Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-09
Singular Law Case-A Judge An Isra 81
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sus Christian saint.
On Sunday morning last / was sitting on my sofa,
listening to the melody Of Doctor Springs Church
bells, and fancying that they almost spoke" pre-
pare for eternity" prepare ye for eternity" Al
this moment, my little Ganymede knocked at the
door. "Come in" said /. He did SO, pulled of his
hat and handed me the following letter, sent TO me
on Saturday,
Spruce street, Dec. /, 1887.
Dear Sir
loaned by him you, considerable time since.
Win you hear you the subject in the course
Yours respectfully
Tread over this note twce-leoked at the parrot on
my diaphanous window blind-listened to the last
sweet tones of Doctor Springs bells, and on the next
morning wrote the following reply
New YORK. 81 Disc. 1887
Ihave no objection to pay Nj, Noah what
owe Kim, provided Mr. Noah pays what he owes me-
JAMES G. BENNETT.
In reply to this note, received on Wednesday the
following citation under the authority of the Court of
Common Pleas appear before the bar of that trl-
bunal and to answer to the claim put forth by Noah
that owe him 5000
COmmo ON Pleas. OF November term. in the year OF
Lsrd, thousand eight
hundred and ,hiriy.ssvsn.
City and County Of come. sG sic
his Court according 10 the Of zag
Of suits, by declaration and complains Of
New York, defendant in this suit Of plea Of espass on the
PREMISES for that whereas the sad defendant ON he
hundred and 6irtyseves city the county of New
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LARS lawful money Of the United states Of America for 80
mach before that time en and advanced by he said
defendant,
request of the said fendan And being indebted the said
day and year last esad and at the place aforesaid
aad .hen and there ahfuy promised The said
plaintiff 01ann truly the said plaintiff The said
OF as above mentenec, when the said defendant
the u said = .rS W.T. day and year
last AZ the place aforesaid was Indebted 70 The
LARS like lawful mosey as Aforesaid for much money
fore that time paid laid out ana expended by The said plaintiff
Instance and request OF the said defendant And being in
& s said ax nnd @ sad
aforesaid undertook and then and there faithfully promised
the said sum Of money last above mentioned when he said
defer dan should be thereunto afterwards requested And
day year Aforesaid and the place aforesaid in
d.seG a The said pais. the further sum Of Two HUN
before that time had and s the said
. deenat in , c"pSeraon thereof sewsrss 10 viii, "n
the day and last aforesaid and at the place aoe
said plaintiff wei, and truly to pay unto the said pais ihe
said OF money last above mentioned, when the sao de.
whereas ALSO the said afterwards wit the
day and year last aforesaid and At the place aforesaid
other OF before that time due and owing from
ing i and unpaid and upon such accounting The said
defendant then and there was found TO be in and in
DRED DOLLARS like lawful money as aforesaid And be-
ing found in area and indebted TO The said plaintiff the
the day aud year aforesaid place aforesaid
undertook and then and there faithfully promised the said
sum q money last above mentioned when the said defendant
should be iereuno afterwards requested Nevertheless the
said defendant (ahough often requested &c) hath yer
paid the said several OF above mentioned any
psS the p sr % e SAID
said defendant hath hh'e wholly reused and still doth
DOLLARS and thereof the said plaintiff brings suit &c.
80 : ATTY Tor Plaintiff.
Please TO take notice. That rule hath hren entered in
CIV Hail. 10 the ey Of NewYorn requiring The defendant
plead the declaration filed TO the statute In the
Of copy Of The said declaration and notice Of he said rule
or Judgment Dated December 9th, 1857.
Atrv Tor Plaintiff
ToJames Gordon Bennett, ESQ. the above Defendant.
Now to this claim have a very simple reply. Be.
tween the fall Of 1927 and the spring Of 1929,
engaged by Mr.. Noah, as shall shcw by his own
letters, to write for his paper called the Enquirer. AT
the latter period-the spring Of l529-Mr. Webb pur-
chased the Enquirer and united il to the Courier. 1
was then engaged by Mr.. Webb up TO 1892, for all
which time Mr.. Webb settled with me like man Of
homer wish could say the same of Dir. Noah. l
labored night and day for his reputation and his pa
per, and to this day there is large balance due
His character as an editor founded my indus
try and talents as will shew when this trial comes
OH.
Yet this self same Mr.. Noah, this mpudcnt Bias
phemer of Grand Island, has the audacity to come
before a Christian court Of justice, and to demand
money of me. Probably he means TO put in the
plea Of the Statute Of Limitations 10 my claims. Be
so. 1t is characteristic of the paltry creature He
has endeavored to njure me by denouncing all those
that read, purchased or advertised in my paper, as
infdels, immoral and irreIigious persons. Finding
that the Herald only increases that public sympathy
increases-that the regard Of the Christian world
increases towards me, he comes forward, like an
other Judas and wants TO put his hand into my pocket
and TO get 5000 which have been laying up for the
benefit Of the poor and the fatheress during the next
winter. This is the nineteenth century Of the Christ
ian era. Judge in Israel, nearly the Chief Priest
of the Sanhedrim at Graad Island sues for 5000.
II il were the first century Of the era instead Of
suing me for $780, this ChefPrest would order to
be crucified at least be stoned TO DEATH the
holy apostles and martyrs were by his ancestors.
am glad therefore, that live in the present age. The
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