, 1872-05-16

and reliable market house OF Booth, FOSS
and Borst, had the misfortune to receive
by shipment a dressed animal which
was afterwards proved to have died by
accident Their skilled workmen tho't
the carcass had suspicious look and
hence not pound OF it was offered for
sale, but it was put in soak for corni ing
if upon inquiry it was found to be the
body of a healthy animal killed for beef.
The facts were soon sscertained and
made public. This incident, for which
the proprietors of the Seattle Market
were no more to blame than they would
have been for the poisoning of their
stock by a malicious enemy, was made
the occasion of foully ibellous attack
upon them by a rival market man, thro
the columns of the Inteuigencer. Mr..
Booth presented the editor of that pa
per the following explanatory letters
which were refused publication unless
he would pay for their insertion at ad-
vertising rates. Every editor and pub
Usher is properly held by law liable for
libellous publications regardless of the
responsibility of the names attached to
such lihels; and libel by such inuendo
as indicates its object to the public mind
Is regarded as an aggravated form of the
offence. The publisher who for pay will
allow his columns to be made medium
for the circulation of malicious libel up
on the character and business of repu-
table tradesmen. and then demand pay
for their defence grossly abuses the priv
ileges of his position and should be
made TO suffer the penalties which the
law attaches to such villainous practices
else the character of no business man
IN eoanlnanity is safe from assault but
by responding to blackmail levies.
we make no charge for the publica-
ton of this statement and the following
corrobatory letters, because it is mat
ter in which the public are interested
sud but simple justice to the parties as
sailed that the facts shouid be known
SEATTLE. May 10, 1872.
Edetor hdaHigencer. Sir:-Wili you do
Us the favor to pnbi b the following let
ter for general information, it being a
copy of one written to Sol. Grum on the
Sd Of this month There has been con.
siderable talk in regard to this matter
especially among the people on White
river, and as it is matter ir which the
public are generally interested we think
the facts in the case should be made
public. Very respectfully,
BoorH, Foss & Eonsr.
SEATTLE, May 3, 1872.
SOL Grum, (care ~ q. Mdddocks
White Rirer, ". T.) Sir:-Letters have
been received from parties on the
river stating that the dressed animal
which you sent down to Us yesterday, by
Capt. Randolph, twas a COW that hai
been in distress for several days and thai
you killed her for fear that she woult
die in her distress. then dressed an(
sent her into market as beef"
You are liable to severe punishment
by law, for offering such meat for sale
Captain Randolph said that he though
the animal got hurt by accident, in som,
way, and and that you killed it for bee
as it was fat 1--WE suppoAd, the same a
loggeryfor instance, would kill an o,
after hrea king its leg.)
The horrible condition in which tn
meat arrived prevented us from usin!
any of it on the block. and we put it il
soak preparatory to barreling it, wher
it still remains.
A mans conscience and his respec
for the citizens of place in which b
expects to do his marketing from yea
to year should be sufficient to proven
Mm from attempting to impose upon
community in this manner, even if h
thought that he could succeed throug
throunh the agency of innocent parties
1t seems, however, that such was no
the case with you, and we are advise,
oy several prominent citizens of thi
place to whom the facts in this matte
nave been stated to prosecute you to tn