New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-20

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CouRr OF COMMON PLEAs-Before Judge In
Rrahsm-PtteYA Kelley w. Mary Ketey.-Of1ef OF refer
tnce.
CouRr OF Common PLEAS Before Judge Wood.
rnaD Anson Prattvs Geo Fakes, John Thomas and Henry
and George DEXTER Action for alleged libel brought by
The editor he Merchants Ldger againi tho editor oflhe
Police Gazette in connection with MI Thomas o'snef OF
yer pets and Meisrs Dexter yeudern OF publications,
on The ground their being propetorso OF Inc PoGe 6
ae which deuied The damages we're laid at y 10 oOo
An article was copied 2sl March 849 into the ner
chants LEDGER from the Sandasky Ohio) Clarion p eeced
with a paragraph from ihs Merchants L.dgr esyngh
vond ,ndoSe every word Of The article Tho article
headed "A Corrupt Press and CONSUMED paragraph re-
Aecng strong terms upon the cha ac'er OF Inc Police
On Stat March article complained Of and to resoyer
damages which agaust HE aegea pfopesos ana ea.
Tor the Police Gazette the suh brought sppeared 10 ihe
Police Gazette II was headed AnQaet o. , sl9 eHee s
editor OF The Police Gdseewss writing ths history OF Mum
roe ia wsrd thin faced dRk comple&lonod mau, A6ou
81 years oRge having the appearance OF dsspaea Guar
act.T entered snd pointed 10 The name OF Mary Moore
who was the -- OF MuuSoe Edwards In England and
other places and a,ied the editor no was the suihot OF
the article and umbed that he was The husband OF The
lady We ssd we were CORY maj man OF .oefEoiy dc,
senI appearance could MAKE no better selection,
lie replied with lhrea, Of vengeance. We
allowed him the door and slcked him down atss Shortly
Hnerward We heard tho fellows name was Pratt
The article proceeds TO show Iha, papeT vas Au6se
quen. shown 10 The editor called sne MeTeam fa3
an article II nonsense and bad grammar cou MAKE II 30,
and urnng tho head OF he paper we discovered Inc
name OF Pfau connected Wiihil.
The article proceeds TO say The brough. the Image
OF daeipBled FRIEND, ana NO IeCoeCi seeing nun yihg
In and OIL Of building near no Iars WheIo fes're OF
hls kept Publishing Offices also said i1e name OF tfal
chmed il with q recent CiEcunsieuCe In which fem sie
child bound out 10 party, Rad II was aefWsrd Cjn-
signed 10 the keeper OF house OF prostitution mob
collected about the houae and took il away, The o5e 10
JUSTIFICATION Of The AIMS House officers said The child hht
been properly bound 10 a gentleman named Pratt This
Pratt he article says waa our prLi ana me msnner "a
explained. Pho above s sn outline OF the article Mr..
Jsnts Brady appeared for plaintiff and MesSFs. John
Graham and K. D. Holmes for the deioIte.
MI BRADY In Opening, read Ihe articles and addressed
the Jury for sometime IN ihe uAue styo where counsel
hAs libel salt paper holding the pfefi generally
up AnEwer for the An0 II there any, OF The particular
one against which I'LL souehi 10 obtain tsmageA mods
The defendant subsequently after suit brought published
apology dclaimtr and aAd he would read IT, but Mr..
aide
On the part OF defense Il is alleged that man named
Cured in relation 10 Tho matters taed that fndng the
parties not the came, every oder OF dclauer
face that II was not intended for pan!it the Description
does for him. and II states thai the party
Ts s me S9s 81 f M hsSSs q hs of
Mesl,s Dexter &c aud others IS 10 whether plaintiff has
got relative named the Pratt TIA! is stated were given,
when the Court owing 10 indtApoaton OF MI Graham,
An early hour adjourned 10 thii forenoon
CIRCUIT CouRr-Before Judge Mitohell-Stsa.
q Ca,k VS. Jared Pratt and Carles Parker.rlain
ufs, In June lSl9 oo'seed iptSmsnt againS' Af rret
twho resided in Conneceul) to Set and the 9h Juy
6lsd susnscrlp. Of Re Judgement IN Kings County.
Iii alleged that Mr Ptet In l6tS, bought aus paid foT
house aud lol situated N Johnson ~ WuiamsburEh,
bounded by Nos l65 and l ard deed buneyeT
sq ssr AnG ms BSWp rom Whom Is aoas6 10 can
y 10 MI Parker The said transfer Z Is claimed,
made solely he property Tor Mr. Pratt aud pre-
plaintiff roH receiving he amount OF 'h'i1 adSmen
The PRESENTS 3 suit 10 teSt tho matter
l, was show thai Mr. P5M. owed Nil Parker $4,000,
gave him his property hrst as aecury aud thsn asd
made the sse positive The Jury f3urd 3T defendants
For plaintiffs MesHe Newton ant Neson; for doieadson
Hr. Goddard,
SprERIoR COUNT ferred Term
Before Judges Duer aud AssonJo. Nicholson and ots
fYsys DasiG Lear and JOSEPH C. Tasdecsocri r1peaded
ssitA j ". 4 f. Ledsit-su by Judgment cre5or,
les .h7 validity OF an alleged aae by Ar W Lesvin Of
his furniture snd farming utensils at bis esdence and
payment The property Continued there IL possession OF
validity Of sssispmenl by Messrs J. VI Leavili
Messrs David heav1 \ Ns1detyoSrt Is alto di'puea-
Argument WAS heard ar. II Nicol for plaintiffs, and MI
Edw sendford fol defendants
L. g. COMMISSIONERS OEyIeE Edward Cas-
ier male OF the bark Fanny &sggsw, examined
charge preferably named wm Palmer OF cruel
and nrususl punishment Nc wSs he'd to answer
Alex THOMPSON, che! su&tSesr Of The steamship New
York fem California, was aiso examined on chs'se
made by Capt Jones OF the vessel growing oa OF some
Capt Warren ard MIR Snn frat mate OF lbs shp Sisie
Ag hs were complained Q! by JoAo Hays, seaman, or
c1eel aud unusual punishment The considerably
beaten during difficulty bu: the Commissioner consider
cd the testimony not to show malice waraniing cfainsl
proceeding Ths complaint VISA e!anissed,
CouRr or GENERAL SESSION. IBursday-Be-
fore The Recorder and Alderman Miller and shsw-The
Of Chasies BuT toh!taeG-The uAl of this indivd.
nal indicted for forgery in the second degree resumed
from yesterday The testimony for The prosecution having
csosed eounae for The dsfense called Mr. James Acpous,
who WA tworn and ,eee6 thai he the bills that
were found upon the person OF Buler paid 10 MIA De-
pos oS man nRm8d CLARK. suter pedlsr, and the
money was paid 10 him FOR goods Witness swoEe to he
s ~ ae al NE reques Of boih Butter aud Black made
OF sne his al ha lime The transaction Yhe
Nts mp ana under the charge OF Recorder
senee was deferred 49, - '' 49,
Plfa Of (,sls4, Viya rio.,., -.