, 1866-12-22
THE OHERATIC LIBEL SUIT.
First Days Setat1n-nnfetzek on the
>aand-1he %cRrict Woman and the
0peru-InteFe%1Ing Details.

>aand-1he scarlet Woman and thv
0pern-lnteEe%sIng Details.
v! !FEen 1',t tas !, Nev fS;k S;! World; Dec; 10!
| The e1NpanclIin- Of the jury in tho ease was
completed yesterday morning, and then Mr,
judith opened the cuse Tor the plaiatif, The
actiun 's brought. it will be Remembered, l,r
s.o:uO datsiages for alleged lbciious publ.
cations IN the Sunday -Nercurp on the iIth aud
18th Of October. 1865, which we're given il,
yesterdays 5or'd:
Nax Matetzcs. the plaintiff, ssas FIRST called ic
Il thss of ocera manager; WIS i nasaref d
operas IN scw York s1ncc 1slo: wss a iessee ai
the Academy At that time for the winter At $50 5
this vss tbe means BY wbfci, gained nv liYeli,
EF'.s;sr; de sspsn.e "a. aboui 5000 wres
oer fe9T n ihs dcIsas.. :is e ,hs
tat adEcstletnc: after lte fr:t publication, rsn
uemaa cane 70 ne on the sssge AID sssea me-
:" Go 70 ihe Iereuiy Office AID Step Ip 10 the
csEtaln's Office sad teilsh.''
,A2s hoats a'tss sisg 9sIs did as receipts
| tEsc!adtd.} The persons whom I engaged
M9 a .anoss' mrsieians, Carpenters, police oce.s.
| Crtsss1a had tue management Of opcss
| iu few fork In the spsius OF .s63: II cons{nnsd
Ssf::, =, :N;!9s: (. ;I!osaioss, ioaes ssf.
| iofn7ed ID which n..e vas J. sa5iet Xet1o.t KS
1t he she,tSr that season ny aeseon-tbc M a.
| iIlHH-oesan the olA of DciVbe.: there were AEve
eauou Of lhese sf,;ee efrt snr , 70 ths
| WIN ne aefvndanss; stepped advertising With
Ke.direct-i did advertise with them rscriuus 10
! that time.
W. Marizck rscaf;ed-Tle 1ne1nfng, as re-
spee't pi ne 1fs5a, g. Ssaa bead, = s'aos e.
ncct Wifhoas pay.
! JOSEPH Coscbe auoru: i an y 1nus;ra, aeeo. !.
| have i.een rLnrfoye1 hv u.lIn,iS a. aaser1i.ins
ucent; was 30 il l,ta; kGow The delent1nts :; We
adTs11ised n 'he s"""c. Kt'shry fof The, rlain-
;,1Is;. Nv, :.1: ~ os asgu iot oesuheaa
Mr NcweI1: rea ernyrrss1ian rt.h IT, Wb;t. H.
uey abput sh1re rraEs acu: nj. Wh,Dcr ss,n
these attcles c.ained to bf ibeluus tidn an,ornt
10 sr3thine; that thty wsst put in on1s fur fan.
Mood Iais H. n, Me t,eh, J1o sen' IN CUT
would srIa down ths adrsT,jsemn.t q ne Se sos,j
| mike If iii ri:ht. II Wa In pnf1,c 1Iouse IN
nooklsn he spoke to ME 1rst Fad known Mr.
Whitney many yearss don't know whe:hcs the
co,Mefsaicn T, vas alter shs suit was commenced
n reference 70 the l'bcls should be exelaaed
| 1hcy look b!ace amer the commencement
] OF the s'it. The plaintiff "ilt1ed in eyiaencc
! len a'nersht lh'ues Of the sH"I1y Mercury.
I pnDlssnMea M a,ter me lloel and Te5erfinE TO the
.bs. ~10 A@sA' Ae NoeAA ' 'AsanoeN
| thTm.
4hc Pfa1ntsu '.. ,nen restea, ',
-. M. HALLS orEStS".
Mf. hali then Opened TO the jury for the
Gs'e5ee, Ga's5 sharsetesiahs ss 1hc SUN as bare
s;,n,,1s % 1s1,.al pnI IT. ms ronttas'ea saa
t5a,, o. 1asE, s,, "aisn ne aHeeed 1eioused to
sa s,,S ~ ssnpo., "itn tuS a.as ifo!a eaFattnas
~ ~ pts opctos anu aeRlsu 1na1 nF- Aareszek
nau nones1.attu al . ~ Ienhs asu Elevate shc
"usg n4a sas,es .. 'ns s,ea eonnhtS.
asFH1sh'st stAltoS M lAFAuPER POE BOARD
Tho on,u Ss-ecIool SlRLs.
sae. sas noeamsnt, &c thought; was that which
,sp1steolaa ~ snat tae ACADEMY was hardly
and 1tla. ii was infested rith the worss . hab.
ltues OF the Ga1nbllng-hclls, The iury Nere
to be The Judges whefler modest woman
f1nc NJ fhe ae,,nac a,,en.n., t,ueou.sIauSes-
o;l..n ): :ae at.nS IL, cnacteu 1ncfe WAS kis.-
riettos anu ne ufa nor beItcFe fl1an 90 tho
inrY would takt his yif,. or daughter 10 sec
point of ,e po, e vas sedae,io ses fns rom sqsans s
rnrd.S ha"rt.,s. .ou ~ ,ne 1o"ot tauaes from
ssoJ s. 1oas u!us s.scaoo.s "ere taken There.
~ o rao'on ean "oen, e ufGssea as merctziciouslJ
''BIack.Crook," listening 10 ovcrturcs
Of deduction, piaced in honied words q
ors accents Titn hsrma,t.a Haa aats,a aa ua5m9n1-
n,,ta ~ 49, Ia 4Uulio4o 1AusIc- Ina
rs - naaIu1. t1e plMcipAt Character,
Of scduclng wo1nea, aad by aod bv Rip1s
letto's daughter is seduced. Then yctr;hn-
ticn comes, aud the Duke comes out and
sings gtorfously, cxulting over his seduc-
tio5s. That was q performance which no
Me1se. Moeet SoHaE coato ateend. Not that Mr.
ence Of rlckrockets and immodcstV W Tas e =
necesaarr part ot tie business whirh ha cons
his nrrs,-In.nras '1Ht .ne nsgtss11y nss oi
fhe,i ,rh,ah 49, = .ns puat;e uemauded
be- mist not e"uoset IT,; aam'.tea they did but
damages ofa newspaper vblcb de,aiIs H..
truth about it. '-'
,,s.. i.:s;, iT.s.iaqsT 9 1r FUDGE noultss>
Nee jassice ou1 vrar. ,nT csst,ta tasr m Reen 70
Matd Poice etehs years; knew Of tha ooers ssa .es
lo son =, sSe Ae3demy Of Music ID 1867 lave ffc-
eoa,t isae@esT % lsse seen EeosEet: s tes.s;
Ciots-e1smined+ Is not to see tbc o,e,, ar..
th3s 20 there, but 10 see he ncuo|e 1ta tmusa ss
eanble1t shere 4 msttns<s n ~ Win MT have seen
TrsfI1oyf or nrTFcr1rx .,n,no
Detective 6. B. AeDoncait-Havs 6sea RI ~.
Police Def axtuett about Ten years nsrs 20 taf
he habs, 81 going to he Academy of Wase sen 1T u
eisllJ for seven nI eah: seas., tol he nrotsc na
81 ths neopIs from ptexpoekets; in lie sp1,n1
AID those tepnted 10 be ganbless tbs4et teApoeAsta
zfs1I4cxr or pEiIc11Sx nTT-
Uetecf1re j. +. DeEEett sworn. In ~ ha., g..
The police depa,1nezt fof EIGHT xrsT - - .ssn N
gCairted, in 1861 With place Of smusem-nt es,i.s
the Academy Of Music. yrnt there ~ ~ S G.so
lookout to keep pickppctets srsY S,7r y" tt IL
honse ry s:and WIS ID the 1ohh1 ~ rt9m the
stoop: "1'>A VII NE
@ Did you OF did you nor aee r~roh,n..
pockets. last women aud fsst n1ers II .H.., ppsx-
1t Re AcaIe1uv. -"
WftEctt-I have seen ptcEppcLcts the,.
t'dyen them away, ant arrested n,rEnns.oa.oo aao
ehcfe; hate seen gamblers also there hsTs 80
Women vita scarlet opeyx cloake Eoint tn thsrs
Did Jon zee last men ard fist Vomsn enins
u there! 4. 60 no. know what yop tae1n = Enth ~
,cfoss~exsDired- don't know tta1 have .een
c!e!gImen cpine In there, think have eeen n
HAl tbeEe {lxnehter}t tiuk It il fhe s.T,s ,-i,t
I'll theatses and places of uuseme1t in qseset
tartuC these ehar2ctezs thece. - ~
.hrfr il "a .iSea.tta Is 19af honoF &hat
pe:s were ,hcrst ~ ING eofapialtt tsnt st1una-
TIE co7r-fes, sir; there Is net
Croes-e1amiaed-I hsve .een Ibo.- 1,.,.
GEnNs Tn I~ t.frEr FI..3ra.. T.. ttN,E uA1E