, 1874-08-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TIMES AND TaE STATES At
TORNE EY,

! TORN E3.
sTATE's-ATronSEY REED
denies the truth Of the rumor published in yes
| terday mornings TRIBUNE, intimating th2t tn:
| Times retraction Of and apology for its ABUSE
! Of Mr. Reed WAS forced from that unscrupulous
sheet on account Of the power in the hands o1
| the Sta:e's Attorney to cause indictment OF the
publishers for having printed lottery advertise
mcnts in violation of law. 1t is not strange that
such a motive was ascribed to the Times, as it
is notorious that it has repeatedly published lot
terry advertisements since the 1st day OF July,
when the law went into effect and also In view
Of the fact that the Times rarely swallows its
own dirt unless upon compulsiou. Mr. keed yes
terdav gave an emphatic denial to the 1nferencs
that the retraction Has procured by threat on
his part. He stated that tho editor Of the Times
called upon him, and made q personal apology
for the abusive article. explaining that it Was
written by now man who did not know any
better than to make an ass OF himself. This WAS
thought to be rather thin, as the same e1plana-
ton might be applied to his superiols, who. hay
ing read, revised, and approved the article. PROV
cd themselves towards as we'll as asses by trying
to shift the blame upon the poor fellow who
wrote it. 1nasmucA, however, as both the apol-
ogy and retrnctlon were to Ete last degree ab]ect
aud fulsome, 9Ir. Reed could do 10 less than let
the matter rest.
To TRIBUNE reporter yesterday Nr. Reed
q question al to his probable action i'll reference
to the publication OF lottery advertisements in
the Times, he said: Il have no knowledge
that the Times has made such publications
since the 1st OF July. It would DO absurd to
expect me to assume the parts Of detective,
copt in the OF some fragrant and outrageous
crime, it is not my duty to mako 3 presentment
to the Grand Jury except upon complaint OF
some person OF persons. Whenever such con-
plaint is made in the matter OF publishing lot
terry advertisements, it will be timo for me to
act, and not until then. I have something else
to do besides searching tho papers every day
for unlawful publications"
NOT TRUE
Concerning the duty Of the States Attorney
to prosecute newspaper publishers who violate
the law against printing lottery advertisements,
an evening paper says:
THE TRIBUNE calls upon Ststea-Attorney Reed to
indict tho Times for its hagraut violation Ut the law
prohibiting the publication Of tbttery advertisement
after July l. Last. Tie statute plain and explicit,
and it would puzzle Mr. Reed to advance any reason
why newspaper should not be punished fer orenly
and elefantJy violating Law the provisions of which
it fully understands The demand Of TIE TRIBUNE il
timely, and the duty of the sa:es Attorney is clear
and imperative. But his attention must not be wholly
directed to the 7ies; there are two other newspaper
concerns in the city waose repeated ,oltons Of tie
Same Law have been more shameless, because sheir
Journal aud THE Tribune equally guilty with The
11ss Let them also be indicted the Post aud 5iait
is the only daily in the city tha. has refused to
publish lottery advertisements.
This statement ia not trua as to The TRIBUNE.
Lottery advertisements have been excluded
from the columns Of THE TRIBUNE not only
since the Law prohibiting their publication went
into effect, but long before it was inerod uced
fore 1t vas contemplated BY anybody. They
we're excluded under the conviction that their
publication was detrimental to the interests of
society, and ne heartily sustained the Law against