, 1866-02-12
Action for Llbcl-.A Chicago Policeman
Sues the Chicago Times for $4,000,
and Gets S340.

Libel actions against newspapers in this country
prove to be unpopular, and s1nsulariy Improbable.
loes: the only poters By the buslnees are the law
s1s Who happen 10 be engaged. Some muddy
Drained pe1eons, netting under the advice generally
q st,ll more mnddleheadcd ads1.efs, imagine that
political upini01s they arc opposed, by getting up
AGAINST them bogus actions lof libel The iguo-
have recently had to sneak out Of their suiis, might
well be calculated to deter any crack Drained indI-
yiduaI t1om again iadulging in the Improbable
pas'ime Of eueln4 newspapers.
The Inst eult Of the KIND which has recently come
up ID this vicinity Vaf decided yesterday al Wauke-
gan. i Mns instituted against the proprietors Of
hs chlc3Eo 3ms Gy a ndTdnsl q 1he nams ot
aco. a policeman, and was designated In the iorce
4, No. I. 4 whimelcai and rather stupid article
happened 10 be published in the Iints. natratln9
the mlsatlveutures Of a patrolmau No. 4. The nn-
lucky numeral seemed 10 promise 70 Kelly and his
stends golden opportunity Tor mnlcting the pro.
ne !aey II se ef
employed IN the defence, this var brought almost
within biz reach, when the case was called at this
default. A change Of ceaue Was taken. and r.
bearing OF the case came up before Judge Williams
a WaIicean; The plain1f was represented, and
ert Ae1ycy, and shc defence was conducted BY Mr
storTs. The fury, all OF whom declased themselves
in rome meaeuru prsjudlced ara1nst the 1ines.
after hearing the testimony. returned verdict tor
damages to the amoun. Of $40.
WHAT Tue "1INEs" sAYs ABOUT THE CASE
From the chicago Times, Feb. Ill
"Sometjme IN Janvnty. 1861, In certain Eumof COZ
cerniDG policeman VAS written up By one OF our
sepore1r and published among tie local inlelu.
:euce in the In7ss- In the article written, No.
40 vas ttated a the number Of tho policeman.
enton Of The article to refer TO any particular per
son. ~ typographical error the article - printed,
stated The number as No. -; md No, happened
to be the number or one John Kelly, policeman.
One Of Mr. Ketly'e friends haytng called our atten.
ton to the error, On the following day We set M.
Kelly night tn the f11ilest possible manner, which
nlt.trends taid was entirely satisfactory.
AIhe case came to The knowledge OF Mt. Robert
HerycJ, dhtinCuished Scotch advocate and model
department Gent1eman-iE indeed, my oEc country
can claim the honor Of his paternity he having
pract1ccd in many countries. To tie redress Of
Mr kelly'f er1evsncee Mr Robert Hersey has de-
voted himself for nearly ts7o ycafs-~h,ch accounts
iar big haying been TO little heard from N general
pr1etfce- ....-.
- The 11st step In the case BY Ee1fya counsel Was
10 take default aga inst the defendants, owing 10
The absence OF their counsel By Of dcsth In
his family. The case Was subsequently removed 10
WAukeFau. where yesterday TRIAL was sprung upon
tie defendants Notwithstanding an agreement By the
plaintiffs with the defendants counsel that the case
should b. SET down for day certain, to be agreed
u1,uu The result Of trial {betore Jury composed
sed wholly 0! Repnb1cane) and OF tro years' effort
By Dir. Robert uefreJ, was verdict Of $Ssf-a Ennf,
possibly equal 10 the plaintiff expense,
"Ihe Nbole case was Ia ed upon typographical
error and was as destitute Of mcs1t N amy tnat a
lawyer ever stood up in court to present"