The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-01

Mary Anna (Bpkcr) Bean in The Brooklyn
City Coar:, to receiver lie sam Of S5000G
for an alleged libel published iii tho New
York San newspaper, hy Mr.. Beach, then
proprietor, on the 25rh Of March, 1867, was
resumed at 100 O'Clock this morning.
Ex.Judgc Reynolds proceeds to sum up
the case for tho defense, 1t was nh action,
hc said, that never ought to have been
brought in court, but being claimed on the
part Of the plaiptiIf that damages TO Il large
amount arc due, and such inilammatory
appeals having been made 10 The jury, il
became the defense to try the case carefully.
lie thought he would be able TO satisfy the
minds Of tho jury that the defendant had
acted in good fnith. and that he was not in
any sense responsible for The appearance of
the article in question There w;ts nothing
in the case that called for punishment, and
il therefore resolved itself into what amount
Of damage had been done rs tho character
Of The plaintiff. THO counsel then cited
different causes why libel suits should
be bronghi. He contendcI that a contra
diction Of tho article published was vindi
cntion,"f the offcnse. II was usual to ask n
contradiction to Rn Objectionable article in
the same paper, ahd 'irthc rctraction was
not made then the party slnndcrcd had good
cause for action. and it would be the duty
Of the nonrt to inlot damages But in this
o'se everything had been done by the de.
fsndant to redress tho wrong. IIc denied
the malice, from tho fact that the article
complained Of was never published with the
knowledge Of The defendant Tho counsel
hore read :hc articles complained Of and
tho contradictions which had afterwards
been made. Thc contradictions were full
PREPARATION for the oilonscs II was true
that The plaintiff did marry her fathers
6oachman. The probability was that somo
person did 60 to this charitable Institution
at Washington and represent herself as
Mrs Dcau. The idea struck her That she
might pass herself off ns Mrs Dean nnd
che did 80. and upon this tho article was
written. Tho leitor Of denial, written by
Captain Hall, ship news reporter, was road
by the counsel and showed that nj the time
The alleged libel appeared. John Dcan was
residing with his wife at IIohokcn, anl
was carrying Gu tho business ora cotton
broker. Tho publication Of these comtratic-
tions was The only rolaration tho defendant
could make. The counsel concluded his
nrgumcu, ut II M, when OK Governor
Lowe proceeded TO sum up for the plnintiG
GN Y. Express, l8M
DEVILS LAroulNG.--'rhc foul birds that
pnlluto tho National Capitol at Washington
oro getting beside themselves they arc be-
coming clamorously and ouIragcously inlc-
cent.
Our dispatches yesterday mouling gave
glimpse into the cllicc lately converted
itoa brothcl, that brings blush TO the
choek OF Southern mnn--n blush at
thought OF the pollution that has been slim,
th over the seats once occupied by Randolph
Clay, Calhoun aud other gentlemen. Kelley
and Logan and Bingham and rulcr--what
a stencil generating batch of demons
" hen they curse, rave and blasphomc,
we have some patience with them, as We do
"'' h"i' y o'N'S' P'ii"ls ioI clnNtlnS sumo
with worms Tor wriSgling ina corpse. But
'hey nave been laughing ng-actunlly laugh
ing, ana the black dome of hcl! echoes back
the sound!
was aSa'hs' these devils that tho late
reocl'ioh occurred, and II Was tho crime
OF reoei'l'" 'h"' the uevIls were discuss
ing when thoy laughed.
Let "s forgive Joe Brown of Georgia" "
says one
"t us 10 ho'hihg OF tue sort" says
""o'her' Tor nc IS ~ complete devil as
any one of u.s."
'rhon, lot him whit" says devil number
three, "for did not Adam have to wait for
tho Saviour to Gomez"
O, Thou who di,lst ovcrwhclm with iirc
from heaven cities Of Sodom and Gcmorrah,
how long shall dwarf ficnds be permit cd 10
rcvc aud blasphcmc, in these latter da, ?
Smitc them, God of mercy and justice, or so
incliuc their hearts thar, scorpion like, the
will sling themselves to dcath.-MoJRc Tli.
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