The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-28
FIRST EDITION
CHARLES A. DANA.


HisArrest the Charge of PubIishins Libel
Against n Brother Journalist damages Laid
at 100000.
The New York Herald of this morning has the
following
The editor of the San newspaper, Mr.. Charles
A. Dana, was placed under arrest at his resi-
denee, last evening, charged with having pub
lished in that journal a libel on Mr. John Rus
sell Young, managing editor of the Tribune.
The damages were laid at $780, 900, and the suit
was brought before Judge Tappan, of the
Supreme Court. Mr.. Dana, in reply, denied
the charges, and was held to bail in the sum of
$4,000. The following is the affidavit of Mr..
Young
Young vs. The san Printing and Publishing Assoca-
tion Charles A. Dana, individually and as President
o. SAID Assqclatlon, ana ahoas sh TSncoGS, yonn n;
II. A. Palmer as Trustees Of said Association.
Russell Young, being duly sworn, says that he il
resident and householder In the city OF Brooklyn.
That since the month Of May, 1866 he has been and
now is the managing editor OF the New York Tribune,
daily and weekly newspaper published In the city
OF New York. and also stockhoder and one OF the
trustees OF the Tribune Association, an association
organized under the law OF the State of New York,
being the owners and having the control of the said
newspapers and their publication That on the 9th
day of April, 1869, the defendants above-named
were the publishers owners, and propretors OF the
SUM- o newspaper by them published, printed, and
sold daily, semi-weekly, and weekly In the city of
New York, and having large circulation in the city
OF Brooklyn and in other places That on the said
2Tth day Of April 1869, the defendants above named,
cOntrlVlnR ana malClOuSly u6SlRnnR 10 lDlure
the plaintiff in his good name, fame and credit and
to bring him into public scandal infamy contempt,
and disgrace with and among all his neighbors, en-
ployers associates, and other good and worthy citi
zens, and to harass and oppress this plaintn, did
falsely, wickedly and maliciousy compose and pub
lish and cause and procure TO be published in said
newspaper called the Sum- so as aforesaid owned
and published by said defendants of and concerning
this plaintiff, false, malicious and defamatory
famatory, and ibelous matter following that Is to
say. Here appears the article.l Deponent further
QayQ thaf hU Of fha
by the said defendants the plaintiff has been and still
is greatly injured in his good name, fame, credit and
character and brought into public scandal tnfamy
and disgrace with and amongst all his neighbors,
associates, employers, and other good and worthy
citizens and has been and still is greatly harassed
and oppressed by reason of said false and malicious
libel and has suffered damages by reason of the pre-
misses in the sum Of 100000. Deponent
further says that he has commenced action
against said defendants upon said sufficient of
action and has issued summons therein. Dcponent
further says that he is informed and believes that
Edwin D. Morgan, Charles Gould, 4. A. Low, G. e,
Detmold, David bows, George Opdyke, William T..
Blodgett, Marshall o. Roberts, A. L. Brown, 7. G..
NELL Cyrus W. Field, Thomas Hitchcock, NJ. B.
Blake, q D. Smith, 7. Murphy, 7: McMartin, are
majority Of the capital stock Of said association.
Judge Tappan then issued the following orders:
SUPREME COURT, KINGS CoUNTY.-John Russell
Young VS.. Charles A. Dana, impleaded with the
sun Printing and Publishing Association, and
To the SheriT Of the County of New York 1T ap-
pearng to me by affidavit that sufficient cause for
action exists in favor of the abOve-named plaintiff
against the above-named defendant and the case Is
one mentioned in section 1Is of the Code OF Proce-
dure and the said plaintiff having given the under
taking required by law, you are required, forthwith,
TO arrest the defendant, Charles A. Dana, in this
action, and hold him to bail in the sum OF 10000
torney at his office, No. 106 Broadway in the city OF
New York, on the 30th day of April, 1862 Dated,
A, b. TAPPAN, Justice Supreme Court