New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-23

| Of an unfortunate msn who hsposnei to be in the
houfe OF Rosipa Towpsend, on the hight Helen
Jeuo,t wss murdered ext.rted from him suns 10 All
amounting to els OO0 and that not couen' W
tbs lar G amount Of back mai. which AID the fognd-
alton Il his for'une he connu d ~ and more sni
finally Drove tie poor man to commit suicide.
Bot, not Outstanding my l0ss OF witnesses By
dealt ahsence from the Civ and above all by fear
Of attacks from The HeralG for appearing .kaiast
it-nois ihs'aGding al this and Beonetts bet Of
lawyGs an intelligent Jury, in December, 1853,
when Il care st last TO trial, awarded ms th9
sun Of $40 600 dsmeges-siI Of the jurymeD having
stood for s20 900 the amount clai ned, but h,v
ing at last yielded to the Other six 10 fixing the dam
ages at 600. From to two years Of the delay
was granted TO enable Bennett TO obtain from Ed
rope the testimony Of former employe Of his-oae
Revoil-which testimony was one mas Of per-
jury. This Revolt was the only m an may remark
in passine-coDDected with The HrGld Offce With
whom ever bad a speaking acqu .in,ance. was
introduced to him French teacher but when.
soon afterward, discovered be employed in The
Neroid Office, and Of cour-e I cut hin. This
some time before ! undertook the opera manage
nebt, ard Revolt was MT little ehagrDed at my
treatment Of him.
On the rendition of the verdict Benefits host Of
lawyers commenced another cOurse Of proceedings
to gain tine and avoid paying the penalty. They
fled bills Of exception and nade motions for
trial and bad of rubbish printed to lay before
the judges that msde volume Of hundreds Of psges.
After considering the matter year and two months,
the Judge decided Saturday last to grant Bennett
new trial on only one Of the forty or fifty grounds
bis lawyers asked for it, and that purely techni
cal Law point namely that the testimony of Maurice
Srsko,cb, q written deposition, should not have been
admitted The trial because the absence Of Strakosch
from the City at the tine Of the trial, was not suf-
fcieDhy proved. Strskoschs testimony was, that
Bennett told him before the opera commenced
that he Intended TO finish me, becau-e refused to
make bis acquaintance. That IL, because refused TO
go and pay him black mail, and give him t1e print
ing OF the opera bills, the Jtaekmai profit on which,
In short se~on, Judging by tie scale of prices all
the managers now pay him, would have been at
least one thousand dollars. Upon this point, and
upon none other, the trial is granted, and here
upon, in The Herald Of Sunday and Monday, Bennett
sets up howl of triumph and talks Of the liberty Of
the pess that in Danger; and Of his having stood
in the breach for the editorial fraternity; and Of the
fear that all editors should have of like punishment
if the verdict against bin should stand; if any
Chased with Bennett or any reader stupid enough to
believe such trash. At the time, Bennett again
publishes some lbeous after about me, and some
tuch egreeious lies, that have been prompted to
make this commune aton, the first have ever made
during the seven Yeas this Scotch adventnrer has
dared TO d.f,me NE, in this my native country, where
my ancesfors for two centuries, have lived with
r,spectability aid honor. / thus address the
public for the first snd the last time do not think
it worth while, in view of my experience Of the
period required 10 bring libel su against this rich
rufian to trial. to commence another one for the
fresh hbeS no has just published, any he may here
after invent.
In his editorial article on Sunday commenting on
The dtcion granting him trial, Bennett m skes
this statement;
I'VE violating rule when say that
the pautf that sustain ed BY large clique Of
wealthy men What are garry known ne cod
In oroer journal whco hsd
fr entered the list. ssan,i TAs sraid nader pseay
Ious cu.ces Accident favored In in ths choice aud
tbes swor the things he wsned The Judge
~ M q. .S tom ., v be-
esn be sre'c'sd the jury Fn.i, the
whom reneiiou of verdict assinst me Herald
~ine..ed hsfore no pisma ever c,se into
such Gh. sosis. Ys. Win al !hs.e 'dy.n.
4 by It's case. and the piess 10 still tree
Now the facts Of the case are: That alone, OF my
own motion, and against the advice of every one,
and without the peCuDiary assistance of any oae,
commenced AID carried on the suit against Bennett
ill the verdict was obtained, and until the present
mon ent; ;h4t every friend rittOm one solitary ex-
! COTTON predicted would fail in suit against him,
because they believed judges. lawyers, witnesses,
! and ures were afraid of him. Aud to extent
found this opinion correct for certain lawyers were
afraid to be engaged against him; aud some of the
very men whom Bennett now says helped me with
their wealth aud influence, we're 80 alarmed at the
idea Of apps sring for me- and consequently Of being
Ut aci ed in The Herald thst although they knew
their eyicence was important 10 me, they inplored
me not TO call them pleaded M ricordo, and
nesn)y sluDk away, and could not be persuaded to
come upon the witness stand. He says too, :" lad as
many witnesses as | wanted, aud they swore the
THU e | wanted.' | believe all my witnesses were
honest people who if they i've, will testify on the
second ia TO good purpose they did on the first
And although /" the laws delay which ShAkspere
made Han let include among the causes for suicide
snn remains an unreformed usage of dark age, ds-
graceful to the enlightenment and progress Of the
Nine'sentl Century; and although Bennett with his
DLgotien wealth and his army of lawyers, may
obstuct yet longer the couree Of justice,
in the hope that of my witnesses may be taken
Il Il. ....a hat hn