The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-02
ARREST FOR LIBEL = AN IMPORTANT
CASE

CASE
It is generally known that for some months
past ibellous reports have been put in circula
ton, affecting the reputation of Apollona Ja
giello, (now wife of Major Tochman, alady who
has attracted much attention in this country
There is reason to believe that the hostility Of
the representatives of Foreign Despotsm has
had too much to do IN giving them publicity
Major Tochman, having at last obtained what
he thinks sufficient proof to sustain a criminal
prosecution against the parties concerned, has
commenced a course of measures which, we
have no doubt, will result in the exposure and
punishment of the guilty.
We copy the following from the American
Telegraph!
ARREST FOR LIBEL
United States warrant was this morning
issued by Justice ]. l.. Smith, for one Henri de
Alma, upon the following affidavit
City and County Of Washington, d. c..
Be it remembered, that on this 29th day Of
September, 1851, before me, j. L. Smith, a Jus
tice of the Peace for the city and county afore-
said, personally appeared Gaspard Tochman,
Esq, late Major in the Polish army, and now
a member Of the United States bar residing in
the city, county, and District aforesaid, who,
after being duly sworn and according to law,
says That certain man naming himself
Henri de Alma, who lately arrived in this coun-
try from Europe, land represents himself to be
a native Of Bavaria, and to have be>p Captain
in the Bavarian army,) is now in This city as a
temporary sojourner, and has been for some days
or weeks circulating most wlful and malicious
libel against this deponents wife, born Apo-
lonia Jagieilo who, before she was married to
this deponent came TO this country TO seek asy-
lum a. political exile, under the protection
Of eovernor Ujhazi. late Of Hungary, and his
family. The deponent further says that the IL
bel referred to consists Of a printed paper head.
ed Answer Of Henri de Alma TO the citizens of
Washington, in regard TO certain imputed SIAN
ders;" which paper, under the above heading,
contains most malicious, false, and unwarrant-
able ibcllous imputatiq1 Published against
said Appoll0nia Jagiella G6w wife of this depo-
nent, in the form Of an affidavit purportng to
have been &ade before II. C. Brownell, Justice
Of the Psace Of Williamsburg, in the county OF
KinQ3 ~ Of Nv York, by German naming
hhn6e8 Charles KoeIbel, and styling himself to
49, Mafw u - late Hungary army. The
tqf1t exhlt and fled with this aiiidavlt
IN rfp1cd. cop - Of said libel, TO show that
IN 66hA wilful and neutrality-suspicious. made
phblf1h& and circulated against has vile
amount s. wiIfnl breach Of peace against the
United States; that they are designed malicious,
ly, TO impair the good name reputation and
character Of this Opponents wife and that the
offence Of circulating them il indictable under
the laws Of the land. The dePonent Then sa'd,
that the Grand Jury not being now IN session,
no applies to this magistrate for warrant
against said offender, Hsuri de Alma, 70 secure
his appearance at the nsxt term Of the Criminal
Court by committlne him, said Henri de Aha,
in the county jail u6Gl b gives bail ss03pt
70 secure such appoeronee and answer 49,
pc Of tAs United - ssaron Of 6rsH tsg
aforesaid false nj Aad Wilful libel agAna
the wife Of this
The dsponcnt lGr)kss nys that he has no
evidence % prove that cid nbsl has been writ