New-York tribune., 1895-06-06
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SIZED BY THE UNITED PRESS.
ACTION AGAINST THE PROPRIETOR Or
THE PHILADELPHIA NORTH
AMERICAN"

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES
nrv,xDEp FoR IIBEI.-ARREST or THE
r,.pr,surR OF THE FOURTH ESTATE"
CLAYTON McMchael proprietor of THE Phila-
ae,nbi, North American and director in the
chicago organization styling Itself the AssociateI
Press was served with "A complaint In TINS CITY yes
terlay morning IN libel suit brought by the uhtei
Press I'm the Supreme Court. the amount sueu io'
being 10000 The publication complained oil APP
peared in the issue of "The North American dated
June l. After summarizing the points WIN" arc
lIbcllous the complaint concludes
That the said article. matter and words as 2iore-
said in far they stated or nsinuateI 'na' w ,,
Associated Press or any other person or persons
that the plaintiff proposed to repun's n rn m over
tracts. abandon Its friends and allies ana iuth oyer
its business a rival organization or 10 any i
person or persons %hasGever nd or conduced as
stock obbng concern. and not legtinatsy' OF 'ia'
lawfully obtained; or that the news iurhisnsu , au
delivered by the plaintiff to is clients an. o ,bn-
the plaintiff has been guilty of .yng deceit h ahs
libel and OF using improper and unia%inl nr'.oas @ .s
the plaintiff is behindhand in obtaining It's news aht
everins the same ana henc fhat "a M vs. Vas 81 on June
!. 1895. doing practically no business nss shch I,
was doing was with three four papers OF no
financial standing or respeciabiiiiy ana wnirh ni1
nern - KAT The only source from which
niain,,T dcrlves It's foreign news the Cen'ra.
News OF London ana tna ,f and nacrurate
and that the foreign news dispatches oi tns pam,
likewise untrustworthy ana inaccurate; or that me
plaintiff is subjected solely TO thr imam ma . "a.
burden of supporting tn SAID Central News, or tha
ne ni,intin IS nov or ever has been in q state OF
panls OF believed itself financially unable TO con,
win or merge It's own business in that OF rival;
or that the p.ainiin was willing to agtre 10 sulI',
der the control and manaeement 81 rs Dns,n's@ - -
a rival organization, Or 70 any otnsr person or or
persons whatsoever Or ina, the p,, ~. Ts' obra
and willing to repud'atc ana Apail'o,, ~. ~ ni =,
lions and contracts q forsaHe rs a,lea an" an ,
t"mo' a., Inv ar ~ he plaintiff Sas ready 20 agree
10 cocrce ana 70 is influence win lts nom
bers client. and allies into paying money 10 % %o'n-
ers which thcv ware under no legal or moral oo.i-
ga.ion 10 pay AZ all or that the plAniN was VIII
ing 10 give up lts name ana ORGANIZATION ana - 70
out u business; or mat ne ne"s s'rErr M ., r,b w
palniin - Inferior character ana 10, worm "a
he price paid for IL. and that tn" painiln was IN
r~-e'r, of no revenue from any source other than
four New-York newspapers. were ihl7e. an 'l'u-
that Il Vas never guilty Of any OF th' infamous
anl dlsgraceful acts that are stated or inSihua''' III
Erncat. + Dirrninsham. Editor and publisher OF
.'The Fourth Estate" arrested yesterday at MS
Office No 257 Broadway. by Court OHicer English
on A warrant issued by Justice Mcmahon. charging
him with llbci Tho complainant Is william u
L,ran vice-presllcnt ~ The United Press. Nj
Eirrllnghnm waived examination ami was h"l' IN
so hail for the action Of the Grand Jury Justice
McAiahon paroled him IN the custody OF ms coun-
sci tn the afternoon to enable him to procur" pan
Mr Ianan makes the complaint as vicc-presldent
nj, ,h t.nt,d pr,~s and AZ representing its principal
- Wv ~ - >, - ~ ,,,,,,c,,,o, il,
managing o'hcefr. ne s"'''s '"' i""'' "
question was issued with the malicious Intent 10 IN
'.. 81, r,,,,,t p,.ss and thar II has Injured the
!s,.,.r - an1 h',',rc.s' ~ the I nltei Press
"a ranv ~ The Fourth Estate OF May Is at
,,|h.I ,o tho cnunalnt The charge IT, based IN
an..a,,oos co,,aireJ In n long oriic. headed
"onrtsr,rr.s Are closed and purportlng give
,h. ic,,iis ~ recon, conferences between repre-
s,....t,,'. 49,, r-rt..l press and Of IN. Illinois
As.r|f,,cI pos.
~, III - ,.s.t or IN. ,lcga,lons contained IN
o., ~, g., Di 49,, 20 ., ,r ar,rl. AID Tho prlnclpa
f., ".v., ya'r. IN. serycr OF The United Press
a. 49,, ,.,y,s,,i.ted ., m. region 9TH. Pacific
Coes,1 hevord ,he ROCKY Mounfains AT merely
-, ,.i,.,,,6ic ,'lls Finally m. telegrarhic
",n,,,r,.s ,tr.i - mis- ana on Nav ! brought the
f'ufe1 press mn TO standard rates. Az "A result 1t
vos orceI - Irop l,s nght service entirely and
cornrc lts d,y service 20 n meagre special 10 three
,nisstor -" ~ 'Arsnci,,ci pr.ss
-, oS,,o !. .,,,s,,npbo a, ~. o,hcr ord of the
...,rfG -. - ",,,, ,.r ,rd 30 Loo ..-i,,ts Tho
i,r, brg - &C. frroi,n rev,s -, the central
-. =, n.1.S ,.h,'L 80 ,nrr.t.l NAM, years
400 - - ,iyai - Renter lis, Nr sauni.rs some
thing lkr a month sine. he died soon after "Th"
Irn1on Times " vVhirh had h..n taking Ia. CEN
raj News s.rvic. uuhllahcd "A column auolog,zing
to lis readers FOR a Central News telegram walch
II had used and which proved 10 DE fake.
when The Times" followed this exposure with
an order severns all relations win the '"hrai
N,"s ,hr o'ler 'o'lhV"VuS l-ns,'s" H., H. ,P"i@ -
br,,rn % 49, ,,,nr ,b. f-,,od p,.Is
-" ~ vne nor siranes under the circumstances that