Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-22
LOCAL NEWS.

The MO0ILL LIBEL CAsn.-The tfihl o. tnls
ssvsfSi m noah ago n ne public prints va.
menced yesterday I'm the District supreme Court,
sitting of the trial o. crime nna msas
nsy 4. g. c.sri5ston and Mss.rs. Dsyidss and
Norris appeared foT the pros.en,1on Mss,,,. los
y. Bradley, Jr, and II. winter DAVIS ior inc de-
me alleged libel was written in september, 1889,
S W. p S esiied ~ her family watts p1sn,
charging her with the larceny OF hair braid from
Alliops hsis,dressi1g store on Pennsylvania ave-
some evidenee was taken, when Judge Cartier
was prayed to instruct the jury on the Important
counsel, which he did As follows;
Tho counsel for the prosecution denounoe those
mine Of aS ot "a @STs
the counsel ask the Court TO Instruct Jury TO
convict a man Of 4 crime on less evidence than
Court. f0rftOrt the proof ought 70 DO stronger
In q criminal prosecution, and criminal Jurisdio-
Is 70 be found under t. That Is what jsiis, peni.
tentlAries, fines and forfeitures are ordained Tor
not 70 work out civil remodls,, civil aecounta-
against the public peace and the public security,
and to put out OF the way men that tits dangerous
fiations q criminal IN every phase
that puts on In ploadings, In proofs, In all the
S ,Ss oa ~. sv ~ pST
you approach criminal consequences until you
reach the gallowsi you ind ALI the wstehfuness
lion made by the prosecutor agaia 10 that this
whole subject should be postponed to q jury.
subject have duties to PsSf ss ssregtSs Jury
has duties TO perform here. Among those belong
Ing e the bench, as understand it Is that where
sonstsSotion Z ds%sssed e he duty Of he
bench TO dispose oft. could not postpone that
could for however Incompetent msy be The present
incumbent OF this bench 20 dsternIne these ques-
be,as, my a9 IN s tbsn ~ arot. and ,sst
10, think tho constitutional view which has been
placed upon the tribunal.
court from what there 10 In H. the relation 10 II OF
the party who wrote It, and the relation 70 Its sub
Sd hos three clement, 20 snssr into ne .S
The relation q the party WHO wrote and ad-
written and Its contents. These the facts which
are presented to the mind Of the court In giving
rsised-Does il constitute ia itself an indleta6le
Hbell Without the aid Of surrounding circum-
stances, Without The evidence q malice am mot
are false truei for II its contents are false, 1t
might be made TO appear BY external testimony,
and through Its falSehood the fact might be made
toAppear thatit was maleiously written. might
circumscribe TO the communication uncontested
but unfalslned as It appears on Its face. Does 1t
Now the nrSt point in illustrating that PROPOSE
tion is to inquire 70 whom II was addressed. Ad-
son ofA others In the world, all the relations OF
domestic life, charged with the cautious guardian
son Of ali others In the world whose discretion and
wisdom ia watching over the reputation OF his
child is put to its hlshesttrial. Would amAleious
view Of hbellng his daughteri That 10 the lrst
commonSense Inquiry that suggests itself to the
minds of all. Or would he write q communication
to father, Of all persons in the world, 70 put him
on his guardisnship Of the reputation OF his shidl
sast I'm the respSS Of doPs.e
. irresponsible, q wise, eautious guardianship for
the reputation OF shd II resides with the father,
well as villain to Communicate facts against q
child TO her father. say, therefore, that In the
ssns malice II Su on tSs oonTsg
rebuff It, IL there anything In the relation Of the
author Of the instrument sstablishins Alibslous
for do not propose TO decide questions at issue
outside OF It. Why, the document sets forth that
message under iii the precautions Of honor to the
father, was the escort OF his child when this trans
II Sets forth that he was implicated In II, Il sets
forth that he had been miuudgsd b. the family
under the inspirations Of the moment, and there
his family from further dlsoredlt by reason Of the
Sss ISS n q a sSn q s
see nose. u there anything IN the contents OF
the pSPerl Tho oonteatsr,y the suAjee .aatter
with the highest s,nctioss OF sincerity thai the
man could put on H.. II Is true that It Involves a
on the SsE, q i sSS sSS tf 9 s. Al.
luded to It at ALL he would have to Alluds to It In
Now, while asuume that in the tenor OF that
Communication addressed by this man to the father
there Is ne evidence Of malice, but, on the con-
aSsss Ss pFOO the
that such IL not enforced upon me. Those eonsd-
SsS0s e the Sy 4 asSJ san mad sy
and not upon mel but as the case now SfaadS, and
in answer to the appeal that Is made to the court
written communication addressed TO single per
son, even to father, that reaches Its destination
r y The ow II sss sS %s 81
tiousy obtained from himi and, In the next place
that enlightenment iAtrinIioally considered In re
the party BY whom IL was addressed, Is not a libe
In the siBniheation Of the law Independent OF or
MEETING OF THR INDIANA UNION CLUB.-
The loyal lndianians temporarily residing II
Hall last evening for the purpose Of periectiS
their organization in aid OF the success OF tn
Union cause In thS y political can
brief statement OF the Objects and progress OF tn
for, delivered a brief address, Hon. seerstsr.
Usher, of the Interior Department, also Addresse
sssoeStIoa and Jealous interest S :
All the members, Of which he was proud TO be one
The club adjourned 70 meet At their Hail. No. 20
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YOUNG MKS's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting last night was well attended
Mr.. Ballantyne, president IN the chair. repor
was presented by this gentleman giving an aecoun
of the operations of the association, city mis-
gionary Is sustained who laborS among teamsterH
drivers, newSboyB, sc. A Mission Sunday Schoo
is held on Capitol Hill and another near the " Gil
Gle" Prayer meetings are conducted at yariou
points, and Sabbath services held where there ar
no chaplains. The association has leased new
rooms at No, 900 Seventh street, over Topham'
harness store, which are now being fitted up an
will be opened on Monday night, April 4th.
Mr.. Morsell, treasurer, reported SI,loo In tn
treasury.
Rev. Mr.. Pitcher, city missionary, reported hi
labors, which have been arduous and untirinl
Twenty-three thousand copies OF the Scripture
had been distributed.
c. y; bailey, \. r. Brown, and W. stIcknSy wei
elected new members,
The election OF officers was next in ordsri an
Mr.. Van sAntvoord nominated Mr., Benz. II. stln
metz for President. On ballotinE Mr.. s. was elests
unanimously.
MesIrs o. c. Wight, J. Van sAntVoord, and
Dubois were appointed committee 70 nominal
the other officers.
MeaAra. w. Ballnntvne Hanrv RaArd. and N !