New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-04
LAJg LYTELLIG RNlR
IPE ALLIGATOR LIBELS.

EblUlNk T. AO'N ~ -Ap
TIE css4 Of S'tpbsn II. Bssch. wlc wss nictsi
On otsrss Of c,imc a. i y. 10 pub,sS-Eg &c weekly
s-ett called Tie Alligator. fsl;e malicious and defsci-
aCry s.s',mstt, relsys 20 .Ae conduct ct DAaiei +.
Iisrs:E, Simeon Drspsr, end Lease Bel, j., waen
n'uters of tie B s.d % Ten Governors OF the AIMS
Etuse, osue rp for TIA. yesterday.
Owir 20 tie prominent position of the kbelsd par
tes-Mt TemsIn hsvirs siOcs osen elected M5or
of ths city, NJ. Bel amen Der Of the Board Of Super
,;ors AID al having been prominently Identified With
city peltcs-,he tral was oae of unusuA interest;
sId TIE ourioty TO see Brace with the other )u'd
erst;ors attracted au urususy srgs at;sLiance up'n
TIE Court Of Sessiors
Recorder Barnard presided. Among .hcss present
were Mesrs. Temsnn AID Draper. Cry laspec:or
Mor'on, e1Adelmsn Bragg. who achieved CO
extensive fame with Bia1cA il the Ms.se m,,ssr and
the in mortal Jobson tirseG.
John McKeon, Acting District. Attorney, snd JOIN
Secgsck, the able Assistant Dshict- -A,sorrsy, ep'
peer,d fr the prosecution. Branch sppeSed IN court
with his counsel John W. A-hmesd sni Gsorge I.
LoweIy.
Al II o'clock tie case was called on for trs'.
MI Ashmesd said that before the defendant Was
os,d upon to plead he wished to cay that the cour,s
hst lie should take was the course Of his client and
not Lie cwn. Tie Indictment noluied alleged Hbels
sesiust Dariel f. Tiemsnn, Simeon Drsper and Isasc
Bel, r-toIee oistinc charges in one indictment. IL
wss form Of Indictment which presented three d.,
iiLct issuts, erd the ststuts was that for misde
me ar,r the defendant fsd hight 70 five psrsnptory
ct ctsll.nees lie wshed to know whether, there being
three olsIot nsues they would be entitled to htsen
CT 8LtIges
The Rscorder-I tank you would be entitled TO i've
orly.
Mr. Ashmesd ssked the prosecution if they would
ty TIE cic ment Iespec's Dspiel r. Temson aud
.ha ,tla, obi To he v,eA "A
Recorder Bsrnard-In other ~o,ds to seYer
Mr. AsLmeS1-les, Sir.
Mr. S.dgwick dsollr ed 10 grant the request.
Mr.. Asimesd ssid be supposed hs. would be the re-
ply. TIE Indictment was Trinity, taIee IN one.
Laughter
MIR. Astrne sd then tnteIed plea of no. guilty in
behsf OF NJ. Branch.
Til. Court then Pre- Gee dei to npsnne jury. Al
ter tie iLterposon of tive pe,emptoIy challenges by
the defense and three by the prosecution. and exous'
ing three persons had formed and expressed opn-
ions On he case, the following gentlemen were mpan'
| Ltled as jury:
Ca cs TTSsy + HsEsy FSs " Th% De~t ySs
TsI %.n oGif: H. Php SI Thomas Ha1. W.n
Lyon john Bosst, ard Michael Henry:
Mr.. Sedgwlck made statement OF the case for the
| prosecution. He ssid they should chow that the
defe publ shed this alleged libel and should then
put tie litelous matter in evidence. He contended
that without the Intervention ct courts and urss,
there nothing 10 prevent the characters OF our
most valued sno worthy citizens fr m being falsely
| ssssed, ard they be disgrsced by it.
| Various Witnesses were called in bshalt OF the
prosecution 10 prove that the defendant published ana
caused to be sold weekly paper called Ihe AHlgd-
tor, No. II Ct which contained the hbelous mat:ef
&C pes of which Produced and identified.
Mr. Ssdswiek then read ihe lioelous matter 70 tns
oumn 1, 1HE TRIBUNE, and was under tee caption oil
Mayor Daniel +. remsnns Forced Seduc.on OF
Lady OIL Rardslls Islsnd-Simeon DGspers Lascivi
Gus Propenr,iss-Mest H. g. Dsnnrg Revelations It
| sisted substantially the, Mr.. Draper, when Aims
| Houso Governor, procured q LADY to be appointed
Ms,tn Of CT the institutions IN Rsndans lAsn9
| tLst between her ard Mr.. Draper, and after ward
Mayer Tiemsru, a crirnii al Intimacy Existed.
| Date /. Temsnn was then csled to tue stand as
witr5ss. He stiesd that he was the preeet Mayor
of the ciy, and was formerly one OF the Board Cf W
| eInors OF the AlGs Houso.
Witue,s (c,oss examined by Mr.. Ashmead) The
| naIDe Il tho present maron oi Eatdalls isiud y
Mr. Lee; she mas been Msron twenty-five years the
Asss'art Ms,ron s Mrs. BCeber, aud my Impression
| s she was appointed after took my seat wa ac-
| qUairied ~itn ner when visited the Island have
al tie hbslous article in this paper It's sste meats
sre false, there portions cf t1s s'tcle watch se
bssed uron tlu,b bat tie part which @aa read by the
| ID suict Alto ney is fase.
Mr.. Astmead then read 10 evidence the coIclufing
part cf the Article which not Included in the in-
| 0lctmeLt. The st,tements Ye!e in subststce that
Gov TeUann advanced money to ;he LADY alu1ed
10 in TIE lbe to brig her sen iecm the West that
sic confessed the illicit relation that existed between
htI 6i d Gov. Temann, and tast hs had done her
ptcuLisry favors, furnished her room, boueh. her
cl thee &c which induced her 10 reala N usr post
tic ard be bis mistress aud thai the psrson u whom
his confession wss made by the l.1y, vas prevented
a.tera sId from visiting the land
The witness resumed bis testimcny as fJ'o se-lhe
pUeon VIXEN l prevented hom visiting the
Islsrd visiting the Island every Sui,
cay. rsin OF shire; DO Lot know h'e name, ana
dot know as know him; the lady stated to me that
al ed received letter firm her son IN tue West,
statrR that he felt untspPy ard wan,ed TO come to
New York 10 learn trade enc ssAed ne 10 loan her
oney ard did 20 on one or two other occssions
| osr ed Ter small SUNS, which ! supposed mad been
retuIneo but as understand sicce, she has not re-
tur them regards clothicg, lever gave her Z!
to repair a dTess wc1 my son destroyer ior her
n.yer gave her any eSelry Dor furniture, directly or
Indirectly; her furniture s given Der by tne Board,
| ard WIEN / left the ard, her rooms were more
poorly furnished thar thoe OF any ether dstron on
| tie lssLd never gave her morey to buy furniture
| the oDly money l gave her was $40 TO send
| for her sop, ohce Sl5 TO send her mother
| West, ard orce ten or twelve dollars Tor
| soue other purpose that | do rot now remember;
TIE ms House Govenora are in the habit OF vi'ting
al the rcCms OF tue different Institutions and the
tlttirg rooms and ch6mbers OF cDatIOns when neces
| -try; wien Marops wsLt !urnlture the I ,mmttse
soertsin by exauibisg the room whether It IS necet-
seIy; / have visited this lady room once ot tRce
Meth IN going through the dsp1rtGeDts OF the insti-
.utiCp, but Iot Ter chamber; do mt remember that
ever went Ito the lsGss chamber WITH her a. any
iiue; lever al ary tine took ny Liberties with her
| ! never kissed her DOR id ever ssy had kissed
| her; do Lot know tina. know man naled John
| Na'erf; uay knOs hm; l remeG Der man apply
~ 10 me- for position who was recommended by tue
Assistant Ma'rot the spoke 20 ne about hiDi never
said 10 lin 10 Geep quiet as to WI, h.d introduced
BIN TO ne; never ssid to lin thst would give him
posIiifp, bu, he ust cot let l. be known that the
| NsrCb ,ent hio TO ne, ara that he mus; cay tha'
| son, Dody .lse ;ert BIN.
TIE kecoYcer-Whst ia thi. msns rame
| hT. Ashuesc-JohL Waters. .. r.
Witness-I never ssir, pendins the election Tor
Mayor 20 n that hs must keep that matter eltrey
quiet aid ret le. Il ge: cur, Or " Souid eesf'y uJ
| sltc'b.
| Q. Did sny Governors of the Alns House inquire OF
lou resp.c. 10 iLI' seSed intimacy With fne A.
L liz 4 m OF al.