The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-03
The Literary Label Suit.


NARoH 2--Flecher rs Norton This case already no.
ticed has been since Monday last On Thursday the
Rev. Edward Bright called for the defendant and
deposed that he had known the late DR. Judson aud his
widow for many years Mrs Judson died the Ist Of
June, 1874 at her residence In Hamilton witness was
Of her exeeutors and also OF the guardians Of
her children and knew fully and exactly the amount Of
her estate his deposition had rather overstated the
amount OF her estate the income thereof did not exceed
81 600 Dr. Judson died In 1850; the intelligence reach
cd this country In September OF that year witness had
formerly been bookseller IN Utca ~ ", until 1870
after that he became clergyman the intelligence Of Dr.
Jutsnn'E death was communicated 10 the Executive
Board Of the American Baptgt Missionary Unicn under
whose sanction a lie Of him was directed 70 BE- com.
u.epced, this was desired by Mrs Judson who
had expressed a wish that Dr.. wayland shouli
write II in order 70 give the matter greater weight
a vote was passed by the board, requesting
Mra Judson requesting that thi' might be the vote
in the Executive Committee unanimous ln favor OF
oIL0nung " Wayand thty term mated their Connection
with this memoir 10 1883 because Mrs Juson requested
them 10 90 he desired 20 relieve them Of ur,
trouble AMI was wiling 10 take upon herself the
ponsibty Of publishing the book there nothing ex
prefed TO the eject that there any doctrna differ
snte between Dr Judson and DR.. wayland two great
have differed lees great questions Mrs Jud
selected her publisher with y coneurreuee but not
with my advice proposals received for the pubca
ton from cornish, fampcr Co. Of this city they Of
Afterwards withdrew their oner and proposed give her
Per csptage, which was larger than that of Phillips.
offered
larger show of p ofts than from this firm though more
monty per volune offered By others. hrs. Judson
decided who should be her publishers respon
Ktlty witness did not know whether not Dr. Way
land gave her any advice Colby Co, Of this city
made her an offer which was not better than Phil d.
Sampson Co.'S witness had son In this hrm when the
last edition Of DR. Wayands volume Published at
the time be contract made hsvever he wa4 not ia
the business and had no Intention Of being So
determined 70 study law witness had recollection *
having said any hing 10 MRS IuGson about Mr. Fst
chsract'r there three four things that cons
tut@ good of.rthe character " tho publ,h house
The price at which the book 10 70 be sod the dsc0un,
10 be allowed 10 the trade, kG Ahl la view % tAsse
requirements, the offer of Phillips sampson Co. va
the best made, witness had read the preface 20 Dr
wsyAnds book, and the facts therein gst9 vsss rue
The witness then gave evidence 20 the smouu II Ma
Judsop's property, which did not materially dHsr from
his deposition He also mentioned tha. 4 p5rtlon
Of her property was presented 70 her by soms
for the memory OF her husband and that the Amer IN
Baptist Missionary Union maze her rssdnYy isya
tee The total receipts from Dr WAyianss booG bAye
reached ell 500 could not say bow many comics vsfs
ordered In advance. Mr fletcher Va one OF the com
pstitors for the publication Of Dr. Wsyands w9rE
offered larger sum than Phillips, Ssmps3n 4 90
The plaintiffs counsel then called the Rev r. r. MA.
dleeitch Baptist clsrgyr-an VINO Gep0aoa thlt ha Ia
the author of work entitled " BurmahA Grfa. N.e.
sionary,n which had been suggested b. lr FlstsAsr
general expression In quarters that ,hs book
not meet the wants Of al -ko desired nfe of pr III!
son, partly account ~ certain views held By ~ wAy
land the witness held this opinion aud had beard
raj persons express the same 20 The planG one obe.
tion vD that II large work more Of conpstl0a
tbsn compact biography; there also osr,sia
:" VI NayAnd thsrsn, respeciinf the proper mole u
80 quoting missionary sbsrs With rssps-t siso "
- bls socissy, vhieh hsd reference ~ esrtAn dssr
essoi opinion ssssr's nsd ~ m,zssrs sf the Bspls,