The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-29
Supreme Court.
Before uoa. Judge Inershan.

RELIGIOUS OPPONENT or Tds SAILS or SUNDAY
NEWSPAPERS ARsssTsD ON A ca Ak0x OF OBrAIs-
mo GOODS JNDAR FALSE P8srsHcg5.
JrIY Is --Abrahasr J. Van Winkle ~. Geo. Il. Etgar
On the application OF NJ o. Baker, Uoe Court granted
order Of srros, holding the defendant in tho
SUM- Of 81 zoo alleged charge Of obAiaos goods
upder fAse pretencea The affidavit of Mr. Vac ginso
forth that about first OF Nav Edgar was then
10 psr:rer hip With Tm Herrss in the public Alton Of
paper called 7he Way Of LIFE him and 40 ,lico
10 DO ui Dshed ~Ah quantity Of paper for the purpose
If Publishing the paper, Edgar representing ut the
that be also engaged 10 the drug business and vas
doing very well. He also stated that he hsd a"go,t
capital invested In ths paper" aud that les recepss
represents Mr. winks sold pa Der TO Eissr 10
the amount OF about $500 18th credit Delay t.kng
p,a 20 ia regard TO toe ssseot the account toe
IN spoke Mr. Edgar weeks after tie rst sale
latin 70 the nsiter Mr. Edgar reassnred nn eiog him
,hs ,he De.spsger wAs rapidly Increasing in ccuisa,a
that Tad 10 be had sod drdg
BUSINESS and invested tho proceeds Of loe bale
Way Of LIFE. He sieo ssae5 alleged, that the fv-
support the paper. ne resua or ihosa recessed repre-
seItscrs that o,her oSs q farucho1
tho amount OF Ssoo-msirg Mr.. Eigar sdsotfc~s, 70
MT Van Wrkie the n.guo ,enSod OF 81 eco
The plaintiff alleges ina, these statement. mate by Mr.
Edgar whoy fslAc aud deceptive" tnst they
unirue, th3 Mr. tdgr, ~ the time hs maize them.
was neovent and upabs pay his deo,s tos. The sub
spticps 10 the Way Of Lys ct tia, Tins did 10, smoyu,
TO more than sso or haodred The al ile re-
reips from the dia not amount 10 enough
pay lie expenses sbst thu SUBSCRIPTIONS nj
vent beyond tan hQndred dobars, apt tn-t
whole receipts from all " the Way ~ Life,
ccfdiDg to Mr.. rdgN's sho~ieg NJ time, and
from other information, the ps,aun believes never
rcunisd 70 but 81 soo Mr.. Van Wpkio further
lescs that Mr. tgsr nss bacn puoishrg ost ssn,
thousand COPIES Of the paper every week. ACC
been sending them or ratncr gviog tnem away, ali over
country adv -viDg nothing IN rviarn
them, and pay for many VI the advertise ueus,
has faiIed ana assigned with iu>n 70 iefrsaj.
Mr.. Hall in his affi5avn states that Mr. Edgar 10
married thai be u temporarily rediog 10 this cy,
assignment OF al his property, rfAi ADD per-
eora, N hs brother, Mr., wm n Eigsr, % Railway, N.
j. about tho Goth OF last Juno lie that Eigsr
pow, has been for thAo year past. ~hoy Ia
rent and without Any real or psrs,n- opsrty wos
In hrs possession under his control thai Mr.
Ens0 commenced In the drug Commission BUSINESS IN
July, 1857 he 81 least 81 eco 10 Debt, add aad
property with which To pay tne said ndebtadoess and
trn present Edear Al STA 900 ia 6e1t and hss
$i0o worth of property o. ktad u he
Furtnsr "trst said E1esr according 70 oo1iessoa
and statement, made IN he oeyonsnt ~ this time
spent soms three four thoussua doats living and
bis support during he past yssr" The dep)osnt
that tho assignee. Mr. VIM n. Eisn, woo
c.s 20 take possession ~ all he pruperty OF George
EdsAr has given security for tho safety o. tho credors
10 tta city, and The deponeot nosi eges tbs, from
Investigation Of all me matters sppertsning 70 the cas0
beisve Edgar 10 b. about 70 leave the city 70 70
ro,ide IN Nov Jersey. whore ali his iAmiiy i've.
The order for arrest executed b. Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Smith ON Wednesday, add held 70 procure ball