New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-28

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rC.to n.o 10 iLe a. prov< a sOss of che test tur..
ueo n e.. usco. Itis quito tue tb.t ste,ss 80.
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ts.u4, = ~sr,n The b of eiis,i'c in.rVsoI .,s
- : as TIE pCect to rse ss.ch r.irosi cs.D2sa.,s
estGia ste al he he'd rep uslbie.
Irg SsILL MILK LJnLr CAsg-As published
he"uh te N TaE IsIiUsE, a detrn "a TaoGey o. tee
IKu Aoerms1ic D',t.ie sp,esrsd befDrs Justice
" ted a. the Love, Poioe C05r:, s.d prepared 8
ots &c 6f foti egsin.. mr. tfsnk Leslie Of F-dak
Le.fe's IRustrated Ne-rspcJe7. TIE alleged libel Is
oo1talLec Ia woo puDashsd Il ssid pepsr 90 the
i-.t iis'. @srrhlt vas ssued and Mr. Leslie was
ei!sstc, ED yestelcs5 steIHoos sn eAaGll1ston in
tie oefe woe taa bef, re Justice W,,sh.
E1ciss Goa ui s;oaer Robert HOLMES eypessed o.
ecu fsr Ad. Tuoney Jocn w. Assuead epp-sr-
i;g as coursei fer NJ; Lcsne. Ttefoowirg testimony
vas taken:
Mobsel Tuome, being sw,rr, deposts s6d says,
rsice et No 3i6 tiano rtrest lave resided 10 New
lIk sIte vss tiLs mnaths ca; aIn Alcermi n of
IT, n Ito a d,ru atic D'stuct Of tie City OF Nes-
YCk 81 { hsve Teen 81 sircs Jauuzry lat, An q
member Of tie Boord Of Health by vittus of my
tfi.e Gs Alderman Al fAe 1n-Gbeis 0! the Board Of
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ioity with tie BvsId of Coaaoluet; I tnow Aid.
luke. SIC Reed; hsye b.sn VITA Al1. Tucker auc
REQ sppoin,to On 8 Committee ,f SgiL Mlk; ~e, as
a Ccnuui tee, rsce report Z. tire Boerc of Health,
thttey.s Iusl rty repof. made by ssid Board of
HesIih; Tucker. Reed and myself were the
usiOfity; toe Comulttee consisted OF i've me u
b.i.; Ccurc!lHen Cross eId Haswel were
tie ot1eT two members Of cur Committee;
kiow psp.T osn,d Frnnk Lesi'cs Wruratcd
Nrs5oJ.r FTsIk Lerle is tie proprietor Of thss ps:
Ier t.heyei the paper now shogn me paper of
joy II, l%S, eIhibitec is copy refer to; II is
NAH go exhibit A. brought 1t here; 1t ~ss handed
after Il TIE cay tne Board Of Health met-the day
We u1see our report 70 tie Board saw It before the
ptrt was ksrod in the figures N the print refer to
ucser, kesc snG myseli tic midelo figure, marked
al recc gnize as AID. Reed; No. fiepresests Mr..
Smith tic ,vefseer OF tie six eenth street. disery,
be,~.en the Ninth and Tenth avenues the dstilery
is sbOut block irom the COW stables ~ Sixteenth
street; It's is Brtdrurst J0hnsohs dlstieTy; IN
ep. cted TIE rtsbles member c. tbat Committee;
tee SXteettstIeet ois.llerS furnishes the ssii for
tie x,eeItt street COW stsbles ~nich have before
reier Cd 70; | received exhibit Il producing cepy oi
the paper containing the offsGoive Gu from Nc:
Smith, Cne q the attaches o. tie C)u mDn CorhcL
have nun trtus pri,ts sirier TO EXHIBITS a atd
Is eIiased IN tublc for ssle Dir. LssIs appeared be.
fore cur unlttse their consulta.ion lie took the
iesdlg part On tie sc opposed to tee cow stables;
the report was against nis views, ss he expressed
them think thai bir Leslie pu ollshed the aforesaid
priDt with malicious intent from tie spuit IN which
Ciose-examined ,,y Mr.. AshInesd. counsel for Mr.
IesIi,Ihere were five on the ccm mnit,eei two con-
cured with me IN my report; ore MADE the minority
r.lo.t; Councilman Hssge made 1t; there are f0ry-
two NE III seIs in tue Board the vote on 1e report
stooo sIetn to eleven the sixteen were IN favor OF
the sioriy report snd eleven Tor the ulnortyi our
ctShuI,ee tad TO nyesigat whether the sSlll milk
not injurious ~ heelth the auontoD OF tue
81 ard nas calico to the subject from the various 10
teis eeDt 10 tte Board by c ard by the Mayor;
tie majority Reed, Tucker snd mysef, reported that
the evil U,ilk wss not unheslthy.
q. Nbat wes the precise mater your COMMITTEE
wac commission ed TO Investigate A. IL was charged
ihst s~li ti was poisonous AID detrimei ~ to
testh.. Ala Reed, fucker ard myself reported that
TIE swill milk wac not poisonous.
G. How weie you enabled to designate which OF
tne EeD n the picture was inteLdcd TO represent
youIeelf A. TIE general aPpeafarce OF one OF the
from the shoulders upward looks like myself;
10 easy to be judged Of q. picture OF myself one OF
tie f, ures locks rfe Aid. Reed.
Q. Who is the fenre hoding the - 600, and en-
ceavoiirg 70 put it into your pocket intended to repre-
sett A. 1t looks like Mr. Smith, foreman OF tho
S,1tee,ths street dstery; the bag Of s. 600 undet-
ssrd ind eating that had received that sum 'or
repoerir tre report did.
all TIE eaIne-s pocket 10 suppcs ID t. be there -.
g.. The figure is represented as hewashing With
BIS .ef. hsud. Are you left. handed A. No, Sir,
sm :eht-bardec; but it would nOt be difficult or one
TO white wash with bis left hsud.
@ DO you think one OF the figures looks like AID.
Ree6l A. II is d fsc smile.
Here AID Reed ju nped up and sad You see the
ori.la' before you lpoirtpg to the o nsive prin'l
I hnk you can see ny nose there. At this slusiOn
come ore laughed
o. How 90 you account for the bag protrudng from
Ao. Reeds pocket, marked SOo w or 20 Oni n.
an urable 10 tell.
Q. Did the ullkuen place a higher estimate on your
services Il an they cid CT AID. Reeds! A. L can't
toy, as to that
Mr. Holmes sugees.sd that both bags were intended
TO be labelled $5CJc but tie difference occurred IN
Consequence of tie point being placed in the wrong
place by the composer.
difference y. Smith was next sworr-I sm messenger
90 the oaId Of Aldermen; have heard the evidence
just given by Aid. Tuomey; gave the Alderm,n
ccpy Cf FIsDk Ii ses paper bearing date July H. as
stated in lis testimony; l have seen the paper In
great many places, exposed for sale.
MIR. Asbmead here Interrupted the witness and SAID
il they wished to prove that large number Of papers
cor.airrg the alleged ibeous wood cut were put in
cicus.ior, he was willing to admit it, and also to sd
NIT that Frank Leslie was the editor and publisher Of
the psper in question.
Mr. Holmes remarked that this fact being conceded
be would olose the case, AMI would not call any other
witnesses.
Mr. Ashmesd said that after hea,ing the testimony
for the posecuton he was willing to consent to the
wi.h expressed by Mr.. Holmes, and have the matter
b,ouch before the Court of General Sessions
Juiuce Welsh-ls It agreed between the counsel TO
take the course proposed
After Mr. Ashmesd had thus agreed to dispose of the
oase Mr. Holmes desired to c,l another witness, but
Mr.. A. opposed the proposition on the ground that
they had agreed to close the case.
MI John Graham, who up to this momen. had oc'
cup ed seat ne1t to Mr. Holmes, hssssocate counsel,
Low rose and made lengthy speech in the course Of
which be denounced the woodeut before the Court
libel Of the most infamous character. He thought
that if such libel vas permitted to pass urnoced, no