New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-14
CouRT OF COMMON PLEAS


"PASrL GAME"
Waiter wism' as- James MA'h John Clancy and H"ss
A libel suit has been commenced agains. the pfs'
prttors Of The Ne- York Leader, based upon scoufss
Of paragraphs in that paper and charging the pfesof
plaintiff, who was ct theft special Deputy ShsssA.
With completely in recent case Of play ing the paaA
game Some of the parties alluded TO in TAe Leader
articles which were written after the arrest OF sem1
woman for bbery at house in Thomas street, have
bee cent to the State prison. The following Is the
COMPLAINT. T
The complaint Of Wslter Williams against he
above named defendants, james III. Welsh, john
Clancy and Henry Merford, shows TO this Court tast
the said defendants, continuing and wickedly end
naliciously intending to ipjure the pia,nah 10 en
good name and reputation with aud smong ne
nsigbbos and other good and worthy citizens, and -
cause TO BE- believed and suspected by those ncagh-
bors and citizens that hs the said plaintiff, lad beea
guilty Of the ofenses and misconduct hereinafter mea-
toned. and was man OF bad and worthless charec-
ter, as hereinafter charged upon him by the said DO
PENDANTS, did, on the first day Of August, A. ID; iSS1,
ond on divers other days and times since that day s
the City end County Of New York, falsely, wickedlT
and malicourly compose. wnte and publish, or ossse
10 be written and published, of and conoerpiog the
plaintiff the false, scandsous, malicious and defssa-
tory libel in The Ner- Iork Leodcr weekly papa b.
that Iame published 10 the City Of New.Yorks ssid
libel purporDg to be in the form Of police report e
u
Thomas street, in said city that is to say:
"wALTER WILLIAMS, Esa But there 10 another visisos
h0s So H. aoss sI .S. = a
ther His name Is wsiter wlism. lie "a. fornsdy
ns ssd 90 Ise rLa ward P.I ysss,ea ps
on the Police by removing from the Ibd Msrd 70 the rn
% W. "S" w s: IN Wet
% h S ; butte" Of %ts p sns % %s
have had with s we ere unable s ~, NJ sn.
fe10nf ne % I
da, and g and IL was freely whspered about Mat Cn.S
Ss @pf ecad procure 70 bin
tearo population Of Thomas street Waiter Williams vMa
s # nr m al to S bad
tie Police Department and therefore earring with sim sa
:. 1p p ssisI D. s pS-.t siIa @
minded blacks that rasn who bad once bed The po'
that tse honor Of his Acquaintance and society would nors
eIpene. cid to strnd ve1stoa. litigation IL any Of tees,
regarded him az fallen angel b'tb sAr 10y 70 tss snsne
F Ss to isSnS over i b. s To peal bin ,sa,
b. bad len service The City Hal to reign n Thomas street.
ants, contriving sLd wekecly and maleiouslyi,tesA
irg to jure the plaintiff in his good name and repu.
'aIon and in his vocation as special q
the city and county Of NovY0rk, With AID among his
cause il &c be believed su.pected by ho.s sesh-
bors and citizens that he the faid plaintiff bad bsos
goilty Of the offences and misconduct nefeiasu0
mfDtio ned, and Was man OF bad and wormess char:
defendants, did on the Let dsy Of August, 1857. end
On divers other days and times since that day ct the
city ard county Of New-Ymk, falsely, wickedly sn4
msiiciously write ard publish Of and concerning ~
plaintiff and of and ccLcernipg bin a. rpec,I de-
po.y sheriff Of the city and county Of New-f ~
ishe scapdolous, malicious and defsinatory iioe 10
The New York Lxadey, weekly papef, published ~
the city Of NeuYork purpofnng 70 be 10 IN: form
a y. Ice report in relstion 10 robbery having beee
con med az No. - Thomas street in saic city thai
to Say: u,,.,A..
Walter bis the police saas ~ ssnes
Eng from the Ward for which Re was sppo,ntsd ~ "a -,
Lstnen OF Biz star Removal from the wsrd va sSss
10 resauscn Of ocs and q The time DIV ss sIsssc.
sssiD., lin p nans before the Police u
m th' n.tsnss wa, eaoss is..ssd ssssss ws
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TsSms. street. With rOts 'hOn cocnid sst1as !.
sS:sn ss I'd ma s:ss;; .ss. sss .
nav be pus upoa sAts - sAmts1 thse he 49,
IessioD. Which are tnovn 70 triss bstwsse We
is.: SsS . much iasa6i iss.i:ss a. s. &c. -
$500 s.;. ss's ~ e s
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ss ss ss -sss H. s.-s ssi !. =. -
hs. Wsises Mems . csedAefe es.esS -
f s. .U. % e.. 90 s - s.
enos tEps Wet ~ hsrs eisss.y 49, eSsss -