The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-17
A CASE OF LIBEL.
THE STATE PRINTER SUES rag PRO
PRlEr0Rs or rHE pICAvuNE rOa
DEFAMATION or CHARACTER.
BASIS ~ the Action md the Measure ~
Damages Demanded

To the Honorable the Judge If the Third Dis
trict Court Of the Parish Of Orleans:
The petition Of George w pnpra. and ~ the
firm ~ q aorge w. Duprn o. composed 81
George W. Dupre Henry J. Henrses John Az
eustin and Albert G. Janln, ~ New Orleans
with respect represents:
That In the month of Hec 'mher. A. y. 1877.
George W nupre wna nlantad Hate Printer. and
the New Orleans DENorRhT. The prnnerfy ~ ne.
tltipnera became Tho 0fl'ia journal oi the
Stnte of louisiana and subsequently, " tho
city of New Orleans: that durlng the year 1878
petitioners diachnrgnd III" Duties OF State
Printer aud ~ ribliahnra aforesaid. faithfully
honestly aud pnlanntlv nnl have edited anl
published IN anii newlrapnr ~ TIN city " Now
Driaanq anil are ptil publishing tha same, IN
which, tbcy have Invested their capitol.
Tint IN its Issue Of August ~, 1879. the iintiV
TTs1,ufle uuhliphrd In the city Of New DiupnA
Ly George Nicholson aud his wife Mrs Geo
iJiphalgDn with tho. W IlOyi managing
oiifor M of thnm dpmicl"d ~ the city uf
Now Orleans ntninnd M article hnnind
'fThe Force M Reaerliny Clauses Tbe lf,sp M
The state Printer aud aiRnni with tho letter
"N9-thn said article nuneXnd IA n pnrt hereof
marked No l. That said uroprietora aud man
aging editor in makiug aati uuHllrnti0n which
they knew ~ be fnlae md "aumnious. mud
which thny published fpr ha rurphsn nf nJur
ing petitioners IN their character ani IN 'heIr
business nfpra aid that sail managing Editor
confessed that said qualifications Wna made ~
malice and wns expressly designed tn inlura the
business and ereiit ~ the New Orleans nsao-
Graf n rival newspaper.
That the statement IN the 0fth paragfaph com
mencing The late grand jury alleged: etc.
and closing tana only then during the days q
radna, plundrrinR rxr"n, II W. n% "ar Wn nn
II was 80 intended Nv said prnrr'e'nra aud man
aging editor, and waa 20 conveyed TO the pub
lie. Tint petitioners had done aupernnous work
moi included In the printing work and included
in the printing contract for the purpose oi
Illegally charging the snme to the state
In. ,Tap TN tn n
days ~ l&aiical rule" was meant
~ said proyriiee,,ols ana managng u, ed 10,
ead work Ind been eorrupily and dishonest,
charged to the State IN violation Of said print
ing contract that mid arcusu'iose md innueu,
does were mali'iauaiy published M aforesaid
to niure petitioners in their character and
business. enid publishers well knowing tbef
that there was not tho slignteat fpun lon
therefor and that the same were false aud u
helOus ~
That in The Issue Of said Dau firnume ~ No
vembar a. 1919 the satd rrOurienrs and man
aging editor have published another article
headed More Nisffdsdnre,' and having tho ne
titious eignaiureof Ee,nomist lheopy whete
of is annexed part hereof and marked No
2;-that the charges aud innunndnes contained
" said article, aud more "5r 'eihlly N ne tilt
paragraph IA t. the number " wtdGwa and or
phape left Ivy the late piaemie, and whose
claims are 40 qrnall that they cannot afford 81
dispute the hill and they are compelled tc
submit to avoid litigation wore meant
~ ENID nrnnrle'ors "na m"n .a,rny e ~
accusation that pntitinnnra made nvtOrtinnatt
charges IN the publication If judicial plver.
tisements, andtook undue advantage "f widows
and orphans who were helpless to resist tho
payment OF fraudulent cbprges: TINT said pro
prietors and managing editor knew nj tn" tins
that the facts thus alleged We're untrue. hut anir
accusation was made from sheer malice, with
view Of injurirg petitioners Nv the uuhli a
ton of the said lihrIlons defamation,
Hat lac Aha nniI InI1inma nnta and conduct III
the said prorrietore md managing editor ~ th'
DdtlU hcdWtre your petitioners have hhei
damaged In the sum of Sl7 600. Wherefore pe
ttioners pray that George Niahuspn, Mrs
Geo Nichols N and GeN. " Lloyd be ctei t'
answer THE petition aud that they be erndamn
ed In solidO, to nay 80 your petitioners tn aaun
Of s25 600 with legal interest from judicial ~
mand.
Pray for general relief and ns tn duty bound
GRO. W nHHRf.
GEO. W. nUPRE 60.
.SW yooRHIFR, Attorneys.