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

ARREST FOR LIBEL AN IMPORTANT
CASE
1t is generally known that for some months
past hbellous reports have been put in circula
ton, affecting the reputation of Apollonia ia.
giello, (now wife of Major Tochman aiady who
has attracted much attention in this country
There is reason to believe that the hostility Of
the representatives of Foreign Despotism has
had too much to do in giving them publicity
Major Tochman, having at last obtained what
he thinks sufficient proof to sustain criminal
prosecution against the parties concerned, has
commenced course of measures which, we
have no doubt, will result in the exposure and
punishment of the guilty.
We copy the following from the Amerieaa
Telegraph
ARREST FOR LIBEL.
A United States warrant was this morning
issued by Justice j. L. Smith, for one Henri dc
Alma, upon the following affidavit:
City and County Of Washington, d. c..
Be it remembered, that ON this Goth day of
September, 1851, before me, j. L. Smith, 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
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 a certain man naming himself
Henri de Alma, who lately arrived in this coun-
try from Europe, land represents himself 10 be
a native Of Bavaria, and TO have bc}p q Captain
in the Bavarian army,) is now in this city as a
temporary sojourner, and has been for some days
or weeks circulating a most wlful and malicious
libel against this deponents wife, born Apol-
lonia Jagiello, who before she was married to
this deponent came to this country 10 seek asy
lum ~ n political exile, under the protection
Of dovernor Ujhazi late Of Hungary, and his
family The deponent further says, that the Ii
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 SLAM
ders;" which paper, under the above heading,
contains most malicious, false and unwarrant-
able libcllous imputahqGR published against
said Appollonia Jagielle DIV wife Of this depo-
ncnt in the form OF an affidavit purporting to
have been Made before H. {. Brownell, Justice
Of the. Peacc Of Williamsburg in the county OF
Kinr Vt&fo Of Nv York by q German naming
hlnSGH Charles KoeIbe, and styling himself to
b4p Mai6 p - late Hungary army. The
Go6SwGH o0hI and fled with this affidavit
twe psinteds Cd - Of said libel to show that
~ fSl4 wilful, and ousimputatlons made,
pobliShq1 and circulated against his wife,
amount 3 wilfnl breach Of peace against the
United States; that they are designed, malicious.
ly, TO impair the good name, reputation, and
character Of this deponenfs wife and that the
offence Of circulating them is indictable under
the laws Of the land The deponent then said,
that the Grand Jury not being now in session,
he applies 10 this magistrate for warrant
against slid offender, Hnri de Alma to secure
his appearance at the psxt term Of the Criminal
Court by commitllne hinl, said Henri de AhpR
in the county jail mil h gives a bail q, y
10 secure such appoo1onos and answer ~
offence committed $3.50 TIE peace q ~
pie II TIE United 81 recon f1tS !ng
&c sss: s;ss 4 FIJI a. - ''''' Libel 's''~
The dcponsnt i65jk1 nys that he has no
evidence 70 prove thst said libel has been writ