New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-15
gmg wEEw LIBEL SUIT.
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nad didn't Farley tel me hep' 90" G 5sts -" have
NbsS ro,ley most severely be had no right 70
IN Won that but will give yon so9 1 a WI rn
s ss.ue aid Mcneil "Wei, can't give you thas.
AID Opiyke; Mcneil putting bis nnYer 20 ~" ~; oSn
tod ham he cheating bang eSa'a ~ So ston
Nm, Mcneil commenced an action 10 recover we
money: not long aftct hcNs5 ID" "I rfore
,lS,Iv coled him swindier, hud told hiin ne mac
sw1ndlSd lin in this gun o0Rtrect OrdyAe say vpPose
him az breakfast ard the food dropped rom Is 49,
.nd fofl when be Undertook ~ eat ho-,eh t'hvn''
Mn INTO The ball and too him again WHAT no WE
And this defendant Is sued because he salo he.Neh ~
,ay 90 Now we shall show that instead OF ts se-o
sctorions that Opdykc had M interest IN this ihctF
a. ths eonnsel alleges he wrote and had u prt'u ~
The nswppapers that he had 10 intereot N - ,|, 90
o5,h of September 1883 0rdyke cent such q iet'ci
Im.yv and ceused /, 20 be p lnted soying thar >. Law
no interest direct indirect In any IL ,yeyn
tract, nor any business eohneSton VIZ" We rhan show
ypent Of any kind direct or indirect Ns sn
yhot he had an interest in multitndes OF othe,
npdyke PIT in an answer 10 hcNs! SUI CIV WI ~
Nat he wes tho priDepel owner OF lue e41' riiy
S,s osp con law ywore that be was himself VIC emu,
owner Tho was on the eaehoai wv ., 80
kst Mond6y This cause beng 81 M ~ ston bis ac
tIon Now The letter declaring Eet !" ',e
No interest IA she contract, was sodls'so1
scD . ,hanss Sor your kind letter prompted
nv Mr Weeds attack IN Ihs ESe9' ~ 50H+"tt
on myself one Of and ny On II a. n"% worthy
~ notice And he gees on 10 say mat M
S,snd, knew that the charges were lDso rs ven
a, malicious for he had long since eonVtted tDelf
sutbor of the most reckless disregard Of tru'h Gh
sleInen what Jon think when tell you Una. '1.s
"dear friend Senator Harris Nhom Opu!ee o. M,
weeds attack on him had never written 70 Op1!As
wor1i Ii wes a concOctiOr. private nof Wa ~
% senator Harris asking 70 be SLOWED the nee o ts
tYiek Mr. Neil viii tell yen that they wanted VIo!ke
"A x this thing In writing. but be Preferred 70 elYe IL
90 HE honor We shall show that oPdyse nse e,'
n,oas sums Of other eontracts that Sthlei
nd a contract 10 make Il. coo soldiers garments
Of certain grade Of cloth IN iS1i, ,o dno
70 buy the goods to make them. bat QPdyke bearing %
h bought up every single piece In Indikei N pom
and would not sel tho eonraetof ysfu VI ~ ti o
ME- him to sell his contract at an advance ui Ten OF
SSs,re cents a garment. And We val show
similar transaction with William {. Churchill and thg'
Henry F. Spauding sold Opdyke 1890 yards OF cats
mere which he dyed In the cloth regulation bne hhe
,.ssed n over az enormous profit. tcthe t0NeIh
eni. and it faded in the sun and ram NOV LOT sno
Bsriposa Transaction John {. Fremont name POI
aaIs more renowned than any other To-Day
by singular man. genius, with t0eeh o.
wiIdpess and imagination. far ~ adNghee
a tbe tirnes a man who does not under
stand financial matters who is simple as ohin' oe'
came possessed OF perhaps the T1chest mine N NE
would Being in debt Il proposed 70 mortgage 'be
estate for O1 0O0 making Morris ketehun trustee
ard asns bonds for the same 1t was done Then
Kechnm Hooy and Held were 70 sI9lse nd ,nt
into stock calling il GOO 01u Of which hTe-eghths
was 70 belong 10 Fremont himself IL ves required
that he should give opdyke. Hoey and lied x1GV
shares-s2 500 go worth for being bis dear friends
ydyfe had over eso0 Go hisshsEe "a viii be proved
hy Fremont himself Then they required that s@,9Vv,
net they could vote upon ana S S',Slc'
De Fremont r,rinS ' osy p prSsy
and when be called 10 Sc, 1t back he was told i was
trnst. He owing money in California, ard while
el0O0 ii was given out day that it nust lie closed
immediately or 1t would al fall through. 81 u |
yrs hurried up Field then says, must have my
4s" and he got 500 " stock for bis fees. Finally
Fremont employed a lawyer 20 get back the 25.Go
shares at lelgh they agreed 70 give lin back 21OS
be Sould let the5n have tne 49, az - een'S on Wy
Out Of g. 500 OO0 bonds 2e0 900 were loft, Which Fie-
OLt Thought he had night 10. but somehow or other
Witnesses and ind that the plaintiff has done more
ahAn charged in the hbe you WIN Judge whsthe,
Nat Opdyke was the leader in these matters and pro
Soed 70 hold meeting and aS up these tbhgs FOR re
mont Fremon. viii show you that III various ways he
has besa stripped Of his property and has te leti
The counsel closed by sdyeitug 20 the nse OF the To!d
jew IN the libel naiutsinins mat was much ,he
same he had said Yaakee The counsel "as sWsio
Ne said thst there two Lreetes on the Jury Tue
cpening occupied two hours and hsiG
James WstSop sWorn---Kyentred tfor Defendant by
Counsel-I an County Auditor; have brought from
she Controllers oios thu papers relating 20 tie calm
SsSss M fiSs sySYorE S is 70 order
George W Farley slss 700 sRned by the IaiHtin and
other city officers it hss been paid and refined
IThe ecoOrat rendered ~ M L. l. duiy sworn 10 py
Cross examined The papers kept loose ond sur
soundsS By SsnS. syy :fsss q,t Ss /, s
Controller and by lin passed 70 the Board OF super
vison; then they were scot 70 the COltros special
committee was appointed 20 pass upon the CLAIMS; many
CLAIMS pas.ed by them wore paid without suits; there
asve been .urs where Supervisors allowed elsimsi i
was in the office In July, ISIS
@ Did yo1 zee ~. Rsald on Tire morning after the
sisht in which stated that M 0pdyke snd his
hsother n-law owned TIE sImOry, tOhisesed TO- Oh,
lection suslailed) Witness. however, answered ioG
be djd mott tte check s fra. sigaed by tie Controller,
Aen by the Mayor. US usual - ,s
aeSendant-i clsrk N the Boerd Of Sale-yiscrs;
have the record OF the boayd ton the time Of the not
down 20 the pay fnent OF this cloD Hutchis or Wood
card attended c,eYk for tbs Riot Claim Committee
dd not, there record kept n the proceedrg q
n The eoamiss1e except Gre testimony AID papers q
each claim.
rros. e1auinsj-Ihe names n the committee we're
Pordy DsviS weiss u an. Ely enc BziJt they ap
poiuttd Aur. - ths resolution Of the Board for tie
payment Of tar claim. Of FsTey and over forty others
VIZ passed o. 'ht sSsh % 0ctchT. and approved on
,he $50; thirk the Noyor sud Coaioler we've sons.
times proseni win iAs committee; think tleIe
rals Of The board king these members ,bo.o.o.
loren ,hno< sEGfn.--EIsmGei by counsel kf De-
Years; In The Summer OilsoJ wss ia t.s AriSory.
ner second.srs sid TWOBty irst 80. f.i8isLed tie
sappey o; r1sieIia deivele lie guns ~ IRE Govern
ne2t and bad gecJ6i ear erl.s.on Vi IRE husDessf
was ttert T year previous n the Destruction # tie
Afmory Oh the !sth "a 1as, isS Ihst iuiere5, %
15oentsor each gun nPon iteii sale, ca G. the pc
sttend tie businesses u II nv osn which I'D
70 the ts.i 81 ny ability NY bu.gie1ge 81 vas gene
ra.iy minute fpufckased e.d furnished ms.oysl. De-
hyered e-0s e. sag ihst everything west on cor.
raotlyi wa AcIs seyen dsy, f. he w.es sver0 =
AkoaI fifteen hC1is . tsy; UAtu Op0Jke bought OFT
Msrsios O. III" sh Of peceynbHT. lso2 was 20 thai
ITO :yle1en Lid OIL be waited fheie OF inventory
IT lie sale. O1tyke bad SGssEce9 abOl 80, no. AID
'ok cf-li, uiOt,s-,e il- il, Of December ca.
smation was edo * o.. ss~ OF affairs; ysneullef
- ancuny al wiirh Msrs,on wes engh' out esoh