Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-13
The Directory Litigation.
Mr.. DICKSON DENIES MRS. BoYD's CHARGES AND
MAKES COUNTER CHANGES


MAKES COUNTER CHANGES
In the Equity Court, Judge COX, to-day the coun-
sci In the case OF Mrs Elizabeth 8 Boyd against
VIM. Dickson, Gen. w. II. Browne for complain
ant, and Messrs. C.. Maurice Smith and W. K.
agreement to dispose OF The motion or defendant
to cancel the restraining order on the issuance of
the Capital City Directory. BY consent the hear
answer OF Mr.. Dickson was ready but
not filed In it he denies any knowledge
OF Mrs. Boyd owning the copyright OF the direc-
dict,on, &C, OF the Boyd Directory other than is
usual in like publications and common TO all that
he has ever seen were copied. He denies he has
cOnSptred with anyone TO wrong her, and says he
undertook the publication OF q directory In No
vember last, and submits that he has the right
caused his directory to be simulated, copied or
hand has endeavored to have it dinerent in every
81 complainant that she had just learned that he
was preparing the publication and AYERS that he
announced such publication about october last. and
charges that about that time She cOrresponded
with several persons to hinder and delay him; that
counsel were employed and consulted on the sub
Ject several months since and the long cODtem-
plated suit has been delayed with view OF giving
plausibility to her schemes and to interfere with
his directory on the point OF publication. He de-
MES that she Is without remedy at law and asserts
Of as ss' says AFTER no GIVING mag
puDuC NOTICE OF MS lnue0uiOn 10 publish
q directory he employed about seventy persons to
collect the names, besides other persons on the
work; the canvassers, with the exception OF two
In the county, completed their work In November,
and he then turned his attention to correction and
compiling the names. and In this he employed a
large number OF persons. Among otiSrs Manford
G. Thomson applied for work about November o,
stating that he had had much experience, having
been employed by Boyd on the directory for 1883,
but he had been discharged because his
work was done. Having no reason TO sus-
pect otherwise, although he was not
regarded as trustworthy, yet because OF his CON-
potency, he employed him After working nine
days Thomson demanded Increased pay, which
was not accorded, and he left, and defendant say
and he expectsto prove that he sent by her. and
that the question OF salary was pretext He
asserts that the matter went to the printer In De-
cember, and that no new names was thereafter
added, and that only additions or corrections
were confined 10 changes OF firms or
corporations ana members OF Congress He asserts
that Boyds directory was not then published:
w. A. Boyd conspired with complainant TO inJure
and destroy his book, possible, and TO manufac-
ture case and impose on the court, and BY injunc-
ton delay the publication, by causing Thomson to
get in Unemployment and insert the names OF pro
tended. fictitious persons which they had pre-.
AYERS that the afdavfts OF Boudin0t and Boyd are
untrue as to seeing Boyds directory In use In hil
omce-room, No. l03 Corc0ran Building, and as
serts there WAS no occasion rof such us, - hii
directory was then in print.
Mr. Dickson further asserts that he has laid Out
has been delayed, but the work y now ready fol
distribution and an injunction viii work irrepa-
| rable injury.