The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-08-30

had the pouches and mail matter IN ere CT
fnl1 Charge thereby meaning and in TO
Tending that the said Robert @. lay ga.
o I'd the said James 3. Ray had exclu- tht
81 We charge of said mails when the salo -
rohheries were committed, and that no Ih'
one else had charge of said mails, anu W.
that the said Rays must have beeh anu oli
actually were the robbers OF said mans. ~: ~
Your petitioner alleges tnat IL Is aa,ss ~
that any robbery or robberles o: oSiiel
crimes were committed by said Lays
! or either Of them it is false that any
| rol,herv was committed during any &C
mart of the time that Robert q. lay VI
was engaged on said train, ny any pe.d et
son whomsoever it is false that ss d
Robert G, Ray had any charge OF any 7
nail during any period whatever IN n
, which anv robberies were commltteu, l.
, and fl is false that he ever ran on Ihe
, old car in which said letters were alles c
, ed to have been found.
ii Petitioner alleges that said McCIanae {
t had no good ground or propaDle ca MS,
g for charging said hopert ". 10y With
3 any connection, however remote' WIZ:
r. )said mail robbery-but MADE salu
: Charge ,naliciously, and with tho 1htehl
:. 10 defame said minor, whose charac0ei'
reputation, and credit We're good. rev.
!. TONER alleges that said McCranle hau'
ID shortly before said pubhcal1on, ~
d, sonal difficulty with SAID MINOR a '"' NO.
~ lent opponent in politics of the uncles
al If said minor, John Ray ana Hopert
al Raw. and has frequently attacked then1
av ahnsively in his said newspaper-anu
ed vour petitioner believes ana chars9
Is. that said McCranie had pecoinG ~
-; h;t+or1v malicious against the elder
ia ,nomhers of the family that he extend
nd e1l his malice to the younger members
Nv ~ II on,l in his malicious zeal to de-
he| fame. yillify and disgrace the haHle Va
the entire family, recklessly, cruel'y,
~, wantonly, wicl<edly and naiclouais
ails ana pupAi9n ~. ,.,;,,st s.,id bow ns
lur- newspaper article 'e'i'''' ''
II. aforesaid. +,o ,nf
nc +o-oner and style of said newspaper
.at article are not such rs an lmParti''A '.,l>
uO. fair journalist would publish Tor INV
nnblic eood-but are plainly mailclo'l
:, ,or- on q simple inspection Oh saA' :,'lI
Phi petitioner shows that his said mlno
sun CO.., ia moor. that he is just beginnln
80 the active struggle of life, that ms Ia,
80 name and credit are OF lnestinaol
!, ,i'.sO value to him, that such an edltorlal
~ tho one in question intlicts an lrrepa
,., hle injury upon him and great da1nag
pub thaI INC ID" 49,. oouses damage
20 .; o1other. to repair it, that by said libe
, u. Ions and slanderous publication II
10 cold George w. McCranie has damag
was cold Robert Carson Ray in the full stl
any If ton thousand dollars and is indebt
men, To him Justly in that amount, Win
made torost IN if from service of citation
80 this case.
shed, petitioner alleges that the said Lbs
roper lous publication is a Palpable aeusc
state the esliberty of the press for Wh
L inc soid NIcCranie is responsible, VIII
iHsel' tho meaning and intent of Article
udSe, tho constitution of Louisiana.
IL 'ne Wherefore your petitioner, IN
tnelr said capacity as tutor OF said mn
ai : ~. Robert Carson Ray, prays that tne
nerally oeoaSo ~, ,,our Hon. Court and ans
c 'ley hereto, and after due proceedings
vour petitioner, in his said capa
es tnat and for said minor, have and rect
at the Underwent against the said George
ton, Il Ncehanie for the sum of ten thous
ulslaila dollars. with interest thereon at
cen 1oi rate of five per centum per annum
u such the date of service of citation IN
Q dutles case. and for all costs of these proc
- timed ings. e.,
II A. D. ,ou. ,,,I llocrocs "a NAV be
nc, and SUI vi In.roi in these proceedings
on said peA . rol;of in law and euuitS
llcatlon. MORRISON & FARMER,
Y alleges Attorne
state, in .,,,, o,nv Attest:
ion, the JULIUS ENNEGosEH
Il letters ,al Clerk ID
Jared he
ion, and ------
ave ap- THE PARISHES.