The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-08
The Case or the Escaped Nun.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
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MOTION FOE INJUNCTION THE VIRGINIA ELECrI0N--
WORK yoR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
MAY 7.-Jossphiae n. Bunkley De Wiz G Ddves-
port and otherS-This was motion for injun; ;tion
to restrain the defendants from publishing book
titled MY Book, the Veil Uplftsd" Mr.. Cutter on
behalf of De witt h Davenport, produced afidavts.
The affidavit Of Mr. De Witt says
Beas Norfolk VS. odsor Rs B N
to publish work which he preparing said to be tale
teal bearing and a1orins the NssSins mo1smsn,
ley with reference TO hook o her she n
WIT D,vsnpors ! long sorrsspondenss followed; IN
psa B 70 made to Dc witt
pay a O.
sopy was be doisr book which would amount to
% aan % as p 81 Tho r book ss
ssSe.ns s1psrisnss to aSa il which ~
not make than twenty out Of three hundred and
E.Snac.i and unit for puSisssion, wherefore
@ made sspssss.
plates had already amounted to upwards Of so The de-
and Miss Bunssy and bsheves i lad arisen
s' good
ta, Bsss & We: S agent when they made
lowed the author sgent favorable than
customary aid we're equivalent to more than half the
The affidavit Of Mr.. Tisdale says
she was with the arrangement made With them
s :. h r % Msw oa Il. aa
pose Of showing Mrs Bunkle He did not find her at
S ssS. .sssssss H. ssS
Bpniisy and Mr. Cunningham, Of the Norfolk Beason &C
s Sd wss v
ipg the family q q Perth Anscy preceded
Ana5sv, e and b: wife on tour partly Of pleasure and
they hs Sa
gain no infsrmation from them ON The subject, al.
s Mr. l.. sns a:
very and ntmassd that lat Or whom
s
New YG,1 where they found Is: bsn.isy = hs r:..
i s's ';
any n.srsisw with the dspossHs and only pern.tsd r
ns IN M sr o.
ess MT Bs,s refused to maze any With
to 70 On a9 %
had written 70 Miss Bunkey early in January with refer
yssph and h,d received fspy from VT Bsss, whom
s be ic III. book
was restrained it would prevent that influence ON the
Virginia election which it was intended to have
General Sapdford alluded to the fact Of whole chap
ter Of the book having been published In the herald Of
Sunday which he thought violation Of the injunction,
and also to the extraordinary and to him unaccounabls
at about O'Clock being published in the EreRing Post
of this day o'clock He asked time to answer
these sidavits He would have to send for Miss Bunk
ley to Perth Amboy, where she at present staying
be would also send her the copy of the book which, It
appears has been published, and copy OF which had
been produced In court He then moved for postpone
ment for that purpose
Mr. Cutter not ansverable for what appea AIRED in
the HERALD any other paper through the vigilance OF
the reporters.
The Court thought that the only question was to
the authority Of the party to publish tie plaintiff had
right to rsbut the adavts OF the defendants and for
the purpose Of restraining the defendants from publish
ing the work, the injunction should remain until the
further order OF the Court II this back good for
nothing but to influence election he did not think 1t
Of any Importance In the pretent motion.
The case was then adjourned to Saturday at O'Clock
p NJ, the injunction to continue in the meantime.