New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-08
REFEREES APPOINTED.
Supreme Court.
REPRIMANDED BY THE COURT
THE BUFFALO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE Asso.
GATED PRESS CENSURED FOR SENDING
OUT FALSE STATEMENTS OF

THE BUFFALO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE Asso-
GATED PRESS cENsURED FOR SENDING
OUT FALSE STATEMENTS OF
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Buffalo Feb. THE sensational and Enthusiastically
Chicago organization styling itself THE Associated
Press" the recipient OF judicial censure to-day
in the person OF it's local agent. On February the
Chicago concern sent out from here the following
dispatch:
Buffalo Feb. 3.-John .Orowski, the young giant
VINO killed Adam Eberle an inof ss oS German man
mans saloon, was sentenced to pay fine OF so for
the crime BY Judge Hatch In d the SUPERIOR Court
80 bill Upon the clerks desk. and orlowski stag
gered out of the courtroom a free man.
Judge Hatch's attention having been called to
the above Item, he to-day summoned the local
manager OF the United Press and New-York As
ISOLATED Press and the local agent Of the Chicago
organization before him. and, handing them the
dispatch inquired which association had distrib-
uted IT, The agent OF the Chicago concern
was compelled to plead guilty, and the Judge pro-
ceeded administer a scathng rebuke Takins
up the dispatch Judge Hatch proceeded to analyzs
it, saying:
These statements are false in all but one or two
particulars Orowski not a giant he did not
stagrer from the Courtroom. the inference being
that he was intoxicated.
The Judge then informed the agent OF the Chr
cago concern that he guilty OF an infraeuon
of the Penal Code, in distributing for publication
false statements OF proceedings; that the ten
dency OF such dispatches was 10 bring courts into
disrepute and lower their dignity; and that the
law provided no defence In such cases on the
ground OF absence OF intent holding that all items
OF news which In any way may tend TO injure
others must be carefully investigated before being
distributed In his opinion the offence was all the
greater, inasmuch the untruthful item vas NOT
sent out until the day following the delivery OF
the sentence or twenty-four hours after the 90
currence, which should have given ample time TO
investigate and obtain facts. Continuing the Judge
said the testimony in the case showed that dur
ing alteration Orlowski struck Eberle, the
blow barely producing an abrasion or s"eHihs.
fall blood cot formed which caused death. The
jury taking these facts into consideration. found
Orlowsk guilty OF assault, an offence punishable
by fine or Imprisonment. The prisoner was or good
character and IL was requiring re-
fSrmatory influences; hence a light sentence was
imposed. The tenor OF the dispatch sent out by
to lead the inference that there was nlscar.
riage of justice. and that a prisoner convicted
OF killing a fellow man had been set free Win
the patry penalty OF a small fine. After an e&-
PLANTATION on the part OF the agent in iault 70.
geher with the assurance that there was no intsns
upon his part to reflect upon the Court Judge
Hatch dismissed him, with warning not 10 oneho
in like manner again.
Minneapolis, Feb. III. A. Little of the Pills
bury-W ashburn Flour Company. this morning
characterized as false dispatch sent out by the
Chicago organization styling itself The Asso-
cated Press the effect that the Pillsbury-
Washburn, Washburn-Crosby and Northwestern
Consolidated -four companies mad agreed 10 CUT
prices - cents barrel. Mr. Little said the report
doubtless arose from the fact that such cut hai
been made in Chicago but nowhere else, ana even
in Chicago prices would be raised again, he said,
within a short time. TO keep pace with the upward
tendency OF the wheat market.