American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-11
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WAsuINGroN, April 8. 1915.

10 my communication for the American Re
publican OF the 4th Instant, under the head OF
Circuit CONT intelligence, | furnished Il hrict
notice ola cause which had been tried the pre-
vious day between Esturck Evans Esq, plain.
tiff, and George Taylor, Esq, defendant. 1t
seems that Mr.. Evans, the plaintiff and advo-
cate IN the case, has taken exception in the
National inteligencer of this morning, not on
ly to the notice of this case published in that
journal Of last Monday, but to my notice OF the
same case above referred TO. Mr.. Evans has
thought proper to stIgmalizc my notice (wrIt-
ten in haste and with brcvty TO 90 by the cars
immediately after it was pcnned, as ''a side
way view of the case, and charges that have
gwen ga false and partial coloIng to it" 1t
certainly was not my intention to give ere
port" of the case, but brief, yet accurate no.
tee oflt--prcsuming that, as the cause was ofan
interesting and amusing character, it light gra-
tify your numerous patrons in this city, to read
some account gift Ircgretthat an error otyoar
compusltor and lapSuS pennG Of mine has rem
dered me Liable to tins charge of inlccuracy, in
two instances; and while deny that the com
planant in this case has made out or can make
out the charges of "mttirneSS' aud ''pdrtiat
cOl0ring," i am willing TO admit and do most
Chceriully acknowledges the aforesaid errors.
In the first place, | admit it was az error to
state that the action was brought to recover
$40 damages, as found in the first part of my
notice. But surely it required neither the aid
OF witchcrait, nor the astuteness of legal ad-
vocatC, and an author, 10 discover that this was
a Typographical error; for in the latter part OF
Tie notice, 1t is stated that 500 was recovered
in damages !oI the plaintiff, and it is hardly to
be supposed that the jury would give more by
500 than the action was brought to recover
la the second place find, on re-pcrusing the
Objectionable notice, that have in four places
used the christian name Of the plaintiff Is
turck) where ! certainly intended to USE as
have done III one place, the surname, Evans
That have committed this error uHihtenton.
dry, positively and honestly declares it must
bo ascribcd by Mr.. Evans (f he has any dlspo-
sition to deal chalitably and fairly by your cor
respondent) to oversight and the hurry in which
my letter was necessarily written to save the
mail-certainly not to evince any disrespect for
the plaintiff. As to the omission of "the in
terest for four years" on 500, which the jury
included in their verdict, can only say, that
had the legal gentleman to whom was indebt-
cd for the information on which peuned my
notice, so stated it to me, ! should have made
the communication in my letter. ! was not in
court during the trial aud wrote my notice on
the information loudly impaired to me, at my
own request, by a respectable member of the
bar.
| think that MIR, Evans might have spared
his last remark, insnuating want Of courtesy
and fairness on my part to the members of the
washington Bar" defy the learning, tie
logic, and the legal astuteness and the specia
pleading of Mr.. Evans, to make out even {
plausible case of dscourtesy and untairncss OF
my part towards the Washington Bar-all O
the members of which respect for their talent
and courtesy extended towards me for nearly
ten years, since have been connected with tn,
press. Ii has been my aim and practice, with
out either tulsome tlatteIy or adulation, to rem
der tribute to whom tribute is due, and to no
tice the members of the bar as opportunities oc
cured in such way as trusted would bes
promote their professional views and reputa
ton, q speak thus with reference more especi
ally 10 the junior members of the profession, i,
while at the same time, | performed honestly
and iearlessly, my daty as a reporter. And as
| have hitherto done in this respect, so / shall
continue to do, "amidst evil as good report, >
retaining at all times in my bosom-or trying
to retain-the mems coaScia Sibi recti.
Al