Coles v. Thompson

JAMES, Chief Justice.

Appellee brought this suit in Karnes County to recover damages of appellant for libel. Plaintiff was the pastor of a colored Congregational church at Helena, and he had charge of the Congregational church at Goliad, where he preached once a month. Jack Lott was a member of the Goliad church, but contributed to said pastor’s salary at the Helena church.

It seems that a scandal had occurred and become the subject of investigation in the colored Congregational church at Corpus Christi, involving one Strong in a charge of seduction and murder. The defendant was an intimate…