, 1864-06-06
ROBERTS VS.. THE TRIBUNE.
Nalue Of CharateI-Yo Lbei-4n Attempt to
Suic the Press-Afe RsporB Admissl-
bic 1-Who Il to Blame 7-Wh1t
Roberts Ehonld have Do1s-
Eeyt.w Of tho Case,

mol EOn&GbE Win lUkt1tub10S d E1lfnihal Ptobo4u-
tion for libel atafnst the THnrHE, we are in
formed that Aid. Roberts has filed precipe In
civil EMIT, laying his damages at $ao0oo That Is,
he claims thst his otacal reputation has suffered
to ths extent Of that sum and that be viii require
31o,o 900 to repair the hels in his pubis character
knocked Into It By the locsl Item in the TarBC11
ahe other day. Aodeaty is u quality that highly
adozzs an individual: and II IL very modest est-
Iants which be placss on his Injuries. II AL
x2t, ooo worth, how much eharactc. dses he
think he has len. and suppose. the local item In
question had destroyed ii all. hew much money
equally as eoodf Perhaps The answer might be
eJpAered ont BY ra]e OF three bat II that fule Ia
rot etronz enough to compute t. the answer ean Dc
The reader will bear in mind that 1t Is not sven
pretended that the article 10 the TRIBUNE reflects
on the private character Of AE. Roberts Tha ref
10 tbe city. An attempt was rnsae to brlbe Aid.
Hottingcr by one D.. Van HaEcn; Tho Alderman
was anxious to know who rent him on such an er
rand. and ppt the question direct to the doctor.
Ala. HottinSer says that Van Haren told him that
be VAS sent By Robezte; and ME. schlotthoneE
heard tha convettstiou- Dr.. Van Ha7ru laid before
EnElisb, which Hotttnger says ho believes was In
tbs handwriting OF Roberts. It contained five con
ditions, binding him to act with the copperhsads
IN H. Council Van Haren offered Saoah he would
Now this Is tho basis snd substance Of the dou-
bic prosecutinn fN libel: We are puzzled to go
eomes in. .Howts the TRIBUNE to be made rss-
poneible for what Aid. Hottinger tells publicly!
BE did not inform onr reporter conhdentia1ly, or
authorized tie reporter to publish tho abatement,
and - give his rame ~ authority fer 1t. Beiore
the statement appeared n The IMArsa. Ald. bot
Of pc1sona. Nj. Schotshauer had also spoken Of
what he had overheard, to several Of his acqualn-
t.nees: The thing was spread,ng rapidly: Our
was TAXED Of in the streeta saloons, and IN Of
ncAl circles- Roberts dare not alIcso that the
port originated in the I1nCxE Office. 10 knows
1ull well wbere It came HON. BE had donbticss
beard Of 1t before he saw the report In this paper.
Why then does he exhibit euch malignant and
pet.ecuting epiris towards tho TanuS1. Why
Ill the particulars, and then call on Schlotthauer
who overheard the ofer made by Van Haren to
Hottinger, and aiaez satisfying himself to what
these two gentlemen have waited on Or. Van Ia
rsp and demanded ffom him bJ what authority he
had ueed his name, and at whoss Instance OF re-
the whole matter would hare bean traced to the
fountain hcad. and the truth elected. Armed with
nrns, 1S would hare been conclusive Of lie vhole
thing, and 1t would have given "a pleasure to in.
Bert-tt- This simple proccsu would have placed
and completely 1indicsted lis Official charlctef
RON the Ieproach caet 1pon 1t by Dr.. Van HAteu-
TO omit pursuing this obvious course looks badly;
ibel prosecutions AGAINST public jonrnal, Il
singular preceding, It has caused great daal OF
talk political and LEGAL crcles Suppose that BY
11cana Of prejudiced court and q packed Jury
Roberts shon1d obtain verdict Of full $90000 and
in hts criminal suit should procure an Indictment
and euceeed In having The Editors and Reporters
Of the TR1HCNE lined and imprisoned to the utmost
severity Of the law. in Whist way wonld MI tais
punishment Of the TRIBUNE dispruye the TACT thst
wss published In our local col1mns! And how
would it brighten the official character or elevate
The standing Of AID. Roberts! Would not the cor.
1upt offer male to IottIuger By Van Uafen con-
tinue to be q tact1 And Woald 1t not still
be fact that Van Haren told uotttnger that Rob-
efis sent him with the fye propositions! 1t IL
not in The power Of the TRIBUNE, however Hi1Ing,
10 diepzoSe the fact that AID Hottinser rel1ed the
statement 10 our reporter which appeared IN our
author Of a malicious defamation In publishing
that statement, ns part OF the current news OF
the city IL to aese1t gross fhlsehood, and to sue
the IElHCSE for u,t1 for 30 doing, il the result
either OF utter ignorance Of the law. and tho
and privileges OF public journas or It is the work
Of Coppcrbead trickes3 attempting to play bluff
game with the view Of scartnS the TRlECSK from
exposing the cor1uptions. ra.calltes and usurpa-
tions OF CorBerhesd officials. II this latter IL the
game. We notify the gentlemen engaged In it that
1t will not wiu There Is soma pia1slpility In tho
acIusted by the remembrance Of the opposition Of
the T1uBCHEto the Wabash gridiron horse railway,
Of which he was large shareholder and active
fuGleman. 1t may be possible thst he wants to an
noy and haraRe the TRIBUNE, out ofrevcnge for
his defeat In the famous 'gridiron charter and at
the eame time crafty the hatred OF his Copperhead
| c1ou lee towards this establishment.