The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-13
4 LESSON TO sLANDERERs,


NOT in his Dictionary-Instruc Dia-
Iouue-Ordcr Of Arrc.,-BsiI $4,000
A, dc snoc;a, Term Of ,he snrron,o Cur, Tho
AT the special Term Oh the supreme Iourt the
Hon George @. Barnard presiding, Counsellor
Jo.nros mails n, anpc,,,on for an order NJ orres,
oO"''nOo i,'".o :" " s,.,N, ,,o,,,. -.
for words sposen falsely and maliciously against
bis cliapt tho olaintiit I'm the action
.,,. aa,,.,.,,,, a,a,o.n. .ne.l. M, uss,, and a.
famers should remember that to SANDER orrcial
...o,. ,o,,s.s .,,, ~ greater re.pops,tilit, tban
porsonS O''i'0' "' y
to traduoe simply citizen.
Connsctlor Joannes-Nay 10 please the Court IN
my retained guy nave inc nonor 70 p'ese"t '"e
papers before you the complaint and AFFIDAVIT OF
a.. A.. -. ...,a. -. doea,na,,or and I NOVA ON
,ac'S IN IN ao.pn W, .o ",'s =. ....s,.s -.
behalf OF my client, mat the eahoerer DC arres'eu wv
an order OF this Court. also present the under
,,,, 80, ,,..,,.. ..r.,cd.d nv las from tho MIA In
IN 49,, nc al,u n, u os ~ ,ia iatan dant
au oauure ..e aIeSt .ne,ye h. theae n,ners that
This ACTON h for cords spoken and not for written
OF yr.n,ea VOICE r,.-.,or. !, v,s t,,,, u.ed
Tho yo,d " s,ondaner an s,e.d Of ubeIler though
nnth -. AZ "a" ~ ,.n.ais .re .landerera and
cor.,,d n, . av vuTe y, '"''"' nv
Jrdga parnaraI dcrbt vvbe,ber T ean aid Won
Gu, 40 a. ,,t Jresor ,ba nav I.S
easa - ~, 10 .n,s noh ma rssp. ,nyv
would not nor,,o,s ",yo ppors tbnn Fl Cno damages
must be commenced in the Marine Court, where c
n a. ooo + ibinr thsrotore ,hSt in his case Won
mnst 70 TO the ther eourt fhonah rsgret TO trans.
fer Sn ~ ~ " ,h S Mas,n .""i y 'N'"e"
Connssi,op .Joanncs-r ber N no excu.cd ss
claim IN ~. sesn nn .rn,sy 18th C.nt I,nts or
, en- WIS case no amniy WIZ 'np. 1ih a.,
nrema" or :, snns,io, y snd xishing 10 nlease in
common. . sometimes court in Ire "Common
Pleas !" bp, IN Al, v,e, ~ ,he "a.c.Ior. NJ Dame
Sasiice without eSiions which are onsn mere
dction OF The snnrrms Conrt. Tor nnS "itizen nnb
sly called "a thief ard swindlsr| certainly would
feIonious '""" t'''VV S""'e' w '~' ~'hN "
Judge Barnard-The amount of damages womb
denend unnn lie eharac,sr ,na ,anenca ~ ths san
derer and 10 character Of The nerson alleged 10 he
Jefamed same had mon ~ sl,nJerers and i,hsi
tberev ,Ss, t,s "ood ci,i,an oa. not beoog no ,bc
ma ne,'s soctoty ~o' NV ''Ne ~ "
10" Connsel,oS J"annes-1 occep, vour nbnosophico,
morais ara nnn,y than ali 10 nv nr,-e,t mot,on
Tor n IL The same AZ n seemingly yirtuous woman
ha,c, rrsisod no hariot N daefrove Tho characier
Tor rhaatitv nv Inc merctr,cious association
Jndge B9rnnrJ-Wlat h there then. in tlis action
IN maze a diaerant rom anv other cnse under The
ua,Y 1s ~ hrtne II I,nin tbn inr,sdiciion ~ ,Ms
Ccvrt, - - "' Wv
Cnnn..lo, Jo.rro.t a. wall Lnovn that
hayo N. NJ .noa.h 40 nan a.sondo5 tSe indicIarv
rom sHpdssrers. snd am nov aeiorted nv THE
noin,,G a. is fosonsic adyoca,e and euy prriysoio
a. cnnnsoIio, or ibis conrt annesr fnr 4 member
Of tb,s bar tbo Di,,ntin IN his ac,on Therefore
ennaai 20 III cpnr, az h,ng The ,isbte arena for
lie nroecti Of one oi ia own iudical onheers who
mas peSn sugmsszea, ann onrnne ha
s,sntasn n, ,,nr," v iansnsn. ba made ~
,.n,,S n w., h na;i,ion a,d msi,cio,a asdition
80 ,is -. y, ,npaa ,hias I'D srinS,ar 81
en- nrovo n =, and this nnbclv 10 member Of he
o'I p.. r. .o.. ,,o..,o,.. =, ,,o n.o-
fessios Donnt Joannas can vo" "sscg, that there
Sou't oo.n . ~. ~ ~ ,a =, a. "
are no tnlesSs OF s~indlers VINO are members u VIC
Co,nsaIinr Josnnas LIN vow IN vopr bo,,af and
I have no donbt bnt that ,Se asd eSnp,er Of a.
=, a,S ~ M , ns Js"s ,i. we s MEM
49, 800 s.amn.S 60. LII, IL. ~ 80 sar
rent. ye rsSefsoe Of V TiperS how eaS We escOpe
tbs d.mns,o, of h.,, ", trn., ho,vax,es mai ys
s,s nnmar;so,l, he,,ar than in ,ha ancent davs Of
Jerusslem. when onIy one lawyer Is mentioned IN
bonorsb,e aornsa,or" snd 40 an GOOD man and a
lust" and that was Joseph of krimathea, who
Of Q, fpnHas me ooay ., ss
in the eg.i n,ofesson a. I'm ayarx other nroGsssi"n
Sa; more reprshsnsibie in that Of the law because
their control / however claim your protection in
this Ease for nv the Law and moral. eyerv person
!, presumed 70 Be innoc,n. 9Ptl proved . be gull
client I will be the first 10 move 10 strike Inn
from the rolls OF this Cont; but ne mas sworn
Judge Barnard-The plaintiff in this action being
an attorney and counsellor at law Of the state Of
New York | agree 10 your nroposition that ns
such he has the privilege OF bringing his action In
this Court do not think that can grant tie
order for bail beyond lie usual Al 900 for words
spoken. II would be different were the same words
printed and published.
Counsellor Joannes-Therc II q concluding Incl.
actions. First-The plaintiff is a mem Der OF this
bar. Second-The defendant Is not a low-life-
poor man, but a man OF influence, power; boast
Judge Barnard (~ho misunde rstood the last son.
teneel-Why my dear Count you do not think that
am millionntref
Counsellor Joannce--I dM not say so, but that
the defendant Il q millionaire; hut as for your.
self, why, your enemies have reported Won to
be worth five millions OF dollar Applying u
10 your mental wealth, II IA twice that sum
10 the most scanduious extra fact In this case
now cal your attention, and II Is sworn 10
IN the afhdavit before YOU Wnen Tie snlaintf
was tsioe assaied BY the slanderer. he ousyed his
natural pas1on ana told MIN that he 1.-THE paintin)