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to assess
Mr. Effingham's damages.
The trial, of course, was ex-parte,
Mr. Weed being absent and defenceless.
Cooper's lawyer made a wordy, windy, abusive appeal for exemplary damages.
The jury retired, under a strong charge against
Mr. Weed from
Judge Willard, and after remaining in their room till twelve o'clock at night, sealed a verdict for $400 for
Mr. Effingham, which was delivered to the
Court this morning.
This meagre verdict, under the circumstances, is a severe and mortifying rebuke to
Cooper, who had everything his own way.
The value of
Mr. Cooper's character, therefore, has been judicially ascertained.
It is worth exactly four hundred dollars.
‘
Col. Webb's trial comes on this afternoon; his counsel,
C. L. Jordan,
Esq., having just arrived in the up train.
Cooper will be blown sky high.
This experiment upon the
Editor of the Courier and Enquirer, I predict, will cure the “handsome
Mr. Effingham” of his monomania for libels.’