The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-14
Court eT Common Pleas
pef0rs Hon. .Iuira Lr.rT ahar,
AFGHAN ron Ilr5r. oy sg,,pr,

AcTIGN FOR LlEzL ON A MERCANTILE FEN.
srr l2--Joia Taylor, HnTsson Eats end Abraham
GRy9ech gysus Sheldon T. Church The plain. Us in
this merchants doing business in ciIg New
York, aud bring this action against he defendant
Commercial agent o; NeE York, for cheilous
Hcat,ea respecting their commercial integrity and stand
Ing Tho case tried in this court u lsbl whon the
plaintiffs obtained vasoiet for $4,000 Tho att,- has
sill before the Court Of Appeals, Who EXCEPTIONS
taken entered trial ind the case thus comes on
business Is that OF purchasing goods, and uercbao
disc IA New YORK ai elsewhere, ana receiving consig
ruents of goods 70 seon commission f wardns them
To he Of IN Columbus in the Sta.s Of Nss sipp
aId that uni, The publication Of the libel they
putea to be Of gaed name and -taaa.n- anl cgeiit
OF the publication csl,rd Ctu,css Repcrts-rin which
be published On list 0. august iedsi and circulated
aroeng merchants Of whom plaintiffs recsiaed consgn
fnsl Ia, the ioEawag ibel on the plaintiffs
''ias lor se.a Murdo< Columbus Miss This corcefn
does rot sprosr 10 thrive here. iscarabie
oy sysemc sni particular in detsns, aud superior
oFcc clerk out hks TIA ohs- and more ssentsi
qrtsises one gcoa merchant II. j. rsther ncssaTe
charactes TaS hr resides il New Yora, and seais ont
undesirable, IL assorted Gods ami onss and unsalsao
stock Hc was formerly With Beri King, and L., an
told princpici Cd a.actsr The sa,ori couat
Out Ina sanae libel With the a3Gi.soial worist9M is
ariash the term IL hcrstsc smart to be kpnes -
The ATTORNEY General Bon. Osaan II ,anan and Mr.. C.
Easbrasc smith, aoreare for the plaintiffs, ana Hon
y, Z. Butler and l. Chapman Jr, for the defendant.
Tie esfoE dart ce les - he published suy a.atssnt
cnacsrriug no Plaintiffs "a1sept honestly, ami wish
aod motives, And without rsa,s ana IN se discharge
Of his dnties TO his employers IN sring to
hdeNts1 iIqnxies made h5 tnsm re furthor sts.ss
that he ws in 1si6. employ az confidential ago. by
acvernl mercantile firms acog oasrs "a New York IL
proceed co tLs State " Nj sssipr and other States
the erfcss II acersDing the pDcuaary Mug and
ere Git CT Uecchaots and traders doing bnaess II Coluc-
! bus and other towns, and whA then debtors Of
are ere OF mere OF he mills firms Of this city
.nt tat The plaintiffs were inaohted 10 Of thoss
trTs II was in Ibis capacity thai tho attendant for
vaTdet tbs communication complained OF to the houa1
o. Nclto Gillespie New York. The counsel proceedtd
TO Rad prised OFT The testimony tsken at III,
last hal cnittiag eycepti nal parts low wi
were csllsa to provo the publication OF Cnvrchs Report
which Was printed AID crculacd ongst bout seventy
| fse numerical hnues
During ths examination Of the frt witness, Mr.. C.
snit! asked the Judee II he going TO enforce to-
standirg rule" though be believed u dis no. com'
I in force tiit October term.
The Judge ai counsel might, for the present couduc
the examinations si'ti'g down. no would enforce th,
| rule II he saw IL was necessary.
| srfT - In consequence o. the indsposition Of tn,
Atiorne. General n N. Ogden Hon nan, the
| furtnci adjourned o lhursday morning