The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-10
The Norton Observation-Disclosures Deve-
IOpements nbout Ned BuntIlne.

Broad street. and No. $50 Broadway.
The Nor ton observation-disclosures Deve-
Opponents about Ned BuntIlne.
In our Sessions report of yesterday, there was |
a statement relative to William Norton, lawyer,
who keeps an Office the corner of Pine and |
Nassau streets, and who has recently been in
dlcted by the Grand Jury for shocking libel
on the character of Miss Cream, young lady
of this city, living with and under the protec-
ton of her mother and brother for years past
The libel was published in Judson's paper, called
Ned Buntlrne's Own This Norton appeared
in court, pleaded not guilty, and demanded a
trial and YET, in the next breath, he wished to
delay the case, by making application to collect
testimony in San Francisco-an application which,
we believe, is set down for argument in few
days.
1t Will be recollected that Judson himself was
indicted for this sesame libel, and that on for
mer occasion, the court denied similar application
TO collect testimony IN San Francisco, under the
impression that such motion was mere excuse
postpone the trial. 1t is highly probable that the
court will take the view OF the present appli-
cation, and deny the melton now revived, since
the real and original offender has been discovered
and brought before court and jury to answer for
application, it is now proper that some discrmna-
ton should be made IN the criminality of those who
were concerned in the general offence involved IN
the Indictment We have had placed in our hands
extracts from Judson's paper, called Ned Bumtine's
O,er, and also from the National Police Ga.ette,
giving very striking and curious exposition of the
progress and purposes of the original attacks made
on the young lady In question, and which, it ap-
JuIenn led ,pfo hui ,oJa
ing incapacity to Judge of human villany, rather
than from any decided crimlnaity of intention on
his own part.
The following articles, which have not been
brought to our attention till recently, will explain
this strange and malicious business, ints which
Norton, the lawyer, rnveigled the unfortunate man
Judson, who is now suffering for his offences on
Backwell's Island, and who really deserves COM
misseraton. now tina, the truth Is out-
tFrom Ned Buntline's Own Oct I'll
THr CErAS LIBEL CAss-lt will be rscollected
yy anS nsvons upoa s
Of young lady OF the highest respec,ability,
nsnea Mi. .,. Gsorsisns Cream To the paso.-
ton in the Astor Place affair. is he Indebted for the
conviction under which he is now suffering No jury
would have dared to convict him upon such testimony
Is was adduced upon that trial. and court would
have had the folly and ha-dihood to impose sich
sentence, had not the public mind been previously
prepared by himself through the publication OF
that attack, TO almost chuckle over any outrage
which might be perpetrated upon him 60 glory In
! every calamity which might have befallen hin. The
| apparent wantonness and brutal magnity evincsd
towards Miss Cream seemed TO have sealed up the sym
| paihies Of every generous heart In the community
| sganst Mir Judson
| we write this from no concealed motive We urged
ray, eatreasd him not TO publish the article told
him what would unfap.ly be its effect. and we
know that he has q thousand times since biz
tsriy rspented his Noncompliance with our advice.
! That oour'e we pursued, not from any personal
friendship for the young lady about to be
Cd for ~ Ial mn kp0a ledge nj ber apI
acquaintance with any member Of her family but be-
cause We never wrote liue against any female, and
always regarded the act Of the basest and most
cowsrdly which human meanpess and malice could
perpstrs'e While nothing can more than partially
the false and wicked represen iatiops Of lawyer,
named william Norton. who hangs out his shingls AZ
the Of Nasa and Pine streets was induced to
make upon the character Of Miss Cream II Is due as
wen 70 truth 20 the parties concerned that all the
Circumstances connected with the affair should be
Mir Judsop, at the time, wa, personally, eompara-
lively unknown aud uracqusnted In this city lie
wrote at home and seliom vent abroad unless in a
carriage lie consequently, mpelled to rely al
most exclusively upon the statements Of others for The
truth dsteieinens which he sent forth through the
columns % his paper Naturally impulsive. and con-
hding 70 extreme degree ne very easily opposed
upon by any smooth tonguei and designing wretch
who might seek 60 achieve their base purposes or
CRAFTY their own personal mssuity By abusing his
confdsnoc and genero'iiy The day after he was as
tsued in Broadway BY female avery distorted state
ment 81 the sair appeared In the Herald much to the
prejudice ard modification Of Mr.. Judson
while jet In the angry state OF mind produced By
that affair and that publication he called upon
by this sneakng miscrsst Norton aud urged CRAFTY
HE vengeance against sir Bennett, the editor of the
Heroh by assailins his eisterinlsw against whom he
made the most b.ssty and atrocious charges, all Of
winch he asserted quite pble OF the most
abundant proof as the whteness of the xh-
n.ts 81 the sun That Judson should have listened 10
him for moment excitcs our surprise, and receives
condemnation.
Had he came ts such an insulting and hpllsh
mssion. asking Us 20 crafty personal ilfeeliug
,ganst any man, By assailiug third party who had
Ieysr wronged u1' we would we're the third party a
Kick the dos from and IL n female
should feel ourselves f1l JustiaeI in Kidding so
oiety Of such on execrsble monster, By cutting his
threat upon the spot.
Judson. however. stupg By the attack so recently
made upon him by the Herai. and placing the most
implicit faith In koron's statements thought CT to
pursue different and after having thus en-
fnarsd himself be was entirely deserted by the das
tardly miscresnt who led him into the trap. what
foftCne motive could have been making all due allow
ence for tle ordinary IN rhiah tho worst deprav
" msnifested itself possibly divine unless
that beiDza great fool be has shown himself To be
beast and villain he vainly asprsi 20 become a susr
te lady Who would not sc.egt the scurvy fellow a. the
capacity Of iootman, and did 20 u svebge himself
Der for having spurpsd bic Impairment with
the In dgnsnt contenp. which they - us,Iy msrited
Having AZ length been indicted for this inhuman
crime. we trust that he VIII b. promptly puaishsi to
the ee$erest extresity Of the lpv
fFrom the National Police Gazette Oct 2o1
THr CRTsr LfBsL tAsF.-The history OF the Cream |
Hbel IL about coming out The grand Jury have
At length testimony furnished by MIR Judson him
self Indicted the main offender IN the matter, and
through the Developments o. his riany. will the re-
doubiess be fully indicated THIS main offender Is
no other person than william Norton. Es1 attorney
AZ laT az the Of Pine and Nassau streets q
this city. and bis motive Of hostility against Miss
Cream springs, az we have been informed from her
lection Of him a. a sutton Whatever was the motive,
however be IL who took ADVANTAGE OF Judaop