New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15

A LIBEL C.sE.--A few days $50, NJ. John Amen,
dentist doing business at No 30 Bond street appeared
before Justice Quackenbush at the Jeffersos Market
Police Court, and preferred complaint against per-
son. charging him with libel The complainant charges
that the accused At various times published or caused
10 be published certain pamphlets which he Allen al
leges contain lbelous matter and were calculated and
designed to inure his fair name and fame. Some Of
these documents posted in the public streets,
while some were sent to various gentlemen engaged
in the dental profession in this city and elsewhere
These parties have it appears been at law for some
time and il would be extremely difficult to give all the
details Of the case. Upon the affidavit hereto annexed,
Justice QuaokeI bush issued warrant for the arrest OF
the person, and placed the process in tho hands OF
Officer Leighton, attached TO the Jefferson Market
Police Courl, for execution. The warrant was granted
ON THURSDAY night but not until Saturday mora
ing about o'clock that the person arrested and
conveyed before the Court.
The accused asked for an examination at 3 o'clock
D. H., BY which time his counsel, he .aid would be
able to attend, and requested meanwhile, to 20 on his
parole of honor The accused denied the charge ami
asserted that it was merely conspiracy TO prevent his
attendance as witness in certain case IN which Lola
Montez had made her appearance. The magistrate
release him on ball. but he accused not being prepared
for either at that time, was sent to prison until such
time as he should be ready to proceed in the case tie
evidently dsked the idea of going to prison, but sub
mitted to it, though with bad grace. The fact OF his
arrest soon became known about the city, and during
the day large number of persons called at the Court,
and many inquiries were made 1t Lola Montez
was to be a witness in the case. Owing to the
proceedings q few days ago, in which the arrested per-
son was prominent party, and on which occasion
Lola Montez testified to her knowledge OF his char
acter il was supposed that this examination would be
rather spicy, and hence the inquiries
The affidavit of complaint upon which the warrant
WAS Issued is as follows:
John Allen, of No. 30 Bond street being duly sworn
dspos. says he engaged the deni. business the
No. and and , u lH' ant, G s& d
by Deponent further says thai on or about the Isl
S d. sp6ssn Se believes s psc
xhb A. which aid card is oos end Ss s. 70 sp
tine during the month December 1887 said also caused
3 about the the which
aid pacard is Hbeous ard injurious this depouen De-
I iS57 ad as dcpcnen; verify believes caused 70 be
pSb'hc5 in TIE Nes Yo,k H,oid e sneeNed and that
BE- tr snted the sane together with communication to the
Association Of Dentists whh dePoneut is member, aud that
ualeousy done for the purpose Of luurg dp De-
ponert further that on two separate occasions during the
@ week in fe6ay sad s5 cs. 10 De pSU
hshed, the annexed placaId marked ana cs'a e sui
tobc posted tou out N public streets aud also sent copes
The same several dentists throughout the city, snd that said
pbiea, was ioeoqs ana msoGsS stg 'e men, on IN
his business end family relations Deponen M further adds NAV
s aid s deponent verify bcsyc. aud wa,
poneut together with The pacerd 'u 70 'he one
marked ID"
Deponen Therefore from the fact. and rcunstaec. forth
charges said hsynE "ilIsly and wickcdy and mali
rested and dealt With the law directs and further says not
At the appointed hour the arrested party was
brought into Court, and, attended by his counsel, con-
frorted the complainant The Courtroom crowd
ed and all present seemed to take lively interest in
thc case The following examination was had
John Allen, being duly sworn, deposes and says
That be desires add to bis former affidavit the PAM hlet
s pps OF 70 Of 3 eS the AS
tans which this deponent considers eeous and injurious
Sne wa. published to the best Of deponrnt. snowede
lief with the wicked intent TO njare deponent
CrOss-c,amined by counsel
Ny name John Allen have never passed by Any other
pane ~ Office il Bond street. reside with 10Y family at
No Il Bond street my family spent the summer at Paned
Cincinnati Ohio dentist in Ci1c.npsi presume am
hs person mentioned in the pamphlet entitled the Allen
rial Of Allen ae Hunter of in May 1885 mot as stated
hee the ts continued about nine days. the Jury brought IN
a verdict in about 80 minutes for defendant
The witness proceeded to read from the pamphlet in
question: and pointed out paragraphs which he consid
did make the remark when asked in shoe store
corner and Bowe that il my business CON
rued through the mad been s the last two 81 three
would % % 81 OF the pamphe the
subdivision marked in bracket. unr never was prva.ey
.stcn with him or his clerk aud consequently tue article
yrys false Impression on page 80 an snMsed WIN hays
Bsrstow the charge i, false aud macous never spoke 70
Geo Bf;S in nay LIE nsy S B.4,S SyGsf the city,
Witness then went on with further references TO the
pamphlet and stated that to the best Of his knowledge
and belief the book was published or caused to be
published by the accused, from the fact that he had
seen the accused carrying them about and offering
them for SALE and also that he styled himself the
author lie ass believed the sccusedto be the author
of the pacard marked A. from the fact that he sent
copy TO the President Of the Dental Association which
the accused admitted to DR.. W. b. Roberts. Witness
was also informed by DR.. Putnam that the exhibit
" ID" was posted by the accused. He concluded ms
examination by stating that be had not written any
thing TO the accused and had never sent him any
Anonymous notes:
The examination was continued until about o'clock,
when the counsel asked for an adjournment until |
future day. The Magistrate said that he would be
OBLIGED 10 commit the accused to prison pending the
examination but this not sutng the fancy of the ae-
cnsed or his counsel they concluded to Close and the
sccused person was held TO bail to answer the charge
nj the Court of General Sessions, in the sum OF 900.
Skating is the prominent Winter amusement Of the
womep and girls of the Eastern States. In conse-
auence Of the snow Saturday evening, some of our
New-York women went through the motions Of
learner to skate, but with Indifferent success look
at the frozen mirror Of the upper Reservoir the other
day, gave US powerful temptation to play boy once
more. The whole surface was frozen over in a clear
glare, without mark if not without bound and such