, 1869-12-28
Sns1 Brought 10 Prevent the
Production of a Play at
The Museum.
Statement Of the cnse--Now a
Copy OF "Mnry Warner
was Procured.
Attorneys shov Their Authority for
Commencing Divorce Suit.
Attf<u 10 Sci Aside 4 Hl1---Heaty Danfgrs
r OF Personal Injury.
The Police Courts.
,.>Irrn STATES cInCrlr coUnr.

,.>lTEn STATES cIHCrlT C0CnT.
1IiK "AARf WARNER tNJrSc1toN.
L.o,ge Croxe v. Frank E Aiken Tn1s ls An
t.1u1<1.on To restrain the defendant from repre-
sentitR upon the Museum stage rue olAy OF
MATT Warnct." The PIECE WAS several ftmoa
produced, aud Ihen Withdrawn from the boatda
unnst tie process OF the court. The case came
up on motion 10 dissolve the Injunction. The
nliee2tionk Of the btu and facts mat.tEal to the
rnet.cu We're that George Grove, at the husband
o, Kale 1o.epnioc BAtemAn Grove. known to
loeaue-soezs "a Miss kate Batemao, IN M<E.
lses, being tc Lordon, England, applied TO Tom
Taylor. playwright, to produce for h,a vitc .
paay. suitable for her ab.ity, she to pay the leaa
irk Character. Taylor asstated to nc
rtcpo.i,lcp, aad coutsa:tcd TO ~de
Mary Nsr1ek for which ne ano.la
receive rou1 Iundrad sterling roandk Ta. ~
US p1oaees .s see ns3@te. s ~ ana s s;fe
bssDe Int4eq1enu5 Ettu!l ed 70 the Gn.sea 5stGa, =
the Ms &C Was represented Rt Booths fhsa1e. IN
Scw fs.e 'as noaGK II H. p;ee ior
I've Se.tt fn TIC United S:stes ard tig%neia,
TE1s rrfrc'entas:on VAS 10 October. aa9" 1ne !!
was progressing Grove lesEnsd ,nss s,rn, NJ ~
epjo,n ut. per,ortralee. and Il tas n.9a1 9t
II Is al:cgcd 1hsr the pAT ~ 1sse.
leen 1El,.,shed IN punt y my al the tluss: inat
a,'d &c, t.rsi:sed to- puolcs lo5. iae b'lt alto
stalts i1,sr tbe piss has Lo va!u. - printed
wur*. tut h! beng printed rs ya1.aas nspiesso-
tstteu s1a'I re entirely eeEito1edFsaase tet-
son 1eadt II II would sanpose II he ~ meHk ne
otly nert: 1t has oetoE IN the Tesehs9aoa Or =
domestic character lprlic.:sa scp51,,o1a n; nn,1s
fraud Is ei,recd IN ofsefulus neopy Of the p!Ay
iron w4ich i. <as rrodrced het
Tke srsses o. VT. Aiken ceTu c,,r1 aua, aan a.
n re!t,n = Hho had o5.aiueu # on pelson VINO
o.ta,ued It from tet.Eg the ps IS Represented IN
lu 4ne ;seo,5 o, RE pro.e.t'o? Is th.t DsWi:t.
nc rrt ..slfs, has an as'a IL Lonaen, - enc
r1arttr Sao n ports t!leeT pis@s ahu 4aas-
uus ttee, 20 In e1'ca ior ar.
There VI n 1fetettet1 QUE uol:oa 10 u.s9oSS
Tie ,rjrErt:cp two nfttatA
;o;sft Dewl'. u 1e,k e. s~ors ~. to- f6s. hs
tutpt - Akea ~ ise n,;,s 1' ~ a. Or ason:
r. - ot ,iuis. isCe, Sfs the p1ss ~as pu'ttcJ
res trtsi1 o. The 'aRe Of me HAYnatket
Tsra;Se. He also lscised taa. the llsJ
sas E5oane.a M as .es sun tsreatter "stnoaI M
any sr>,Ilc:lch tpors =, ~ W. ,nss nnee tns
ri src. pla, e. II ra'ght sEe ut. Aau tna; Iae
1toa rm On
~. s,..s s,i h.. t:tSrc1ed II WAS n''t procured
ram TIC au,no1 rr counsa1n4n-s maurhc1tp-
,p ;sst .fe ND i lie G: .a.nor eonseat and
-, ~ t,,foy = that, no copyright beng tstea
o1t -, A., tne Got Enp.and, a n'st representa-.
ef The sIa, W ~ aaa ncrs at ~
New $tEk ~ ~'~ f~~N W."
TsIse1s Was1.rr5 5sk II eeposea thu, he parcaa.ea
eSry o1 ne .zolciy Exp sspo,ei t; ior ssle: ~ N'
On inc ra,o! tbe coUpla,naDia, there we're
a111 Tsrrs i, cv.ekcr oeposed That he received
.,om ~ y c:Ecnlar, enclosed 10 81 envelope,
rrsrrcT,et in an envelope, ot1cstcg TO him
runtes NJ sss IN which he believed parties hAd
prepretstsnss each o. Haisa were oasfed ! 70
20 StocS reutioIed the pla1s Alter Dark
tor1ssrs .a lnown a. :. "L2naoa n y
7siss'}:. 7sSn also inform.d n,a ,hs. the paS t.oe5
MWaxas furnishing Bouc:caalta vet1ioo Of
1Foray - for ~ and 1hat he had fsc,st'es for
furntag very earl! copies Of successful play..
r!1rs{, r1g{ IN whssa III. Dewitt compla,oea tast
q oFss ss e. p,aJs It iess pncs; TSeseiors, 70 Zip
nit!a1ious scbene in the bud" he would sci
h,kn original and inll copies At ss5. Toe rlsys
= ttatsu to be exact t1acscrtpts Of the LONDON
43afk ]. McGrath. employed IN bookstore
ere plsYs are yenoed, 0eputed lhst tue play Of
~ Warner does nos appear ia the catalogue OF
nlch he supposed to contain all TIC authorized
Nj. Mcvlcker nd Samuel Myers deposed 70
the1 telel That no persoa conld neuor1ze p!ay
30 "a ID reproduce Ii, AID Ut was undet4tood IRON
the staten ent Ct counhel} that 60 ssenosra9her
conld tepoH a rlay "a 1t wzs acscd
II. l. Hkfeu an A1e0 supported t1E Oih NJ M
ntllday,t. n which he svetEed 1has restrictive
notice had ptcn published tn the New foEk psrera
irDn Ms Grove, reqces.ing cditofh. actots, &c,
10 1estett btr i.ehI Of property. In the same
alaoA.1 be testified 10 all the material slleg1tops
OF the bill .....
The tneory Of tho defendant WAS that the play,
not be.k cop1ziehied In EtglAud order the Law
Of that eouEtty, 1t teeane pablic property upon
1t, frs. rIres eLtas,oD, AND that this Court having
TO COMMON Law juf1edction A. OF the United
9:alee, the ae::2o cslnot te nasntairr1.
On tie l.a1t oI the chHtp' atnatt opposing 1hs
notion It ves eontetoed That this u an ncitol
bfurtgnt prdet sne coinu on Il y ing in the
Sis'e, tc te enleIc- ~ tn:s euu1s 10 pru.ect ths
r,opr1Hars 1,utt, nuu~r dt cttans which held, L
scect, that = hs'e person hearlu- q lecture ia!
ute the Nils ~ DsmOf1z*.i uy hI1, hs cuuta no
~rt'e the ec:1tt oI1 Rtd Rive It to ctker raIttn
Tor rcr1cduc' ion md rrHnr. IN other wosds, fhA
Ics.re< el satiop II L1ly a N1Frh de1caIoa 20 TIL
putlll. llSe ls1Cn uEder adyl5e1ent.