New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
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THE UNITED PRESS TICTORT COMPLETE.
JUDGE cox DECIDES ~ IT'S FAVOR on ALL
POINTs-A MISLEADING DISPATCH

JUDGE cox DECIDES ~ IT'S FAVOR On ALL
PoINTs-A MISLEADING DISPATCH
Washington June 9-Juige Cox to-day rendered
his nnal decision in the sui; brought In the supreme
Court Of the District OF Columbia. sitting IN equity
hv the Chicago organization styling ltseif 'Th" AS
s,ci,,el press" asans, the United Press and the
Washington News" 10 restrain the former from FUR
nlshlng and the latter from receiving the news Of
tho United Press. and % enforce article SIX oil an
alleged contract requiring THE Washington News
70 receive It's news service exclusively from the NJ
caeo organizatlon and not 70 furnish news TO any
other news association. Judge Cox had held certain
polnis under constellation but to-day he announced
that he had decided 10 deny the Injunction upon
every ground named. lie requested Mr. Darlington
counsel for The Washington News 70 submit 10
him a draft Of a decree to be entered In the case
on June THE Associated Press furnished 10
all its clients the following misleading dispatch
"Washington. June Judge Cox rendered de-
cislon to-day in the case Of the Associated Press
against The Washington Evening News He held
dHe rsnd he Injunction prayed for by the Assoc
"iatod Press 10 restrain the Defendant newspaper
hy II rom the Associated Press. to the United
Press He held that the bylaws Of the ASSOCIATION
80 fe canirac, and that the defendant newspaper
IS subject 10 the pains and penalties thus Wovlnfn
Dyyo\slons OF the bylaws. he declined to use the
mandate Of the court 10 comp" any oncr or Hlnte
specific performance Of the contract Inc uec'S'o'
is victory for the Associated Press H.,
When above dlspdtcn was sent "u' no
was reserved until to-day when that point a. WEI
intel t .erbc HssocIat@i Press Therefore /,
has been defeated absolutely and without reserve on
every POM ,ion rcndercd on June q Judge Cox de-
cdcd mai the contract Of the so-called Associated
tIIcd w. a court Of equity by a writ Of Injunction
hrausr il amounted to "a mere monopoly" He
further held that the alleged contract set up be
-.
contnnded by counsel. and he said, In continuing
his decision on this point:
i' sr cannot see that the alleged breach here In
wolves any division Of the business at all because
when The Washington News enters into this en-
"agcrent with the United Press II does not give
to that association anything that takes away from
service II Increases the service ana does not
divide either the work or the emouWSnt h
fore. do not see anything th1l - ,'coIhl'a.
with the duty toward the complainant except so
an The course OF his decision Of June (Which has
been revised by the Judge, and was ied June .
as pmegeson that the news furnished by the As
ISOLATED Press inferior TO that furnshed by the
,nirv which the Court could he called upon TO rem,
edy by injunction. because by taking that ground
its work and without merit. But the Judge sai c
in regard to the Tews WAS furnishing
It's news to the United Press in violation OF us con
tract not to b 90 score so nc pb policy or any other
ground 10 this part Of the contract ms was me
soint which The Judge held in abeyance In The
drfeated on every material point and having only
a remote prospect Of decision upon a mater ,tt,
which counsel on both sides admitted 20 be I'M
material and frivolous. practically withdrew from
the case and abandoned the field by Withdrawing
it's service from THE Washington News after II
had asked the Court TO exercise It's great powers
Of Injunction to compel THE News To continue 10
take II. - -, .rho Naws..
Yesterday the business manager OF 'Tne news
AIe6 an afiidav that he had been Informed verbally
Nv Nv he Washington manager of the Assoc aed
Press that It's service had been Withdrawn from
M sarvice from the Associated Press for severa!
The Associated Press sought , Il ssi out that
while IL had suspended" It's service II had not
"withdrawn' It from The News. and Y SUI I'LL