New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-17

sad Tbrty 6Aa street o. args Of lbe. preferred
By Mr.. Jo-tpa Eddy. resi.est Of 81. LOUIS The so
cu.ed use sree,ed o. his retidence AID ooryeyeJ TO
fore Justice Kelly. who required him to End bal u th,
sum OF 5000 Il is alleged by Mr. Eddy TIA, Lew,s
Beach. now decessed, and the father os the sccuss
us. during his life, tine and at his death, e,cstser
m business with said Eddy: ,ba. Mr. Beech h,ed With
his family in New York. and was charged, a. suoA
ccpsr,pef with the duty OF purchasing goods fcs tbe
sa,d copa!tnership, and with receiving iunds tou ~
Lou. 10 be applied in payment for such purchases
Before Mr.. Eddy went INTO business on MS oSa 90
count. in Lebanon, Ohio, he msde the aoqusintancs
Of Lewis Beach, seH and OF a sister o sald bescA.
with whom be subsequently ntermarried, And wns
is now living at ST. Louis. tPon the iormsues
of toe copartnershp between Eddy ana bssce'
the former contributed 10 the capital stock OF the cos
cern tie sum Of $40 OOo and this sum was fully oss
half # al the capital Of the coparnership. he
copSrtrership continued with great pron<
sId gain, and Eddy had entire conhds dsnes
thst Mr.. Beach faithfully, from time TO tune,
appropriated the funds sent to him from St Lous
20 the payment Of the liabilities Of the concern,
and that no discovery Of any missppropriston ves
made until after the death OF said Beach in Feb. u
1851 and the dissolution OF the firm consequent upoa
such death. The said Louis Beach died intestats,
and bis widow administered upon his estste. There
pending q litigation which was commeoce4
some four years ago between the widow OF decsased
and Mr.. Eddy sn6 one Joseph .. Jameson, surviving
paltpers II Lewis Beach senior Pho 7. RuRgiss.
ESQ., is the sole referee in the seton aud at and BE-
tore the time of the nditing, writing, printing sad
publish ing the libel in question the said suit haA beee
heard upon several days by said Referee and the sad
acminstiatrix, Represented before such Referee By
Barnard & Parsons and by the said Lewis, and thak
deponent had been excused witness In the cause
upon the call of the counsel for said Administrative.
Ii is further alleged that Lewis Beach, who resides
corner of Fifth and Thirty frst street. in this
city, we'll knowing the facts above stated. but Coz
triyng and maiccusly intending to njure and deisns
the complainant, and to blast his reputation, and t.
jure his peace and the peace of his family, falsely
and wickedly wrote and caused TO be published aAd
printed, IN newspaper printed and published IN ths
City Of New-l ork called The Nor lors Dsspaeh u
the issue OF that paper of the date Of Oct IL. 1857
under the guSe OF what purpored 10 be scnonA
| writing, a story tale headed The Speculators
Doom" which is false, scandaous, malicious and
detams'ory libel.
Mr.. Eddy further alleged that some person, vhon
he believes to be Lewis Beach, caused many numbeu
of the said ewspaper containing the said libel 10 b
ept to various persons residing at ST. Louis and Who
were acquainted with him EDDY and his family, and
who had business relations with him.
Many of the friends and acQuantaDces Of Mr. EDDY
at s. Lonis spoke to him Of said publication ~ beng
intended refer to him. and called his attention there
to, and 10 the use of the name or word Whri, a.
syuony with that Of Eddy and to the use Of the
name word " Shone a. synonymous with thai o.
Beach and TO the general accuracy of the descrpoa
Of Mr.. Eddy personal appearance and to the fact
that the of Joseph, being the Christian name %
Fddy, was prtnNeu 10 tne Wo1u Ot uhihS w
libel and TO the fact that the Christian name Jane,
which is the Christian of Eddys WIFE was IN said
libel preiixed 10 the name "Whrl."
Mr. Eddy further alleges that he has been IA
formed apG believes TO be true that the said Beach
has avowed the authorship Of said libel aud declared
that his intention and object in writing and having II
published was to annoy ssid Eddy, and to punish him
for the evidence which Eddy gave in said suit or sc-
ton that said Beach has taken pains 10 circulate and
10 advise persons that il reerredto Mr. Eddy and thai
Eddy in said libel was represented by the character
and desigI alton of Joseph Whrl and that Mr., Eddyb
deceaseG partner the father Of said Lewis Beach, wsA
in said beous publication represented by the charsc-
ter and designation OF Lucien shaw.
1t is further alleged that the whole Of the puoca.
ton is false scandsous and malicousiy -eoutrived
libel and that the said Beach, in the hope that he
might avoid the responsibility and at the saie tirns
ipure and defsme Mr.. Eddy and wound the feelings
OF his WIFE children and friends resorted 70 tho device
of weaving false and malicious statements Of aud oon-
celpiDg said Eddy in what purpcited to be story o.
| fiction or Of the Imagination, but having enosgh %
truthful narration TO make generally understcod aAA
believed that il was intended to and did truly nArats
actual occurrences in the career and history OF the
complainant.
The story which il set forth as belous comrnences
in rather business sort of way, and continues by
giving minute account Of various monetary trans
actions The coloring Of the story toward the eo$
somewhat high and the narrative concludes by sos-
signing the hero to prison. The case is 70 be anh~
| investigated next week.