The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-19

causes Of action. He then proved the daily ciros.
la,ion OF the HERALD TO have bccn, In
,o,o Cy,ss.
ists. 7f. .2sl
io4y. ..,....s.,............y - 800
,.-',.......,.... Js,I9e
1901 ......t.s... 20 500
AID that the annual receipts OF tho HERALD ofioo
were $500 900. Tte plaintiff next offered ia evidsaoe
the written ssatemf nt or deposition OF Ssrskosch.
alleging that srakotch was not In this State; ard 70
prove that, he called winners who testified that hs
raw Strskosch six wee In preyisosly and that ou The
day of the trial he had Inquired for him OF the wifs
Of Btrekesch. add wss informed he wAs at Ciacls-
NATL The defendant objected 10 the plaiuti6 resS.
inG Strskosch's dsprsitinp. ,Ss sfnsnd that ths
absence Of strakcsca was not legally proven. Ths
Judge tvsrrukd the- o,5tcsios, sod shs dsposities
was read.
Tie defer dsni thea gave evdsnce 20 prove The uush
CT the alleged lihcs. The irony being through
and counsel having sumined up the oanss, this jus
(Chiti Ju,tice 0skiey) charged the jury sad sa M
otbsr things charged that thssc wN no proof
actual Injury or loss and procf Of macs, except
frem tie testimony ef S,iskosch and ,bAa 81 the jury
believed that tstimepy, the defendant s,oeA
beftrc them 90 q man who dsiihsrs1sly spdsrsook
TO do On injury, ard coaId not esssps VITA nsmina
damages But the jHy might give snca damages .,
tie cccsfion Tequirtd.
The defendant toos pti,n 20 the Judess ohaEs,
ard among other ibiDgs requested the Judss y
charge that the jssy could only give such tsnsxss
" as would compensais the p.ain,n Tor thu injury
which he had sastAined tbeioffon, aud wore not q
hheify To give Ny infther sum BY way of punlsh.
ment q the defendan, or by way Of vindlstive a.
images, or ~ tms,t money" The Judge refused -
70 charge, and the d,fendart ex eptsd. Tbs jary
rtIeJ, and brought In avsisiot Zoe tie plaintiff,
csmsPes $1,000.
Tie defeLdsh subsequently moved before Judge
Duer, Of Special Term, Tor . rev t.Al. and his %.
pliea,ien was denied lie thea appealed 10 tks
General Term, and bis motion vas argued before
Jnttices Campbell. Bcs~oith and HofmAo on The
18th l7th snd 18th days OF JAsuary 1885, by Messrs
ID. ID, Field. J. Townsbsnd and Benz. GA,hsalth. fos
tho dshndsni, sni BY the plaintiffs oounssL The
Court tteIytd the case for consideration. aad this
DAY delvutG tLeir oplniebs. as follows
The iof.ncAnt appeals from IN order ds,yinx q
motion made By him fer . nsw trial % cass coo
tsbiDs tho evidence, and AlSo from tbs IudSmrns
entered AZ special term. the verdict; tbs la.tsr
aapI.G bin g'Ds up for Isyie~ sxcspt.oas taken 81
Mr.. u. d. Pield. With whom were associated Mr..
John TowDsbsLd snd Mr.. B Gaibraith, tor ds-
ftndAht.
by the Ccui,, Bcsy Darn, The pslal moss
,irnutusly insisi'd upon In support ol ths motto,
foe . new trial, are
Flint. That neither ,he matter stated In shs eighth.
nor that stated In the eleventh Of asaoo ana
alleged 10 have beer publIshsd by the dsscndant In
iIbsllous. Ard thai damages hayisr besa as.ss..d
gercrsy on AZ the csoscs ~ scsion 80 soSth In the
compliant The Jus gnsbt mai' BE- reverss<.
sssosd. Teai the depsiiion Of ssrsoknsoh wasi In
Tnpry admitted In evidence.
1thc. That y YES erronsgss 70 A1ov the plain.
tn " sir syidsDc. of the income rssiszaS by The
ecssDosnt frem The Publication Of tss Nsv fosK
Fooith. Tia, is . ciyli action f,r siIbsl, . fury
have no right 10 give puriive eAnaAses - dsmAxus
~ Way ~ pctiselng dsitrdani, Tor oshbes ss-
Inspose 20 lrlur. bc plaintn, vcs.rd ks feelings
tEo sutject sn chsracisr 10 rsprossh snd thai The
Court susd la rcfpsing 10 charge Tho my shaa A
mst.s cold Dot be gwen for sAoS csase.
Piiih. Ths, TIE damages are exsA&4svs, ssd thsl
count, Il no other
We snteIrsrJ The Coart 10 lrys Sec,dss, vsos
this cse vas formerly bssoss tho fIusse-xi rern.
That ns matter so iorth ~ shs eigsA AID slsyrsih
eossm ess spa = ...s o. sosn Asa .ss.a % ~.
Va Bennett, Sand. - G. ~, 90, ~, T5J
~ ehber cont, ve do m u sr6seient 10 say shai
ns.miug ths erfnnsio facts ~hsch ar ave nd y,
b. tue, re words pubiishsd 40 sesoep,ibls q ne
con stIuc,ion snd M asing inS1.sd 70 thsr.by ihs
pDssetr Tss Jary hAsing fetns these fatss 70 OF
Ia, and ula. tie words wsrs u~sd 10 ihs sss. lm-
musy On ihs idss ,isi siser of ,sss. esM1 Is ssi
ip sts~fsgcs.
sIsh sch VAS xamiDs5 "a b,r< ss0 a . VT sszs
IN iris seton, ski tes ylauon onsred "a ssyo~.slon
In .yiespes skr havss provvi by .pefI9aa Ger.
byn ,hs, hs kstw sfnsosch, atd ,aa sav ham In
tis ti;y sh1si az weeks Previe gsay. That % ths
ing Of that cay ss called - S< h1sss u StsA-
kc,ch spd The vfs u The lsrer tsld hin thsa 8sra
och had gcne - Cincinnati rbe dessn5an. oh-
rcis1 20 trs rsdsg of The d,ros;ron q, sarxkoseh
eu its sfousd tsss bic ahssD had n1< hcsa vroves
ne ccsn sasisss Ma srs<afe. and tSs dssssd-
ant frtspssd.
Tte sssfsss on the I.Asct d<<'nss ~, sEarA /
stposlskyr may h rad. "Aftzr Il shAn have tssn
ssisfscfosily proved hat snsA vitnsss res zaAi1s
sorshy, by uassA II hia dsash, insAnisy, sekssw
?, uul<i Loru1ty, o. thal hs has oo.tlsss< sAssss
oa' = ns sssss, 20 that hia stsss1sn,s q sses
VA sr sse1rens ~ Damages .o,aN ~ - osn
\ pbxd ~ ths ordinary prouew H hg."
Ihs nsht 70 red dis dsDosfios dspssAA, is " 4
esss, up<a tAs question vhsssev vss ".skastA