New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-20
DIR. FISHE SUES FOR LIBEL
HE WILL STILL PUBLISH THE MIRROR,
A. p DUNLOP ARRESTED FOR ANNOUNCING THAT
HE WOULD NOT

A. p. DUNLOP ARRESTED FOR ANNOUNCING THAT
HE WOULD NOT
Augustus p. Dunlop publisher of the theatrical
press circular " Dunop's Stage News arrested
Yesterday morning by Assistant Deputy sheriff Will
lam Fise, on order granted by Judge Patterson OF
the supreme Court. Bail was fixed at $1,000 which
was furnished. II. G. Miner and J. p. Jackson belnr
Mr.. Dunlop's bOndsmen. The arrest the out.
come Of suit by Harrison Gray Fshe. editor and
proprietor Of The New York Dramatic Mirror charg.
ing Mr. Dunlop with malicious libel in publishing tn
DAYS ago an article to the effect that The Mirrrs
was about TO suspend publication.
Mr. Fishes attorneys are Dttcnhocfer q Gerber ana
Mr. Dunl0p's are Howe d Iummel. In his complaint
the paintiG alleges, in part that the defendant. well
knowing the business standing credit and reputation
Of the plaintiff and his newspaper published in his own
news paper. about tn 10th OF January 1891 tho
false, malicious and delanatory matter following,
The friends Of Harrison Gray Fskc Will learn with
regret that his weekly theatrical paper The New.
York Mirror is about 10 suspend publication. some
seasons ago The Mirror okei upon as the organ
Of the dramatic profession, but Of recent year, tho
patronage Of this calling has been directed TO Other
channels, and for eleven months the losses have in.
creased rapidly that Mr.. Fkc can longer resist
the pressure. lie does not wish TO sell property h.
has 10 regard with almost paternal interest and
he has concluded to let it 60 out Of existence al
together that tie defendant. In ard by said article
charged and imputed to the plaintiff. As business
and publisher of the aid newspaper. insolvency and
want Of credit tending directly 10 inUre. and in.
Iuring, the plaintiff in his bu,iHes, and his standing
and credit as a bushes, mao and newspaper pub.
lsher7
The complaint further assert, that defendant cir.
culacd and distributed the said false malicious ard de-
famaory article among the readers his paper, Dun.
op's StGe News and among dramatic editors and
critics Of various newspaper, and others that tho
defendant well knew that in publishing and distributing
the article the would be read by the readers Of
his paper and by the said dramatic editors and critics
Of various newspapers I'm this city and elsewhere. and
would be by many Of them republiShed and copied in
their newspapers and distributed among the readers Of
such newspapers: that tho said article and 10
malicious. dcfamatOry. false and untrue and
malciouSy published by the defendant. knowing the
same to he false ard untrue that the plaintiffs said
business and the said newspaper have not lost patron
age customers stated in said article and the
plaintiff has for the last eleven month, sustained
any Increasing. great any loss. but the contrary
has continually. during the said period. made prof.
out Of said paper and from the publication thereof tina,
the plaintiff does not and did not intend TO suspend
the publication Of said paper let 1t go out Of
stchce but hereinbefore stlred his business Of con-
Quoting the publication Of said newspaper has been
profitable and there not and is the slightest
truth foundation for the statement contained
article that the said article has tended to seriously
inlue the plantln in his standing, credit ana epnt&
ton as q business man and the publisher and pro-
prietor Of the said newspaper. The NewIorh ORA
matte Mirror that by of the premises plaintiff
has been damaged. and demands judgment for dam
sustained BY him. I'm the Of $4,000, with the
costs and disbursements Of this action"
An accompanying affidavit from a newspaper man
OF this city alleges that Mr. Dunlop minated that no
medatcd publishing the article In question two weeks
before it appeared. Dunop's stage News" I, small
weekly publication intended for circulate on almost
cluSivcly among dramatic editors. II has paid sub
scrptlonS but j. the Offices OF many newspapers
I'm all parts Of the country. While Mr. Dunlop admits
that he had grievance against Mr.. Fise account OF
attack which he Mr. fiSke made on him recently
I'm The Mirror" he asserts that he believed the state
mentS made In his article to bc true and that he
produce people who will that they had heard Of tho
unproSpcrous condition OF THE Mirror" and Of the In
tenon Of Mr. FNke 10 suspend publication. before 10
circulated the report that has caused the present suit