True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-07-04

~ ana malciously dit write and publish and cause anu
procured to be written and published in ccain public
newspaper, called " The Weekly True American ia
paper edited and published by the said John Gbson)
"A certain fse scandalous and malicious libel, con-
tanning divers false, scsnlaous and malit o,s matters
and things of aud concerning the said James Munro
Macke, according to the and effect following
that is 10 say:
.'Adrance Of Medical Science.- Some time since, II
certain member, meaning the said James Munro Nlackie
OF the Fudgico Menico Soriety, tmeanng thereby the
Phyisic, Medical Society Of New Orleans. seiuced II
pretty Scotch chanbermad at one of our large Hotels
and carried her off, that she NIGH mule privately become
mother. He meaning the suid J, NJ. NJ, has lived
with her SINCE but the times being hard, o,r Menlco
meaning the said J NJ. NJ, called upon the qnondam
masers of the fra fair for certain amount of back
Wages allied ed to he due. Payment being refused
the Fudgico Mendico, meaning the said ]. NJ. NJ had
recourse 10 law, and trial off before the Hon
Judge Morsan-bu, previous to or during the progress.
of the case, dispute between Fusi meaning
the sad j. NJ. NJ. and Boniface the first appl.in slap
in the chops, fer which the latter administered Il pen-
full & repeated dose OF fist pills to the other that operated
pow crfuy upon poor Fulgicc, meaning the said J. NJ.
NJ, who to his iutlr xalion was adulgcd to paw all
The COSTS of the whole froc, aud make up his loss in
love poons. served tv the chamber nymph
wal the society give the Hero meaning the said j. NJ.
NJ, of this tale medal for this very moral eouduct
In contempt and violation Of law, to Tie evil and per.
ions xauple of all ohsrs in the like case offending
and contrary to the form of the statute Of rhc State OF
Louisiana, in such made and prov, ided aud against
the peace aud dignity fthe same.
[Signed] T. G. HUNT, District Attorney
CRIMINAL CorRr: Clerks Office.
lcertiy the foregoing TO be copy of the original
indictment on file in this Office. W. II. HUNT.
New Orleans, une Is, 1889.
During the reading of the indictment, the hari,v Of
the audience Jury could be
at the part where the fight is described. ar H. remurke :,
that The laughing which pcrvad-d the court was itself
an evidence that the libel charged, came within the law
the tendency, of the publication TO bring DR. Nsckie
into rdicue thus became evident-the ACHING already
characterised it as such thing hIr II, went to state
the course which the prosecution intended to pursue
they would show that the libel published by John
Gibson, and that Alackir the person meant &c.
| MIR Coquhoun cal ed to the stand. He deposed in
substance that he knew Mr. -uuderstOod tina,
he was the editor and publisher ofhc True American
saw NJ, Gibson the ODD June-wasi ked if lo had
seen the Weekly True American-rcad the paper
thereupon in the Reading Room of Tue American,
kent by l. Gihsou-d;J m, L,,,x IN r., , L H.,
Gle headed Adp4ucc Of Medical Science o,lu, ,o,
! derstood hom Mr. Gibson, il, c,,,.rso,;o, ,.,
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lbillous-reud i-Nr t;;hs,,, ;d mo, toll L., :,
meant for Mr. !, NJ. Mack;e-ho,;ov;e1 Nc >. ho ,h,
edt.r and proprietor of the True Americun-l,ad told
Mr. G. to look ont MS nnckie w,s yorv orrr, an,
would attack him,-Mr Gibson s,J bc was ,,,v,vs
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