New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-19
THE GREAT LIBEL CASE.
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JACOB i. WINTER W. " O NIXON 4 VIM R. ADAMS

THE GREAT Libel CASE.
n JACOB ii INTER VS. j. O. NIXON & WIN. r. ADAMS
4 Claim, S2O, 010--A ward, Ono Cent.
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The case vs. for trial ii
Fl the Fourth Court Judge Reynolds presiding, Erda,
inst; Nessr H. O. Miller and Lacey Woodbridge appearing
for the plaintiff and Mess Durant Horror for tile defence
Plaintiff suit Co., alleged have feel
suffered BY in Of the publication the New Or
leans Daily Crescent of certain editorial articles canvassin
claims the Rccordarship Of the First District which
fcee candidate in the spring Of last year Plaintiff
4 petition read as follow 555 5 tS{g$$$
4 10 the Hon. IL. II. Reynolds, Judge Of the
4 Fourth District Court Of Nttp Orleans:
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apoon Of which article and the whole Of the
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from lead to believe TINT stupendous frauds
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been bad all That nefafious designs
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the legal voters Of this District opposed to nthat nun,
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people for their suages by the enemies Of reform improve
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problem We are unable to solve They must be- to all intents
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petitioner shows that at the time those articles
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New The expressions contained foregoing
we're intended i apply Z his petitioner: ~ : ass
day March, the said defendants caused be published the
which is also appended as part hereof:
THE ELECTION OF W1NrER.-If there is any difficulty
ssthe polls sought TO be practced
f fraud TAKE II bribery
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First aEaIanes Of al the wicked attributes
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the corrupt moral Of te whole precpitaie them
the psehe encourage pFscee siosnee q drive
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namely his own H. has paid told round
surprise any incumbent Of
he Office one yaaE he vii make
dollars He has apecnia taentn that line The Recorders
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Here is Presnant fact Let honest men hesdit
earthly Chance elected without the
fraudulent Hundreds of his political party will
against him. He depends upon fraud aone No legal
will do anything against legal but all legal
put Illegal fraudulent multiplied
voting without particular TO mode
aistance II the alternative Is forced upon thenl.n
your petitioner charges and AYERS hnt aforesaid
publications made by the said defendants belous false
That they made from motives Of malice and III will towards
the petitioner that at the time of said publications. your petit
candidate for public office asafoesaid thar he had
previous occasion elected to said Office by large
jority of his feowciteRs and that the defendants
litcal opponents of your petitioner. .rt II =I.f. =
petitioner Furthermore charges that tho defend
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against your petitioner in the aforesaid publications.
said defendants impressed with the popularity Of this petitioner
reputation standing, wound his feelings senbies
published the various bellous
charges and nsnnatons contained in the aforesaid publications.
petitioner shows that these ibe published
icuarly partisan defeat the petitioners
office Of Recorder Of the First District aforesaid he
of said publications he has dam
ages to the amount Of twenty thousand dollars. 5N
Wherefore, he prays that said j. O. Nixon William R.
Adams be cited this petition that be
try this and after due proceedings that sld Nixon
Adams be condemned in soao the petitioner the
costs, and petitioner for general relief,
tsignodl HENRY c. MILLER, Atty for Plaintiff.
To this petition the defendants responded as follows:
's. Jacob l, Winter
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j O. Nixon Il W. K, Adams. J
Now into this Honorable Court by thelf attorneys. j. O.
Nixon and w Adams. the defendants aren and deny all
and singular the allegations in plaintiffs petition contained