South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-06


so close resemblance to justice as to chai-
lengc the admiration Of the -larpest prac-
titioners.
SUIT AGAINST STANTON. GIN. TnoM.
ASS DEcIARATIoS F!LED On yesterday
seek, the 27tb, in Washington, lengthy
declaration WAS fled by counsel ou behalf Of
Gen. LORENZO Thomas, claiming $780,
600 damages. \ summons will BE- served
on Mr.. STANTON, and the case will come
up for trial at the ensuing term Of the Cir
cut Court.
Ia he .Svprcm, Court Of Hr Dj,ri.i az C,,,,-
liza: Lorenzo Thomas ~. Edwin NJ Stanton
The plaintiff sues the defendant in Plea OF iress-
pass IN the case for that whereas the SAIL Jsre,-
dnnt, Edwin VI. Stanton, coutriying and wick
eddy, and falsely and malciousiv, iuteaainr f.
hurt injGre and aggrevc the said plaintiff and
without any reasonable or probable cause. or inst
pretcncc, TO arrest ana imprison. aud cause AMI
procure TO he arrested and imprisoned, the said
rIhin,iH, AMI him TO dctan and cause m 80 40
tanned and imprisoned for long time hereto.
fore To wit on the 22d FEBRUARY, 1868. obtain
eli from the Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
;he District OF Columbiaa certain warrantac.ii,st
the said plaintiff, directed 10 the marshal of the
Shll llSultt. whereby l,lc ma marshal
handed 10 take and arrest The said plaintiff
And the said Edwin VI. Stanton then and tbcrc
falsely and mGliCicuslv, and without any reason
able or probable cause whatever, ausel and nro-
cured the said plaintiff 10 be arrested ANA taken
by the said marshal and to lie kept and c,n,i,-
ned in custody for r long time, 10 wit for IN,
space Of fve days the next following: and the
said plaintiff says that such proceedings were
therefore had in his said case; that afterwards
to wit, on the 26th February, l5GS, il was con
sid cred aad ordered by tho said d. X Cort,cr
Chief Justice of the supreme Court of said Dis
trict, in chHmbers, that the said Plaintiff ,hoela
be discharged from SAID criminal accusation. ly
means % which said premises he, the said plain
till, was not only imprisoned in the manner and
for the time aforesaid during all which time n.
suffered and underwent great anxiety of mind
mud was hinderct ard prevented from following
and trarsacting lis necessary and lawful affairs
and business bHt lie was also forced anI oblir-i
TO lay out and expend divers sums of money 10
wit, the sum Of $1,000 in and about oht. lining
his release and discharge from said arrest and
imprisonment; and the sail PlaintiT also was
hath been, mud il, on account Of said ar-est ana
imprisonment otherwise grentiv injured ani
damaged whereby the said plaintiff saith that
he hath damage. md is IN The worse u the value
Of $4,000 and thercupon he briu suit, &c
The plaintiff sues the de!cn l1nt IA a plea, OF
tTcSpAss The case for that whereas he the said
plaintiff, now and always hath hccu good true
faithful aud honest citizen Of the United Stotc,
~
The time of the committing OF the grievances
hereinafter mentioned, nor ever hath been gull
ty Of any crime or mjsdemeanOr. nor ever sus-
pected 10 have been 50 guilty until the commit
ting of the grievances hereinafter mentioned
The declaration goes on at further length
as regards trcspass, charging Stanton as
knowing that plaintiff had been guilty Of
no ofonse, and as coutriying and intending
to hurt, injlro and prejudice the slil plain.
tiff in his good name, fame, credit aud rep
utation, and cause him to be believed gull
ty of misdcmoanor, and to undergo pains
and penalties, &c.
Mr. L. VI Stanton stiff continues st the
War Department Ga tho 25;h, Friday
last, M,rshal Cooling, appeared NJ the
War Office and delivered to Mr. Stanton a
notification from the Circus: Court Of the
District Of Columbia, that Lorenzo Thomas
had entered suit for $4,000 damages n
gainst him for false arrest Mr. Stanton
received the notification, placed it in his
desk Snd informed the Marshal that his at.
torucy would attend to the matter.
QUO WAnRANTo Tho Washington Star
Of Monday says: 1t il we'll understood that
the course which TIC counsel for the gov
eminent will pursue in the matter of the
qao 'rorraato proceeding 70 compel Mr.
Stanton to show by what authority be holds
the War Office, will be to appear 10 open
court carly ihjs week, and ask leave b. G. 4.