Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-30
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IHE EDITOR OF THE ''STAR" INDICTED-We
learn that on Saturday last the grand iury
found true bill against W. d, WaIIacb esn
editor of the s'Star,' charging him with traa,
son in the publication of news alleged tn he
contraband. bench warrant was issued for
the arrest OF u r. Wallach, by Judge WyIie on
the same day, in consequence of his absence
from the city, at his farm in MARYLAND II Is
reported that Mr.. Wallach will return TODAY.
chronicle.
As there seems to be considerable misappre
hension in regard to this case; and as our CO.
temporaries may perhaps commit themsel yes
unduly IN noting the aggravated nature of the
offence committed by the STAR it is proper for
US to say that the identical matter complained
of above was published by nearly if not anita
every newspaper IN the country. 1t is letter
dated Bull Run, June IS, giving particulars
of Hooker's movements and positions after
leaving Falmouth. This letter was telepranbad
from Philadelphia to New York, and appeared
in the New York evening papers of the Eth
inst, headed and credited as follows:
especial dispatch to the Merchants F.
change news room, so and So Pine street
Philadelphia June 1.-THE Inquirer has tho
following special letter." &c, &c.
The letter appeared in the N Y. Tribune and
other New York morning papers on the nex
morning, (June 1Sth) and in the PhiladeJnbi,
Press Of the same date, credited in all those ~.
pers TO The Philadelphia Inqpirsr II ,,os
copied by us from the Philadelphia Ersxs ~
the 18th appearing in the Star on that avan.no
credited as III the Press to the J,1ouirer and IN
due turn it appeared in the columns of opr
city contemporaries, the Chronicle and yo,eJ,;
gencer; in the Baltimore papers, and, in fact
Us said before, was copied by the press through.
out the country almost universally.
Our cOtempOrdries who cODjpd If lilo o,-r
selves, seem TO have acted under the bplief IN ar
it was the original publication of such matter
that did the mischief, and that after il had
once achieved widespread publicity through
out the country it would be the merest afTpcta
ton Of caution to reserve from their readers
what, TO use homely phrase, had got to be
Gas common as goose pasture"
This is 4 brief history of the Stars part in
this publication : and we may add that we be-
lieve that no paper i'll the country has exer-
cised more constant and solicitous care in
excluding from its columns aught that might
harm the Union cause than has the Star
1t should be stated In behalf OF the PhiIadeI
phla Inquirer that 1T denies that the letter CON-
planned OF ever appeared in its columns OF
this we know nothing beyond what we have
above stated as to the manner in which tho
matter reached US.
BY the following dispatch to the New York
Eucniag Post it will be seen that the stroke that
has reached the Star is TO be visited also unon
our SHINING contemporaries; and as misery loves
company, we are likely to have large fellow
ship in our tribulatons
"WAsHINGTON, June 29.-The Grand Jury
for this District has Just indicted the editor of
the Washington Star under the treason act,
for publishing letter purporting to be taken
from the Philadelphia Inquirer, giving the To-
cation OF the corps OF the Army of the Potomac
II was announced some time since that all the
papers which published the letter are to be-
prose
AS the s'speciar' of the Baltimore Cltppey
seems TO be quite off the track as to the cause
of the prosecution in this case, we can inform
him that the Objectionable matter upon which
the grand jury found this Indictment appeared
word for word in the columns of the Ciippsr.
on the 18th instant.
We would also respectfully call the attention
OF Col. Florence to the manner in which refer
ence is made to this affair and to the editor of
the Star in the columns of his paper.