National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-24
THE PosrAL-cARp LIBEL.

Dr.. John B, Mckay Held for the Grand Jury.
Yesterday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock, John B.
Mckay, veterinary surgeon, charged with
sending postal cards through the malls 10 differ
ent parties, the writing on the back Of which con-
tsins scurrilous epithets rejecting on the charao-
ter Of the receiver, was brought before United
States Commissioner Isaac L johnson for fur
the special agents Of the Post Once Department,
was present, and had In his possession number
Of postal cards that had been received at the
ONCE evidently all written by one party, and Or.
Mckay accused Of being that person He testI-
ned that he had been directed to md out, II pos
sible, who was sending these cards-from the
handwriting 1t was plainly the work Of one per-
son. He began the search and traced the author
sniP 70 pF r. 4eHf and since nad H ,ssasd him
once Of the accused and took card that had
been directed to Q man named Gleason. He asked
manner that he bid. Mckay replied that Glea-
son owed him bill and would not pay IT, Wit
ness says he has paid II. To which the accused
The witness then told him that he thought he
had carried on this business pretty extensively
with different parties and warned him to stop.
He showed him the postal card to Gleason, which
he acknowledged writing. and afterwards said
that he wrote them all, but could not help It, as
his business from bum. Witness discoVer-i him
first by having man stationed near the letter.
box on the corner Of Sixth and h streets, and
cards the box was opened after his departure and
the cards examined and marked. NotWo Of the
cards were signed by the same name, and all OF
them were fictitious. The one he sent to Mr..
Woodruff, No. 627 g street, read as follows:
"SIR: You are bad scoundrel and impostor.
You wanted to take my horse to your stable for
ten days, at e2 per day, but you eaDuot have him.
i sent for DR.. Mckay to-day. Pat Brennan says
you killed two horses in one week, and II ] sent
mine you would kill him too. Never show your
dirty face in my stable again. KEHELER."
The witness, resuming, said that Mckay &C
knoWledged writing this card.
DR.. Mckay, at this Juncture, spoke up, and de-
MED the statement Of the witness, and said that
he told him he wrote some Of them.
Witness. "Yes, all OF them. have got evil
denee enough to prove It."
DR.. Mckay. $50 have !, and I tell you IL amt
So"
The officer here interfered, and suggested that
Mckay had better keep quiet, or be would be
committed for contempt.
Mckay. 81 don't care q damn If am"
Witness resumed. Mckay had told him that
these parties wrote hard letters to him, and that
caused him to write back in the way he did. He
could not show the letters he received, for he
had burned them, and regarded them as SO much
dirt,
Thos Reyes, Of the Post Once Department,
was called, and testified that he knew nothing
about the postal cards, but heard the converse
tion between the preceding witness and Mckay.
When the cards were shown the accused he &C
knoWledged their authorship.
Mr.. Norris who appeared for the defendant,
moved his discharge, on the ground that the Ian
guRRe used was not scurrilous.
Commissioner johnson thought different and
held DR.. Mckay in the sum Of $500 to await the
action Of the grand jury.