New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-17
TIE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
ORoa.Y vs. STOREY.

The LoDxANkxDeeee0 A1DeA So1t Be8Qn IN
she Un1sea etns0 Circuit Ceart-The
Ceuplaianne Wants o50,ooo Dan-
He Cla1ns - be = Citizen Of Mas
saehuooets -Reclanl Of the Declaration.
tRism the Chicago Tribunal
Yesterday evening, It about five o'clock,
an ac13on a the ease was commenced in the
Unite4 Atatee Circuit Court by Messrs.
/, Hts pupee 4 Evarts with whom
aFs - <Gd161 Meesro. Higgins, SWEET and
QuieGjs II. Albert Crosby, as proprietor
q CGo66Sb Opera House. This action is
bgou3 agsfnst Wilbur F. Storey and
Helf b Chandler, q proprietors Of the
severl artioles q series alleged to be
lfbelous, - - Albert Crosby personally,
and il relation to his business as proprietor
Of Ctoeby's Open House. The damages are
laid It $4,000. The declaration contains
fourteen counts.
Albert Crosby Sues ss citizen Of Massa-
chupotta, aycExing that he is q resident and
citi3on Il that State, and showing that the
ie6eodanto arc citizens Of Illinois, publish
ine ap6per known Is the Chicago Times.
By6o declaration (which was filed with
yrseiss1 plsinti6 denies that he has been
entity a Sny Of The ofenses charged against
him. That until the committing Of the
9rievances by the defendants he was always
reputed, eotoemed, and accepted by all his
nGfghbCrp,. and other good and worthy
citisens Of tho United States,lto whom he
was In any w1se known, to be . person of
good name, fame, and credit, whereby he
credit Of al his neighbors and other good
and worthy citizens to whom he was in any
wise known.
Being % fayorably known he was and is
the proprietor Of q building in the city of
Chicago, known ~ Crosby's Opera House,
one por(ion of which was and is adapted
and used for operate, dramatic and musical
entertainments, to which larger number
Of reputable persons from time to time re-
sort for amusement and entertainment, and
certain rooms Of which building were
and arc adapted for and are used in c0nnec-
nectiOn with the place Of public entertain
ment. It is stated that another portion of
the building consists Of apartments, where
Of twenty three. are adapted and used for
studios BY artists; another apartment as q
gallery for the exhibition of works Of art
Il painting and sculpture; sixteen other
rooms for instruction in music, elocution
and the fne arts, by persons skilled therein;
three rooms for the sale Of musical books,
merchandlae and Instruments, and another
Apartment - restaurant. To all of which
apartments . largo number Of reputable
persons, both male and female, adults and
children, resort in pursuit of their lawful
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amusement
Having described the premises, the
pIeader states the meaning of certain
phrases used in the first article complained
Of. - place Of designation" and "bagnio."
But the defendants, envying the happy
state and condition of the plaintiff, and
contxiving, and wickedly and maliciously
intending to injure him in his good name,
fame and credit, and to bring him into
M IL
and among all his neighb0rs and other good
and worthy citizens Of the United States,
and to cause it to be suspected and believed
by those neigbbors and citizens that the
plaintiff had been, and was, guilty Of hay
ing made said Opera House place of
meeting for Illicit carnal inter6Ourse by the
plaintiff with women, and to cause it to be
suspected and believed BY those neighbors
and eitizens that the plaintiff had been and
to be used a. brothel, published in the
Chicago Times, concerning defendant, as
following:
''This time, Mr.. Albert Crosby is unae-
niably responsible for the impending dis
reputable visitation at the Opera House.
The house u now under his sole control,
and whatever use is made of it is by his
action. He denied responsibility for the
former visitation falsely. however; it has
since appeared. He undertook, in a private
way, to saddle the responsibility on the man
Hese, but the man Hess has publicly averred
that the scandal0us business had Crosby's
approval, and challenged him to deny it,
"NO On6ln0od be surprised to hear this of
Mr.. Albert Crosby. For months Mr. Albert
Crosby has made the Opera House place
of assignation for his own uses. Why, then,
should he hesitate to convert it into gen.
eral bagnioS Why should he hesitate to de-
T. - k1,n. o
Why should he deny to others the uses of
the concern to which himself has converted
it, :.
"The Opera House is Q place into which
NO respectable woman can enter with more
propriety than she can enter Wells street
bagnio. It IL contaminated. 1t is foul with
the vile associations which prevail there.
The police have shamefully neglected their
duty, that they have not long ago descended
upon II, - they descend upon other places
Of evil resort The grand jury have been
.dicted it, ~ they indict other places of evil
report. It is time there was public move
ment to suppress it as an ab0minatiOn too
Offensive for longer public liberation"
The second connt charges the same libel,
,but counts upon it as injuring the plaintiff
In his business Of letting for hire the apnrt-
-menfs OF the Opera House building. 1t is to
be remarked that each alternate count, the |
fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth, twelfth, and
declare likewise upon the article |
by the preceding one. Each
count also sets forth the formula of good
nnlne and fame ON the part of the plaintiff,
~ e6vy, hatred and malice on the part Of |
ndAnt.
lid count alleges that there was |
SupWing malicious publication:
ienafiOn house has reopened. !
viii be interested to learn |
- haunt is once more &C