The New York herald., 1869-03-02
NEW YORK CITY.
the COURTS.
SUPREME COURT cEcuT.

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SUPREME couHT-cEcWT.
Garinlth Gauns and Iis Critlcs-A IIerary
Treat Lose-A Critical Friend Mr'
Reade-An Authors Profits.
Before Mr.. Justice Clerke.
OhGy1es ReadS Us. Charles II. St0et<eT ana
Othsrs.-This suit the substance and occasion Oh
which have been already fully publishd In theso
columns. was continued yesterday but tne opening
Of the court Mr.. vandenhor was seen 70 be aDsen1
ana he dld NOT return 70 the witnss stand. Ar.
Justice Cerke decided that the polts taken oy tne
defendans as previously reported, tere not tenaoe
and Professor Frobisher took the PACE OF Mr. van
denhon and continued the novelreading down 70
tho twenty first chapter, when no time Ior recess
came.
After the recess, somewhat o the surprise Of all
Judge Clerke announced that ai1er Soasuaaon % ..on
tbe wrong course lt would lave been enough for
Iha plaintiffs to prove the li1l ana .nen mavc w. ies
20 me dsienaants % show bysxc'rp1S 1o 'uo oooA
Mr. DERRY argued taat II ,e further reading OF the
book was now shut on ant the defendants were 70
bo allowed to read q potion To sustain the I'M
morality OF the oook il wsuld be necessary for them
then 10 10 into the c0pext 10 show that, though
ana tie s.eI ~emera ndsn,es OF TIC book neratved
any such view.
me court, however, acid to Its decision, and Mr..
Mr.. Edward H. Hovse who testified that he was Q
Journalist and had ben for some twelve years con-
was . personal friend Of Mr. Reade; he had In 1893
Dccn an inmate OF ns house; he had lived with him
IN the same house from May to October OF that year.
Y. ID you know ON what library works ne was
Mr. Whitney raised a. an objection to this question
ehis work, "Grintn Gaunt, was the writing OF MIR.
Resde but whether the plot anu In some measure the
fom and dialogue Of the story were not taken from
aour hia and thia he ID
suppose the witness could testify TO.
The Court overruled the objection.
Mr.. House continued tlS testimOny--Io knew that
~ hat time Mr.. keade was engaged on three works.
ano Of these Grifith Gaunt;" great portion
e s story was wen wne a nc i,e~ was WIN IN M NJ
Reude and then gycu 10 professional copyst; the
copy was submitted to Mr.. Reade and revised by
Tckn0r n Fields; II was either three gulncas or
three pounds payc-that Ia for a page OF printed
matter; that at the time, was more tnan twenty dol.
1ftte: he mad seen these articles reproduced in Eng
hsh papers-in the London Recte.c, and
Counsel for the defendant here objected that the
papers must be produced. Their contents could not
be proved by pa.o, uniess II were shown that the
papers could no be Oi,tu ned. The Court 80 ruled.
Mr.. House cOntlnueu--iie did rot know where the
GiOde was to be iound IN this city; the London Re.
r,er, be belle. ei ~, was on nle ar the Mercantile
hut Cou.d NOT state the number; the GLOBE was re-
coeniZcd as sort Of II erary or club organ 1t had
an extensive circulation; lie could not give the num-
ber circulation Oi any paper he these articles
In no OtDer papers.
Cross-exaInlncu by Mr.. Scwcli-He was in 1865 a
guest Of Mr. kcade; he was not IN any literary
patton wn,le there; the Rcttsp and Gto0e had an
extensive circulation; OF a weekly paper he should
quIe eAtenslve nc couId not give the numbers; mis-
be Ief as 70 their circulation was based on
sent to them and their general regulations; he
did not know the amount OF the circulation
Of any paper in New York; he had once acted ~ Mr.
Reade's agent IN bring To MIR. Waack the manu-
script of .t IA Never too Late to MeDd;, Mr. House
knew that the novci had been published In book
form. hut not as TO the numbers sold; he had the
impression that three nstalmenls had been written
before he went 70 Mi. Reades house; II was GUS
tOnaiy 10 write two or three parts OF novel before
itS publication was commenced; he did not know
that Mr.. Eeade was III the habit OF associatng CO.
lnborers with him In his works: he had done 40 In
the case OF Peg woilington" /" IN which Tom Taylor
was his associate, and IN ''foul Play' MIR. Bouc.
cault was associated with him; 1.-THE Kings luyaln
was also an associate work.
Rcdircct-He mad heard that the publishers OF
"F0u Pjayo had sent back some chapters on the
ground ol their not being wrlttcl by Charles Rcadc;
tne f1toune edition. daily and weekly. was said TO
Culatl0n OF sume c0,000 MIR. Reade was the author
Of ten or twelve moves; there had been
three editions Of 'Grilth Gnunt" nths country; the
number IN Al edition depended on agreement with
The author; the amount paid authors depends Oh
their reputa,ion; they were usually paid 30 much on
the pare for periodicals. and afterwards 80 much on
thc edition Oi the published book; Mr. Readc was
paid six guincas apage for the London publication,
and three pounds Or three gnincas by hessrs Tick
Recross-Three editions OF 25,ooo each would be
hrge circulation for u work.
Rcdrcct-Thcre are no other authors who receive
such large compensation M MIR. Dickens and Mr.
keade.
l,ecross-Could not Bav whether Mr.. Reade had
since these articles received less rate Of coupen-
sitlOn than before.
Mr.. Gerry here asked an adjournment, he
had expected the reading OF the book would occupy
she day, and had therefore not provided for the
presence Of witness from the house OF Mcssrs.
1icknor h Fields, with whose testimony he should
close tao case
An adjournment was granted until to-day.