New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-30
CITY INTELLIGENC B.

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CITY INTELLEG ENCE.
SATURDAY.
Superior Court.
Before Judse VASDERPooL
James r. Rogers w. John Thompson.-Acion
for asserted libel cansed publication in the Bank Note
List, published By defendant 5y se aTsis TO yes :,
f fssS.: Inns ca's was e'''''' 4' 0'' 'ssD .
Til. an a 1sqg oo e for sSs s GGsn
James T. Rogers who rued the Northampton. Pa Bank,
Hn4 de H1 the nn Bank and Of e ssH ad h
disgust those who have suffered by hun VIII send 10 cFted
for publishing this aud This done that the suit brought
Other articles were ead incidentally show that such matter
continued The pubIcsSa IS satisfactorily proved and
the FIRST question IS. htelous Plaintiff complains INA,
his business which that on broker aud chnrss you gen.
tlemen Tint you have rt 10 look at the publication 20
cmrge Were not founded in ruth When the closed
the part of plaintiff. thought would go 10 You ~
has shown tina; he troker and CLAIMS Tor damages ~
licaton print writing or by pictures, which expose
party odum ricule There can he no doubt OF the IL
sarcasm about it, and for To say what The words no.
ferrous nance meant n was ,s an ~ az 1 a
they not sarcastic would not ordinary reader I've APT 10
again ns to the words those Who have suffered by hun will
send certified copies OF their grievances we VI" publish them
There can be M doubt the libel l does not follow
that the plaintiff entitled to nor can ne a tf b re-
modes in which do this st. by showing nsghil'e "a
ing that he party who brings the action wholly destitute OF
character that is that there - nothing 10 ljuIe lie Des
de,,itu,e oil character sustain no damage 80,
n the defendant succeeds establishing either OF these
he goes away acquitted Twas formerly rule, whG S
libel Bu the law is now different. and well undeEsto9d
to be that however g,o, or eSee h s Of What hs has said
md succeeds doing ne must go hmay ,n u M
innocent citizen Il attacked the other You must not muft
defendant damages who has ony pI1eu a e b yotnS
tower 10 give the alarm against rogues must be pIoeGte
Ue , e r nnS 10 favor him bur look him justice II
he s asseled he cannot SAY aye thrown missile.
@ dG dn NO, ret deal OF good you mus, off,
That will not do. 1t IS sad thai the aiee %as not from nn
The kind from spirit Of love towards the subject of
whom they write or pefk ba G " ws to be ued ex
zen, he wo,e from good feelings towards the party or he
To,t nlei; sfc written IN spirit of hatred yet Il the party
court OF justice and says ne woe oy Mh
the point us TO whether OF not e matters u arc
true; -,
First that the plaintiff ruined the bahS ana,
word by bye about the other charges which plaintiff says
As to the Northampton Bank-It seems there were mum
her of between the plaintiff and the Bang me
Bank having failed since From the evidence oil M heecn
IN Dec iss another in s43 and third the "a Feb
1913 The last IS the most as was TO be made in
loan by plaintiff the Bank and or security O. TINS pa'
cefsan eSa Which the Bank place Maeh Chunk
The coal to be sold IN Sepenoei aaf s S amm
& Rogers go OF the notes of The BanS wheh were % oe
s o nst The Terms Of the agreement The agreement Of
Feb. is, therefore, material ag leeme' Saa Vr rsh ~
iss3. Of john Rice. President Of the Northampton BenA
sealed nj s Bank to be held BY said
Bank as security the punciual an @
9a of this date made ee'rsn e substance the pa
perl Tie receipt; continued NE Court e, TO, 10 s
tn se whea the liability became due When parcel,
be unssaed and e, loose M Sc me i, NM Zane oapd
The provision says that the party OF ne nIs' pan sna e
out s g 'S ale ,S St st ON 81 e and
the Isl Jan. $500 beng s3Oc IN al Ills fiisd
Il WINS eight or nne months before the contract natured
mat before OF b sh Rank under he st
altogether about SlC0 The security certainly was mol 70
tbor,,y for unoosng md setting motion tbs lot and IN nei
Their agreement Is there authority 70 oieh ocn ine
II .e n9se a as 10 pd, the s0 an expected 10
deposit Them N the Manhattan alta. Rank saRf IN Boston or IN The Man
hnttan Bank the other paper naII9'rs Y down 70 TIE @
ssoase IN the Maintains Bank II R. had fulfilled tins
Of the agreement The pann GHae se Rn a
that February days before or aier that transaction.
sen 10 thai pSy b. s T. sell and before thai Tune
large notes had made the;t npeaianee ddis az Narb
they came in overlooking amounts as 70 oSeswae
he BANK ca D. PEW ,5 Tecabe man Under ali tbs
IL r vou 10 say gentlemen whether or not
SlAmn 4 Rogers ruined this Northampton bsns me pan,
fine IN stse of SUSPENSION Thai does rot follow 1hey
were al suspension but even ss eui VI io
Rank cor Id rave been injured by uch. II demand OF sitv
u0 comes suddenly upon snail BANK. e'eH III I ~ " ~
pension, it's probably ruined =, NJ, v.L 49,. =, tx
Won have heard gentlemen, what MI heecn says OF ie
Note, Tsr Kecch Cashier and staed thai soon after
the PresIteni made The nssoea9a and ar nbnt
$50 600 proved To be circulation, icr winch me BANK nnn
20, bni hJe IN return. He had seen the dIa1 apo aeGep
ances loaned by s & R snifi sum q, ~ p 80
mi the large with SaHiu g roger heIs
but Lille doubt that Of the Notes whcn spfsS 2. ne
Bank were those which should have 5en aspcs1o III e
hsttnn Bank 10 meet the lablhty e A. ~ b.,
IN appears only from the evidence OF ,if out
the psr,nc. Of Mr.. Thompson. that tie agent OF M hoTs
wanted HIM TO put these Notes IN cIcu,aoh des - as1
the testimony gentlemen " all street PIX anu
Mr. Colena the bib hnyirs been Prt ~ eeuauei
,hsr n Ia RE amount suddenly made heif aphee
m nls.ree and Mr. u. had t.aeed them Is Soias fot
the OF SSm & Rogers IL iof 10Y. e., ~ ~
thai : 4 r notes III circuIator ont mi
he Rank-that bills upouit OroAr uT pa
he can Justify. inr 10 say II cay act Oh se
ruined the Bank. The defendant says tat ne ne
u5panily tId these Thugs. The dad 50 II open saIn e
Ae cl1,Enci. pefnnps thai nfpssteii : .>,'! = - = -
whether aS NJ oEe!es =. .-ii- -
b,oke4 The circumstances b;ieie you hs Lia-ay
which the contnsen on whsn 1s 49, ~ ,.mne cnes
ron for you 10 decide IS Did he break the Nofapton Dah
on pot5 Ii he did, the charge IS J1sntfea; NJ. 1,:
The usxt point reinnoa the aainion bans- 1Hs
sn can become banker BY seposs security II tne .ock OF
lbs STATE The Cosnptroe gnd fecesvns q .s1u Se
rs, r eenare OF Certified bulk By the breaking q sch
Bank he bill holder be secure and ye. me ee
80 NJ, Nom, was pfesael. ana scie enc ese a1aes
h Eossr. hsd tbs management 9! r. itlsd-3.cSs VILE