St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-01
He Secures the Indictment
Of Four Editors for
Alleged Libel.
Natural Jake Alderman, a
Notorious Thief, Killed
by His Spouse.
Warden Durston Electrocutes
a Calf Instead Of MUIR
derer Kemmler.
Uncle Sam Issues Millions of
RatiOns to Southern
Flood Sufferers.

NEW YORK, April 30.-The grand
jury has just handed in indictments
against Joseph Pulitzer, John A. Cock
erell, Julius Chambers. and James F.
Graham, of the New York World, for
criminal libel of eX-Judge Hilton. The
following letter was received by Dis
trict Attorney Fellows from ex-Judge
Hilton On the 23d inst:
Il beg to call your attention to a series of
hbelous articles upon the late Alexander Il.
Stewart and upon myself, which appeared i'll
the New York World, from the 14lh to the
18th instant. The articles, as will appear on
the most casual inspection, are grossly libel
Gus on their face. though they consist chiefly
IN groundleSs lnsinuations, assumptions and
conclusions and are conspicuously barren of
allegations of fact. / have lived too long and
had too much experience of life and been
too much accustomed to misrepresenta-
ton and abuse to be disturbed by the utter
anceS of such mendacious miscreants and
cannot be compelled to buy, my peace
from abuse by them, either by the payment
OF money or by advertising in such an
Infamous sheet; nor would think of digni-
tying them by bringing civil suit for libel.
do not go skunk hunting" for pleasure
1t is game the capture of which scarcely re-
pays the chase. Besides however much such
llbelouS articles may crafty the tastes of the
envious and the vicions know that they do
not generally influence the opinions of de-
cent men. except to inspire disgust for the
writer and publisher of them. The base mo-
tive of these articles is quite apparent TO any
one who knows anything of the so-called
journalism practiced by this paper. Had
these articles teen confined to libel
ing me should have treated
them with contemptuous silence; but
wnen they malign the memory OIL my dear
friend and benefactor whose name was q
synonym for high character. perfect integ
rltv and unquestioned personal purity, as
we'll as matchless sagacity and business sue
cess, when he is held up as the author of "a
dark and secret crime as man who sin
vited guests TO meet his mistresses at his
table, as pirate of the dry goods ocean,"
and know that such infamous lbels are not
only false, but absolutely without the slight
est foundation in fact, owe ii to his men,
DRY that such shameless and wanton traduc-
ers-beside whom the robbers of his grave
were gentlemen of refinement and character
- )uld be brought to answer for their in
famous crime at the bar of public justice.
It's 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 a corporation,
that Joseph Pulitzer is said to be now in
Europe is the nominal editor as well as the
president or the corporation: that William
L. Davis is the president; that John A.
COckerlll James f. Graham, Julius Cham
berS and Douglas A. Levine are the editors of
the said paper, and that one Turner is the
nominal pupllsher. 4. d. harris, who can
be found at $50 Broadway. purchased the
papers | send over the counter of the World
company. have the honor to be, Respect
fully yours, HENRY HILTON.
Delaney Nicoll. counsel for the
World, informed Messrs. Graham and
Chambers of the finding of the grand
jury. and both went to the district attor-
ney's Office and furnished the required
bail, $1,000 each. Mr.. Pulitzer is in
Europe and Col. Cockerill is out of town
on a two weeks vacation.