New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-23

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TRIAL FoR LIBEL.-Warrcn Draper anG Ed
ward Barnet were put upon their trial for hbe. on
Robert Bcwver Police Officer, on tue 26th Septem-
Der last IN paper called the Sunday Morning News.
The words charged {, libelous as follows 4
short time since an Oce- Of the Police took GU, his
pocke, book il the theatre AID put back after look
ing over large amount OF money. The bait took,
and newly arrived abstracuonlst. Z. { picSpocket
ea.ed him Of his book He and fellow officer i'm
metiaelv arrested the offender, and took irou. hlm
purse Of sovereicns and here vel Is drawn over
The transaction Tor my informant saw tue officers
leave the pickpocket at the corner OF Chambers 81
md let him 20 his way. The sovereigns they prooa
blv kept for their trouble Il have already SAID
enough TO-DAY on anciher occasion Will, Il YOU ap
prove of this give you further proof ana also eNa
mine the standing OF certain Qurks who stand 10y 10
rob the felon after 10 has robbed the foolish
Il was charged the Indictment although no nance
were used that officers Bower ana Gilbert +. hays
we're the officers alluded to In the publication.
The District Attorney opened the case TOR the
people Messes James NJ. Smith and Marshal j.
Bacon appearing for and conducting the defence
Gilbert T. Hays, officer deP"sed thar ne was IN
the PARK Theatre IN the later part ct August =" hen
pickpccket vas arrested, and that he was acqualnt
ed with the transaction. 10 which the publication al
luded. He stated ihat Bowyer and himself "a"
pickpocke tnamed JOHNNY Ilians alias DAVIS near the
box Office of the tneatrs-that Bower took out ms
soon stole the pocket book, and was arrested oy Bow
YER and witness, and lodged in the watch house
That nearly 500 in gold pieces taken from him
and handed over to the Captain OF the Wa,ch-and
that Williams was afterwards tried, convicted aud
sentenced to the State Prison for years. The wit
ness was then asked whether ne considered Bowyer
and himself the persons alluded in the pablca
,ion-bu objection vas made by defendants counsel,
and after argument and the citation OF authorities
The question was then withdrawn. Witness then
said ac did not know who were the editors or pro
prietors of the Sunday Morning News-that there
we're * 10 40 Police Officers and some half dozen
theatres IN the city. Witness did not discharge any
prisonar at the corner OF Chambers and did not
know any one who did.
Robert W. Bowyer officer, deposed that he knew
the defendants and believed them be the editors
and publishers of the Sunday Morning News. as they
had admitted to him that they Witness pur
chased lie paper containing the article their ethce
No | Beeaman street on the 2s,h September las;.
Cross. eramlHed-There were other persons pre-
sent when they informed the witness that they were
the editors Witness asked who wrote the article.
Mr. Barnett said they received communications but
gave 40 name Witness then asked who were the
editors and proprietors Of the paper and whom he
va, 10 lock TO Mr.. Barnett pointed 10 Mr.. Diaper
and said ,hey were responsible for what pub
lsned in the paper The article charged as libeous
wa. then read from the Sunday Morning News-and
Mr. Bowycr proceeded to give substantially the sane
OF the arrest of Williams the pckpocket
given by Mr. q. F. Hays He added however,
that Williams offered them $50 10 let him go, which
they refused, and he was convicted and sent To the
State Prism.
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