The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-15
General Sessions.

| JAMES X. WHITING, Esq, District Attorney.
DEc. Ia Trial for Libel AT the opening OF the Court
the trial OF Moses Backsock who occupies a valuable
huckster stand in of markets. charged with writ
ing libel against George Eyer Of i7o Reed street con-
The prosecution called George Eyer, the complainant,
upon the stand who deposed that Eyer had given him
walking and book after his arrival In this
country, that the letters addressed to him.
second Of which is the libel complained Of in tine
handwriting Of Backstock and had been left at COM
plainant. house by Blackstock himself The following
| is the first letter sent by Blackstock to Eyer =
"sept 10th, isaa-GeoIge Eyer if you don't send m,
stick and Book home will send constable after them
if you want save trouble send those articles home
/ NJ. BLACKSTOCK.'
And the following the letter charged as the libel
from which we have stricken out several expressions
Addressed to George Eyer, 10 Reed street. N. Y.
man that lives in Egers citchin."
" George Eyer you must not compare to the dis.
graseiul Egers George know suppose your brother
William in States Prison tor robiDg and booth your
sisters comon prostitutes old Eyer and Charley
what are you comon beger living your friends how
did father get his rich by robng the sick and the
dyeng in this country a woman told me one day that
you many false oaths as would fill house as
every one says you look an old prohgae yonr good
Uncle Jones youst to bring Your - to Harlem to-
wonder you would like him Charleyo the truth reckon
you worse than common murderer-you bloody villin
What did you tell Mr. Harris that Mrs Egers blood
old Egers and Chareys head that has cent you
from starving this 10 months. have proof of what
you rotten faced cripple suppose you hard OF old
credit the rotten Egers had are those that you now rd
cule you set your wife Greasy do you mind when you
shot at your iaher you have quarreed with every
want TO make money out OF me but you mistaken
You ware hunted out OF the poece Office the old
Egert Perger himself George you want another winters
provision you name old Skunk have you dropt Charley
and Ellen my old boy you have got the very one l will
match old pricky the loopdo not talk of people that
Charley gentleman to you old prokeyyon want to get
doctor Counron TO send you to dublin game
on afrend like you you name scoundrel will publs
caracter you good when you comeing
an eatin treater you suposeyou will do like your
old unkie you will --------.
George you are a ten faced fool.'
The defence stated that the difficulty between the par
ties originated in law suit and offered as jusfca alton.
charged libellous) the following letter. written by
Eyer the complainant to Backsock before the libel
lous letter had been SENT and Immediately after he had
received the first note asking for the aed book
(" 10 REApE STREET, Sept. 18th, 1912.
"Ysu may thank my humane and kind interference or
you and many would be locked up for the shawl.
" Sir: On YESTERDAY morning. your unmanly and un
handsome epte was handed to me by who found
il where you deposited it, in dastardy and surreptous
manner, in the hall of this house, requiring send
your stick and book home you would send constable
after them, and If wanted to save trouble to send those
is scarcely necessary for observe that in the
whole Of my eventful life, have been adj
mean vulgarity and jobernowle baggusrdsm. Its only
after thieves and stolen property that constabes called
The instant your note was placed in my hands yester
day, read it aloud in the hearing several persons
Of whom asked me, was the book Marah Monk repli
ed in tho affirmative The person remarked that She
had you steal il of trunk box with another
book This discovery is the result OF your low ignorant
cunning The book stolen property. ! am resolved
to adopt immediate steps TO return IL to the owner.
CAS- you have commenced traffic in Grape shawls,
books afflicted Pundered Jones Egcrs 5000 sDearng
arocsts a6idavit through internal and vindicye
tves which read in the judges chamber of the Common
Pleas and making pits but believe me, into those pits
you making certain tumble headforemos for
feel perfectly convinced all your dishonest villanous and
dabolical projects will prove urea total and perfect
failure with your own total ruin and destruction
Thstruy unfortunate Jones Eyer, that has kept himself
in poverty for the last forty years by his lavish beraly
in relieving necessities Of your father and his family
Yourself your brothers and sisters have repeatedly
to this city in Ones in pairs in half dozens and eghs
pennyles endless, naked and starving Jones Eyer
uniformly received you, fed and clad you after
season. and then obliged supply the cash Of his
pocket transport the Bscksock family back to whence
they camc in whole groups You accuse your brother
John Of having waylsd your father to assasnatc him in
the woods in order to get his farm Your brother John
accused you and said you hunted from Canada for
beating your father and attempting to murder him.
at probable long you will have the felicity Of re-
turning to Canada as you came here bareIooted beg
gar.
Upon the whole you will have ample cause to regret
not taking the wholesome advice administered to Won
and your wife the last day was your apartments your
wife appeared not to object to my proposition Of letting
this robbed get the half OF his $500; when
repeated the proposition TO you, like hearted
sancthed Demon you said you would him be damned
before you would give him cent You Ike the young
bears, your hsrdhps is all before you; ready for be
iieve me, You will get plenty-your belyfuh Q, o, |
litigsion and no doubt but you and your wife viii
get yourselves walked up ere long safely locked,
II seems you found goat mixer up town 10 mix the
Canadian goat-he will galloP the goat to dessh When
Jones Eyer took you naked bear headed and footed you
had little milk for the goat milkerthere VIII oe pretty