Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-27

A NEW PHASE:
TAHhGES, S15O,ooo!


scv-s.- ON, he sPent some time in the Office OF
d ? Joseph H. Bradley; and a.t-r consultation
y L liz eouasei, Me- SIS He-ri.k and Cox, he
q e -rnined,n sung Mr.. Stanton for false i'm
Tfisonmeu; and malicious prosecution The
suii has not as Yet been docketted, but will be
in the coarse of the day, az the necessary
Iar,rs are being prepared The damages are
lid at s1sC,to0.
The deelaTaaon flied to-day IS as follows.
In IHE SUPREHECoUR EFT OF THE DISTRICT OF
IOLUABIA-Ltr,LEO Thomas ptaisiif, rS. Elt.oiR
=. .tGRtOE dSr ,pddsst, at iGs, Ne. The plainti
u tn defendant ia-ss plea of tres pas in the
Sasr IL. that wheiras the said defendant, Ed
VIE N. S;antOn- contriyIng, and wickedly and
I. ls-Iy, and malieiously intending TO hHrt, in-
JGIe and sggrr W the sdld plaintiff, and with
cut any reasonable or probable cause OF Just
Irt-Lse OF, 10 rrrest and impriSen. and cause
. nj pTol 10 be arr ted anu imprisoned.
the said pIaintih, and him to detaiu
and cause 10 BE- detained and imprisoned for a
lCIg TIM heretofore, 10 wit on the twenty
e ,OBd cay of February, in the year 1862, OBJ
Ia ned from the Chef Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF the Diftrict of Columbia n certain
warrant agIinst the said plaidtIn, directed TO
Ihr Marshal of the Said district OF Columbia,
v b. Teby the said Marshal was commanded TO
take and arrest the sad plaintn, which saIi
v ar ant Is as follows.
IN ted States Of Ameried, Dss:.iet Of ColEmbic,
$50 David - GOOding, United States Mar
bal iOr the District of COlumbia:-l. David h.
tar-t.r. Chirf Justice of the Supreme Court of
tie district of Columbia, command you to ar
Il ST I-CTeHZO Thomas Of laid District forth with,
and that yCu have the said LOrenZo Thomas
b-fCTe at the chambers of the said Supreme
COIrt. IN the city of Washington, forthwith TO
answer TO the charge of a IN IN misdemeanor in
this, that on the zIst day of February. 1>6S, In
Ihs District of Columbia he did unlawfully
3cCe 1.-THE appOiD ment OF tue Office of Secrpsary
Of War al i,tsIsm, aud did then and there un-
lawfully hold and exercise and attempt to hold
AND exercise the seid office contrary 10 the pro-
visions of the act entitled IAN act regulating
the tenure of certain civil Offices" passed
March 2d, 1867, and hereof fail not but make
GIy,n under my hand and seal of said Court
this I'D day Of February, 1867.
DIX. CARTIER,
Chief Jus'ice of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
TIct Of Columbia
Attest r. ]. MEIGs, Clerk.
And the said Edwin VI. Stanton then a,d
there falsely, mallciously, and without cay
reasonable OF probable cause wEatsoeyeT:
caused and procure the said defendant 10 be
arrested ana taken by the said Marshal, and
% II kept and de tanned in custody for a long
tlIne. 20 vii. for the space of five davs then
nsNt following. and the said plaintiff that such
prOSe, dings Were therefore had in said case
Ibdi aiterw ards, 10 wit: on the 26ih day of Feb.
Uary. lSC-, II was considered and ordered by
the sand IL. h. Cartier. Chiaf Justice of the Su-
prtme Court of the District of Columbia IN
CEambers. that the sand plaintiff should be Who'll
ly dIscharEt from the said criminal ac Gus ation
md set st liberty; by means of which said
promises H., the said plaintiff, was not only
ImPrIsOn,d ia the manner and the time during
ali " klCh time he Su.- cred and underwent great
anxiety Of mind, and was bindered and pre-
vented from following and transacting his
necessary and lawful affairs and buSi-
ness but he was also forced and o.
hEtd TO lay out and expend divers sums
OF money TO wit the sum of one thousand dol
i:T>, IN ana about obtaining his release ard dis
charge from said a rest and imprisonment, and
be, the said rlaiBt,f, also was and hath b+n,
and II, on occasion of the said arrest and i'm
ITlsonment- otherwise CRAFTY injrrpd and
CSn-nined. whereby the said plaintiff saith that
be hath damage, snd Is the worse to the value
of jO,,tO. and therefore he brings suit.
The plaintiff sues the defendant III plea of
tr' spasS on the case, for that, whereas he, the
said plaintiff, now IL and always hath been a
= good, true, faithful, and honest citizen OF the
ULi:rd States, and always esteemed and ac-
CePtsd such until the time Of the COM
mitting Of the grievances hereinafter
mentioned, nor ever hath been guilty
q any crime or misdemeanor. nor ever sus-
Pected 10 have been 50 guilty to the committing
OF the grievances hereinafter mentioned, vet
the said Edwin NJ. Stanton we'll knowing the
premises aforesaid, but cOntriving and intend-
lng TO hurt, inJure, and prejudice, the said
pialntr in ais good name, fame, credit,
and HpututIon, and cause him to be be-
heved guilty of misdemeanor, and TO cause
I'm To 70 Undergo Ia Q, the The pans and penalties
anc proved against those who are guilty
OF such mlsdemeanor, and otherwise
10 vex. disgust and injure him heretofore
10 vii on the I'D day OF February, in the year
1~6e, false and malielOusly, and without any
+ Obable or reasonable cause whatever alleged
and objected against the said plaintiff,
vas guilty OF high misdemeanor, in
that he. the said plaintiff, did, before then,
unlawtully accept the appointment of the
chce OF Secretary OF War dd iaterim,
and dld unlawfully hold and exercise, and At
tempt 70 hold and exercise the said ONCE: and
then and there for the said supposed offence
the sand Edwin NJ. stanton, falsely, malicious
cause W whatever, procured from ID. X. Cartier,
CtIf Justice OF the Supreme Court of the
Ilstnct OF Columbia, a warrant under his
hand and the zeal of the ssid court for the
arrrsting OF the said plaint tif for the supposed
Cn'Ese- and caused tre said plaInuff to ~ ar
rstsd and taken IniO custody by the Marshal
of the District of Columbia for the
sald suppo-d offence. and afterwards 40
VIII on the 10Th day OF February. in
The year l>6-, falsely, malIeously ard without
ary rea-oEable or probable cause whatsoever,
ICFced and iged The said plaintiff 10 90 and
app at before the aid II. h. Cartier of the Su-
PRIME Court of the District of Columbia
and TO be exam ned by and before the sand Chief
: ustIce upon ard for said supposed offence. bnt
the said Chief JusIice did not then and there
md suffice ent cause for which said plaintiff
should be d'tsined in custody, where
upon The said plaintiff was then and
ttvIe discharged from and out of custody, and
TIE TlaIEtIr Goth also aver that he is rot nor Is
IL any wise guilty of the said supposed offense
e. Charged against HIM, by means of which
smisss, he the said pliintif Is greatly hurt
nJTr-d and prrIUdiced in his aforesaid good
\ me- fame, credit and reputation, and
Ia-a been taken and suspected 10 be guilty
Of misds meanor, and hath been kept
: Ed detained IN custody, and hath suffered and
Undergone much trouble, and been hindered
and prevented rom managing and conducting
LIS necessary affairs and business, and he hath
BEEN forced and obliged to lay ont and expand
large sums Of money in and about Obtaining
hls reIH7se from and out of custody on, in and
atOut ne defence Of himself and the maniies-
tat1Un Of his innocence in the premises, and he.
sAe SAID plalnun. also was, hath be-p, and is
On occasion OF the several premises
a1C -esaIt, Otherwise greatly injured and
a. .nnlficd, thereby the said plalntff saith that
the said plaintin Lath damage. and is the worse
10 De value OF : 5u,OyO and therefore he brings
. UT. r. T. MERRIcK,
W. > Cox, for plaintif.