New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-28
SUPREME COURT-Cmcuu-Nov. 27.-BeiOro justice
LIBEL SUIT AGAINST THE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION
OPINION ON PLAINTIFFS DEMURRERs TO DEPEND
ANTS PLEAS

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LIBEL SUIT AGAINST THE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION
OPINION ON PLAINTIFFS DEMURRBRs TO DEPEND
ANTS PLEAS.
The following opinion has been rendered by Judge
Nelson In the above matter
Isaac Cook sg- The Tribune Association.
The declaration in this contains eight counts The
t charges the defendants with wickedy composing and
Iuensha the ho eng ol fgos Veog dES ~ S
amount OF half million Of dollars and which be had lost In
gambling that some $40 coo had been recovered BY aresng
backegs in various cities and compelling them 10 disgorge
that the plaintiff not undeyeloPed knaye but f blown
Do1gas that the Office became den Of thieves under his rule;
that the plaintiff may not have stolen the money but be
had 10 suffer that the essential basenes aud roteness Of the
fellow antf 30 thoroughly displayed IN turning against
his beneacor douglas and the msgny OF his assaults were
SUCH the writer did not suppose any honest man had spoken 70
him since except by moral coercion that senator Douglas
openly charged him painh with raseaLy ana pecaauon'
and nobody doubted the truth Of IT, Now this exploded repro
iSae5do as follows That plaintiff psymser Of the army
had appropriated TO his own use and beneht large sum
money 10 wit 10000 belonging 70 the United States and
thereby had committed wu and corrupt felony against the
statute. -, -,-,.,r . -, -
master had lost the half million Of money in gambling
Third Oovnt-Libel 60 In nrst count lnuendo; That
nave and not 81 TO Be trusted with half million OF money
snd II inrusted would convert il to bis own benefit and
FoS2& CoGSt~Iibe as in first count InusndO While
Postmaster BY natural affinity gathered about him soanps
that h persOns who would IN the course OF their employ
msat steal mOneyand that the PostOcs thereby became
0' MA Co,tnt-Libel as in srt count InuendO substsn
talk same as In hrst .~
Syth -LibeLTha the plaintiff as army psymaster
was defaolter in half million Of dollars set forth In the
% count In addition meaning that he had lost the ha
million OF money In gambling iii, n,
SssetI Coun-Ssme third count except composition OF
ESSa Count-Ssms fourth except composition of
left out
P,ra-General issue.
second plea 10 third fourth seventh and eighth counts
and In substance follows That the plaintiff was Postmaster
Al Chicago and had power 70 appoint and dismiss clerks thai
during e time plaintiff held the Office the duties OF II were
diseksrged greatly the prejudice OF the publicnamey
etlsrs Containing money distracted from the once ana
tbs contents stolen by the clerks that there were 1000 oead
IN the office which should have been sent 10 the General
post cs uubroken but detained and opened BY clerks
and oOatents ribed - ~ -. -
che Once knowingly fashsd by plaintiff sod CLERKS
whereby OF not credited 70 tbs Goyern
mani Amounting oil 10 900 not accounted Tor to the Gov
eTmeBt; that plaintiff was proprietor o. newsptpef 70
and cOerced his clerks and sub0rdRatee 70 aaDscrD
fsf sam, and 70 aOaey support Of Il GRa GiQbGed