Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-21
A DENTAL LIBEL SUIT.
Dentists DIsAgreeing = They GnRsh
Their Teeth at Each Other-ThtrtJ
Th0usand Dollars Damages.
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Dentists DIsRgreeIng They Gnash
Their Teeth at Eaca Other-ThIrty
Thousand Dollars Damages.
From the Missouri Republican.
Physicians, in their quarrels, sometimes
fire at each other great broadsides of Latin.
Lawyers attack with all the wonderful
strategy Of saids" and aloresaids"
Preachers grapple their opponents to the
holy music of grand old organs, and damn
them with the sOnOrous swell of Hebraic
hexamaters but it is reserved for the
dentists Of st. Louis to fash along their
murky battlefield great tempests of Greek
fire.
Take the following for example:
CIRCULAR-To THE DENTAL PROBES
sIoN.-At a meeting of the st. Louis Odon-
tological Society, held on the 23d of May,
1868, DR.. Ludwig offered the following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, Numerous facts have come to
light respecting the course pursued toward
the dental profession, by what is styled the
Missouri Dental College" which 60 to
show that that concern was conceived in
sin and born in iniquity;" that it was in
augurated with improper motives and for
malicious purposes. And whereas, the
profession throughout the country have
BEEN misled and deceived by lying and
dishonest men who travel about the coun-
try in the interests of the above disreputa-
BILE establishment it is therefore
Resolved, That the american Dental
Association" by allowing these malicious
and lying deiamers TO come into that asso-
citation and introduce personal difficulties,
and by thus aiding these traducers to keep
a delegate from the St. Louis Dental Col
leoe out of said association, contrary to
their own constitution and bylaws, and
Tins make themselves a party to personal
matters with which they had nothing to do,
have lowered themselves in the estimation
of all honorable men, and have justly in
Cured the censuFe of the dental profession
and the public generally.
Resolved, That the american Dental
Association" can never elevate the stand
ard of dentistry by such a course, and IL
that association is to become a channel and
be the instrument by which few men can
vent their malice, the sooner they disband
the better.
Resolved, That the dental journals which
| condescend so low as to lend their pages to
| the dirty work of spreading falsehood and
Islander, are only entitled to the support Of
| such characters as they have shown desire
to please.
Resolved, That the said journals are un-
worthy Of the patronage of the members of
the "St. Louis Chronological Society"
Resolved, That foremost among the
ringleaders of this bandiiti is one II. T..
| PEBBLES, the long-faced, selEssnctified, de-
ceitful, double distilled prince of hypo-
critics. whose constant aim and sole delight
| ia 10 travel from dentist 10 dentist and from
| town 10 town, and with my dear brother"
! on his lips, SOW the seeds Of discord and
stir up broils and difficulties among the
| dentists.
Resolved, That this miserable syeOphant
il blot and stain on the dental profes-
sion, putrid mass from whose lying
| slapdering carcass IL constantly Issuing
| forth an sifuyia that contaiminates the ali
and endangers the reputation ofevery high
minded gentleman who comes within the
reach of his poisonous slime.
Resolved, That the said PEBBLES, in view
of his taste and desire for stirring up broils
aud quarrels, Justly merits the fate that
was melted out 10 the noted fortune-tellei
Cora James, who was recently arrested
tried and convicted, and sentenced to thC
workhouse as a common bdETutOT. All O
which is respectfully submitted.
On motion, the above was unanimously
adopted, and twenty thousand circulars or
derea 10 be Published cor distribution
signed BY the President and Secretary.
@. W. TRAUERNICHT, ID. d. S. Prs'L,
ALEX. DIENsT, d. ID. S. Sec'y.
This is the foundation Of the snit, aEC
soon afler the above circular was issued
DIR. NJ. Z. PEBBLES placed 1t in the hand
of Messrs. Mnsser 4 Decker, and requeste'
them 10 bring suit for libel. Yesterday
petition, with the following title, was filed
Henry E. PEBBLES, plaintiff, Is. Gustav
w. Trauernicht, defendant-ln the Circui
Court Of ST. Louis county, ST. Louis coun
~, Mo. October term, 1865.
, As compensation for the injuries j.
! 1icted by the above broadside, the plAiati
T claims damages to the amount OF 5000
! | as his good name, fame and credit Eer
sought be To injured, and he himself sough
to be brought into public scandal, imam
! and disgrace