Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-19
Ey-sovERHoR SHEPHERD AND wHIrElaw REID.
Charge Of Criminal Libel Against
the Tribune Editor-He IL alsO Suet
by Mr.. shepherd for 100000 Dem.
ages for Slansler

ages for ISLANDER.
Yesterday afternoon ex- Governor sbepl,ar5
applied at the Police Court and obtained a
warrant against Whitelaw Reid. managing
editor of the New York Tribune 1who has
been summoned To this city TO testify before
the ways and Means Committee charging
him with criminal libel The following is a
copy OF
DISTRICT CT COLUMErtI
County Of Washington. -.
10 rae Marshal 1 hs DlsfTtct Of CoLsisbta, Grsst
Whereas Alexander r. Shepherd hath upon oath
before me ndge IF the Police Court OF the District
A. j. ls7y, at the county aforesaid Whireiaw Reid
aln falsely. knowingly. and malieiously and will
n g @Fa'e c %pn publish s IN the tJr Of newspaPer
,it+i 81 and concerning HIM thu said Alex. X Shep
bankruptcy upon the District Of Columbia for the
purpose Of eNtricating himself from financial din
e fraud and peryersiOn Of Justice against th mac
and government # the nted States and against the
form and statutes In such case made aud provided:
lo9a are therefore hereby commanded to take the
sad Nhiteiaw Reid and bring him before the said
" illness tin. Hon. Wm B Smell. nudge Of the Pc
zee Court and the seal of said court this 18th day Of
Clerk Poiiec court, D. C..
Mr. PEID Used To SUCH THINGS.
The warrant was placed in the hands of
Detectives Sargent and McElfrcSh. who con-
suited the marshal TO whom il was address ID.
ana obtained from him the following endorse
i de- hereby authorize and aoputize Geo. ". Ne
kifTcsh t. serve thu within warrant.
United Statgs Marshal. Districj Of columbia
The officers started at once 10 the Arlington
Hotel. where il was served upon Mr.. Reid in
the main hall Mr.. McElfrcSh produced the
paper, and on invitation OF Mr. Reid, the two
officers accompanied him to his parlOr, where
he remarked that he was used to such things
about one a month; that the last time he had
come To this city he had been served with n
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deTStand the case until informed that he
would have 10 appear at the Police Court,
when seemed TO annoy him, as he was pre-
pairing 10 attend q dinner at Speaker Blaine'S
He asked that he he allowed 10 go on his own
recOgniZance until morning. This the officer
had no authority to grant. but offered To go
Tor any one he might wish to consult with.
or accompany him To any place he desired.
Mr. Reid remarked that he would have to
look up some of his New York friends but
was informed that his bOadsmen would have
To be prOperty-holder i'm the District Of Co
lumbia. A representative of the United
states District Attorney. in view of the pc
cuhar circumstances of the case, concluded
to accept Mr.. Reds own recOgniZance for his
appearance this morning al II O'clock
IN THE POLICE COURT TODAY.
Al II clock this morning Mr.. Reid, ac-
and also by MeSSrs. w. w. COrcoran. =. H
Kaufman, Il. l.. White, II. j. Ramsdelt,
and others, entered the Police Court room.
and took seats within the liar. MesSrs T. J.
within the bar. "-'0
Mr.. Richard Harrington stated that he was
advised that Mr.. Reid was present with his
counsel ana bOndsmen TO give bail for action
OF the grand jury in any case against him.
and would offer as his surety, W. w. C0rco-
ran and $ III. Kaufman, which he supposed
would be satisfactory 10 the court. The
clerk. Mr.. Dawson. filled up the bond for 5000
and the acknOwl edgment was taken, after
which Mr. Reid with his friends left the
court room.
Tho
Mr.. shepherd has also entered a civil suit
charging Reid with Islander, for which he
claims damages in S100,o00. The bill i'm this
case is a formidable document of so pages of
legal cap. The writ was placed in the hands
of Mr.. l.. ". Graves, of the marshal's office
ard that officer found AIR Reid at Speaker
Blaine'S residence, and calling him into the
hail served the papers upon him.
-A-
THE Ice BLOCKADE.-The ice blockade was
more complete this morning than il has been
thlS winter, and persons Were walking across
the river as freely as though they were tread
ing upon solid ground. The first man to ven
ture across was Marylander. who brought
win him a jug 10 have filled with whisky.
He said that though his meal and bacon had
given out several days ago, the want of those
articles had not induced him TO run the risk
OF coming over for more, but that his LIQUOR
gave out this morning. and that break in or
not, he was bound to have more OF that.
After he had crossed safely, il was not long
before many others followed his examine
Persons have also skated from here To Wash
lngtOn, and some Others who live along the
rivers banks, below here. come to aud 90
from the city by the same means The Schoo-
her C0noEa, from Hudson river with fertil-
lZers for Washington, which was fastened in
the ice below the shipyard, availc herself OF
The opportunity afforded by tn track that
was cut by the steamers Lady a. the Lake
and George H. Stout, on SaflIr tay last 10
sail up TO the American coGi cOmpanyrs
Whaff, where she Is now secure. Persons who
arrived this morning from Glymont report
living there no frru-
Smith Petit and Mary Lewis started from
there yesterday to the assistance of a vessel
az Cawo0d's fishing shore. The steamers
Lady of the Lake and George III. Stout. that
were to have sailed to-day. the former FIR
Norfolk and the latter for Philadelphia were
prevented by the thickness of the ice from
leaving NaShingtOn.--ALeJCUEIT Ca, lSh
The WASHINGTON NATIONAL. MOSIT-
AENf-The following subscriptions have
been added to the contingent fund for COM
pletng the Washington National Monu-
Inent Adel Lodge, No. so. +. a. \. NJ AdeI
Iowa, 50 Cedar Lodge, No. I61, +. \. A. NJ.
No. l, Springfield, Ill, $40; Phoebe Lodge
No =. l. o. y. F.. Phoebe, Nevada. S67; Lee
banon Lodge, No %, +. ~ \. NJ, Lynnviile.
Iowa. $40 Rocky Mountain National Bank.
central City, Col. So; directors Tradesmen's
National Bank, PittSburg. Pa s25: The First
National !, Bank ofPittSburg; Pa, $50; Sloan
500 NaTragan>ett Tribe No AZ, 10. r. M
Philadelphia, Pa, So; The Third National
tank, PIttsburg. Pa. 50; Lenui Iennappi
Tribe, No Il, l. o. X. NJ. Burlington. NJ.
80; Monterey Lodge, No. 217, +. a. A. NJ,
Monterey. Cal, $50; Rising Sun Lodge, No
II, +. \. \. NJ, 0rland. Me, s.: West PhiIa-
delphia Lodge. No. so, l. o. o. F., PhiIadel-
phia, Pa. So; Palmipa Lodge. No ISL. f. A.
\. NJ, Placervillc, Cal. So PelIin r. A
chapter. No %, Pekin, H., $40; Salem En-
campment. No. 2, i. .. o. F.. Baltimore, Md
: 10; John Lowry, Secretary Calumet Lodge
No. 81. F. \. y. NJ. Calumet, Mich, $40: j.
Edward Clark, Washington, ID. c.. SfO
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF MEXICAN
Y ErERANs.-Thec committee of arrangements
Tor The National Convention of Mexican Vet
Grams, which meets in this city on the ODD of
r February, have appointed the following sub
commit eeS:-kecepti0n committee-Ganeral
Albert Pike, Col. s. II. Moses, General j. w
Denver, Capt. s. y. Hoyt, NJ. ID. Months, esq,
y. *; French, esq; Transportation commit
tee-EOn. j. j. Martin, j. ii. Thompson, esq,
Il. r Clifton, esq; Hall and decorations COM
nlttee-Colonel p III. Allabach, Capt. G. w
Mclean, J. W Davis, esq; Finance commit
tee-Col. Il. II. Allabach, Capt. Samuel l..
A. NJ. kenaday. esq. The opera
mouse attached 10 Wizards Hotel has been
rendered To the veterans for the 22d and I'D
Of February, for their meetings, through the
lberallty OF Mr.. Cake, the proprietor OF Will
lard's Hotel.
DEATH OF A FORMER RESIDENT OF
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