The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-20
Court Of Common Pleas.

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Mr. jas T. Brady, as counsel for the paistid stated
the case TO the jury The plaintiff is editor and prop
etor ofe publication In this city irssa- serratrf'
Ledger and article having been published 10 that
| paper on the 2lst March, iSiy, headed " A Couspt
| Police Gosetfe on the 3ist Of the same month. Mr.
Brady resd the article in the Bgehsais IL igs, from
which We give the following abstract twas copied irou
from the Sdndussy CLARION, aud the editor the dgsr
sadths he enc orr.d every sentence u it, Asrsx 2ss
ting on the duties and posit OF nv~sPsPvr .ltor
States powerfully Ell Client corrupt press- erully
| efficient TO do ill-a press that
"stsls the livery Of Heaven to serve the devilin;
press that with the fei-st and plausible pre-.
tensions TO yirtre throws of their guard thoe Chat
might be deceived y them until thy are i1iy aad
Of these papers is to aid the city poles in bring
ing sn sorts OF villany to light, ana OF exposing
| the frauds and auackeries with which the people
fessed object but their real object j. auy
and they do 1t by feeding vtiated and corrupt taste
II is the remark OF writer that to h. Vicious
mutt be made acquainted With vice. They act la al
| rect opposition TO this maxim fher coamns abound
roauery and viaDy, interpreted with the lives OF
felops, rakss, seduetrs. robbers gamblers Ac fnasa
stories OF reports OF trials Illustrated with wood
cuts and written in style Gale uiated TO DIRE
passions They take great delight in publishing
TO the world the ail Of cirsymen ana pat their
ere on Their guard-tei them not 10 be deceived by
those elothsa in the robss OF prlestly Office They
enter into particular descriptions OF ckPjckss aod
their conversations and jokes they givr fntl pFti
cuars OF all cock fights md prise fights and 90 90 in
eestacies on the manly beauty and heroic bravery Of
such VILLAINS ms --- and ~
The Loan counsel then proceeded TO read the libel
which is The -uhJvc. Of action. II headed
.hcr Of the Enemies OF the olire cIssite GA Princi
pie" and tlthy article, eharac;eTi,tlc OF tao
general style OF writing adopted by that pint After
charging Mr. Pratt With marrying -, add osh-r
things, II charged his being connsctst sih recent
circumstances which had in the Uon uf
the Aims uoase IN rather sn AZ kwsr,t nauner That
inretionary or hts dtput,eS hal r.oe-tly bound ou.
the ier.ale children OF the Long lsa1d rarns
to soms person from whose hands IL had been conszn
ed to The Keeper OF house OF prostitution
The libel having previously introduced the name q
Pratt ss connected WITH the Mycaafs' Ltcsv went On
10 state that the child 1ss bouns 20 gentleDin
named Pratt and contiGueo -" Now, wh-a We state
that Pratt ~es' our Pratt the Pratt VIC las zach
an uneonqu.Isbe moral aversion to the Ncf;oaal Po-
lice Gazette the manner ia which the poor iitte vsf
OF the people found ts way int OF prostitution
Is explairodN Mr.. Brady tnon launoh-d inc n de- |
scrip Of the pos lon duti.s OF nr ~sp,psr sd
tor and stated the provinces beycad which tn.s duty
did Hot est.na ana said that the ouly way such !
writer's a. wilkes could be brous he TO ), nss Of som
mon decency. and the ayoidsnco o. language surh
would not De- ussd erru In u comm osoenel H. TO
touch the pocket Of his Ill gotten gains. Toe cosusel
characterized tho article AS b1ng bslou. la every
word, and contendod that the snssrT OF Wilkes was
ngsisvatien OF the offensive article aud a reise.
ration Of all tne slsnserp which 1t contained.
The answer ofthe defendant wnKss is nat there /.
no kuiIsisnt publication in Law ct tbs alleged lih.l
tsst &c does nos rpp'sr that the PLAINTIFF the Pesscn
alluded TO- OF N At reacts to toe ed70r the Dir.
Giants LsSgr - the object OF its Assault; aud the d.
f,scsbt Denies that there suy pathc alton all
ccse~riug the znLn shat tn. dsir saant A. edit
al tha Gs=siit engaged ia Iarch, islg in
willing the lives uf nCtCd plous and saona othrsa
that OF ctlt brsted erin cal known as u.sree 80
wHfds who wac sevtral yssrs ago tried ai ed
Of fsrgsy in the city OF asw York aud ssut.ucca 70
the s-te prisoo, whore ne died; nat Of the
remarkable events OF his e his eonn-ct ion vita
eeIebrated eeurtsHan by the nsm- ct nary nocre |
sud thai 10 ~riting bic lie the history "a his
tion With tht feanl- given, tnEf ~ she time thq
history vss written. this female vas the wife OF "A per
son named francis II Pratt. relative aod suppSsrs
20 DO the brother OF plaintiff hat sone tire
defendant attention called 10 a-tinle Ia the
A ohens' fedgsr, of which Pratt 4. .itor that hs
OF ret CT the zrtsL Ia tbs Lsdssr aS 20 kettle pub
fsrI against the pursued by dcf-adsr in
the ot hiE paper, seli to and
ayengs thu quarrel OF Francis Pstti fesliDg that
the publication in the LsdEer dod from that
tive, defendant vfote the article which Ia the sab
ject OF complaint 10 this action that the accident
mentioned In The asfrudans article, 70 the fsrs,r
chnd bo0nd out BY the Commissioner 20 the Alma
ncse' ns!s'uy .as s' e ep ,n na ~. Ia con-
notorious Mary Moor- that previous 70 the article
In The LsSss' Toe dei.ndtn' had ns,sr hoard oi.he
plaintiff aud sldom, II ever, heard OF the paper The
d.~nosnt further states that the plaintiff caet at the
tee CT the Peiee Ga=ens, after the pabcson OF the
article In queston and was there told that he not
the person alluded to In the article.
Hr. Brady them offered 20 read an apology which
subsequently APPEARED ia the fsiies GIsstt, remark
Ing hos.y,r, tbst Il could affect the suit ~hich
had been then commenced or alter the character OF
the previous intent The rcaeins OF the sPoicsy was
Objected 10 BY the d,irnJants COUNSEL and Mr. Brady
Withdrew 10 lie tina ecrtrued 70 comment upon
the sstcls aud ssid u q Nrry natural Tor editors Of
OF certain nu~sparsrs &C. make M attack upon per.ass
~hohsye AOt TIE ssme power 90 answer them, Itb
natural with some persons TO sso u Is natural With
York to the degraded level ct rnuarlpbs by attack
ing hrt In the ttrssts The council then read
the joint II the dirB ANTS Dexter which
they have no int-rsst IN the Police GS's ana arv not
coBns cssd with 10 beyond takiDga cerzio number Of
10 Tor tale The answer Of John Thomas .sys he does
the per, and has no interest IN Ia that he
has Ftess In Ann street, spd hires IL 20 Mr. Uae
that MIR udell l. 10 the habit Of printing! for wilkes
Mr.. Brady continued :-As for the answer cf the
D,xt.Fs h. fsd their names app aroa Ia the Poice
Gc-tite s- the pubi-hsrr and tney are he believed
the ca rsliss Of the concern Counssl hen vent on
to nrsuA bell n been
hello, Va eases ~ the KIND, thst the pressman who
rrI.d the pres. wa rrudsr,d re.poas6ir 70 irro.
iAUstrHiioB from Rduiirspi- Trtef. tue fraser
well ~ .Bdofs,r OF scandal Is lis5lc, booas.e each
assists In giving Ia currency. COUNSEL concluded an
mRk i.ir srnae Of transportation u the rPrcies of
oOBeuct each b had izis b,ioTs them cor 4 editors
permitted to invade the ssnotusfy vt private lts,
and comment -i,h cndsserved severity uP1u Prisst.
character the press which - the exponent a political
views and the prop ~ govrrnmssts, vii become q
cur-e rather then blessing whcb We drsre that II
nigh, always prove hr. y. then rroee, doa 20 cal
witnesses.
william jams. sle4k Of Beach Brothers d-,osed-
ItnCu ar Pratt; be ~ pubis1er OF the n,rcir1is'
Lsdgcr In tis city, kDo~ the dsisndsuts D.xtty By
bssfssy their psee Of business AZ Nassau street
Ia March last; they are general SCENTS tor nsgsps
p.rs, putcta.ed there tbrs- or four copies ct the
Plc, Gassts, March 81 isle, rat tbs Article emit
ud Another Of the enemies of the Police Gasste
principle kov~ that other psrsoas cad q, gave
those copies which purchased ia Mr. Pratt; he
marked them ana endorsed Sbsr- thsy wsrs bought
U Do you know 90 when the article hesisd "Auotaer
q the enemies Of the Peih, a. 'sfs IN prise!ie'
referred
CouDs- tor the drfsBiant at great length chjeetei
g. the qse.tisL sad tUbmitt.d 20 tn. Court que-
tim a aw Tor lie decision tb It this publication vas
not libel Ga the plsiniif and that DO Ess not the
psrty sludeG 20
NJ Brrdy ~s- heard 10 reply. TIE Ccur. ovsrruied
the uu-4tiou Witness examination vas RESUMED
The paper produced 10 the .erchsais' f.frsr; Nr.
Pratt The pniutr Is tn pabiisher snd editor Of that
rsTer.
Crusse-.mired ~ Mr. Roht Hoimes-t krou Of
nv ox kncwiscre ihst the ofice where bsuE AZ the
tapers v.s The ccs o. Mrrrs Dexter Jon't kuos the
p.fsoB In the Clnct lt IN whom purchased til N;
don't hBo- Sbtthsr other persons aid OF did net Do
bUsfness In that ofHcs.
To Nr Btady There was sige ~ Dsrters over
their coor there othDr paper pusiishei n
Nee YORK ntited the LEDGER but tbat II tie plantGs
John ~ Hsnc - member Of ths bar, deposed that he
knew he pistnth never anew mau oaalsd 9rsucis
NJ Pratt the piaHtn has n brother, whose mans "
Ethnn Pratt. be we Gle IN G,arcsntiis esttb
Wbmtut, fhU Tlsntin has NO tlatvs nanied Francis
Al IrAftt 4 hos bis far4fs sarv ufI