New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-26
1rBEI.sUITs CONCERNING THE "Goop ENOUGH

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TO ne Editor Of The Tribune.
SIN Tn the thirty-sccond number of your " Recol-
lections of n Busy Life as published III Inc Ndc
york Jedoer alusions are made to the alleged hDeis
concerning the means whereby Timothy Mohrocs
corpse was temporarily represented as the pouy Oh
Capt william Morgan in 1927, Al years ago' Although
YOU allude particularly TO some sufs Jor ddge ins'
tinted by Mr. Thurlow Weed against several etors iof
alleged libels concerning his connection with that a
your remarks understood by some persons ~ cover
ing all the legal proceedings concerning that eHtrao
binary case Though you have not named the under
signed your oensure seemingly includes us as we his
published particulars and structures on that succt' io'
some Of which structures were indicted before oter
editors were prosecuted in ecH suits FOR damages ny MI
Weed.
The documents and other papers lately shown you
nrove that IL WAS not an ordinary eg suit for libel
which Mr. w Instituted against us-the one rs editor
and the other as publisher OF The Rochester Ddy Adrer
tiser at that time. Mr. Weed was then editor OF me
Anti Masonic Inquirer, and ono OF the Morgan commit
tee which dsinerred that corpse for second inquest
after It had been buried under the first inquest as thc
body OF nm unknown man." found the shore OF Lake
Ontario near the mouth OF OAK Orchard Creek about
midway between Rochester and the Niagara River.
The further inyes, CATION, caused by what was SUI
posed TO be unfair transactions tile part or some man
ayers Of the sce5nd inquest which represented E
of me rorpse for The purpose Of holding third Inquest
which last inquest held openly III me grayeyar1 az
| n.
oroner, iury was that the corpse the body OF Tim
othy Monroe who accidentally drowned shor' tnc
onr renort Of and comments on those three inqness
over that Inflated corpse, particularly on tc nae, l
which the second inquest conducted, iirpisheu nc
crnnndwOrk for the Indictment against u.s. and Tor the
cjrii suits for damages which MI Nced ihs''ueu ah'
two or three other journalists.
The importance Of our reports and structures concern
ing the aforesaid nquess shown In reference parlc
10 the cause Of tuh aud justice generally Had u not
been for the ad and ilsinqees which we were instI;
SssG9 Y n 49 p! TSPa 9"yf S:Ia a
ured as the reputed body OF that celebrated personage
The grounds OF controversy we're thus mos, c
Allegations frequently made that all these cOntIoverseS
and libclcascs from the perversoh OF locula
marx OF Mir Weed about goodenoush Mo,sn t VII
after election utterly false, as the records oi lo *
traortnary trapsaotions, now before us, suhoien'V
prove ,, ,,o -ooood,,cs q, inouests
ana the statements OF newspapers during several ~
regions where most of the transactions were
was responsible for the strange delay OF HIte Vs
bringing the indictment against lie 10 M a u is9s.
Indictment was procured against us 10y MI Ntcu III io
and il was brought into Court Tor maj aCton WI
1ea DELAY "a extraordinary rs was the alleged cause
Of tbe indeiInont tx Lieut. Gov Henry II. seden yet
living and hOnOred wherever no Is hloWn' WIS VI. va
counsel In this important case ana ls VI o
records the courts for several years now De9Te me-
along with the testimony on when inc 0ot AZ nId
answcrabe for an alleged libel under tound
so long Us years. previous especially as we shoWeu nav,
and that during the long delay several Of the most
imporiant Witnesses had died aud Others removed be-
yond the jurisdiction OF the Court aud bey0 the kow
edge OF the defendants
As ansion been made TO tho partisan character OF
Judges tending cOunterac Justice In these matters
IL NAV be well 20 add that political Influence operates
for a majority sf the judges who quashed the lJyerod
Indictment against ms were the political friends and aSso
cistes of Mr.. Weed. - -, - A.. -
selves should add here, thai have now before me- 10
tho hand rlting exyce Chancellor Wittesey aus
lin uished political associate and friend or MI "een
form of recantasn prepared by him. 10 wca he askcd
our scnatures with The assurance that II we would sign
the paper favor Of Mr. Weed. the indictment which
had been pondng against us Tor hNc or SIX Year,
should be annuled brought 20 trial. ANA we ths
freed from further expense trouble But neither Of
us would sign that rccantation; we asserting Then hd a.
All other proper times that had been, then were ana
would continue be- ready 10 yindcate our course on
trial OF tho indictment whenever properly notned WIN
sniicient time for collecting witnesses, ana u
in health (Which In prevented MS from
attending Court ld not again A tile prose-
cuton against IA by Indictment the public. ana not
Mr. Weed, would have had 10 pay the expense OF hs
yindicaton II Mr. Weed had brought the master 10 trial
at any time before main witnesses diec-ah aiEhn-
tage that We defendants could not ENJOY. ~ was OF
corse beyond or power delay for thirteen year, the
trial OF that Indictment the prosecution moved Tor
trial the ordinary way aud with something IKE the
usual speed. .,.
Without going PARTICULAR at least for the present
we respectfully submit 10 you these brief explanations
Having long fOborne from reference 20 these controver
ses we write 10 request that for the aDove-ieh
Included in your general alusion 10 defendants In libel
cases where editors are concerned.
Respectfully yours,
HENRY O'RIELLY Of New-York. and
LUTHER TUCKER Of Albany
Formerly connected with The Rochester Daily Ad'efsser