New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09
THE +. r. AOYES LIBEL SUIT

CHARLES DANN RELEASED OF HIS CIV" "f'-
oGXIzAxcE-w NJ IAFFAN l. ~ CUBA
United states Marshal John II. Mc'ar'y yeSt"r-
dav gave notice 20 Charles \. Dana mat war
rant had been issued on an Indictment 'o"h"
against him IN Washington for alleged HpeI o"
COMPLAIN, OF r t. Noy"~. 90 that city Mr.. ianh
en,er.d the NarShars ofil,c AZ o'clock. lie Went
before United states Commissioner Shields a'-
compani.l bv his counsel Enhu Root aud FranNHh
uar,,ett vho asked for an examinations 'ommis-
s,oncr shields set the examination down FOR Mhr'h
ls ami said. Il dischnrg" Mir Dana on ms own rec
orniz,nce To- appclr ~ that time
" If laonn who was Jointly indicted with Mr.
Dan, ,s M present IN cuba. Mr.. Root shd that
r. iher. va. anything lrit Of th" chars" by The
linn. Mr. Ia0au returned hc would appear
.rbo Htooklvn Engle." In the cours" q. AZ ''''
,oriI or,,cl. entitled indictment OF M"ssrS Dana
ami I.afan" said yesterday
The Eagle" has said that the ofience a,'gs"i
against Mesers lana ana i.' , ANA where The
Now-York City. wh'ro thty i. @ ', f 'nncarcd is
sun" ia which the libel c"uiplAh"d o.. Hi'f
published y strained coniri'", , III I'i In Wash
is that the offence "ts also ,',ti"r s"u'ls
nrton city because The SUI con , I.," - h..
sold We are satisfied that "N'ry one oil our our rf,I
viii AT once rccosuiHr Nv lI'N - nr,uiit"rL
and thai the, viii regard the theory OF any oth.i
place, unjust In fact hoWt''I 'u'Ih IN lax
me offence Is a single one As single rs the oHeh.r
really Is and legally should pe IL tic ''o W. U,,nT
comnission Otherwise. there would b" as many
,% o ''os ,herr orr places in which The New
York sun is circulated. whether thI9usn te Rb 'H,
snnIs Oh t nn offence TO be- committed In thou
wTI egaHs one The nonsense Of evident
The danger OF putting 1t INTO or ,i,I,i ' s
enupning governmental power with such a weapon
against Journalism could not be sNaEseraacu, ,ho
numbers of the offence, OF the places where IL
was committed. Every newsdealer woulI De one 1 Oh
OF The paper objected to to another person would
also he an offender Every express company which
S ShIe ISSUE Se woSG be- an offender times
the number OF copies carr'd or hc rbn F"oro
Government through It's Postotice department;
could also be made such multiplied oftehder ana
the Government courts trying Federal indictmcni
eminent itself an offender under the matter
charged. Van, T.. ,,,o,.
are committed there. There they should be in
quired into. II complainant against a newspapeF.
real compia nant, could drag the edltors ana pun
fishers Of such papers to riai N any plaee he pre-
the defendants entitled OF trial by jury OF the
vicinage and he could make justice Impossible ana
The reply is not sufficient that suit by Mr.
Noyes against them IN Ne%f9 b C s would b, m,
to the Washington man ana practically amounting
TO n denial of redress TO the latter. This has not
been proved 1t should not be assumed. II II
shown by actual proceedns;, me fact would
needs and 10 THE sun men all the blame which
they would deserve in public opinion: We do not
saw that libel suits cannot be tried In Federal
coHrts When citizens Of one State injure citizens
Of another state the Federal courts give right of
redress hui there are Federal courts In New-York
C'itv where this alleged offence was committed.
iusi as ,here are I'm Washington city. where the
trial is sought 10 be taken Mr.. Noycs has a right
10 rle,t I'm New-York Stat" between the courts OF
tho commonwealth and the Federal courts FOR the
trial Of any civil action which he may bring OF
any criminal action which the criminal wrong al
legged bv him NAV to be brought. The mat
ter is OF the utmost Importance to interests which
outweiph any Injury any individuals involved.
and II IL one upon which The Eagles Views have
always been the same, They are views which no
con sIderation OF individuals OF circumstances
should or would cause The Eagle to change