Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-05-27

tobe below last night just were going to press
Should it be SO, shall receive foreign papers
in season for the Chronicle of this evening.
no the Public. --Ban wanted.--Wm. X.
Hoyt and Maria Monk.
want two or more substantial, discreet good cltl-
Zens to become my bail for $500-thats the whole OF
the damage laid down by the Judge OF the Superior
Court-n a suit brought against me by the Rev. VIM.
X. HoYr, the first lover and patron Of MARIA Monk,
the beautiful nun of Montreal who has kicked up such
dust in the world by her recent Z" Awful Disclo-
sures"
The circumstances Of the case are these:-
In the coarse of our labors in enlghtening the pub
lie mind, and in exposing all kinds of mposture
happened TO say some severe things Of this Hoy for
which this action is brought. Ii will be recoleced
that Hoyt is the man who first brought Maria Monk
and her Disclosures before the public He was an
agent here, according TO his own account for some Re-
hgous Society of Canada and was introduced to- and
recommended by DR.. Brownlce to the community.
After wards Dr. Brownse discovered something wrong
about Heyt and took pains to repudiate and cast
INN oil. Maria Monk also, she 10, though
never believed her Awful Disclosures discovered in
the conduct of Hoyt something offensive and SO
she followed the of the reverend Doctor, and
afso gave him his dismission-thereby showing her
good taste and dscernment.
About the same time several papers in this city
published affidavs from Montreal stating, that Hoyt
had behaved at Goodenough's tavern in very unbe-
coming manner in relation to a certain bedroom and
other glm-cracks of the kind.
believe published these aflidavts at the time, in
common with the other papers Of this city.
After these events Hoyt took up the seamsresses,
cause, and attempted to get up collections for them
the churches throughout the city. As as it was
known that he had finger in the pie, then heaven
and the benevolent would not act. had to take
hold of the seamstresses myself and BY dnt Of
iabour, early and late, l contrivea TO wake up the
sympathes of the city to the amount of $4,000. AT
this period of the business discovered that Hoyt,
the oas-of lover Of Maria Monk, my favorc humbug,
had taken attach himself to some Of the pretty
seamstresses and had actually borroped for his o,sn
ase some Of the rery money I,0os collecting, and pay
ing orer to their soft hands. On learning this got
very angry-almost into towering rage-my squint
eye squirting ten times more fiery than ever. came
out in the Herald, and denounced Hoyt as an mposter
in the case Of the Religious Society Of Canada,
for which il is said he collected money but never ac-
counted for tan mposer in the case OF Maria Monk
who was BY him first led astray the path Of religious
extravaganza and charatanism- an mposior in
the steps he pretended take in relation TO the seam
stresses whose cause he appeared to espouse while
he was borrowing money Of them to supply his own
wants and crafty his own desires.
For this course, to which was impelIed by sense
ofpubic duty, and with motives jusfiable according
tolaw-for lovely woman and lovely truth were in
volved in it-Hoyt had the assurance to employ one
Western, a small lawyer, who washes his face
and hands once week, TO sue me for damages done
10 the character to the reputation the moral stand
ing Of this sefsane Heyt. Al first the amount OF
damages was put down at Sl0OO-and was notified
Indirectly and privately, that could settle the affair
amicabiy by paying a sum Of money refused, and
put them at defiance. Accordingly the suit was be-
gun, IN order to ntImdate my freedom Of acen, and
stop my resolute determination 10 expose charlatan.
ism, wherever il is found On the application Of my
counsel the bail was reduced to beggarly $500. A
few days agoI was required to put in special bail.
did But Western, of the counsel Of the Ham,
bin gang and smarng under the deea, of that cause
is determined to give me much trouble and annoy
ance as possible. He has, therefore objected to my
bail and now demands two
Such are the circumstances OF the case IT. therefore
any number of responsible citizens who think that
have but done my duty in exposing the charlatan.
ism OF Hoyt the first promulgator Of Maria Monks
disclosures and afterwards her prosecutor and enemy
because she had will Of her own, will step forward
in pairs singly and become myba for $500, shall
be obliged to them for their kindness and will thanh
them for the special act. | could get bail amoni
hsndreds Of personal friends, but as the cause is
public one, connected with public morals and publ,
honesty, involving also he reputation and sensbil
ties Of some pretty women prefer this mode Of pro
curing the bail required by law. II by law coulc
give lovely and beautiful Women for special bail,
could raise in hour ten thousand Of the worth ano
excellence of New York for such purpose. Two such
citizens whe justify to the extsn, Of only $1,000
are, however, demanded by law, bat dent think /
would be bad plan for Gffy citizens to step forwarc
at ten dollars each and give the court and particular,
Hoyt and his counsel, what might be called in Ho
nero, or Shaksperian language, belly full of bail
sufficient to gorge them TO the throat cen ill then
very eyes are ready to start Of their heads" And
thus do we give bail bail piece as long as Broad.
way.
Applications for this purpose will be received tod.v
at my Office, No. 81 Ann street
Farther, in few days, shall be ready to rive
full graphic, and amusing history Of all the parties
male and female-lawyer and elient-breeches and
petticeat-saRt and sinner that have figured in these
impostures, and in this ast. Mara Monk mean "a
take under my special protection hereafter She j.