National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-13
TEE BEEoHER.T1Lpcx SCANDALS;
that the excitement growing out of that pull

that the excitement growing out of that pubIIea-
orders for which were flowing4a from all quarters;
that at this 0uncture on the dGy above stated, your
the United States, and charged with sending OBJ
scene litera4Cre through the nails the literature
complained " being the said number Of the said
paper; that fhaving been taken before United
States Commissioner Osborn e,pFeliminary exam
ination was set down for Monday, November 4:
that they were held to bail, as, they believe for
the purpose 81 preventing them from obtaining
II, in the excessive sum Of IS, COO oach-a much
larger sum. as they are credlbly informed, than
ever befoTaueC since eXacted ipc similar case
shat upon appearing for examination they ex-
,pected to be discharged from arrest as they In
EIch an arresTcGrld be properly. predicated; that
they were denied tAis opportunity by the interpo-
sition of an indictment which was obhcIned in the
+. unprecedented time intervening between Satur-
day November 2, at o'clock p m, and Monday,
November at 10 clock a. that as hey believe,
this Indictment Ras obtained with this great dis
patch purposely to prevent an examination into
tbeGase and an exposition OF real aniEnus; that
tbIssnnimus was discovered to them By the Dis
tTfet Attorney Of the United States, Where he
said to the Commissioner that your petitioners
"hadrDeen
GUILTY OF UTTERESG AN ATRoCTaUs LGEL
against several citizeng, whose reputation 1t was
llyworth the while OF the United S:atss TO vim
asooeedings had been Instituted 10 accomplish
MAT vinGieatiOn by making It appear to tho pub
lie that yeUr petitioners we're guilty Of disgust
space Of tEirty-one days they were unable to o.
tain the esuired bail, and remained in eonGne-
mem in I,ldlow-street jail.
YoaT petitioners also thez represent tn at they
were arrested a second time EpOn the charge on
the 2h of January, 1874 and, Is they believe this
time e prevent the delivery Of lecture by MFs.
W OOdh1l, advertised at Cooper Institute foe that
night, when It was generally believed, from the
title Of the address
"TEE NAKED TRUTHn-
that she would make further EayaEatIons about
the scandal Although Cooper Institute was sur
rounded and occupied by United States marshals
she eYaded then, snS, in disguise, got upon the
platform and began Esr speech before they were
thHnTe of her presence. Alter the couei usion Of
tile address she was arrested and confined again
in HgdloW-street iail, where her companions had
already been conveyed.
YOuf petitioners further respectfully represent
that, On account of the disgrace and obloquy cast
upon them by the fact Of having been charged by
the United States with disgusting crime, thsy
have suffered upjustly sad unR eritedlY In many
WAYS; that among these they eRumerate the fol |
loWfrg palpable losses to wit: |
That during their confinement ali their broker I
age accounts we're closed OUT on account Of these
lcts Of the United States, and that the reve- |
rue from this source was completely destroyed; |
hat the American News Company, who had al |
WAYS been tn general agents for
wooDHcLL & cLAFLIN's WEEKLY,
refused, On ReeOaBt Of these acts OF the United J