New-York tribune., 1872-08-01
MpoRTANf LIBEL SUIT.

THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES CRIMINALLY PROSE
CUTED BY GEN. FITZPATRICK FOR sLANDBR.
Louis j. Jennings, EditOr-in-Chief of The
Neto York Times served with an order OF arres.
yesterday afternoon, a charge of libel preierred
against him by Gen. Jndson Fitzpatrick. The libel Is con
tanned in the following which appeared in The Times aS
Saturday:
"Judson Fitzpatrick NewJersey, formerly minister 10
Chill; tried to force abandoned woman INTO ol, & ~
society and recalled Has long been reproacn 70
the Republican party, and has now happlIy Hono 0' "
the Democrats" .
When Gen. Fitzpatrick arrived with his family AZ the
Astor House. yesterday morning. this paragraph ""'
placed before him by his broherinlaw, Gen. Wears
After reading IL the General repaired immediatey 10
the Tombs and made affidavit, before Justice hogan,
that the artice was false, and was wicked "iu anu
atrocious libel, and requested th"' "
be issued Immediately for the arrest OF the au'"oi
The case will be heard before Justice hogan AZ -
a. m. to-day but Gen. Fitzpatrick expressly reduoe'
that the accused be discharged his own reeognSaee
The complainant compelled TO leave tne Cl'' " -
M 10 attend the Liberal Republican ana DehooI",'o
State Convention nj Burlington, Vt, when VIII uAo
nace TODAY He will return before Monday, Wheh inc
case will be brought before the Grand jury
In yindicaton OF his conduct Gen. fitzpatrick says h'
in 1868 The Times then under the management Vi o'
] RAYMOND, warmly supported him as a soldier ana
d,Io,oa, and II WAS not until he withdrew from the
Administration party that he denounced by that
iournal That The Times willing TO acknowledge
him as man Of honor is plainly seen by the eutoraiS
which il contained four years ago, not ohY
repndatipg the libel Just published but also uphoding
him in his policy while Minister 10 Chilli Gen. Grant,
ON discovering that Gen. Fitzpatrick was so hghy re-
arded both by the press and the people asked HIM TO
come TO Gaena. When Gen. kipairlck arrived at tnao
place he requested by Cen Grant TO take te stnp
against Gen. Butler IN the Win Dslict OF
as Gen Butler and Gen. Grant were at tha time on very
bad terms He aecordingy went ana en- Ruier So S
requested that he should stump the state for MN,
Ths Gen Fitzpatrick refused TO do, stating tnat ne
had already promised Gen. Grant that he would 90 al
meeting in Saleu Mass said that he had heard TINS
same story about Gen. Fitzpatrick which me InS mas
lust published short time after Gen Butter ndue use
of tins language, his nephew, George n buleI, az tit
time United states Consul in Alexandra, wrote ses
tonal article which appeared in one OF the New YORK
newspapers. under the heading OF Inc AuEehtules anu
Intrigues of American Diplomat III SOUTH
eTn Sintod COu Was AIMED at Gen. fitzpatrick, and
ii became quite Of course that no other minister
could answer well 10 the description III was WheI
this story gaining ground that henry D. Ray %
vndicated Gen Fitzpatrick, and asserted III me iReS
that the article had no hearing whatever upon hn Cen
Fitzpatrick wishes distinctly understood hat ne toOk
lady with him to Chin. and that lady was his own
motheIn-law who was advised by her physicians that
sea voyage would benefit her then impaired health:
While in Chill he married Miss Vadeyiaso, niece of
the Archbishop OF Chill and also OF the present Ht
ister TO Chill he received complimentary letters from
both the President and VIM ii. seward me ItHts a.
Sorts that he was recalled which is not the as
tSlegram in that newspaper in October 1861 will show.
He served from December 1865. until august !o.O anu
then compelled TO resign on account OF tuil4r Ia
his throat, which rendered necessary ms return
| to New-York. where surgical operation was
performed After he had sufficiently recovered he went
! 10 Washington aud rendered his resignation, which
Gen. Grant reluctantly accepted. Gen kilpatrek say
he intends TO prosecute the sult WIN great Ngor loI IL
is not only due 10 himself but 10 his friends that the mat
Ter should be cleared up. For" said he do not
defend my own character nobody else Will do it for me
L am willing that the whole world should know all ABOUT
nv private life for thus far far have done nothing
which would care to withhold from the public