State v. Whitmire

The defendant, Dr. Arthur P. Whitmire, was convicted of libeling Dr. R. A. Davis by one of the judges of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans, sitting without a jury. Both Dr. Whitmire and Dr. Davis are practitioners of optometry in the city of New Orleans. Dr. Whitmire was, at the time the offense is alleged to have been committed, a member of the National Guard of Louisiana, but Dr. Davis was not. The prosecution is the result of a written communication sent by Dr. Whitmire to Gen. L. A. Toombs, who was in-charge of Jackson' Barracks. These quarters were under lease, by the…