Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-12

The Book OF Miss Runkly.
The application of Miss Josephine M. Bunk,
ley, Of Norfolk, Virginia, for an injunction to
restrain De Witt & Davenport, w. S. Tisdale,
and Charles Ii. Beale, from publishing book
purporting to give an account Of her escape
from the J" Sister,hood" at Emmitittsburg, Ma
ryland, having again come before the United
States Circuit Court, at New York, on Monday,
the affidavits of Mr.. De Witt and Mr.. Tsdale,
in opposition TO the motion, were, read. We
give the substance of what they allege:
Mr. De Witt states that on the 18th of ] an
uary last, he received proposals from Charles
II. Beale of Norfolk Virginia, editor of the
i DAILY Neaos, to publish a work which he was
preparing, said to be q tale of Roman Catholic
intrigue and superstition, having political
bearing, and fayoring the Ak now.nothing'
movement, which was to embrace the expe-
rience of Miss Bunkley, while at ST. Joseph's,
Emittsburg, Maryland. William S. Tisdale, q
literary man of New York, having occasional
business connections with De Witt & Daven-
port, wrote to Miss Bunkley with reference to
a book of her experiences in the covenant,
which she showed to Beale, between whom and
| De Witt and Davenport a long correspondence
followed In March Beale made some definite
4 proposal to De Witt & Davenport to publish
the work, which they accepted as follows /:
They agreed to pay all costs of publication,
and give Beale fifteen per cent, of the sales,
or fifteen cents a copy, as it was to be dollar
book, which would amount to more than half
the profits, The book was written by lady
of Virginia. employed by Beale, who asked
the complainant for an account of her expe-
perience to add to it, which she gave, with au-
thority to use his discretion in publishing it.
/ The deponent had seen Miss Bunkley's MSS
They would not make more than twenty pages
out of three hundred and forty-four which the
work would contain and were full of gramati-
cal errors, and unfit for publication, wherefore
they were rewritten by Beale 1t was agreed
between them that she should have onehalf
of the per cent. of the copyright. Beal sent the
MSS. to deponent, with Miss Bunkley's knowl-
edge and consent, and she knew that the CON
tract had been made. a 17
The expenses, including the costs of stereo-
type plates, had already amounted to upwards
of 300. The-deponent knew nothing about
any misunderstanding between Mr.. Beale and
Miss Bunkley, and believed that it had arisen
after the contract had been made. De Witt &
Davenport had acted throughout in perfect
good faith, and had supposed that Beale was
compliments agent when they made the con-
tract with him to publish the work. The terms
allowed tothe author or agent were more favo-
rable than was customary, and we're equivalent
to more than half the profits
Mr. Tisdales affidavit states that after Miss
Bunkley had told De Witt & Davenport that
she was dissatisfied with the arrangement made
with them by Mr.. Beale, at their request he left
New York on March Oath for Norfolk, taking
with him the manuscript, for the purpose of
showing it to Miss Bunkley.
! He did not find her at Norfolk, but saw her
father, to whom he showed the manuscript, and
related the contract, who expressed himself
highly satisfied with the terms of it, and thought
his daughter would give it her approval. When
the deponent was about to leave Norfolk, Mr..
Bunkley proposed that committee should be
appointed to read the manuscript Of Miss Bunk.
ley, and Mr.. Cunningham, of the Norfolk
Beacon" accordingly read il and expressed his
approval and satisfaction. The deponent, learn
ing that Miss Bunkley was visiting the family
of Dr. Andrews, at Perth Amboy, proceeded
thither, and discovered that she had left the
place with DR.. Andrews and his wife, on a tour
partly Of pleasure and partly Of business
/ Heinquired Of various members of the family
in which direction they had gone, but could
gain no information from them on the subject
although he felt sure that they could have told
him, had they chosen. About this time Mr..
Bunkley, the father, accompanied by Mr. Beale,
arrived at the place, and learning the circum-
stances under which his daughter had departed,
was very indignant They next went together
to New York, where they found Miss Bunkley
at the Pacific Hotel, in Greenwich street, in
company with DR.. Andrews and his wife. The
deponent with Mr.. Bunkley and Mr.. Beale,
went to the hotel, but Miss Bunkley refused to
have any interview with the deponent, and only
| permitted Mr.. Beale to see her in the presence
Of other persons including Mr.. Elias Dusen-
bury, her lawyer.
Under these circumstances Mr. Beale re-
fused to make any communications with respect
to the manuscript or the contract with De Witt
a. Davenport. The defendant was therefore
frustrated in every attempt to come to an un.
derstanding with, or to make any explanation
to her on this subject He also stated that he
had written to Miss Bunkley early in January
with reference to publication Of her expert.
ences in the convent Of st. Josephis, and had
received reply from Mr.. Beale, whom he there.
fore naturally supposed to be her agent
After the afhdavits were read one Of the
counsel said that if the book was restrained II
would prevent that influence on the Virginia
election which il was intended to have.
The court thought that the only question was
40 W ule authoTly oi the party 70 puDnsh; the
plaintiff had right to rebut the affidavits of
the defendants; and for the purpose of restrain.
ing the defendants from publishing the work
| the injunction should remain until the further
order of the court. If this book was good for
nothing but to infuence an election, he did not
think 1t of any importance in the present mo.
ton. The case was adjourned until Saturday
next, the injunction to continue in the mean
time. The book, it appears, is already printed
printed and ready for circulation, copy being
introduced in court As the Virginia election
is near at hand, the politicians engaged in
getting it out will have to stir themselves.
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