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COLONEL'S REMARKABLE LIBEL ACTION."
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A woman writer's book about life in the Near East formed the subject of a libel, netion in the King's Bench Division recently.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928.
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"The speed of the London County Council tramcars has increased to an average of nine and three-quar- ter miles an hour including stopa." This is the highest average speed of any urban framways in the king- dom," an official of the London County Council sald recently. The writer, Miss Odette Kein, "We have held this record for a described by her counsel as "number of years, and we have In- well-known author of Dutch exproved it within the last year, traction," was sued by Lieut. partly through greater expedition Colonel Ernest Cassel Maxwell, in at stopping places, command of the 1st Batta. Che- ahiré Regt. (now in India.)
Colonel Maxwell also aned Messrs. Jonathan Cape, Ltd., the publishers of the book, and Messrs Butler Tanner, Ltd, the printers.
Miss Keun did not appear, Messrs. Cape said they published the book as a work of fiction; they denied that the
passager
"Passengers have helped (He staiṛ to achieve this result, and they can help to bring about a still further Improvement. The saving of an- other second at each "stop" would in- crease speed by nearly a quarter of a mile an hour."
maintain an average speed of oight" The London General omnibusca miles an hour including "stop": com "We concentrate mainly on running plained of referred to Colonel to a schedule," an L.G.O.G. official Maxwell and denied that any de-said, "and we discourage anything famatory meaning was intended, in the nature of racing." Messrs. Butler and Tanner denied that the matter complained of re- ferred to Colonel Maxwell.
Sir Henry Maddocks, K.C.. for Colonel Maxwell, said the colonel was a distinguished Army offeer. He served in the South African war and in the Great War, at the conclusion of which various Bri- tish and foreign decorations were conferred on him.
Major Cassel;—
well, set up, and irreproachably He was of fair height, flaxen,
groomed.
"Is that you?" counsel asked. "It is probably a little flatter- ing," replied Colonel Maxwell, smiling.
Mr. Birkett, continuing to
When the Allies took possession of Constantinople, Colonel Max- read: well was given command of the His face was handsome- inter-Allied police in the Pera (laughter)-of the classical Eng- section. The inter-Allied police|lish type straight features, ex- had nothing to do with the Mi}. {tremely still. Lary, Police, Miss Keun was then in Constantinople.
In consequence of certain 'mat-. er which came to the knowledge of the British Military Police, a raid was nule, and Miss Keun and (others were arrested and depart-
ed to Russin.
|
"Your features are extremely mobile," Mr. Birkelt commented. You have been smiling, a good deal."
The description went on:-
"A rather bloodless mouth, In- flexible, sharply ent at the cor- ners, which he kept closed when he smiled."
"Now, you can't ilo that," Bak Mr. Birkett, "Can you?". (Laugh-
fur).
Further parts of the descrip tion read
eyes' are
The raid was made in the Pera section, said Sir Henry, but Colonel Maxwell look no part in it and was not consulted about it, and he had nothing to do with it or the deportation of Migs Keun.
"His remarkabie Miss Keun, however, appeared amazingly fixed so palely grey to attribute all her sufferings in that they seemed to be absolutely Russia to Catonel. Maxwell, and without colour, save that of the was filled with animosity towards mists or the water of nearly him, and a desire for revenge. frozen likes under cold skies; and
In 1925
her book, "Prince in them, for behint, they held a Taricl," Was published, and glacial resoluteness, an ley: irre Colonel Biaxwell alleged that cer- ducible daring,
lain passages in it referred to "Is that not," asked My. Birkett, him, and would be understood by the purple patch of the fletion anyone reading the book to refer writer? You say it describes to him.
You,"
“It is flattering, I admit," replied Colonel Maxwell.
Mr. Birkett suggested that the book "Prince Tariel" was a pure novel, and Colonel Maxwell agreed
The author referred to a "Lorri- mer Cassel, who was described as of the Guides Cavalry, head of the Intelligence Department of the British Mission in Georgia," and to conversations which she that part of it was "all fogh." had with a prince and princess
Colonel Maxwell agreed that he and other people. She said that sent Miss Kenn Christmas cards "Lorrimer Cassel seilured "Prin. after he know about her book, cess Vala" and that he carried on "My Adventures in Bolshevik abominable practices, and ultim-Russia." In the copy of "Prince ately she described how he was Tariel," which she sent to him, she "required" at Constantinople.
wrote the inserlitlen. "To Major E. C. Maxwell, with a good wishes. I am still waiting for the
will ever conic?" explanations. Do you think they
Officers as Witnesses, Officers and others who had read the book (ecunsel continued)
On the opposite flyleaf was would be called as witnesses and pasted a picture cut from the would say that they underdoodjaper cover of a woman being of "Lorrimer fogged. Mr. Birkett rend a pass- Cassel" to refer to and be a porage from "My Adventures in Bol- trayal by the author of Colonel shevik Hussin, in which Miss Maxwell.
Keun wrote:-
the character
by Sir Henry ran.-
J
One-passage-from-the-book-read-May-the-gods-do-so-to-me,-und-
more also, if I ever forget or I saw the face of a man stand. forgive what he (Colonel Max- ig on the opposite side to mine.well) brought upon me and other It was a still handsome face.... people who were arrested through the eyes fixed on the woman be- his agency. He has almost made fore them. On the clear-cut a Christian of me again, so ar- pallid lips a smile was set sicken-dently do I hope there is a hell ing sweet, as of deep delicate waiting for hiny on the other side, gloating on some secretly pleasing i "Did she," asked Mr. Birkett, thing.
"write you letters pouring out her It was Major Cassel's face, and very soul?" in a flash I knew what quality of his it was that bad evaded me when I tried to read him, dancing with Vala Abhazt at the ball. That man was cruel, and I was again overwhelmed by a sensation
of horror.
In an allusion to the officer's départure for Armenia, a passage
ran:-
I wish the Armenians would strap him down on the Arnent liko some new Prometheus and keep him there for good.
Sixty Arrests,
Mr. Justice Avory, Take the first letter. It begins, "Well, you duinned cur, I am beginning to get even with you at last." (Laughter)
Ine-examination, Bir Henry Maddocks' read a letter by Miss. Koun in which, she wrote to. Colonel Maxwell, I have just finished my new book, and put you in it as, Major, Cassel,”
Judgment Delivered. London, Feb. 2-0 resumption at the King's Bench to-day of the Maxwell libel case, Mra. Thelmi Trevett, who read the book in Colonel Maxwell said that in India in 1925, Col-Commandant the raid referred to some 60 people william James Cooke Collis, who were arrested and deported for was in charge of the province of Bolshevism and Communiam. He Batum in 1918-20 and Lieut.- afterwarda learned that Miss Colonel Shafto Adair, who com- Keun was one of those arrestedmanded the Cheshire Regiment in and deported, but he had nothing India, all gave evidence that the to do with her arrest or deporta-references do Major Cassell tion.
appeared to relate tp Colonel Max-
iz
Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., for well... Messrs. Capo, sald the publishers The managing director of the did not suggest that there was a publishers concerned said that ha word of truth in the whole matter. regarded Miss Keun's description
Colonel Maxwell said he did of a true story" merely as a con not know that after his complaint 'ventional beginning similar to the book was withdrawn from that in Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe." circulation, nor did he know what ⠀⠀⠀⠀ He added that successful books its circulation wna.
were very ewy Tublishers, had Mr. Birkett: Here is a descrip- to pay on the majority of fallures. tfon in the Book of this man, Judgment was given for £1,000.
In favour of Colonel Maxwell.
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