The New York herald., 1872-08-02
KILPATRiCK,S FORCES HEARD FROM.

The General Meets the Enemy by Proxy
and Carries Their Skirmish Line-Mr.
Jennings To BE Tried in the General
Sessions.
The Tombs Police Court was considerably en-
livened yesterday morning by the appearance
within its precincts of some half dozen distin-
guished gentlemen, chief among whom were Gov
ernor Morgan, Jackson Schultz, Henry Clews, Mr..
Lewis J. Jennings, Of the Times eX-Judge Hooper.
G. Won Worst and Chauncey Schalrer. The occa-
sion Of this gathering was, of COURSE the pro-
posed examination of Mr. Jennings on the charge
OF libel brought by General Judson Fitzpatrick,
OF yesterday. About eleven O'Clock Mr.. Schafrer
walked into the examination room and seated him
SELF He was unaccompanied by General Kill
having left the city for Burlington, VT, the night
previous. Mr.. Jennings, accompanied By, his
gan, Mr.. Clews ana Jackson Schultz, came in soon
after Mr.. Schaier, and, having comfortably seated
ancc of Judge Hogan for whom they had to wait
but few moments. The gentlemanly and ever
courteous Charley Hall read the charge preferred
by General fitzpatrick, which Is as fonows:-
Police Cout-fIrs District, state y Ner Yorh. city and
tosag e Ne~ Io,t I%sh @ , yHdson Kilp9,riSk Of te
city and County Of New York one Louis j. Jennings did did
unlqwluy, scandalousy and malci9usy, compose and
him in the city and col oOny aforesaid ina certain false
'sf SS%ls Sn II to
society," and recalled. Has long been reproach
the republican party and has now happily gone over to
the democrats
Chile and that the said nse deiamatory libel refers
intended by said Jennings to affect iniuriousy
the private character of the deponent and that the SAID
lbelous statements In said article are wholly false and
Deponent further that the annexed copy of the said
newspaper called the New York Times, contains said
false deiamatory and malicious libel and that the said
libel was on that day and year aforesaid unawuy AMI
intent 10 jure and deame the good name and fame OF
this deponent.
Wherefore deponent prays that the said Louis j. cn-
nings may be arrested and dealt with as the law directs
H. J. FITZPATRICK.
At the conclusion Of the reading Mr. Schaifcr
arose and addressed the Court. He appeared, he
said, for the complainant in this case, General XII
patrick, who was compelled to be absent from the
city, for few days at least An article has been
published by Mr.. Jennings which we claim TO be
Iibeous against us. 1t is true General Kill
fore his actions are public property, open
to criticism; but his personal character is
no less dear TO him than to any other man.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Schaier's remarks Judge
Van Worst addressed the Court, simply remarking
that his client waived examination ana was pre-
pared to give ball In any amount IOr MS appear
ance In the Court OF General sessions.
Governor Morgan, Mr.. Clews, Mr.. schultz ana TWO
or three other gentlemen at once announced tnelr
readiness to become bondsmen for the defendant,
but as Judge Hogan remarked that he would not
require bail their kind offer was OF course declined
Mutual congratulations and hearty hand dshakings
were now freely INDUCED in after which the party
dispersed.