, 1864-08-14

l
ice c. Mcdonnell Of the Police Courl, declining the
duties Of the prets, and laying down the Law zen.
orally, for the bcneht Of new spaper men and the
public:
Po1,cE Court, Chicago, Aug. 1s, 1864,
Il il one q ihs p,iviseess of the press OF this
city to report the proceedings Of this Court. It
ems to be the settled purloae Of portion OF the
Of the press is eacred coustltu onal right, not 70
be questioned or tutersered With By any oue, hut
Tue law: They mus1 manage 10 enjoy their nee
ths tieh!s of othels Liseqtionsaess Is nos w
snS :. ss p!ie9s neen,a pFsss
1oF teer ssRte.ssd .ssd for e.vl and social pro.
| ssss Ms4ssss: The, rights and duties Of reporter
any judicial pFo;eed,nss s, ses 700 S Rsie
supaned to the aetual proceedings IN eonrt" He
has no right to indulge In defamatory observa- |
sas sa %na rspoeF 0ns Wso @eeass
verts the truth and =tabs At reputation With assst.
SIN malienIty, IL no better Tint the felon who
WEN i imuellsd 70 make these remarks in conse
uuence Of certain false and malcto "a articles put-
Rwhie5 hsse Il iaely sppesacd
OF the daily newspapers OF this city. Wish 70
nSts s ssS ,ss, .es sqa t
10 again publish f.fse and malicious lihel- upoa
The presiduc magistrates OF this court, they must
ne al 'G s bere in such e and
| win tuch Embellishments a. they may deem pro-
e11 .ss
t6s RSS!IsSis1 rs S{s false and malicious '''e
ii ihe e1smiuatlon OF the casc Of the People
scslnet Mira Pollock, some days ago In th'a court,
the reporter for the TRIpuNE was present, and was
hehaif of tha People at ths rsauess Of r. nstks,
son sos tSat Iafks and his friends well knew that
i MIS-. Pollock was then, and had been for cone p
i there was to be prosccution) that her of5ense
se1d nomInai Il Inc s ssoud BE- imposed upon b
believed that The reading Of such report n TIE
ss sse sea tS a'S
u fendant by the testimony Of he< own con, young
= impt.sonnett, and thst n Ill probability holding
9ndsr ahG ~ hep cqss rea.on MoAo ''''' -
+. All this the reporter knew, but instead Of 70
porting the truth and rs aets e ne az Na NJ No. 70
y. " Police Justtcc.
IN RxaAnxss-we publish the above willingly. bu
Of It .deterves some comment. We are. not awaf
that the police court reporter Of the TRIBUNE IA
A. been guilty Of ierepresentng the writer, OF tht
IA he has tudulged 10 defamatory ohseEvattons ~
y" on tho character Of the proceedings in that cou
liz, The notice 10 TIC reporters and to "all whom
ul- may concern, is nccepted with thanks. oi Goar
re- If ihe TRssuxk publishes false and r9aliciol
to llbes" 1t expects to be pEotecuted; re nave 2.
led 81 az bs p9es. alreaay. We have dim 1scoec
by Of d yisit to the office of Justice Mcdonnell
othe1 capacity than that OF reporters. BAT 7
his TranuSE does not willingly pueiisa lihe!s. Y
are think II would Be dMeat to 6el tnat pnee 90.
me- tuated by lse and malicious Intentions, which
l.,t4 It was iutIuated to Nj. Mcdonnell that .
a.h- Tn1nuxE would willingly publish hts statement
he fset. Y ths sase 3 4s ro9ss ~ snsa
,ith. | we Wonld have offered no semArk, He has !
uRut done hieelf juftlee In the matter hive eli
srcertatned that the Injured man relus
the to prosecute saying that be would raher he &C
iety witted for contempt o. court 40 40 ea one saT
lie There mas legally evidence against Mr.. Polio
D at. 6ned a. " ditorder'5.'
mau We would say In gu candor to Ar AsDonne
Fhen In fact ITO ait rnom y msy Gpn@ss.h @ -toat
In OF | have NO wish to md ianh VIM htn r. 20
l. To naetsuate because be is not Republican.
nosance Of wilinlnees, the powers that be It
Police Court do ot1en deliver decisions which a.
> anH1. e. commnplty; and this feeling was lbs
'rei.. with us By the Copperhead majority In
Tiinc last Common Council, which not un!requentlJ
init mittcd fines imposed By their C0pPerhcad 3pp'
4 e1. tees 70 the Police Bench. The ThUcSE Will
o.,o not always be able to arrive at knowledge Of
st real facte IN any given case, but will use all
w,s eonahle efforts to obtain 1t. The ACTS viii be
o m forth. and II the statement shouid tead to tn
or,o,. We want It to he nnderrtood thst reform vi
~ e ;oyfnUy welcomed aud cordially chrnn1cled
~ or being given to whom honor Ii considered