The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-06
UNITED PRESS SUES.
AFTER TIE NORTH AMERICAN
PHILADELPHIA, FOR LIBEL.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Damages
Demanded of MeMichsel-Grounds
of Complaint.

NEW YORK. June 5.-Clayton NC
,,i't.ol nronrlctor OF the Philadelphia
North American aud director IN the AZ
sociated Press, was served Win 'ot"
plaint in this city this morning, III 'ie
i,heI suit brought by the United Press III
~ c,,nrorno Court. the amount sued for
heinz 500 co0. The publication complaiheu
of anncarcd I'm an issue or the NoI'h
American. dated June Isl. IT., -o
After summarizing the points "hicn al.
ubelous. the complaint concludes' nd1
"a,d srticIe matter and words as afore-
said i'm so far as they stated or lhsihua.cu
that the plaintiff proposed % give w ~
business to the Associated IreaS Vi
any other person or persons, or lhal
the plaintiff proposed 10 IePuui"'V
contracts abandon it's friends ana al
Ues and turn over its business 10 a riVai
organization. or to any other person OF
nersons whatsoeve-, or that the plaih-
tiff's business was organized ana CON
Quoted as a stock-jOboing concern, anu iio'
legitlmately, or that the plainuil Ie's-
nues were dishonesty and unlawluhy vD-
tained: or that news furnished anu "'-
livered by the plainJn TO us cneh'S anu
subscribers was inaccurate and untrhsl-
worthy. or that the plaintiff has been
guilty of lying. deceit and libel, and OF
using improper and unlawful methods 10
discrodit and lnjure the Associated fress'
or that the plaintiff is behindhand IN
obtaining its news and delivering same
and hence that IL is OF little, II any
value: or that the plaintiff Is or was on
June 1st. 1885, doing practically no pusi-
ness beyond Rocky mountains anu lnd1
the business which II was doing was WIN
three or four papers OF no financial stand
ing or respectability. and which had been
refused admission or discarded by fiFai
organization. or that the only source from
which the plaintiff derives its foreign
news was Central News, OF London ana
that the news of said Central News was
untfustworthy and inaccurate. and that
foreign news dispatches Of this plalhlll
obtained from said Central News, also
likewise untrustwOrthy and inaccurate;
or that the plaintiff. now subjected sole
lv 10 financial burden Of supporting said
Central News or that the plalntih Is
now. or eyer has been. I'm a state Of panic,
believed itself financially unable 20 con-
tinue it's business. and desired 20 aSso-
ciate itself with or merge its own husl-
ness I'm that of a rival; or that the pialn-
tiff was willing 10 agree TO surrender con-
troll and management OF It's business TO
the rival organization. or 10 any other
person or persons whatsoever; or that
the plainiiff was really and willing 20
repudiate and abandon its obligations and
contracts. to forsake its allies and TO re-
model and rcvOlutiOnize its entire bust
ness. or any part Of 81. or that the plain
tiff was ready to agree TO coerce. and 20
use its influence with its members, clients
and allies into paying money TO others
which they were under no legal or moral
obligation 20 pay at ALL or that the plain
tiff was willing to give up its name and
organization and TO go out Of business.
or that the news service of the plaintiff
was of inferior character, and not worth
the price paid for It, and that the plain
tiff was in receipt of no revenue from
any source other than four New York
newspapers. We're false scandalOus. de-
famatory and libellous and the plain
tiff AYERS that it was never guilty of any
of the infamous and disgraceful acts
that are stated or insinuated in the
said article"
AGAINST THE EDITOR OF FOURTH ESTATE"
NEW YORK. June 5.-Ernest +. Bir-
mngham. editor of the Fourth Estate,
was arrested this morning on a charge Of
criminal libel brought by the United
Press. He was taken before Justice Nc
MahOn. and upon examination being
waived, he was paroled I'm the custody OF
his counsel until o'clock. when be
promised 10 furnish 500 bail
The libel complained Of by the United
Press was printed in the Fourth Estate