, 1863-08-27
THE GERMAN NEWSPAPER
IMBR0GLIO.
THE sTAATs zEl1uKG CHARGES THE
TELEGRAPH WITH LIBEL AND
DEMAH0S st, 900 THEREFOR.
Arrest OF DIR. Schmidt on q Ca.
p1as nd RcsPondend1xn.

German papers of this city. For several
weeks there have been personal quarrals and
knocEdowns between the attaches of each
paper, and now the proprfeto1s have taken
up the crdeel. Yesterday morning DR.,
Ernst Schmidt, editor and one Of the propri.
etors Of the Telegraph, Henry Binder, and
Moritz Langeloth. also editors, were arrested
on capias ad sespondendtm, on charge of
libel, preferred by L. Brentano Of the ZeIang,
in which damages are demanded to tho
amount Of 5000. The parties arrested were
held to bail In the sum Of So 900 each, to an
swer. Dr.. Max Myers signed the bail boad.
To-day We slearn sthe same parties will be
arrested upon charge Of libel preferred BY
Mr. Hessing.
The following is the affidavit upon which
the euit is brought:
: STATE OF 1LIlSo1s,l
Cook County.
Lorcnz Brentano being da1y sworn, on bis oath
and Anthony G. uessing is Interested in, and
Charles Iauenstein Is local editor o. and Anthony
ssiisa tbs T. xs er csran
published in the German language, ii the city OF
Chicago. having large business, circulation and
profit; md thst Emf Schmidt l. p9pFIetoT, q.
il an editor, and Moritz Langeoth local editor OF
certain other daily newspaper called the Chicago
as!kgrgfh composed .Ptlntsd, and published in the
l.tge numbers q persons N eaId eIty aud else
s whsts who md 1ead ssid ewspapel
to hare, -amenR other departments Of news and
intelligence one for the record and publication Of
the daily proceedings Of the Police Court OF the
in said Const from day to day, arc reported
and published with protested accuracy
and tai1nese and to be taken and accepted By The
reports Of he intcnded proceedings of sad court.
And the said Ernst Schmidt, Henry Binder and
Moritz langeloth, coutriying aud malicionsly in-
Of atiant, and to bring him into public scandal H.
tamy, disgrace, contempt and EtdIcn1c among and
with a!l who might sec and read said Chicago Tel-
lieved that afdant wasa sot and had been besstly
drunk, was arrested by the police, tried In said
court and fined for dtunkenneas and for the pnr-
influence, circulation, PROFITS and business OF adj.
ants eatd daily newspaper, the Illinois Sfaa.3 Zei-
tnng. heretofore, towit the 1stA dsy Of August.
county. fasely wickcdly. and maljciousfy did pint
and published. il lie said tHieago 7iegrap Ss oi
neetioa With said Anthony j Hessins, u chssles i; @
police eoatt report Of said Chicago 7s!tgrapa,
ard concerning said police court, and pretended
trial and lining for drunkenness Of afant and said
1ssf samed Pe1sont certain talse scaadaoue
libel Ia Gesman words. and, al4o as pa1t Of the
eame libel aud in connection Herewith certain
ssS saRs,af ST ss5 TO- q
eoae Of atllant and said Hessing, faueastein and
Gintzer, and Of aud concerning said engraving or
1ic; and delanatoty libel is and contains these
German words, and, IN connection u1sh them, and,
sassss1 given. thc eaia wootcpt, engraving, or
lHere the original German words and tie en-
craving are act out In The affidavit, which then
proceeds sa tollows.l
German words, being translated into English do
signify, and import, and have the same sense and
meaning as these Enslish words folio xins to wit:
said yef terday, the Police Court. this week, is
ogatn interesting, for our old friend Mcdonnell
swings the , elu6 q Justice every morning. We
ger, but our readers can, Notwithstanding, make
apIopcr conception Of him. Therefore, We have
noes in the fll exercise Of hi. Office appear in our
to-days number. In the middle, at his table, the
weary head supported by the right hand, the
tseay stIoSed and 1absd iSa in h hf bs
someM lat further TO the let, but NOT visible On
friend Jack, the black list before him on the desk
Hc tmeaning ssid Jack) mustcrs the occupants Of
tie ho5 VT shaFp look aad gloomy the
J
barley is ase, 'dh5y day not saoSsd FL
s qb5 thG ots s neves Of the
Nelson He bag, IN honor Of lovely Mond1y,
tIeah.ifoned stovepipe on, and swings, with aeer-
fish are ofthe fishes out Of the middle kingdom.
Have them. cried he, {meauins Captain Nelson}
to onr jolly Jack. md the1enpon their rough
eicin, emeanns the sid local sdcf Of the :saatt
ZtttuHg, Charles Lauenstefn), L. ueising, {mean-
ing said anthony Hesttns) and A. K1nsei, (nean.
afaants. raid HcssinC, Lauensteln, Giutzer. and
said jim; Hannegan) were all bcassly drunk as
nsss M Se aey ae yoa & gay q 70; Ey
BON .gnil'y' Ed indebted; inae5isd ate Ee,"
t,intzer and jim. Haunesau) VERY much, ii not d.
rectly, to Bocknayc1, (neaning BY Bockmarer the
ae in o fhe ey q eSa Sae.eo o tbst S,
but nevertheless We, tneaufuS said at5ant, aaid |
Hersing, Lauenstetn, Gtntzer, and Jim Hauncgan) |
rons Pgay T. w wil fae yoa ss'd 5aek and
fictiulIy. s Thcae arc ave defendants before liz
e
tome: .'The fellows (nc.nins afkpt. said Heasne,
btastly drunk, usual, (mcanirs that JacE SO 1e-
isnsth ny a.e pullsd:" So -yes, VIII shs7i b.
pVAEs AAtEE xCVf1E &UbA lAAL ING jNQIH |
20 aks) tolerbly respectable. except one whose
Character ts written upon his forehead, ard, In
DECD. n embossed chaIactcss;' The Judge meant,
probably, the young p1ague blsters. Jack eatd
'What, when your hfEhness pronouuces Judgment
Oh the scamps t1ue3ntng atlant, said Hessing,
Laoenstein, Gintzer, and Jim Hannesano you
:r9 bcleath criticism.'' :" Fine them all i've
dollars and costs, trncani1K that the Judge 20
s1a, said and adadFed) and away went it with the
Dy means Of the committing OF which said crlcv-
\, C afant Is and has been greatly injured In his
good name, fame AID credit. and 6rouc ht into pub
nc scandal. tidicnle, contempt and disEracc and Is
ard has been injured In the business influence.
credit profit and circulation Of lis said daily news.
paper, and has beer, andis by 1ncaua OF the prem
1898, otlerHite injured to his damage dye fhous-
ard dollaIf. Aftant further Bays TINT he ia about
to bring suit sgAinst E1id Ernst Schmidt, ueury
Biz der and Mcrtz La,geloth In the Circuit Court
Of Cook County to recover this daMagcs by him
Sustained, and that the beutdt OF whatever iuda-
ment may be obtsfned in said suit will be In dan
ger. N less the satd Ernst Schuiat, Henry Binder
and Moritz lange1oth be held to bail. Wherefore
afaant pEays writ Of eapias od 1etpohdendun d.
!ectcd 10 the Sheriff OF Cook county asanst eAld
]aet named persons, to fssuc o. be Issued, ont Of
the Clerks Office OF said named conrt. And fur
theT ataant saTs not. LoEESZ BRENIASo.
Subscribed and avo1n to before me this 20.h day
OF August, 1893. WA L. CHuEcu, ClerE.
JoRS LYLE KING, Atty
A WORTHY CoNpL1MEST.-Af,er the taking
Of jackson, Mississippi, the following letter