The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-01
HILTON AND THE WORLD.
INDICTMENTS FOR CRIMINAL
LIBEL RETURNED.

Joseph Pulitzer, John a. Cockreil,
julius Chambers and John T. Graz
ham Named by the Grand Jury-A
Peppery Letter from the Judge to
the District Attorney.
New York, April 30.-The grand jury
has handed in indictments against Joseph
Pulitzer, John II. Cockrill, Julius Chambers
and James 7. Graham of the New York
World for criminal libel. The Indictment
was found on complaint Of ex-Judge Hilton.
The World recently published a series Of
articles giving true account. as it alleged,
Of ex-Judge Hilton's connection with A, T.
Stewards estate.
The following letter was received by Dis
Attorney Fellows from Ex-Judge Henry
Hilton, on the 23rd inst: "I beg to
call attention TO a series Of libelous articles
upon the late Alexander 7. Stewart and
upon myself, which appeared in the New
York World from the 14th to the 10Th in
stant The articles, as will appear on the
most casual inspection, are grossly libelous
on their face, though they consist chiefly in
groundless insinuations, assumptions and
conclusions, aud are conspicuously barren Of
allegations Of fact
DENIES BEING DISTURBED.
81 have lived too long and had too much
experience of life and been too much accuse
toned to have Misrepresentation and abuse
to be disturbed by the utterances of such
mendacious miscreants and cannot be comA
PEELED to buy any peace from abuse by
them, either by the payment of money or by
advertising in such an infamous sheet, nor
would l think of dignifying them by
bringing civil suit for libel.
do not 60 skunk hunting for pleasure. It
Is game the capture of which scarcely
repays the chase. Besides, however much
such lbelous articles may gratlfy the
tastes of the envious and vicious, [ know
that they do not generally influence the
opinions OF decent men, except to inspire
disgust for the writer and publisher Of them.
WORLD JOURNALISM
"The base motive of these articles is quite
apparent to any one who knows anything
Of the so-called journalism practiced By
this paper. Had these articles been confined
to libeling me should have treated them
with contemptuous silence, but when they
malign the memory of my dear friend and
benefactor, whose name was synonym for
high character, perfect integrity and un-
questioned personal purity, as well as
matchess sagacity and business success,
when he is held up as the author of "a dark
and secret crime and man who in
vited guests 10 meet his 'mistresses at
his table as the pirate of the dry goods
ocean, and I know that such infamous
libels are not only false, but absolutely
without the slightest foundation in fact,
owe 1t to his memory that such shameless
and wanton traducers beside whom the
robbers Of his grave were gentlemen Of re-
fnement and character-should be brought
to answer for their infamous crime at the
bar of public justice.
MAKES HIS EXHIBITS
SIT is with that purpose in view that
write this letter and send these papers that
you may exhibit these libels to the grand
jury for such action as they may deem
proper. l am informed and believe that
the World company is corporation; that
Joseph Pulitzer, who Is said to be
be now in Europe, is tho nomi-
ual editor as well as president
Of the corporation; that William l.. Davis
is vice president; that John A. Cockerill.
James r. Graham, Julius Chambers and
Douglas A. Levine are editors of said paper,
and that one Turner is nominal publisher.
E. d. Harris, who can be found at No. $50
Broadway, purchased the papers l send
over the counter of the World company
Delaney Nicoll, counsel for the World,
informed Messrs. Graham and Chambers Of
the finding of the grand jury, and both
went to the district attorneys Office and
furnished the required bail-S1. 900 each.
Mr. Pulitzer is in Europe, and Mr..
Cockerill is cut Of town on two weeks
vacation.