New-York tribune., 1871-01-13
THE COURTS.
THE q RITTER prr,-THE SUN LIBEL CASE.

THE q RITTER BrFr-THE SUN LIBEL CASE.
Jrstice Hogan continued yesterday, at the
rnls the examination in the case of Wm r. Blro' ar
,osted ON Monday for driving wagon oearlng trans
o,ency on which inscribed: The Bter Blu; BLACK
,aa,line operstions Of Chas A Danas Sun" Daniel j.
-, an Assistant Marshal, testified that he had seen
h trrct and placard the day Of the arrest Bird
"a haen arrested by order OF the Mayor for driving
1ons,v through the public streets, in violation OF
Crnoratiou ordinance the Mayor had given orders on
rdav that the driver Of the vehicle be arrested the
,strrctions 10 witness relative TO the prisoners
rrost we're given verbally; in the opinion Of the
, ,he inscription on the truck lbeous; witness
80 ma. read The Bitter Bit" referred TO in the inscr
~ an tho truck, and could not say whether or not the
uao,,ons contained in the pamphlet were true he had
-, .he Mayors opinion that the word blackmailing
Ibeous as decided in the case of EdsdH dgt Blacks;
I NOT know of Mayors ordering proceedingst to be be-
aist any other person for libel since his connee-
don with the ofce. The case closed here without fur
,her evidence and the magistrate reserved his decision
t saturday In the time Bird the accused, is at
large on bail.
THE FREE PRESS LIBEL CAsE-EvIDENCE or
MR. FARRELL
Charles II. Farrell testified for the defense
teray al the jefferson Market Police Court In the libel
sut brought by him against the propreors OF The Free
pr.ss newspaper. lie said: was engaged on The Free
Press a. editor; during my business hours never was
intoxicated as not 10 DC dulc 10 dtVeuu 10 my
duties have drunk during business hours was under
ne influence Of uquor but not drunk; may have been
50 three or four OF even half dozen times can't give
the exact number.
O. Were you so much intoxicated during business
hours as 10 have 10 be sent home in carriagef A.
ordered e carriage myself that day because intended
10 20 home. was under the influence Of liquor, but was
not drunk; think walked from tine ONCE 10 the car
risre unasssted; wife might have taken my arm;
believe no other person assisted me- 40 hol Keep "a
record Of such small things. go go.
Mr.. HaCh-I offer in evidence az TINS point letter
Mr. Farrell 10 the publishers OF INC sunday hfr6hry
III which that the publication OF The free Press
WAS SUSPENDED and that in few days he and the city
new paper, the first number OF which would contain
complete exposure Of the wOudbe moral political, and
social refOrfners.
Mr. FARRELL admit wrote that letter. hut was in
tOxicated al the time wrote II in state OF great eX
element. after being assaulted by Congressman Fox;
don't rccollect instructions about the letter,
or to whom gave for delivery may have given To
Mr. Blood good, the publisher, 20 bring 10 the once or
Tie Sunday Mercury; could not say what would be tAe
effect Of the letter published in The Mercury think II
would good effect II it would take The Free Press
OF the hands OF the Association who now control H
had personal feelings Of spite to crafty in writing
ofhem. and others were written by Mr.. De Nyse
/ them all before they published; do not
rccOllect being intoxicated the lst 4th 5th, eth
9TH OF October never told any Of the compOsltOrs TO
70 get attachments against the property in the office
for their wages the foreman 10 and asked my
opinion about the matter and told him thought there
was no necessity for doing the employees had all
Dee and TO- migS. have told the foreman that had
editorial matter do lot remember positively refus
ing TO supply matter for the paper When II was neees
sary Examination adjourned.