New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-25

the session Of h Legislature 81 tho State OF New
York last aforesaid the said Denas Strong dld pay ano
deliver OF did cause to DO paid and Dell, ereo. 70 ons
| - and ----, both then members OF the Assembly
and Legislative OF said State duly elected ana 4uahed
each five shares OF tho capital stock OF the
Railroad Company and that then ana thereby tne
tiff Demas Strong did DrIoe anu nus "'o0~ ~
F;6s, That while the plaintiff was Senator and mem,
Der Of the Legislature last aforesaid ne aug
was promised as consideration for bis support o. aha
vote for certain city railroad bills. to wit; Inc Inc
Byoadwso PARALLEL" The East Broadway and Dry
Dock" ana 1.-THE New. York and Brooklyn Ferry ran.
road" bills sll of which were pending III ana peio.s
said Legislature certain specified interests IN said
bills to wit the name Of party to be selected p inc
plaintiff a corporatOr in said bills ana slock mn
the should be thereafter issued by said rairoao
companies which said interests contingent upon
the passage OF said railroad bills and that III
ton and by reason Of this corrupt promise ana pars
theleupon made. the said Senator Demas Strong tne
ptainI gave to said bills his active support ana '1c.
lSizh That while the said plaintiff was a MEMBER
OF the Senate OF the State and Of the Legislature III
1894 the plaintiff Demas Strong. was paid and dd re-
ceiye sum OF money for his vote and action a. sucn
Senator upon bill then pending before said LesiSla.
ture ard which bill was duly passed for and on behai
Of the Sheriff of Kings County relating to the Jail aud
Penentiary of said county.
Ssrsnth; That one - was entitled to have and
receive large SUN Of money raised by the Clty Oh
Brooklyn for the Improvement Of Thlrdst in said CITY
and that further Legislation by this State was requisite
to authorize him to receive the same. ana tnat Tue
plaintiff while Senator and member OF tue Lss's,
lure for the year 1862 for his official action ana
support of such needed and requisite leg'sia'
| ton to provide way OF payment OF the money
due and owing aforesaid by the said city to the ad
-. did demand and require OF the said -
large sum OF money TO wit the sum OF S5OOO ana the
defendant therefore charges that by reason OF tue
Aforesaid acts c0rrupt0ns ext9rtons and bberles Oi
the plaintiff Demss Strong. which are notorious aud
generally believed where he IL known and best known,
that the said plaintiff, Demas Strong is person Of
bad name. fame and reputc.
| Eiehfh: And in further mitigation OF damages tho
defendant says that the opinion Is general among all
good citizens acquainted with the plaintiff that be is
wicked and corrupt legislator and has voted and will
against the interests Of the people for pecuniary
considerations that in his legislative capacity aore
said he has introduced bills into the Legislature and
procured their passage which secured to him. either III
his own the OF some agent privileges and
franchises and the passage OF which but Tor his oicas
position he could not have obained that these things
are commonly and currently believed aud reported OF
the plaintiff and that therefore and thereby the plain
tiff Demas Strong. Is not person oil good name iaino
or credit.
And the defendant denies that the plaintiff has
tanned any damage by reason of said publication or act
| of the defendant.
Wherefore the defendant demands that the complaint
| be dismissed with ais costs. L. NJ. BRIGGS
| Defendants Attorney.
Kinas County Civ Of Brooklyn. ST.:
GeorgeC Bennett the defendant 10 this action being
duly sworn says that the foregoing answer IL true Of
his own knowledge except to the matters therein
stated on information and belief and to those mat
tiers he believes it 10 be true GEO. G. BEsNETr.
sworn to before me this goth day OF June. let5.
DANIEL DONOVAN. Commissioner OF Deeds.
The public will not presume Mr.. Strong
guilty of bribery or corruption merely because
he is here charged with those offenses; but it
must be admitted that NJ. Bennett has been
quite as specific and downright as need be in
his replication. AS there can hardly be any
demur to such plea, we infer that the case
will be pressed to a speedy trial, and that the
widest latitude will be accorded to the defend
ant in proving his assertions. If So this will
be trial of extraordinary interest.