The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-11
LRGAL INTELLIaRNCR.
The LABEL Case : OommOnweaIth va

NJ esseEoay the Com mmonwealth otered 70 prove by
Mr.. Wood that last September. or last September q
eeE 49, G n b % yer With him he defendan.
name. ana said he coaId In the same mSnper libel t6s
was objected to and overrued.
and essd as asEed Tp M %eeHeE
neous me article snd he said You 40 no. spell your
for s HIM the conversasion then turned upon Me-.
so on sne % 1efehaSnt saia he tried e put me IN Pr
morrow if he thought he (Afann) would prosecute
would be entirely Changed he intimstsd ISat the
ateTng Of the name would prevent his being arrested
oToss-examined-7I an, boatbullder; have no
years; have been In the aoyernment employ for
three years and three months one time, and three
did as pleased; went . the ofice Of the Slndal
&c e week Il Was YSSeS and dss ssS
w. Thomas went with me, I think; NJ. Hall
al another @ WIN Mr. me- Mseae ePs Vas vent there ere
Sn,e Sfiee the first time; saw other men there. but
near enough TO hear the conversations f they did they
the oce never was there before or since those two %
occasions; atthe time OF the first visit don't know
saw %o s 0ps
M MaSsol aSons Ss
or So sps ssa rsgeS. e. she words he went there
Is not your name. you don't spell lt with Y'' Nj.
iect how the conversaon turned on Mr. Mann oSt
Temem6eE how Or by whom the name OF Mr. Mann was
thought he CAann) would prosecute him. he wouId
atSTwards csR'L tell when It wasn't long afterwards
wher M or se sb next day
tion don't know that Mr.. Yeager is deaf; the neRt
es S aaS.'S Or Aah hs Sy nSx be oaY ns
on MT; eiss Ha Stanton a,1 went gh me that day; no
beng M in With Mr. MseseE Il getting the article up
article accused bim Mr. Geeser and Mr. stansos al toS
there Snd SSS NJ snsos dn ea 9 hs & let
ieeI @ .ad q9p anything else that was said
he would call him "Mr Scranton"
Court obtained file Of the Sunday GeTcuSS fron, the
Mr. DwightSThis paper, the Sunday Msrs,,rv. da.ad
Movem9er t 1867, contains an article headed Blll
Joseph s. Brown sworn--I reside at No. s24 Spring
Ssrdsr 1 street am In the dry goods business No Is
have known % MT Mann upwards of thirty years; have
q. Did you know him when he studied law? OBJ.
jected to. and objection sustained.
the 18th Of May 1881; len the service the 18th Of
except for six weeks or two months. when was
et Philadelphia on the 18th Of May 1851 and went 20
Easton; Colonel Mann raised the regiment; he was
The first commanding o1icer he remained in COM
mand from the time Of Its organization until Novem-
Captain J; Orr Finnesy sworn-Know Colonel Mann;
was captain Of the % Pennsylva1ie Reserves from
Captain James NJ, Burns sworn-Know Colonel
serves Colonel Mann was the first commander OF the
4. Theodore Esling sworn-Have known Mr.. Mann
Intimately for thirty yeae; read the article in the
En0ch W; O G. Greene % sworn-Haye Hay known Colonel
s5day 1GrsSy article 60 Sefer .9S 70
mMiIis@ EuSaInnn syorn-Am q memeor of the
eleven years; read the Rrcle Thought t referred TO
benjamin NJ. Dusenberry sworn -Have known Col.
for IN ssn nee dS or t%e1y read the article
Crosse xamined-I am printer; know Col Mann
F. W, Bradford swOrn-Haye known Colonel Mann
Me,eSr% in0Tgnt i1 referred S1T To- e 0OSnel Mann.
Fifth and Green streets; have never known him to be-
called Mr.. Billman until yesterday.
abeut yess: read the srtcie Which ann
peared in the Sunday Mercury believed 1t refer to
Mr.. Mann haYe never known him TO be called VIII
Dr. DufFey sworn-Have known Colonel Mann well
Sunday Mercury, and believed tito refer William
Sch kn0wn Colonel
article In II Sunday Mercury and thought It referred
20 John K Hss1er sworn-Have known Colonel Mann
about twelve years heard the article read in Court
Ee5s1 u ns9es b. S66Rn him to s
c. lied William Billman.
Mann about ten years. my son read the article In the
family circle and heard i thought it referred TO
Cross e1amined-Never heard him called william
Joseph q Tittermary sworn-Have known William
b. Mann for ten twelve years. read the ticle in
the Sunday Mercury. and thought IL referred TO VIM.
William H. starr sworn-Have known Mr. Mann
Mercury. and thought 1t referred to William B. Mann.
ARePpeT Tor number Of years read the srtcs Ia
the sunday Mercury aud thought it referred to VIII
Cross. S. examined-Never heard him called william
Biilman or the ,'TLIbune" Of philadelphia.
q Sa Rsvs aowa Mr. MaSs az ST tss
read the article IN the Sunday Mercury, and thought
A large number OF witnesses were examined, who
testified the same as the above.
baH and hold Se POSITION Of Dstfcs ztor0ey for the the
city and county Of PhladelI hla; have been mem
studied it at the wish OF my father glanced at the
STIslepn the day Ssis s1 s l saw % own
finger being chawed on In abar.room Is false it
In my effice no threw an inkstand in my face or
insuled without resenting iE was Colonel OF the
Vent o tSe ont because there was cance 20 Sh
LEFT the regiment 10 Noyemper at place called
camp tsr euartefs LEFT Il becsase there WAS wSs
great sn for % 70 SS s hS%s never S %SSs
understanding with the snter; never asked Judge
saSvep 20 tHha poM Mr. %eeser AKA kSow
himi there is nota word OF 1t true NO cross exami'
The Commonwealth mere closed.
John A. CLARK Esq, opened for the defense. He
Within bis sure recoIiecton' Ii Andrew johnson and
ThaeGsDs Stevens SEpS all Ihe PS6shsrs
IN thsF PaPerS the m Of the tS eou3%sEy
%SSa mot %oS sS% bt % 20 IN m
and design $50 far as Mr. Meeser concerned). had
no reference 20 William b. Mann. They would show
VINO the author was produce him Ia Courand show by
him that he had ne reference or auson to Mr. Mann,
article or story complained Of :hat was sent to him
never saw or knew what itw entll the paper was
issneSs & hnht % so triaI vSv az cnicsI bn1h the