, 1866-02-07
TNE A. r. STEWART LIBEI.S.
Arrest Of Ce1burn and X1napp.-Th1
ALLEGED Libel

{Ftom the New York Herald. 3d-l
Mr. 4. r. Stewart appeared before Justice
Bowling, at the Tombs Police Court, yestcE~
dag morning, and entered complaints a.,ninse
Richard 7. Colbu.D, sub-editor Of the New
ToEk Tribune: and Messss. George Knapp. n.
Paschei1 and John Knapp, proprfetors OF the
st. Louis .nissot.ri RspuNttu".
The eomplaint In the case charges Mr.
Colburn. Is correspondent OF the Ms
xo.srl Republican, with Masking certain
statements In ono OF Ills letteEs> dated
~ rats r character and moral stanltns, which are
untsus and malicionsly Ebelloua- It further
charges the proprietnss Of shc Nissouri RepAt-
licao with completely IN tkE'matter, tnasnnch
as they allowed the letter to'be published
The following Is the af1idasit OF Mr. Stew
art asainst the prorrietors Of the st. Louis
!5tafc oT -E<,o York, City anet; Co.snsy Of Ntzo
sworn, Opposes md says thut be i q mcrchont
long resident Of and doing business In New
York that as deponent has Bean informed
and verify bslieres, George Knapp, n. Psseh,
all and John Knapp are the pablisaess and
iished ut st. Louis, In the State Of Missouri,
called the Daily Hitsourt Republican i: that on
the 18th day OF January, 1sti6, the said George
Knapp, n. Paschall and John Knapp printed
and published lr,their saia A. neTsHapsr Of aud
rageous, talse, sca:rlalous and malicious bbel%
co Wit
souz COLOSSAL. PBtyArE roRrusEs-
Although not generally known, We have at !c .st
ono Individual whose possessions and who's aunaa!
Europeans. Ale1auds~T T. Stewart. Scotchman,
wto ca1ne 10 New York IN 1875. ~ youne man,
commenced peddlug hostery ind small wares, .se1-
1nr taees by sample nnsi soon af1et reatne little
hole Of chop fn Maiden Lane. IL at this moment
- frFt a ffrh ma n
Of doji15= and BIS total possessions cannot Be s.s
dol!srs, edis upon whiea he a.es not aas dolssr-
ls Ills income from ,1,,an, sl pfope ~ n ostwe1a
the larr-s, drv goods trade In America. II no. m tne
world, his buainess this year amounting to one hun
est ccmps,tos, H. j. C1aA:n i Co., ID seventy-i1e,
millions. stewart Is long. s.headea, hsId.h.lea sell
s se ~ a.
DO vi hort legal penalty. His fortune Il tho RESULT
uf very close application to bnaineas, stlekins
rrien.ic-s sonpeuor win ali rivals BY bis great
money cd capital be can md has broken up thoua-
| anda Of yoargsr anl 'sss atllTsnt men. as docs
c4sh bns!ness buying and selling for cash he hiss,
ished and catered 10 ihe vanl,y ofAnezlcsn women,
| conspiracy 10 rum their hushanda lie has ram
sacked the markets Of tho world ior the r1sess and
most cosby goods, and has MADE nk s'ots he en-
I
l vast wealth, is tar from being comfortable.
| TUE AJT1Ic71oNs OF WEALTH.
One OF the Eicnest men IN all the world Is one Of
New Ne Yo1E Of prominent business me- % man %no + con-
t4ualy driven BY his s'tar' 20 that ha cannot even
lake da1 ont OF sewn fot rrss and AoF one ID
one 10 d.nc with him, and It III sald hi. domestic
latons arg dseadfnliy tnfelicitons (ihonsh this IL
I'll Ra oo
divorce; but she, Rl.h cnnaipg and an aveziee
worthy or her sensh spouse refuses. hoping TO out
erol By Side issnes. He allow. hfs wife rplcndid
house ana len Thousand dollars rear pin money
aPn Is h1en 81 n1 ai,a 1Ss Ss Se s
one OF his m.tsesses house and I've thousand dol.
}ar. gear pin money. lie Is ftaEsM Of bis personal
him, a. TO e1tofl money IRON him by folce- lie
| to pclit,es.
BY meaus hereof this deponent has been
greatly injured md damuidcd. peponeut
further says that tho said George Knapp, N,
Pnschall and John Knapp are non-residents OF
this State, but one Of them-to. Wit: George
knarp-is now within the city Of New York,
as deporcut Is informed md believes, Intend
ine saon to depart for St. Louis, In the State
OF Missouri. Deponent therefore demands
that they may be arrested md dealt with
according to law.
ALEXANDER 7. STEWART.
Sworn to before u1e, this I'd day Of February,
1SG5.
J. Dow1lxo, Police Justice
| i similar aiHd0vlt Was M2le against Mr..
1 Colburp, Us the writer OF the article, aud on
these af1fdayits Justlce Bowling Issued war--
rlnts for the arrest Of Richard T. Colburn and
George knnpp, aud placed them In the hands
or officer John A. Croker. attached to the
I Tomhs Coutt, ior execution. Accordingly
officer Croker repaired to the T1ounA office
yesterday afternoon, and arrested blr- Col
burn, md to the Fifth Avcnue Hotel, last
evening, whcre he arrested X1r. Knapp.
/ In consequence Of the lateness OF the hour
| ut which the arrests were nua1e, no otflcial
empowered to take hail could be found, 80
that both the accused were locked up for the
night ct the Ninth precinst statlou house.
I In Justice to the proprietors Of the st. Louis
Republican, 1t may be said that within day
or two of the publication Of the letter con-
tanning the alleged ltbeI, an article appeared
on the editorial page OF their paper, in
which it was stated that the letter came to
their Office late at night, md was not super
rised by any Of the editors, but was inserted
by The foreman. When their attention was
attracted to the letter, they reprimandstl
their foreman for allowing such Etter to be
published. and lost no time IN making Us full
m apology as the exiscneics Of the case re
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