New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-06
VIEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
TESTIMONY IN THE QUIGG LIBEL CASE
WITNESSES TELLING WHAT MIR. DOWNING SAID TO
rur EIIsuuNG sCHOOLIEACMEKs

THE FLUSHING sCHoOLrEAChERs.
Themuch talked of examination IN the Down
Iup-Ontg libel suit called yesterday before justice
smith at The Town Hail. Flushing Lenue T. Qnlgg Is
Tho editor of me Flushing Brcs aud Mr. Downing Is "a
prominent Democrat OF Queens County, ana ar',nuato
inr comfy Judge IN the coming fall election There was
Am. trouble In the Flushing Board OF Education, OF
which Downing Is member recently ana me it""s
rnI,str1 "A long editorial charging Downing with lIn
with the teachers. and closing the article
by sayug that Inc IUts could prove what u sah ~hu
c9urtrd a contradiction from Mr.. Downing. MI Quigg
wssarrested for criminal libel lie admitted 10 bail
The examination was set down Tor ~ . CLOCK; air'
Downing accompanied by ls counsel, W. /. b. HillAeh
of Ncw-Nork. and school Commissioner Allen, OF
Queens County entered tue courtroom ahu TOOK STATS
inside the rail Mr.. Quigg and his counsel Assistant
district. Attorney Nico of New-York, arrived IA few
minutes later. Tho substance OF Tue compaimt, Vas
:. That on the seventh day OF July 1850, iemueI ny
onigg id falsely. maiciousy aud scandou'iy franc;
make write aud comPos" certain Iasc' seandaous ana
lbeluus writing Of concerning ana against beuJanih
Alter several witnesses had been examined
"dmi,rcd being the editor OF me Tines mes
and said that he investigated the workings OF tue
pmbc schools OF tn village lie admitted writing the
ale ,cd ibclous article AT the time o writing ne De-
sye the points set forth we're true and that MS intent
and nnrpose was to accomplish what he thought was
for t good OF the schools which he Thought were being
broght into bad repute from Information nc had ro-
lived from various sources aud what had come under
s pc rsoual Ob-eryat on. Part OF MS Information was
received from NJ q. Gould, who informed MIN thal MIS-
Baldwin, principal OF the primary schools, some ysns
since had told his wife OF tomo offensive REMARKS that
Mr. Downing had made to her.
aAt the Teachers Institute Mrs Baldwin was ut
hotel aud she was preparing 10 retire ono night sno
a
was there The reply let IN: m and the speaker
she SAYS was Mr. Downing Mrs. BALDWIN arose early,
went into the woods and gathered lot OF inyre Wncu
shc returned placed the table In the hotel MT
Downing In and said: ."sce ladies', what Mrs.
Baldwin aud have gathered In our early morning
walk" Mrs. Baldwin promptly resented the accusation
and denied being with him. All this Mrs BALDWIN,
band and him. Other Information wnioh ne
received before publishing tho article lie
cited came under his personal Observation
lie boarded ut one time with Mrs. Lewis, VINO Also
boarded Miss Jennie Brown One evening MI DOWNING
called ana asked for Miss Brown and he was promptly
shown TO her aud he remained there Tor some
time lie heard from various sources that MI
Dowung had taken Miss Brown to the theatres and out
TO drive at all times the night. Mr. Burt principal OF
the Flushing School, had told the witness that one sun.
day night Mr. Downing called ana TOOK out IOr church
two young ladies much against their WILL Mr..
Bart further told the witness that on one occasion
TWO young lady teachers went to Ncw-fork TO see n
relative. They were accompanied to tho matinee by
Mr. Downing who afterward took them TO supper, pro-
yidsd wine and took them 10 the theatre again
In the evening. - go
Miss Ella Gale jamaica school teacher testified that
she had met Mr. Downing at the Teachers Institute, nj
one Of which Mr.. Downing was president she was
passing through the hall aud he said MISS Gale, VII
Won Kiss me ~ resented It," said tho witness, and
tion and you insult U.S. Downing replied. Well never
mind, let's be friends. Don't make - FUSS ABOUT IT,
WEDDING PREVENTED BY THE "EVlL ONE
The haeluahs OF that section Of the Falvaton Arm.
which has It's headquarters In Addy's Hail. Paterson
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