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raee the csss whom be has systematically vhhed
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determined 20 with toe SUIT, be the
nan : EDWARD P. FAY.
Neg York, Feb. y, l655.
And TIT paint says ,hatby reason of the promises,
he the plaintiff in his person and as such editor,
has been injured and brought into puonc scandal,
nfmy sDd disgrace, 10 his damage and TO his damage
Is such editor, in the sum OF Fifty Thousand Dollars
Wherefore the plaintiff demands judgment against the
defendant for lbe SUN of nfty thousand dollars.
BENJAMIN GALBRAITH, Plaintiffs attorney.
Ctfv and County of NeW- York, sS.--James Gordon
Bennett, pAi m above named makes oa and says thst
The above &C mpAn - true to me knowesss OF ne
10 those matters he believes II to be tTIe; pry,prr
Sworn before me this ID day of Mach, 1855
10. EL.IoTr, CJmmissioaer Of Deeds.
To this complaint the defendant in due time put in
his answer in the following terms
TIE ANSWER.
Ctr and County of NeU. York The answer of the
said defendant EDWARD T.. FRY, In the above action,
respectfully showelh to this Court that tbs said plain
tiff James Gordon Bennett, at the times herelA-
after mentioned, the editor aud proprietor OF newspa-
per published III the City OF New-fOrk Known as me
Herald The Morning Herald, and me NeU' YORK
Herald and was and continued such ed or aud
proprietor from some time in the year 1885 TO the
prstn time; and that the SAID Bennett, by his course
and conduct while euior ami proprietor OF SAID news
PAPER was well known TO be n common notorious
hbeer and liar and had established aud built up such
newspaper in very great degree by hbels and by ar-
6cles written for the purpose OF extorllug bl1cknal
or hush.meney, AID also by tne publication OF hcen-
6ous obscene and blaspbemOus articles, which were
htendeo 20 create and did create great excitement at
the time under which said newspaper would and did
sell ana become notorious; that the said Bennett, as
was openly and VIGOROUSLY Known, published IN ms
owl newspaper aforesaid, OF and concerning himself
bis character and the principles on which SAID paper
was conducted 10y himself and as the general opinion
of the public of his character and course as ed0r
Tie following true account of himself on toe 2jd day
Of July 1885, purpoIting TO be from a correspondent:
NEw.YosK Juy-
"Nr J. GORDON BESNETT-Sir: sn exceedingly mortified
90 see the weiohedy oepav.d Immoral aud blasphe
have pa6hed batch Of comuuc ,iJns th moni
immoral and character, and your
own editorial ac disgrace civilized thy coad
Be deta ed only by aheat sesp9d Ia ins0y Ho" ions
Bennett DO you intend to food The City VITA your ia tash
You and your paper havs become peIec. nuisance sed
high the City autheIues chou take you in hAod and pro
vide place for you III ioe~e me only .oeoPtae ae of
ali such bdeOss backFuards Your life would have paid tbs
forfeit yIsr cOndu this In oenei eonmuns,
you fsu bit neur,s hAndwOrk and deeply to DO
nett that such naOus wretchee suffered to exist ou
viii yrObAb reply this by that AL reiormers under
went persecution and compare yourself with Paul am
sny ss obhbed Of the Universe dOss
eOe your s9uint aud palsy your nerves Thus lar ha
thou 80 aud no farther, thoa biAsphemer."
And also the 20 of July, 1886, the said Bennett
published in said newspaper the following true ac-
count OF himself purportng TO be from correspond
ent;
several mouths the and taste OF this
eoumunity would prevail and wfetched little paper X
mt menSd % iyou being paouly disappointed ia that
hope have uded you with the view of doing
pubic service. You must sensible o. the .Tuh that
YOU NUT great YoU HeT0ii seat forth daily
ter tn people OF course eit to aay OF
sonI and xhoat the oouoburaioo respect
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this City red correct so much are YOU addicted
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reading seeking the cbeApest publication,
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