New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-20
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-Dee IO-Befor,
Justice lScsRsOLL-
The OcTORooN IN COURT-PROCEEDfEGs PoR IsyUSc-
Dion BOurcicaul Thomas C. Feds citizen and william
Stuart, alien.
The complaint against the Winter. Garden people has
been fled in this Court IL sets forth that Mr. BoTcau las.
respectively trustees the
Winter Garden Of which he panta was the stage
b, rights he pei'se the play 70 be peOnea that o three
pending between the parties the services Agnes
BouTeies With the Of nch drama that the compensation
weekly receipts after dedncting Ipenses during
tb first Of sd weeks this agreement was ssened By hs
the plaintiff endeayoed by all 10 obtain that the
wife their service The plaintiff then sets forth that he
copyrighted the play on the 2 December defend
be play Notwithstanding he has forbidden them to do
M Boccanlt forther asserts that the drains represents
Slavery sOcis fact without intending touch Of its
political bearings but only to dramatic element On The
nt the public and The press insisted on ssorbng
political sgriheanee Of which be was unconscious when com
time obnoxious pubic feeling and that much
uDcsos had been addressed to him and his wife requesting
him withdraw it, and remonang against III and therefore,
author and hne aGd wife actors Bourcicsut charges
that the defendants surrepousy obtained manuscript copy
Of the play which they ae using without consent he
that the dendsnt Fields claims TO be trustee Of the Winter
and direction f that the defendant Stuart is
wholly nsoe and unable to rePondn damages for the wrong
on eHDg the defendants from wing any fnher reprssents
the unless they show good the
BouIcieHu has affidavit upon which the applica
ou the injunction viii be based II forth that previous
opening Of the hser sund had advanced capital
enable Dir Stuart to carry the theater and appointed
Fields protect their interests and 70 act their
Trustee insure the ultimate return Of the capital sdvanced
that such appointment by virtue Of some written Instrument
with the particulars Of which dePonent il not acquainted that
within weeks Field has claimed greater and more
power control the theate in respect and to
therefor without assuming personal
eibty claiming that the artists responsible to him.
but that respOubble TO the artists except Stuart that
August he into with Mr. Stuart
which held by defendants Attorney until the 10th
inst when he received it, and he then found that
the signature Of Stuart had lines drawn in ink IT,
which bore marks Of having been recently msde
that during weeks this agreement recognized by
both parties the end which time Stuart endeavoredto make
further agreement proposing that Mrs Bourccaut should
tipue to perform equal TO one hall Of the
cess the gross weekly receipts OF the heser over slO
that pending the negotiation plaintiff and his wife continued
perform aud upon sending TO Fields written agreement EN-
bacug propoed he refused to execute assent 10 it.
On 26h Of November sst Fields addressed the following
letter to Mr.. B0urcicault; .
PrBIIc ADnINIsTRAToR's OFyIos, No. 27l Broadway,
NRw-Y DIRK, Nov. &C. 1853. !
d. BoURcIcAUIT.My Dear Sir VIII you have the kindness
u. send me Of the expenses make them up
20 a. "O' ~ '-'''' *''N'' THOS. G. FIELDS.
Mr. Bourccau that he received Sl0O for weeks
service after the expiration OF the ten weeks
and an rendered TO his wife, and offer made TO
paw for her the Of 4S3 81 The following is the
account referred to: . - -