New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-18
ROSENBERG STRIKES BACK.
NEsBITT AND vICKERMAN ARRESTED.
DEFENDANTS IN SUITS FOR sIANpER-DANAGEs PUT

DEFENDANTS IN SUITS FOR sLANDER-DANAGEs Poi
AT S25, 900 IN EACH CASE.
James r. Vickerman and Thomas j. Nesbltt
whose accusations against Jacob Rosenberg, well
known as juror No. in the McQuade trial, nave
caused so much stir. were arrested at q late houi
yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sherifs Martir
and Crawford on an order granted by Justice
Barrett Of the Supreme Court in suit FOL
alleged SANDER begun against them by Rosenberg
He demands $4,000 damages from each
The officers accompanied by Bernard Cohn,
friend OF Rosenberg, went to the merchant tailors
establishment Of the defendants. at No. go Nassau
ST., soon after o'clock, armed with the order OF
arrest. Nesbitt was found there and was at once
taken into custody. woman who was In inc
store FASTENED out and Cohn followed her, think
ing that she was Mrs. Vickerman and was about
to warn her husband On the sidewalk near by
he found Vickerman and one Of the deputies
coming uD arrested him also Thev were taken to
the Sherif's office, and being unable to furnish
bail, which was fixed at $4,000 each, were taken
to Ludlow Street Jail.
The afidavits on which the order OF arrest
was procured were made by Morris Rosenberg.
brother of the plaintiff. and John T. Sutter, of
Boston. who was formerly employed by Rosen
berg Brothers. The complaint sets forth that the
rlaintif is engaged in the business of merchant
tailor in "Thc Evening POST building. the Potter
building, at Nos. "a and 45 Fultonst.. and at No
s2V Chestnut-st.. Philadelphia; that he has been
in business for many years. is a taxpayer and was
juryman in the McQuadc trial that the de
PENDANTS have made malicious and defamatory
statements charging him with having committed
perjury when he swore. on being examined in the
Court OF General Sessions in regard to his Illness
to serve on the jury that he was not acquainted
with any of the Aldermen of the Beard OF 1884
except Farley and asserting that he knew John
keenan,, Patrick Farley and Thomas Shiels. The
effect of this is declared to have been to make it
appear that he would have taken brbe If he
had been an Alderman. and that as q juror he
would not find a true verdict according to his
oath 1t is further avcrcd that these attempts
were made in public manner and that they
were widely circulated in the newspapers. causing
great damage TO him in his social and business
relations,
The affidavit Of Morris Rosenberg sets forth
that he is in business as merchant tailor at NO.
80 N9ssau-st. and prior to July % was In part-
nciship with his brother, the plaintiff; that nc
was almost always in the store and never heard
his brother say what had been attributed to hlm
or ANYTHING Of that nature that the nlainttl was
not acquainted with Keenan, and was not al The
store at the time that Keenan, called there for q
suit of clothes and further that Nesbitt waS not
at that time in the employment Of the firm.
In the affidavit of John T. Suttcr it is averred
that Jacob Rosenberg never talked about the
McQuade tr;ei in the terms attributed to him.
Alter the PRISONERS had been taken into custody
and taken 10 the Slcrfs Office nrior To brino sent
TO jail. both asserted their readiness to meet the
allegations AGAINST them. Vicllerman said: u
stand by my anOavit. Every word Of IL IS true
and if | should die the next moment l would not
make any different statement.
Nesbitt said "My father died lately and left
me quarter Of a million of dollars, ana am
able TO fight Rosenberg in this matter an l Will
do it.. Everything that ha said is true. We
are unable to obtain bail tonight owing to the
l.lteness of the hour at which we were arrested
hut we win obtain it tomorrow
The defendants have placed their case in the
hands of their lawyers Van Ness s. Aldn.