, 1866-12-21
AN OpERATIE LIBEL SUIT.
mnrcIzek and tho New York Sunday
n rrHtv.


From the NY ftlbuue, Det-uoer Ie.
SUPERIOR COrRr.--.Md1 Naret+ck ps. VA
lien, ta.IdreH 1t ol.-ThIs is thr Ebei SUIT
BIT ought by Mr.. Maretzek, the operate mnu-
nSer, against Cnuldwcll & Whitney, pT0pric-
tors Of the Sunday Mercury, for s-N, ,oo0 dam.
III that paper in October, 1ec3. The cshe
WAS called yesterday afternoon, and the en-
pane!ling or the jury was commenced, when
IN adjournment was had until this morning,
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, q
good trnc. honest, JUS, and faithful sitizeu
ness as manager Of operu, and had acquired
great reputation In It: that he had been =
l,ssce Of the Academy Of Music fourteen
years, and that he was such lessee In the
tho defendants wickelIy and mali
ci.nsly intending to in]urc the rl1!r
tiff in his gMd name i't1uly
published IN their paper libel undo, sAe
htadine OF Disgrace Of the Opera" rnl
saving: yet The only apology FIR IN opera
,ion as nn rseQcc able member VI The talr
scx could patrvufze without Il sucrt,lrr ,,t
both tnsic and tu"uczty. aid running = riaA
o. he coming " eEn.sst VIII! tbs ,;ras.a'
Ing, as the complainant el~ta,s. that ihc
orcra performers ut the Academy were .nrh
That no respectable ftmale nr 1ativ c",,,,l n,
tcnu Without Disgrace. and that i, H.. II. ~.
II IL I
attend the optru, s!lc wnult cnrie IN run,
taet, OF assoclatc lor tllr line with l,rt..u,
OF improper OF bad character, antt t!tni mi,
persons trade the ~ era If ~. tt,it.ii, thrlr
ssmhcezSnas: sma1 "r r!asr u n.r,!r:,- tA,.i,i.
l!shed an article headed "rhr i. a,l,.nt an
as1 C""a.' stu In t1i.h F.asr.,"' ii,
three dtatichcies were discovered a.,
soar"n sear, r.n,.r, hy 'hs lnnl!:. ~: ii, liz
I 4 ftt ths.f I.
Anu hal cG!isIdiiati"u rn.rfr u Mulll:u.ir ii
sins In OUT su-caiiru bt.t strrIr. uut y ,,..
pers began I" circulate thai .hr Ara,,ru,, n
a1u'lr W.. ha.diy The t'tar" for ,pnsr., .,,t
rtsrsctatir ~utnrn. II was sail that T.. i'll
M the hnstse dead head trkr'A hal hrr,, ,;r
ni<hed tn Irol'c wh.ni nu decent 4, III
could Wish t" Aavc *at h-.I,:t his ~itv ....I
daughter AMI certain II l. that the ,..u; i,
VT mcn have hsaxc1 forth IN all thr,9 CIV,
anu ,hame ftYns tho Iur'Iart. drt.s r,r,l.:.
como Infested With rrprrsrat .sisc. lr,,m /. :,
worst II The city ramblin. h,l!. aud ..n AZ,
nf watches ahtl incArt.ls.'A, AFr r..I,,, n,
70 keep BRIGHT !o''k'n. Ter t!l"tr erl,. :,
One ct The most ron litu"H- I..i,"n- ~ ,.t
present opera IL T"n.,lt< lawyer. k,.nrn
t.' the public as the husband =. !.
uot"rious rI,uTtraan latrty dee 'a-r,l. r,1,
prrs0h hlchtlt uccH;,ir& y lnt.itI..,, IN ,,,.
dft.s circle Ia iual view nf tht. whole hAa.
unh hAnlc companions njtrr his Mud. itN
"tN"h lAs ~ uAH*'f htfutf0 tHt u''EtHk ~
t!"Hs ii lhe "l~ra vas thr rri.,rl that na. I
1Lc 'r!Eule "tH4<<, Hho was given ~ i-
n.nens place ''n tar bill. WI III. ,..t-irr.. Il
male member vi the irnaIs.--:, wu!n.n
whnsc Pirate character ws. such th,t 1t
Wa$ ln !nsntt 10 every yirin"u* a.un,N ~
the hnnst. tn a'inw her IN III" tasr. Wh,.h"r
this Was trnc "r not II !la,! it, .:i.ss ~, III,
receipts Of tAe treasury. The I'D n;.
eocls are anything hut lt!tr>rl. ana Iii. =!
be III" ia.t r..a-on Maseikrk vii! tr given n
lease ri this !iou.r.
The nn>wcr denies malice .,r intention i,
inlure this plaintiff. and cIatu,+ that III. i.
legations 'lLdr ar. irnr ; that they ,.II,,.'l Il
them In the cunr~e If their h,t-n..A
ar cdN"ra. and from, mtlsr< III l..,lr
policy and that they lad hrrn rrl,r.trl
by the pn!"tlf IT. -jaak II hi.
oI@ra tor the beat advantay. nl ilr ,e!t1,
II Is also alleged IN M,ti .a,l,n II uI,.,,s.>
that the plaintiff. III h!, lonk ...l..!
Crt,tchcts and Quasrrr, substantial, sea
1essetl that h. wns ciaElat ~ in opera III .,u
ageiurnt. and bs'a.tri ri h.* iu,,.4..y 4,
huTnhnEgfr2 'hc ulcra ,.ublr. TL,. Il ,ir.a,
ant. all" c!a{nn In Justification ,!,.: ,!l n,.,r,
was darEraCcl hy the attrEa..rrr IT inl,.s,.:.r
characters, male and f:u,alv: pIrkp,..k.t..
ktlt MIst1tssrs, cnArtrinlls, aH4l b.h,r.i.f. In
hnuRes Of a.signati0n ami rEnrfitnsiu, ti,r
females attended by thrir rHa1r L+r,ur.'
friends and admirers, and. III <,.t,,t in-tar r>,
bEnuL BIT there hy fer rarti+ # al1ll. l..,.4 fat,
Dtzhtd hS plaintiff > regular a.rttA, sud that
son,r nf the Stockholders II the At1 iutly
complained to defendants Of thr.r thInIs.
and That euch MATTERS wrrc rlbIlc,y rnn
yaAeed hy the general public.