New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-18

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And III, defendant further alleges That ~ p'n y'af
1914 ,te,e wns pubiished In tho thY 81 ew.rofh
,ampLot entitled " Tho Liio and Writings OF James
Il Gordon Bennett, Editor 81 IAe NcT~i"h H1ai',
which contained numerous and copiouS orr~s rom
enid Benbeits be~spapcr showing The oouf'' 10 mn
nur,ued ns editor which said pamphlet nnsivoly
tnov n and circulated Ia New. York, and which sa'h
pamphlet after stating snld Bennnhs courro ." 'n'"'
of newspaper from said B'nncfi own "r'ilhSr nc1
stated rcsr ectiny said murder ot Ellen JeWctt by san
Robinsou n, the house Of ill.fame OF sad BOSNIA
Townss nd and the inmates of said house on tue hht
OF said murder and the acts OF said Bennat IN refer
ence thereto: --.,.,,. ~, 49,,
,.l Of those no Aoin, Townsend' house PAD lGss
Of hush monsy Que OF 40 Sd = , oSyns
several housand dollar. va finally driven int a sass
l. chsrred hy the dread Of tins msD M.anius said Bennett
Ard ALEC the following respecting blsck mall paa
by artists ~. .,t,,,,. Of r.. manner in
dcoste. OF Nj Henry Wikoa coumns # The neg io
ling the Of Fanny Elsse whom ne herad
supsey euoszsd In the most falls yIe msnnef nna
win the nuendos and positive a7us We sve me
passage containing the prinea charge *neh u "oa Dc
every whom 1Ae Herald has pued FAR a: our k.ow
edge nds has been in - me such way suftrer =.
And then there is set forth in sai1 pamphlet the said
article from The Rep1f5c Ut wspaler above men,o ued
Defendant further saith that said Bennett he's for his
course as EDITOR of newspaper been publicly hosfed
in he
p = Townsend j. W. Webb, I. 5. Hsmblin, j. w.
Hale. 4. W. CIssoD, J. Graham, and Others; and his
eourse as editor cid drive one weas-mnded man 10
conni suicide, as in said complaint alleged
pet pdsrt further saith that no American Journal
AZ the time said Bennett published his libe upon de-
fpdant circulated as extensively in Europe as said
Herald and that said circulation was OBJ slued III
er, at degree by setdng sift copies as Is IN sad com
nlsut me utio1ed And that said hbeOus articles by
said Bennett upon defendant were in part co led toto
European journals greatly TO defendant injury a. IN
ssd compa ut ebtiope0 and calculated aud Intended
10 produce the result therein mentioned mat II Is
also true n al said Benz EFT did, with dlaboc malg-
nitv seek 10 ruin defendants business as manager OF
an opera company blast his character for fear that
oihef managers might follow bis example, Withdraw
from BENEFITS lob printing Office toe theatre 81 prin-
mo NJ on which B,Ipett MAKES and has maze large
black mail profits to the amount of macy thousand
collars year. and which have sustained and built up
Rem EFT : ne sIaptr, snd chef support OF it,
Defendant further saith that II is true :ha the ness'
narer called The London Tunes was ever ca ger 20
copy ANYTHING derogatoy to Americs from the Ameri.
can Press and always found in the Journal of said
Bennett, Scotch vagsbOnd, an ample supply o. such
material. And that early as 1887 SID Bennett III
said Herald. in an editorial upon the subject, or
about the 27th of Juy 1887 when the columns OF said
Her0ld filed with sl,nders upon this country her
q chsns, Der clergy and her distinguished men, de
clared and published that:
The LondCn Tines Brighton snd Liverpool papers are fall
of extracts n N The Nee iork Herald iAe Lonan Ie'
makes Was ports the basis OF series OF VI ney Market
articles, besides copy ing larsely from our columns"
And the said Bennett subsequently,, on or about
the 9th of October 1881 as for the publca
ton of what he calls the solvent lis of the merchants
in NewYork in en- editorial in said Herdld says:
1.-THE annexed publication" Tefsrne TO sad sIyea hst9
VIII no less asionsh the eoumIcia c'nmlnJ o' rac5 ana
Ell lsud thn has done u.s. Inc puoh pih Ia nIs on
charges this country with ben s"iader' lnsoyens
chests and bsDkruptss N the aggregate Ihs exaggerated
SANDER viii be forever put oosh'
A SANDER originating WITH and circulated by TIE
Ner- York Herald, and cope from II into The London
Tunes and other European journals.
And oeeI dant further saith that Is also true that
documents COPIED from the Paris Courts of Justice
and tropeIly authenticated by the French authorities
ard the American Consul, since the rla OF the ease OF
Fry VS.. Bennett placed at defendants Command
BY the Secretary of Legation az Paris, MIR. SANFORD,
whose deposition has been taken in this cause proving
Bel, diet II. Revolt was thief and was tired and
convicted of robbery of medal, which a. defendant
unoerrtood, of gold and of other articles OF value
And tina il is true that said Revolt WAS BENEFITS :net
witness and agent whoe testimony, If the Jury oe-
lev ed IT, was of more importance 10 SAID Bennett on
raid trial than that of all bic other witnesses put to-
pciher and that said Revolt was BENEFITS codhden-
al black mail agent, and obtained materials Tor bis
master to manufacture lies aud ibes.
And the deiel dont fu Their alleges that re- To the
words "Tombs pttiifogger who mai run the risk OF
being domiciled bt Sing Sing on charge OF per-
"iury," in said complaint mentioned, that Benz
Galb ah in the years 1913 and 1919 was, and ever
since that time bas been, the lawyer of said Bennett
and accustomed 10 III suits IN waich sud Ben
Lett was a party, and that said Gabraltl was, about
be month Of June lsi9, arrested charge of per-
my for false swearing IN suit IN winch SAID Bennt ut
was a party, and brought before Justice MOunifoct,
Police Justice of tie City OF New-l OK, az police
court JefeTso Market In eaid city, bavi0g jIrisdic
tor over the offense, but the heern of said
pOeiI from time 10 time until the statute OF hm
aiOns against raid charge when Vas no further
lrusf cuted AID that said Gabrath, IN ad1ltlOn 10
swearng 10 the In tie said case OF Fry VS..
Bennett which answers and were ia material IT.
ecs untrue also swOre, about the month OF te'rlary
1s49 in q certain action IN said Superior Court OF the
Civ of New-lOrk, of Smon L. HUI at. James
Gordon Bennett then pending, that said BeGnet his
client, not the editor proprietor and publisher OF
the newspaper called TIE .Neto- York Herdld which
ds de feDo II informed and believes Is aud was uo
true, ard which oath OF sald Galbrati defendant Is
informed and believes appears Of record II said 81.
peIior Court by the judgment in said case OF Hut
sgt. Bennett dockeled on or about tue 4th day OF
February, 1850 Wbereupon defendant made use Of
the worCs in said complaint mentioned, Fomb9 petit
fogser who had run tie Isk OF bein.; domicled at
IS NJ SiIg on q charge OF perjury"
Ano tie defendant iurtbe alleges that on or about
tie 18th day of February, ls49, the said defendant
Edward =. Fry bIooght action OF libel against tie
ssG BeuIe; i'll the superior Court o! the City of New
Yoik by The service Of summons and complsiGt
upon sad Bennett for the publication by the SAID Ben
e., in newspaper called The NeU York HerGld, OF
which Tie plaintiff editor aud proprietor, OF Sc
IFS of Ebtls upon defendant stIocte1 rom large
nuu,htr of like character pnbli,hed by sdld Bennett
10 v lch said GcIon the sait BtnIott appeared and
AZ w.r.d aud af,r long isHtlOn for several years,
both on matters OF laS ana iact, The ssnes o. TAGS
wee tined teiUge q Jury IN Dec5m0er, 1888, ana u
verdict found for the paiou, the present dofeLdant,
for he sum of SO COO That dtcTwgTt sucA prOcee l.
ipgs were hsd that Judgment III cue orn nf law was
euieIoo for The sad Edw sid T. Fr against che SAID
james Gordon Bennett for the sad OF so 600 and
co,.s That said Judgment WIS aiterward set ASIDE
spd a new rgl ordered upon q technical point ~ law,
ha The aLser &C OF T. witness (>,fakosch) not sat-
nfac,Orly proved 10 allow bis deposition 10 be
read. and a was mace and seulsi con'tluos the