The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-25
THAT PORCUPIN K
The Cut that Cut . FlHtter in thu
City Yesterday.
Mr.. HaISte0d and Or. Mccarthy
Arrested This Morning.



no Case Against Mr. Henderson,.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday
contained an article illustrated with ths
picture of porcupine and reciting that, as
the burglary of DR.. McCarthys office On
last Christmas, when the Dfekey-Titus pa
pers were stolen, little silver porcupins
was also taken The article then went On
to give an interview with DR.. Mccarthy, In
which the latter stated that on Wednesday
last while at Buchwalter Il Campbeifs C<
fee he found his porcupine on Canipbeffs
table and claimed it. Thomas E. SNs4-
baker was there and grabbed it, but ID.
Mccarthy squeezed Snelbaker's hand 50
that he let il go.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Campbell re-
ceiyed several notes from some of Ion
friends, in which they proffered him Their
services in regard to giving testimony thse
they had seen the porcupine in his ofiies
over year ago
Mr.. Campbell did not see the drift of tins
until he went out on the street and waz
approached by newsboy, who asked hin
to buy paper, and read "all about his poE-
cupine-"
He read the article, and at once came 10
the decision to begin suit for libel aSatn&
the Commercial. He has accordingly prs
pared a lengthy petition against M hna-
stead & Co., peciting that he is an attorney
practicing in the courts of this county and
State, and has always heretofore maintained
good name and character among has
neighbors and acquaintances, and never
heretofore was suspected of the crime OF no
ceiving stolen property. "yet the defendanfs,
we'll knowing the premises, and maliciousty
contriving and intending to injure saad
plaintiff in his said capacity and profession
of an attorney at law, and in his good name
and character, and to cause it to be believes
that he had been guilty of the crime of re-
ceiving stolen goods, did, on the Oath day
of February, A. D. 1878, publish and cause
and procure to be published of and c0r-
cerning him in his capacity and profession
of an attorney-at-law, a false, malicious and
defamatory libel, containing, among other
things, the following false, malicious and
libelous matter of and concerning the plain
| tiff, and of and concerning him in his Ca
pacity and profession as an attorney -at-law,
as aforesaid, that is to say" Here follows
the material portions of the article abo!s
referred to- and a prayer for damages in
the sum of $50, 900 The petition is signed
by E. A. Guthrie as attorney for plaintiff
Mr.. Campbell has also determined upon
criminal suit and has made an affidavit
before Squire Gilligan for warrants for tho
arrests of M. Halstead, Ed. Henderson, City
Editor of the Commercial, and DR.. McCar-
thy.
Up to noon to-day the suit had not yet
been filed in the Court of Common Pleas.
neither had Constable Beckman served his
warrant of arrest upon Messrs. Halstead,
Henderson and DR.. Mccarthy.
Against the latter, moreover, warrant
has been issued for the larceny of the ''pOr-
cupine" from the office of Mr.. Campbell.
The warrants for the arrest of all OF the
parties were given TO Constable Becker ti,ss
morning at o'clock, but he ds-
layed with the attempt of serving
them until II o'clock, when he was stirred
up to it by Attorney August Won Marteis
and Mr. George Campbell, brother of Hon.
T. C. Campbell.
DR.. Mccarthy was looked for, but it waS
announced that he had left the house at an
early hour with Vim. H. Rowe, who has
figured before in the Diekey-Tytus case.
1t is not known where they are, and i
was alleged that the Doctor had left word
that he would not be home until late this
evening
This however proved to be false for aftcr
wandering around town and visiting tho
stable and Lawyer Granger found him in
the Courthouse Building. He was at once
put under arrest and taken to Squire Gill.
gans office OH Walnut street.
On the way to that place the Doctor re-
marked that his children for years had
played with that 'porcupine, and i,aA
often enjoyed themselves with it. He said
that it was his, and that he found it in
Campbells room on the day mentioned
above. He then described in brief to our
representative, who went from the Court
house to the 'Squire's office with him.
the manner in which he found it at Camp.
bells office After finding out with whom
the doctor was talking, he remarked that q
would be best for reporters to leave him
alone to attend to his own business and
then he might be able to get along better.
He insisted, however, that the "silyer-plated
porcupine" was his property.
On arriving at the 'Squire's office, 'Squira
Gilligan allowed DIR. Mccarthy to go to his
residence in company of Constable Becker.
in order if possible, to procure bail.
Mr.. Murat Halstead was arrested shortly
before o'clock this afternoon, and escorted
to the 'Squire's Office by Constable Becker
; DR.. Mccarthy was also i'll attendance
Mr.. Halstead was represented by bis
counsel, Messrs. Sage Hin
le. Before the Squire naiS
his appearance, the doctor remarked to his
friends that he had had that identical pOr-
cupine in his possession for the last eighteea
years.
Shortly after o'clock the Squire nlads
his appearance.
Mr.. Sage inquired of the brother of Mr..
!. Campbell (the latter being at HaIniltoHt
whether he wanted preliminary examina-
ton of the case. He asked that day be
set for the hearing
Mr. Sage wanted to know whether they
(the Campbells) wanted to get in any more
evidence than that which had been pub
lished in the Enquirer
J This question was sarcastically evadcd BY
Mr.. George Campbell.
Mr.. Granger took up the case on part of
Mr.. Thos. c. Campbell
Mr.. Halstead, by his attorney, waived aa
examination.
There was no case against Mr.. Ed. Hen
derson. as admitted by both the piainti8
, and defendants.
DR.. Mccarthy, on his own part. alss
waived an examination.