, 1874-05-30
w. F. STOREY.
MIR. Crawford md Miss Enr1y
Bring $4,000 Libel Suits.
Tho Feeling in Rockford.
TWO LIDEh SUITS.

dlthy outpouringa Of his own mind for several 1
yoars iu Chicago. Ho has defod law and de-
cenoy; has published newspaper on tic theory
that tho offal Of Ills own Imagination could bo
Heaaoned to suit tho appetite of the community.
scarcely m issue of thas journal but has boon
an insult to tho doconcy Of tho city, aud yot lie
has failed to receive tho puniahment which he
has deserved. By dint Of Ills Batteries Of smut
and abuse, ho has kept At liBtnnce thoao whom
ho has injured, and who would not, for tLeir
roputntion'a sake, take him to task
for his offenses. That ho has been euabled, by
surrounding himself with fifth, to koop oven
the Hcnvengora Of tho police at distance, ia not
altogether croditab'o to Tho spirt of tho city. |
ponalty Of Lis outrages.
Wednesday, last story, dated from Rook-
ford, appeared IN the Times, which has stirred |
e o inc ay bays aSgS spnss t q tho
count Of an intrigue between . young
lady Of =, that city and = r, well~kuown aud
tR Il &s eea4so Tss story vSs
oharactorizes everything written for that paper:
Tho writer reliuhod tho subject, aud refreshed
his Imagination with records Of infany. Tho
Miss Alice Z. Early, daughter Of Lieut.. Gov.
EARLY. It is nnnocossary to giyo the details Of
tho story. It was sufficient to blight the future
both Rnfet n
Of daily asaaulta from the Times, thoy have ap-
poalad to- the law. Suit has boon brought by
both against Wilbur ~ r., i. storey, the damages
eiaimeo nolng goo'gyo IN eauh ehso' ta tsa ssars
ema, 1lEav nurns ousS at0 st,o @ a.stornoya A..
of tho community, that verdict viii DO giron in
each case for the full amount criminal suit
snouo @ us p9nsns aSa'nss H.. sn m,t - T.
ss tne ~ @9l "ans net WIZ n' T.
versal approval with which Lydia Thompson's
a9lso"aip d9iteutaun " VI. ,, o.u,cy ,,taa ma' ~
eoivoo. anoala enGoutage otael outTagea DOT
| man mannsr: .1'" '' '
Tho plalntihs IN these euits are now IN town.
Mr. Crawford states that 20 has not been III ar.
Early's house more than sx times. anu then only
affected by tho publication in question. and she
ago. .........
I RunLio gENT1MEMT 5 y, TN ROCKFORD. 1,o,
Ha1ely mas thoro nsen 80 general and pitte5
Indignation among our oltizons as waa o1nloltea M
On yeHsofa@nY @ a!tolnooi. ~ .ne seuospe u !t LIZ
Chica8o 11'mts, H., containlng y m lniamous 4ettos
from thls oity, 1lieo "lth tao .outeat and most
dlsguating slanaefe on o4e u tho pose ana uose
exemplary o,tseehs OF noo9lota, ana tno es-
teemeo oa1ghtor OF auolneI nunolea ~, cltIzen.
After MAKING namoor o. .vue ehaIges aeaanss
daton t1o anonymous anon 1tes ooesponaont
tloned above, the whole Of which ere lies out Of
whoio ooth' WITHOUT sae 1ease snaoo" OF 1o"n~
Where tho Hon; A;' y. oIa"1ofa ~ KNOWN, tne
vile epithets applied to him " tho cowlrdiy
anonymous writer 10 ne 1ines n 80 anu u lug @ pass
charge made agatnst hiln, will hnd no eoho ana
hare no weight; Hero he mas iiVed Tor tho paat
eight years, aud no one car tr11Ihtuliy aay aughl
against the strict EeotitnJsof his conduct and
daily WALK sna tne nprlgntnoss OF u.s. H. 4oepols-
ment. N al t1e gTaces ana virtues tnas emo
a
ord ig without ble{n1sh. And the game may 10
said ofJfla course in public as rHE.vnto ufe. Wo
9ar oxsr afaoS az SO far
hss % beon % ainculnrly retiring aud difldont in his
intercourse with all ladies outside ot his own
e raysrse q aees mon te es nte;
10y: ,.. 49,,
beon thus foullly draggod in slime, tho testimony
Of all who know her is TINT there is not NOR. 2;
sity ees eas @ whose eSssaoss @ Stands @sss = d; d.
symnstIv Of ali IN ri tha optrsaaoua alanor upon
sSn;easiis saeaa ~ g. darHhtar an "'0
needsss or Us to say thas no such eyens.
transpred ss those MENTIONED r A. the asme: e,
ss9 esssss fse
VIII Wholly yfss basoleas: = :. : :.
1t is difficult to imagine what motives coul<
}proulpt os,y ono to pom 30 hosrtlebs libel, ant
>" 'wn iid mt beforo beliayo that Rockford con
,dnstardly asbassnste tho character Of tTo worth,
. persons. and bring SORROW 10 Two households.
The daspicabs author ct this laat Times lbe
will wo.trust, ba ferretod hut and properly pun
Tho sIandor. md thus .ontragou decsnoy, :pros
! oontoi3 t. thn fnli o1tant nj the INV.
-e" .rnn nEponrrn RESIGNS. T..
ou. ..an a..ax .,sr> -. IL. fo,,,n,rc.
inm.aiate,YP m recent @ Of tho ceaoo Ts,ss
thia otty touy alandoriag ths reputation Of two
!, following dispatch; ,.-.-.. ,,.,
Il >, .. - "Ro0KFonp' His HAY 27, 1874.
Peaar stae yos reaar reporor who is my
norter sso wroto that Especial corresrondonce iro1
| itockford In to-day'a Times headed tTorbidde
Fruit Please answer BY telegraph Immediately.
=" ABRAHAM E. sM1ru. Editor Gazdtfs :, -
About o'clock yeaterday afternoon We received II