New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-12
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of libel and violating the city ordinances against
Charles Dei5ler, proprietor of news depots on St
Charles and Poydras streets.
The violation of the city ordinances was alleged
to have been committed in selling on the 23d June
last an obscene and scaudalous publication, in
the form Of a newspaper, entitled the " Joker's
Budget and Mississippi Valley Spy" purporting to
have been printed in ST. L0ms, and dated July Z,
1866.
The paper containing two communications,
dated at New Orleans, in which several respect
able citizens, residing principally on Poydras
street, were referred to il obscene nd scandaous
terms, two of the parties presented Defsler for
libel, charged to have been committed in utteriDg
the infamous publication.
One Of the complainants was Mr.. Michel
Hirsch in relation to whom the following ap-
peared under the signature of Ratler."
Michael Hlrsch that keeps grocery store, on
| Poydras street, near BarOnne (near the market at
| east) you ought to stop swindling those poor un-
| sophisticated, deluded creatures whenever they
| purchase anything from you This man is so
mean and lazy he don't know when he is hungry
or thirsty.
The second prosecutor was Mfr. P. Macou, in
regard to whom the subjoined was printed under
the name of Eayes Dropper:"
| desire to ask that crawfsh Frenchman, P.
Macou that keep5 a one-horse dry goods store, on
| the corner Of Baronne and Poydras streets, a few
questions lst What has become of the Irish
| girl--[the passage omitted here is too gross for
! publication IN a decent newspaper rl-REPORTER.
| What has become of this gir mother that you
promised to support2 Oh you miserable scape-
| grace of irOgeatlng gumb0, dilapidated French
man You should be sent to the Sandwich Islands
for the term OF four months, and be fed nothing
but live frogs and drink mOlasses and water. The
best thing you can do SO as to hold up your head
like an honest man, is to try aud hunt up the poor
| irshwoman and your boy and provide for them as
| best your pocket will permit you. Also try and
| hunt up the Irish girl and her mOther-giye them
| so much per month to live on. If you don't
shall inform your wife about all OF your dirty deeds
Take my advice in time. A stitch in time saves
F! nine.
The testimony being equally applicable to all
the cases. the three we're examined together, the
charges Of libel and the prosecution for violating
the city ordinances.
Mr.. sambola appeared as counsel for the prose
cuGon and Mr.. Duvignaud for the accused.
EVIDENCE FOR TIE PROSECUTION.
Michel HIrsch s,rorY-On Saturday morning,
about two weeks ago, witness did not recolleCt
the precise date, as he left his store, he was ad-
dressed by several friends before he had gone
half square, who told him che was in the paper
He asked in what paper? He was told he could
get it at Deisler's Went to Beisler's shop on
Poydras street. and the boy there told him they
had no more Of the papers there, but he could get
them at Deisers other place on st. Charles street.
Witness proceeded thither ana bought one from
the boy. Deiser was standing by at the time.
Witness then read the paper and saw his name
mentioned as quoted iu the affidavit Witness
vas shown copy of the paper and identified it as
being the same as the one he boughtl Paid ten
cents for the paper The publiCatOnl in relation to
witness was talked of a great deal and caused him
great scandal. Every one in the neighborhood,
for two blocks, had read it, and when he went
down town people talked to him about it and
laughed at him.
Gross Erammed- not know whether the
publication injured him in his business or not. II
might have injured him, He saw six or sever
persons who had the paper He was not sub
scriber to it. Was not in the habit Of buying it.
) Morris MARKS sl0Or7l-Is a shoe merchant or
Poydras street. identified the paper in court as
the same be saw circulated on the 23d June. Wit
ness was about to explain how he came to seet
for the paper at Deislers, but as it was hearsay
evidence, it was objected to and ruled out.
Witness went on Saturday morning to Mr.. Desler's
on st. Charles street. He was standing behinc
the counter. Witness asked him for a Joker's
Budget. He gave one, for which witness paid hin
either ten or fifteen cents. Does not know if ht
. had many other copies of the paper. There was
great deal of excitement on Poydras street
, Several young ladies' were greatly troubled and
cried.
Patrick Djgnon s1co7m-Resides on Poydra
| street. Identified the paper in court as copy d
one purchased by witness in a book store on Poy
, dras street, between BaroHne and Carondelet
Witness does not know who the proprietor is. l
is the only book store on the square. Witness ha
seen Mr.. Deiser in the store frequently; but doe
not know if he is the proprietor Paid dime fo
; the paper. Could not tell how many other paper
! of the kind were there. Witness got his cop.
from boy who was attending the store. Thert
was good deal of talk about it on Poydras street
They were humbuggng each other about it ant
took it as q kind of Joke.
8 John 3. FdU9n sloOrn-Resdes at No. 1914 Poy
f dras street Heard people laughing about tn
paper. Asked them where they bought it. The
said next door, in the book store. Went in ant
bought one for ten cents. 1t was on Saturday
d don't recollect the date. Don't know who own
e the store; has seen Mr.. Desler selling there.
q IsadOre Hinckle sr0r7o-Resides at l59 Poy
dras street Bought a copy of the paper frol
Mr.. Deisler himself
y The defense would admit that the accused sol
: the paper and it would, therefore, Mr. Duvignau
t said be unnecessary to inquire further into tbs
= = branch of the evidence.
u Mr.. Sambola preferred conducting the case fo
u the prosecution in his own way. He wanted
show that the accused sold not only one, two, G
u three copies of the infamous sheet, but sold many
y Morris Wolf s1oorn-Resides at No. 1870 Poy
J. dras street. Met Mr., Deisler on Sunday, the 24t
1t June He spoke of being blamed for selling thI
a paper (the Joker's Budget) | told him did ne
know, but suspected him of being the New o.
leans correspondent. He denied it, and said h
ii hoped witness would have no hard feeling toward
- him. He told witness he had received fifty copit
| L
y thought they would be dead loss on his hand
m but on opening them he found they contained
II New Orleans correspondence: that he then e.
u posed them, and they sold rapidly-so rapidly th
Id he intended to order hundred copies the fOlloy
u ing week. Witness demonstrated with him again
40 his circulating so immoral and infamous public
- ton. He replied that he kept book store and
'e would sell everything in his line; that he had
n good right to sell g Budgets y as witness had
s. sell shoes. Witness answered it was very dife
ent. Shoes were necessary and beneficial to pc
W. pie but the papers he was selling, filled with sea
as daous and obscene productions, were injurious
:" public morals.
ad Nh p. Mdc0U SlCorn-(N speaking n
is understanding English, he gave his evidence
Vn French.) He could not read the paper himse
containing the libel on him. It was translated
him on the day 1t appeared, Saturday, June %
he The article provoked great deal of scandal al
ue excitement. Mr.. Deiser keeps bookstore whe
ev the papers were sold. Witness does not kno
~, personally they were sold there, but was inform
HS they were by his partner, who bought copy.
Mt, Gross. .erd7li7ed-Had conversation with t
lrd accused in French on the subject Of this papt
in Witness asked him if he was the agent for t
nj paper. He said no. he only sold it. Witness dc
N not know who wrote or who printed the article.
l. Direct examination resuned-Several perso
cts had the paper, and told witness the principal
)ut tlcle was directed against him.
his Morris Wolf recalled By the prosecution
~ the Gath June, in the course of the conversat
oi' already testified to by Witness Desler told him
er. was the only in the city who had those pap
fOP sale that ruh