, 1869-01-01

'"'5 ''s o'asf l." o"' cunning Hoom.
V,7;51on, Iaaa,.=
IT.. - AsAoos '1AoAef.
road,s1 p:sI ~ ~ aaee Aau MI opportunity o.
49, the rr.a,. s pAp,4s o'-'Ie c1.y' onr-
Tt;a,. e"' ,. ,.,, ~ tl'a' o' Inc hoel suit II
ofTr-r T.,.. i" "a Il lsou cla1neo damage;
licst;on ot . rsra-. ~ - T . ar..aeuAs NV pup
in which sha r. NY W. eoues case
his sw;fo 49, ~. -. ~ nt''norpe' ano
fsc,s ~ ~ .s,tue., uHaef stie''. Inc
nu1,,;c an5 r.a,a 4' 1. Ale A1o" 4 10 'oe
1bc fac,. of ,,,o s. 49, ac a. tDe Jais. ~
as In 4. 6saoo -. s"' e'se' '"c jury
irs,ira sn,l wit an s""vn scn>e' 'a",
svr,a;c, a. 1 .,'a u....:T' n"se ienScEtu
D. soo ,,,.e a"a'':'hs ncf
nl,;nt;fT. - . sas 80, i'su lne !o!y oeen CO.
rs,a .,a. auo ssen ''ls" en.lIltd 10 pra
jrtcra=t ore,r;d;na on -, 'ae4i o"n seil-
49,. -a.,, ,'14u'pe q" otner coasldera-
hsro - uu.o uoI nase permitted them to
wonna,.;n. n'sa " sleu.et sum oi oamases.
ss:-.l '"elt u On record
;,esH.o...,1 . a.en psa's upon ''s lace such
ms,;ee ss ~. =! ifnofance ana
annt s Wy, .so no"esel 'n'eln-
-" nle.encss -. tha @ os;aaao e. a. ~ tNe c'm-
the ohs.,a,a ~ uee "s.a'n'ne 10
$50 rsI,a-;, 'ns ptaluiin' inele Is no
1na1;.a ,.,,:,s 49,. ,1s.,s 41sou Iae oseloeaflne
foTt n i,,s.;t,- - ~ ~ vs. telu.e. LUZ e.
TINS T,,,1.,-,- ca,,.'.: @ siouuu eoat
an oddi,;o,,a1 ,~e,.. -. - o"t
c9c,,ea f~o-, * 1...as. 10y -. ~ se1u!c1 pro-
,umxn ac,;orN rNna,;.;nn, " gu spi'as' u
Tho -o-,;a. -':,, 'o4ance.
nnb1:cs+;oa ~ ,r,n 80. A'ies. fhe
r., ~, 49, ~ 4A1neSE. a2mp-.
~, ~ s''nea LUZ. It was
.t':,,:a meie P7stnent 81 thc hithy
us tase ne oe)ec.ea tc, but the
.yfao1S WEIGH enabled crime thus to
1es'fey ms ptrsoral liberty. It is in be-
hs!t OF the 'Itedom Of the press-in be.
hail OF The freedom OF every o:her paper
ptoilssed IN this city, and in the country,
ana IN oeaa4! ot the liberty OF the people
tiemselveS-that We arrai.n this verdict
as an embodiment Of an ipnoranco ,yboro
stolilitT is only eous1led bv ito ,o,eoao1
msl;cnitr. There is mn. a rnan n-h, 80,
~on that iury who does mn. ouo -, ~
cr,y hc tpioys snd The ne.co o,I so,,.;,,,
IF his f,n,;i. on,, of -. .s.,a:S 49, esuAiS
n1otrc,;na n',,,.r ~ 49,, "us'u.ss t'.s ~ LUG
M.n -, tn,.n ;n.a,,e..p p9'sle piess.
s.irc,e a,,,J 1sa @ aAa 'u-
co,,r.-- n,4 rau ,,, oe sIll' IN any
~Ne MAS nos llee
- W sA.e,a tnsn from tne tyranny ot
o"s.ius s... a1u ansc'opatous- iaelc
Is not cisl2eh WHO may no. be arrested,
sou.A " aho imprisoned "l-hous law or
JuoI,e. were ~ aot lo1 the 1ear OF the
l,sn,' puu.'eass "n.c1 tne press would give to
1;-a l,,o1, ss, -s..!s. ~ ye,' oAce permit
dare nrh1;sf aa",,';D ~ sAauu' w newspaper
case. srch rc.a;a. lnE pertaining 10 tue
naner nnhl;s,,;ea n.5, p.eseus new"
less II has Il =, ;ts ~ .ae. ~ news III
truth. and in s,d;,;"s ~ pt'Ye .he'l
oyercomire the low-.,orn ,ns,.--n, w us "
] besot.cd iu1v. 1*.~ o'eA Ase ot
The facts Of this nut1ica, ,,o, r.oro
!. That Orders vere ni,on - 49,
that no mention Of he disrr.cotr, - rnr-
Should appear IN The papor.
2. That 20 mention Of it WAS u,,,c
"nen II hfst Occurred.
D. Ihat "hen the Police Court trial
ealnc up II was written by reporter,
"'u,'ut tae knowledge Of the editors;
.t sas ~ 'at'eF Ordered ard dIrec'ed taat
lHe sane sheuso no. appear in the paper,
-. .na. ..a. a.i 'ne necessary precautions
raAeu I" prevent lis publication.
,oa:, ~ Vas puolsheo only by an
e0'' ss' ~ oeaaace OF all these precau-
.ioas' aEu was promptly Ic:rac:ed and
eoI,ee.eo.
~ there ever was case in
Hhlcn 'he absence OF all actual malice
was demonstrated, to the conviction
ol every reasoning MINI, this Was the case,
We Ane !" there IS a distinction between
aesea' nsllee ana legal malice The lat
t5 Is presumed ~ hc:lon Ct common law
-. ~ tne popiicst'on OF The libel but as
.nH''ec 80 1ius1 We Inc measure OF the dama-
- us!e N al Chlcsgo u'sinsercst.
.o' 'n'e''gens man, not actuattd by
ots'te 10 punish the paper because it is
~. p.osp.'Iu Ius N us business, Who will say
40. sutie "as le'' IN lne case the re-
ss !'oiut upoa "h'co 70 lmpu:e the
aesoa1 nAl'ee TO LIE pno'isherse
~ Nv con'FafS, Inc ~no'e evidence
net,n Iant w. unusua' :noris, nos only to pre-
puo''e7@'on u 1nat ponce Item,
.ent any p"o'ieHy what
W .ae o'sE1acs'at proceeding at tie
0oIse "a tne pl:ln';n.
~ seeloenl ci tn's kino' promptly
~ 1ls.l 10y eoilecie" ~ l0e ''me-an acc,-
.ee's,l es nsToen4os ~ sp.e ol al reasonable
ihsta 'sot.,s snt ~ W t.sa'ea as malicious
r,ic,, % w.. 80. .e"spzpe: ~. IA inc eoua'ry
~" w. , cse1s aa7.
- ~ ~ 1a,, "cio-1ne change
1:,,e1,o,,s So -.,';a s.. s.-n'S a..aa maze that
,oss ~ ~n ~ 1.,., os' !ss n'so' DC aafm-
INV j, q tf;re hr 49, so@;saa. = ,r'as w ,nay occur 10
s y, oe'1Iu' "f ocs'seed'S, oy
o., AAous enp"'sc' II any issue. A
49,: ~. s.,s 49,. .'1y "'uu '@cu1.ea'n Ctec'n-
-r,;,;aa a sa 90 ~ = lepsf'er' IN
a,,aG-, ,t,...,' p.un' 4Ge!leo ~ o'n as
~, p1 :" oo7io'cs nouse; W mis-
atluI ne ~ ~ oe7ef,oto as 'he keeper Ct !;
ua"os nouse ne sueo 1of linc'. The
Is"spApel ptp'.u tn'1 Inc accident oe@
.u..su .u'e usn 'he nes'ee. ata ica"ver-
eeae. - sone VI as c'mposaiofs and
pl"o..'e'oe's, acu tpas IL had corrected
Le Wv ptemp'iS' inc S'uft ru!est that
4ueie & u!u oe Only Nominal damages, and !,
~, q st'o:c' o, one ee"! was rendered. The
.'pe' Al Ane e1ocsauaa case WAS eYeo
EseaeeF .han heFe' fhere was not the |
teno,ess es'uetce 10 justly the e1leg,-
.'oh 'na' w pe'sen sept "baw aw'iy"
to puri:h wrorg, even to a 1escccta-
o.e pe'stp' "h'ch was prrcly the Tesu!: |