New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-13
THE COURTS.
TRENOR w, PARKS SUIT.
YuE REASONS WHICH HE GIVES FOR WANTING
100000 FROM THE TRIBUNE.

REASONS WHICH HE WIVES FVh "n''A'S
100000 FROM THE TRIBUNE.
Tn the United States Circuit Court last Mon
day Trenor W. Park OF Bennington. W.T. began libel SUIT
against The TRIBUNE Association to recover
libel The suit was begun by summons, ana untl ast
Saturday when the declaration in the suit was nleo
there was nothing the records OF the court showing
wherein the alleged libel consisted DVested OF consd-
cradle of its legal verbiage the following Is the decara
ton:
nor nntil the time Of the committing by the defendants
of the grievances hereinafter mentioned, been sus
pected 10 have been guilty OF the ofenSes anu scon
duct charged upon and imputed to him by the defendants
OF any other ocnSes or misconduct whereby ns pa
tiff had deservedy forfeited the good opinion ara crcul
Of all his neighbors. and those TO whom he was ia any
wise known" Before the time OF the committing ny 'o
1872 the city OF London England valuable sl'of
Ttab had been sold by a corporation organized in the
City of NewYork by the name OF tue hlnls or
ganized in the said CITY OF London for &loO0Oo; me
piaintia was up to the time of said sale mig gY1
eps in laid Emma silver Mining Company and was
active in negotiating and conciudRg sSu S1i With
the same. in all respects iair honeS' anu mu h
fraud" Robert C. schenck OF Loeon WnU |'' ~ The
Minister Penipotentiary trom the pitoiD bcT
United states to the Government OF Great Britain h'
at the plaintiffs request subscribed Tor aN aHe1 oTp
tain shares the stock OF the Emma SILVER Mining Oon
pany and had become one OF tine directors ol IT. sre
aerward had been publicly tbs aiut in paving for
the stock so subscribed for and taken. Yet Ihe ue
snS wicEeSly and maiciousy intending irjure the
oainti i'm his good name and fame, and credit ana TO
bring him into public scandal miany ana ulsgfdct Win
and among all his neghbOrs and the people OF the
country generally, and TO cause ~ 10 ne suslcetu a h
believed by those neighbOrs ana Citizens thaa tno
plaintiff had been and guilty OF the Oiiehses
and misconduct hereinafter to have Detn chaIscu
and imputed to Soyos him and S Cypress HS the
plaintiff" did Nov 80, 1870. at the CITY OF New OK
.falseIy wickedly, and maciOusly compose ana pup
lsS and caused to composed and published III Ger
tain newspaper of the defendants OF wue clIcuihon'
1rtfu NEW IL
dalous malicious and defamatory libel containing
among other things, the false, scahdalOus uo
famatory and beous matter following, OF ana coueeln,
ing the plaintiff and OF and eoncerS .he saiu w
Emma Mine, and the said circumstance Oh ne CoSou
pany and with the Paintn IN an lllS, ad idi
noint is the ease with which Gen. Schenck oIneu lt
mate business relations with adyenurer uneahihS
the paintf, already of Ill repute MI Iark Mas y GTI
stood 10 be one Of the projectors OF the MlpOsa mining
Company swinde which NewIOr capitalist nav e not
yet forgotten He was eoncelneu III .nS b Ina on
ton. and Montreal Company a railroad through io oi
paper whose pretended first mortgage bonus were
palmed of upon the foreign markets. anu are n 0w
worth dollar II basketful. Large suits were ALREADY
pending against him on accounl Vi 'is trai,s
besides tangled up IN various eArtoltI,J ans
actions the Street and In general was he sort vi per
son whom reputable business men would ley severely
alone, and whom the American Minister snOuu not nlNe
consented TO meet much less 10 nave ouseSs "nS
By means of the publication ny the defendant OF which
false malicious and dcfamatOry libel the palhlin mas
been and ia greatly injured in his good name Iale anu
credit and brought into public scandal lniahy anu us
grace into aud among all his nelghDOIs, anu Others 10
whom no was In any wise knOwh imsvut s Of be
those neghbOrs and others 10 whom tne lnocenre vi o
plaintiff in respect to the said Oenses ana lscOnuSt SO
aorssd cnargS cr up Su have from thence hitherto
suspected and believed and stu do suspect ana DeeNe
the plaintiff have been guilty OF SAID Oelses anu lnls
conduct and have, therefore refused 10 nave an!
course acquaintance with the pdlntn ANA the pln-
tin hath been and 10y means OF the premises, OheI
wise greatly injured and damnifed to the damage OF the
plaintiff 100000
THE TRBUNEs reply to the above complaint Will simply
be Justification. 1t viii undertake to prove all 1t said