Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1898 — Verdict Afainst the "Sun," [ARTICLE]

Verdict Afainst the "Sun,"

New York, April 13.—Robert Barr, the English novelisrt, obtained a verdict of SI,OOO damages in a libel suit against the Sun newspaper by u jury in the United States circuit court. On May 17, 1890, the Sun published a paragraph sayingthat Mr.’Barr had been “removed to an asylum for inebriates.” This was the statement complained of.