Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-01

Attorney Fellows from ex-Judgs Henry hii I.'sion
the y|d instant: 81 beg 70 call your aush,,sts
70 series 81 lbeiioas articles upon y, ~ 9h,rh
Alexander I. Stewart aud upon myself slth
appeared IN the New York World from the lsn,
70 TIE 18Th Instant Tho articles, ns VII, VIAL
on tho most casual inspection, are grossly .sy ia
.ous on their face, though they CONSIST chie" ard
groundlees iusinuations. assumptions, zen
conclusions. and are conspicuously psii 10
OF allegations Of fact ] have trleo "a
long, and had too much e1perienco
lfe, and been too much accustomed TO ns'e me ,he
representation and abuse, 70 ce disturpei w -
utterances OF such mendacious miscrcsnt,, as ~,
cannot be compelled 70 buy any peace IT,
abuse by them either By the payment OF Inon nor
or by Advertising la such an Infamous seeon 49, a
would think Of iignifying them by brlne,ns
civil suit for libel. do not 60 "skunk-nunnusSe
for lensure, IL "a a esme the capture or VIII
scarcely roDays the chase. Besides, h0We,oa
much such iibellous articles may grat'fy w
tastes OF tie enyons and yic'ous, j knos
that they do not generally iuduence ,ns
opinions Of d. eat men except 70 intpHo
disgust FOR the writer and publisher OF hon-
The base motive Of these articles il quite appS
rent 10 any one who knows anything OF tbe -
called journalism practced by these paper.
Had these articles been connned 10 libelline NJ
] should have treated Them with eontemptuo"s,
'siierce, but when they malign the memory VI
M dear friend and bensfactor, whose naino
was a synonyme for high character. perfect w
tegrity, and unqucsti0ned personal purlV 90
vol a. matches ssgaclty aud business SUI
cess; when 10 IA hcll up a. tuc oN.NN
Of "a dark and secret crime" rs
man who invited guests 70 meet nIs
mistresses at his table, rs the pirnss,,
Of the dry-goois ocean," and j know tns'
such infamous libcls are not only false but av-
soluteIy without the slightest foundation IN IA,
owe Il 10 hts memory that such shameless anI
wanton trnducers-beside whom the roDbefs .,
his grave wore gentlemen OF refinement ahI
chara.ter-shoud be brought TO answer Tor the,.
Infamous crime AZ the bar Of public justice ~
Il with that purpose In view that write this 10Y
tor ami send these papers, that you msy ehhiD's
these libels % tho grand jury for 6Dco scuon az
they may deem proper am informed ana pe-
iicye that the World Company IL corporation /,
that Joseph Pulitzer, who IL said TO be no" III
Europe, Is the nominal editor as Nou %
president Il the corporation; that william L.
Davis If the vice president: that John -
Cockoriti. James +. Graham. julius ChamDer-'
and Douglas a. Levine arc editors oi said paper,
and thai ono Turner i tho nominal publi5heI.
T.. D. Harris, who can be found al 230 Broad
way, purchased the papers send over mo coun-
ter Of the World Company. / have the honor 10
reignsdi Henry HILTON.
Delaney Nlcoil, counsel for the bofio. IN
formed Nessrs. Graham and Chambers OF we
finding % The grand Jury, md both won't 20 ino
District Attorneys ofics snd furnished Dali III
the cum Of sl,0O each. ,--,..,,, ,s
Pulitzer il in Europe and Colone' Cockcihi 10
out OF town on a two wOeks' VACATION.