New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-28

OF the Peace OF the City OF BrooElyn: by Henry @.
on Ang "a 1874 at the City OF Brooklyn, in the County
sv ne and
Inc CITY Of Brooklyn to-wit: The Brooklyn Daily Argus
BrooIlyn daily Argas on the said oath day Of August
1874, certain false scandaous, and ibelous article
of the statute in such cases made and provided And it
appearing upon the examination on oath OF said
Justicc that the ofense OF libel has been committed by
said Demas Barnes these therefore, In the Of
the said constable policeman, forthwith apprehend
the body of the said Demas Barnes and bring him be-
fore me, at said city, to be dealt with according to law
,n G ven under ny hand at the said City Of Brooklyn
Justice Of the Peace of the CITY Of BrocSlyn
E Sa,s Ns% YORK Rgs Gon saMsnry Bowen.
1slIy duly sworn, say each for himself: That Dsmas
Barnes Is resident OF the City OF Brooklyn and the
known as The Brookiy% Daily Argus published at the
City Of Brooklyn. in Kings County and that on August
aforesaid, said Demas Barnes maliciousy and wrong
iny published and caused to be published in said news
paper, false malicious, and defanatory hbe OF part
of which the following is copy.
THE passage complained of the account Of the In
terview with Mr.. H. M. Smith, published in The Argus
on the oath inst. II was as folows:l
deceased snd the mother Of depOnen tdN Bowen ard Clarence
i and on per mac. % @
story Bowers (meaning deponent Henry Bowea rage
@ .1a:s .a Es S e NJ
Henry g Bowen, weighted with gnef wrote
Henry Ward Beeohe meaning that deponep Henry Bowen bad
with the said deceased wife Of sid Henry G Bowen.
ass H ~;y1 6v yf sn: a when
Elton 70 xfte % Ealing on Nh SessneI 70 eaS S, Tine pp
has no. yet been made public but Nj
a SsfSH opposite a. moo By ons hat there were
sderaon that influenced Mr. Bowen nsniDg that dPonen Henry
Henry cemplain, Arising
BCwen urged, the other hand Mr. Beocner made
Bowen that agreed tNng that sail Beecaer had told
deponen Henry Bowen, Of hssd Bowenschden
staiemenL)
That said Mrs Bowen was Lucy M. Bowen, the
former wife of deponent. Henry G. Bowen. and the
mother of deponent Edward A. Bowen, and Clarence
n Bowen died about 1868; said Demas Barnes pub.
lshed, and caused TO be published. said false ana
The memory and reputation Of said Lucy NJ Bowen, de-
ceased and to bring the deponens ana the rest OF e
family relations and descendants OF said Lucy III.
Bowen into disgrace contempt and infamy as well as
with intent TO injlre defame aud why the deponen''
Wherefore Opponents pray that q warrant may issue
for the of the said Demas Barnes that he may DC
sworn before me this 9th day OF August, 1874
HENRY g. BOWEN.
EDWARD A. BOWEN
CLARENCE w. BOWEN.
n. b. Morse r.. Justice OF the Peace.
STATEMENT OF NIB. BARNES.
TRIBUNE reporter called last night upon Mr. Barnes,
and questioned him concerning the alleged libel He
said that on day when the interview with Mr. Smith
appeared he arrived at The Argus Office when the presses
were in motion, having been engaged In New-York all
day on business. He shown the proofs or tho
articles that were appear and noticing the Interview
with Mr. Smith, and the statements IL contained ordered
the presses to be stopped Immediately. Ho ther cut
into the strongest and the most personal por
tons OF the interview and pruned Its sharpest pas
sages He had the old plates destroyed. and the inter
view as 1t finally appeared was merely the skeleton OF
what MIR. Smith said. Mr. Barnes stated that
so far as Mr.. Smith concerned, he SAID
everything and great deal more than was
attributed to him. He said that the conversation
occurred in the presence Of four witnesses and MT
Smith was extremely urgent to have all this statement
appear In prnt much that he said he would write
out statement himself. but he could not do so before
the following day, and therefore this statement was
taken down by the reporters Mr. Barnes that he
understands Dir. Smith to be an honorable gentleman,
and believes that will not deny that the report pub
lished in The Argus is true in every particular lMr
Smiths version will be found esewhereJ Mr. Barnes
states that he has feeling OF il-wi towards MI
Bowen who is an old friend. and that he permitted the
statements made Mr. Smith to 80 into the paper only
because they had appeared IN other forms In other
and he deemed part OF the OF the day
He stated that he understood that Mr. Smiths denial OF
the interview had been made joke. but he was I'M
able to see the in it, Mr. Smith could not certainly
deny that the interview took place as reported