, 1870-03-19
MIR, BERGH'S LIBEL SUIT,

The PIcaAantry Of she Editors OF tho
Editors OF The Sunday Courier not
APprcciatcd-A Burlcnquo Diary
Purpor1AaE to be Written by nr.
NcrBh-A Criminal Suit.
F+o,n the Sec Tork Sun, March Ia
Mr.. Henry BcrBh, President Of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, Ap-
yesterday afternoon, and mAdo tho following
Affidavit:
"uen1y Dergh, OF Cos Broadway, being duly
aworu, deposes and says that On the 18th day
Of March, 1870, at the city Of New York, in the
county Of New York, = weokly newspaper Waa
Smith and Spencer v. Cone, entitled tho New
York Courier, = copy Of which is hercunto an
ne1ed; that naid newspaper and copy contain
M article known as general article, entitled
q. The Humu11 OF the Town., which aEt-
Gle contains n1ttcr md words pertaining
tho standing Of deponant, tending to bring
him into nlicnle in the community. That this
NbelluuB article il particularly referred to in
tie annexed copy Of the said newspaper, emit
tied the New York Courier, by pen marks Ut
the commencement and end Of tho sa.ne and
that tho e2id article was maliciouAly, Wilfully,
and wickedly printed, written, published, cieu-
lated, and edited By the said James L Smith
and Spencer Conc knowingly, with the intent to
'injure, defame, and ridicule this deponent in
this community, and he prsys that they may be
arrested and dealt With Is the law directs.
HENRI BERnH."
Archibald Campbell, 6s6 Broadway, testified
that lie had purchased \ paper containing tho
alleged libel
Weesrs. smith l. Conc were subsequently,
brought before the Court, and released Oh bail
III the sum Of e5O0 each.
The alleged libel, printed in the Sunday
Courier, is rs follows:
"What great asa this great animalta1ian
is! How patiently he bears the reverse de-
crees of petty Judges! Henry Bergh, tho
hero Of this brief epiatle, Vas born at an etly
period Of his e1iatence, and is now shout hfty-
thin, and has very rcd nose. All the Third
arenue car horses know him well, and they
never fail to show neigh -borly spirit whenever
that dear red nose Of his looms upon them
Mr.. BelRh re1ides in = fine hrown-stono front,
away up town. ..
"Ho has mischieyons little monkey to at-
tend his door bell, and n poll parrot to wake
him up in the morning, When he breakfasts,
he eats With a eaton each shoulder, and poo
die on his lap. II he pulls ont his witch to
tell you the dmo Of day, ! squirrel or white
mouse is sure to pop ont With it
"His backyard il full Of dog-kennsls, al in:
hahised By meteorological and Eupesannuated
cu1a, that be, in his Walks about town, has tee
cued from cruel youngstcra on their way to the
pound. He las spent two incomes in purch1s-
ing Of licensed veuders their broken-kneed and
f"Nor i there anything Josyin his mel.nchol,
f.ce and deep sunk eyes. Ills hairs arc yer!
thin md grav, and his oa,res are remarkably
slender. There is nothing hostile or cotD-ssdl.
in his manner. That on his pet specially he il
doe-matic I'll admit, without, hope, in-cur-rine
his ditple1sure. As m orator, when e1patiAt
ing on his darling theme, he is as finished "a I
| CAt-iline.
!" Perhaps can better illustrate my hero'l
| weakness ty inserting hero few items from
his well-worn note book.
"FRoA MR- HEnaH's NOTE nooK-
Monday, March :, 1870 AL day collecting
| tail milk. Saw N infant that had been rxiset
| on it At the Orphan Asylum. Bought one q
| them AZ = specimen introduced to = poo
| woman who had lost seventeen babies By tht
same process. Told that one OF the riches
men in BeseheF.s eongregstio9 made his for
| Henry Ward about it. Can't see how such
| man can ever attend Christian church The.
s.y his name Is Hildreth.
| HsTucedsv, Nazch e.-RAn three blocks cn
deAyoEing to overtake party supposed 10 b
ca1rying game coek-mistalen. It was on1
under lis coat Rung door ben Of house o,
East broadway, a. thought heard the me-,
OF = starving cat As no ono answered, sup
posed family out Of town Turned AWAY viii
| d eoxrpWful hc4rt. Poor puAs! to think q
thee diving Of starvation. It must not be
Bought herring for her. Broke pane Of glAs
| in basement window to ges it to har. Query
WHY didn't I break the window first on
Would hare saved herring. Paid twent
Rl,il]irse for Z 11gmanss horBe- Ho1se 8tanl
ing painfully On thtee legs- Had to shoot bin
G5, how piteously the poor brute turned Z
his upper lip - be fell to the pavement COLI
cold corpse enough 10 giro me- nisat1nas
for = week.
"wednesday, March s.-went to SEQ = ric
aud benevolent lady on Fifth avenue abo1
adopting hroken-1cgged poodle hAyo l
home Lady sa5s ahe wl1 take it, rs she don
Ike to see cold 1neata given to hnIIid lit
street beegAr.. Didn't tel her that sud po,
die got hia leg broken by bite from I mi
dog. How crazy most people Are about N,
dogs. Pooh! no sueh thing ~ Z mad dog.
7'Ftid1y, March ll.-Had long and ea
nest talk with Mr. Gould, who keeps resta,
rant on Nassau street. near the Post Of1c
about green turtle lying On his back in Il
sun. Nj. Gould promised to lave wait
hold pataso1 over the said turtle till the st
rot out Of range; also, 10 1aiso his head thr,
inches higher With = brick wrapped in fanne
"Mr Henry Bc9gh docs not, l hear, far
the new city charter. I suppose tho reason
he. Il requires too much lAbor from the Aayu
"In conclusion, would call Mr. Bergh'a
:ention to the poor ass Who doea 20 much agl
1 cultural work for tho Tribune, under the yol
uf whit Know about Farming. This pc
les must be veD aged, Judging Hou his VIII
! | coat"