attempting to extort money.
Mr. Houston, Parliamentary | election agent, said that while be was acting for Colonel Applin in Westminster by-election the de- fendant called upon him And offered to supply and distribute 20,000 copias of the pamphlet for £50. Witness declined to accept the offer.
DEFENDANT'S LOW SPHERE. The Magistrate said he would Mr. Bottomley 'then gave evid- consider the application.
ence. He first met the accused After observations by other eight years ago. He said he bad counsel, the Magistrate said the been crossing seper, match only matter before him was seller, street arah, beedy for There was a considerable crowd whether there was a libel, and months in a lunatic asylum and at Bow Street Police Court, Lon-whether it was published.
had been living on bis wits life. don, last month, when Reuben Bigland (61), described as AC agent came before the Chief Sir Erues: Wild then opened Magistrate charged with having the case, stating it would take
Mr. Bottomley said that B. maliciously pablished to H. T. some tirue. Mr. Bottomley was and was koown throughout the Houston and other persons a glad to take the opportunity to racing fraternity 85 telephone criminal libel of, and coacerning, say, as he had said personally. Jack." bus at heart he was very Mr. Horatio Bottomley, M.P. that this matter had more serious religions. Subsequently he sent Mr. Bottomley was greeted out-developments than the real mat witness a copy of the Bible and side the Court with Cheers and ter of publication of libel. He advised him to read it,
was going to ask, when evidence
some "boos."
Sir Ernest Wild, K. C.. M.P., and Mr. Jones, M.P, appeared for the prosecution, and, contrary to expectations, the defendant was represented by counsel with Mr. Comyna Carr and Mr. J. G. Kelly.
MR. STEWART MOORE'S
APPLICATION,
At the outset Mr. H. Stewart Moore asked permission to renew his application with reference to Victory Bonds. The Magistrate had from time to time advised County Court proceedinge to applicants who had come befora him, but in such actions there were several defences which Mr. Bottomley could put up as regards
liability,
Bigland laughed heartil this description of himself.
bad been heard, chat ́Mr. Bigland Witness gave evidence of other should not only be committed interviews and letters received under Section 5 of Lord Camp from the defendant. In one of bell's Act, but also under Section these he said "I am mad" and 31 of the Larceny Act, 1916, upon another WLS signed "YouTS charges that would be formulated fraternally, R. B., known as mad of publishing with intent to Jack."
extort
Mr Bottomley proceeded to
This libel was merely the cul-give details in support of state- mination of a long series of effortments made by counsel.
SON'S INTERVENTION.
on the part of the accused to Before evidence was called Mrję extort money from Mr. Bottomley Kelly asked that cross-examin- by publishing, or generally by stion might be deferred. threatening to publish, matters that would injure Mr. Bottomley.
Sir Ernest Wild. -Did you The document published wae
receive a letter purporting to years the culmination of five crusade on the part of Mr. Bigland come from his son?—Yes
Mr. Bottomley said he advised to extort money from Mr. Bot tomley." He had three times the defendant to take a rest, and during these five years apologised Bigland replied. "I know all
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In the year 1916 how were your finances -Jost beginning to toro. REQUESTS FOR MONEY. And did he wake overtures for
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In another letter the defendant signed himself—"Your fraternal-
The Magistrate-What do you in writing, and Mr. Bottomley, about it. It was written to protect/1, R. B. Known as Mad Jack; money?—Yes, he said...” You are
want me to do?
Counsel--if you could see your way, I would like you to call upon Mr. Bottomley, who is here,
doubting his mentality, accepted me against any proceedings you In it he said he intended to printmaking a lot of money now, Bot the apologies.
might take against me." Witness 250,000 copies of a publication, tomley. I see all sorts of people added "I am not sure whether and asked-Won't the sup round you making money out of he used the word blackmail.'” porters of the Empire orator laugh you, and I don't see why I should
when they hear the crossing not be in it."
-Did-he succeed in his request?| sweeper's challenge?"
Never.
A PAMPHLET.
Mr. Bottomley quoted a note
to give a personal undertaking Counsel read a pamphlet which with reference to this money. It had been published broadcast in he got from defendant in October Witness thought the publication would be of great assistance to London and other centres. I: 1919, which read-"My Dear was Answers to John Bull," my client and all those other was headed "The Downfall of Bottomley-You are right. 1
Counsel. Has he since 1915 A "lion-tiger,” « cross betwaen people. Mr. Bottomley would be Horatio Bottomley, M.P. His am mad. Still, I would like to ever made any suggestion to you the two great cala, is being sent given time to pay, and the neceslatest and greatest swindle. How touch that fifty pounds.-R.B.
about joining forces with him? to the London Zoo by the Jam
·sity for County Court_actious he gulled subscribers to invest Counset Did you owe him Witness. Yes, he wrote "I Sahib of Nawanagar (Prince Hand 'would be removed,
£1,000,000 in his great Victory | £501-No.
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