Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-14

City court similar warrant had been is. sued for Alexander Troup, who was away in Hartford yesterday reporting legislative proceedings. The warrant upon which MT. Butler was arrested alleges that's.
 On the sixth day of March Edward Butler, of said city and town of New Haven. did then and there maliciously and unlawfully write, print, publish, exhibit and distribute certain indecent and abusive matter of and concern ing Nehemiah D. Sperry. of said city and town of New Haven, said indecent and abu- sive matter containing therein among other things the false, malicious, defamatory, hbelous, indecent and abusive words and matters following, that is to say: ''Our genial postmaster again appears In his favorite character of Uriah Heep, so very humble and, withal, so innocent, meaning that the character and conduct of the said Nehemiah D. Sperry, who then WAS and now is postmaster of New Haven, was like that of Uriah Heep, as it is generally and publicly understood, and as the conduct and character of said Heep described in the novel by Charles Dickens, entitled ''David Copperfield:' and that the said Sperry was like the said UHiah Heep as in said novel described. hypoerite, liar, forger and 8 cheat Said indecent and abusive matter fur ther among other things contained the false, libelous, malicious, indecent and abusive words and matters following, that is to say: ''If we had a proper civil service system with proper discipline over it's officers, fed that Postmaster N. D. Sperry did Tuesday would be promptly cashiered. :" meaning that Nehemiah D. Sperry, postmas- ter of New Haven, has been guilty of such misconduct that proper administration of law required his dismissal from office as postmaster, and that he had disregarded his duty as an officer of the government and ought to be disgraced by an official dismissal Said indecent and abusive matter contained further, among other things, the false, mali cious, ibelous, indecent and abusive words following, that is to say: "For the post master of New Haven to take this prominent | and deliberate part in insulting the Cover nor of the State is gross outrage upon decency. Connecticut has had governors who would have brought such a matter to the attention of the President and would have insisted upon knowing from him whether his subordinates were to be permitted to join any conspiracy to insult the executive of the State;" meaning | that the said Sperry with others conspired tc l cause the Governor of the State to be grossly 1 insulted and abused, and that the said Gov I ernor of the State, Thomas M. Waller. wal so grossly. insu1ted. and that said Sperr,
 aided, abetted and assisted in the same to al l extent which called for action from the saiC Governor and the President of the United States against the peace of the State, of civi
 action and contrary to the statute in sucl
 case made and provided; wherefore the sait
 city attorney prays process that the sai'
 Edward Butler may be arrested, held t.
 answer; and be thereon dealt with according
 to law.
 Alexander Troup presented himself at tn
 police office late yesterday afternoon an | stated that he understood that & warran
 was out for his arrest and that he desired t
 surrender himself. Accompanying him wa
 Senator Plunkett who promptly gave bond
 for Mir. Troup in the sum of $500, for MI
 Troup's appearance before the City cour
 this morning, and he was released.