The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-31
HUSSBY'S
LIBEL SUIT
His Complaint Filed in . $40, 900
Suit Against The News and
Observer

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Through his attorneys, Messrs. Mac
Rae and Day and Whitaker, Mr.. John
B. Hussey yesterday died his o smplaiut
ina $1,000 libel suit which, it 10 al
legged, he will bring against the News
aud Observer Publishing Company.
The document, printed below, sets
forth certain articles - the bsSis Of the
suit in which articles Mr.. Hussey 10
charged, respectively, with having un-
lawfully attempted TO get possession Of
the pension rolls Is veil - with having
unlawfuliy retained money belonging
to client. Mr.. Hussey gave bond in
the sum Of $40, with J. J. Rogers ~
surety, and it 10 said that the case will
be called at the February term Of the
Wake County superior Court.
The complaint - ~ follows:
NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY,
Superior Court, Oct. Term 1895.
John b. Hussey against The News aud
Observer Publishing Company.
The plaintiff above named complain
ing Of the defendant above named
alleges:
First, that the DE- endant, the News
and Observer Publishing Company At
the time hereinafter mentioned was
and is now corporation du'y organ
lied under the laws Of North Carolina
and rs such was engaged in the publ
cation OF . newspaper known As the
News and Observer in the said county
Of Wake.
Second, that the said defendant, the
News and Observer Publishing Com
pany contriving and wickedly and ma
liciOusly intending to injure the said
plaintiff, John Il. Hussey i'm his good
fame and credit and to bring him into
public scandal, infamy and disgrace,
and to cause it to be suspected and be-
lieved that the said plaintiff was dis
honest, SUBSCRIPTIONS, guilty of crime,
the punishment whereof was confine-
ment in the penetentiary, thief and
q cOnspiratOr heretofore, tO-wit: on
the 10th day Of March, 1895, in the
county aforesaid falsely, wickedly and
maliciOusly did compose and publish
and cause and procure to be published
in the said newspaper known rs the
News and Observer, of and concerning
the plaintiff q certain false, scandalOus,
malicious and defamatOry libel, con-
tanning among other things the false,
scandalOus. defamatOry and libellOus
matter following of and concerning the
plaintiff, that is to say, nine years ago,
this fellow Hussey, meaning the plain
tiff, was a Democrat and the editor of
the Greensboro Patriot. When Cleve-
land was elected he applied for . posi-
in Washington and the Democrats in
Congress secured him the position rs
chief Of division in the Treasury De-
partment. After HarrisOn's election
seeing that he would lose his position,
Hussey, (meaning the plaintiff,) began
to get ready to go into the business of
pension attorney in Washington. Pre-
liminary to this, he ordered the clerks
in his division to make complete list
| OF the pensioners on file in his division,
| and they worked several weeks pre-
pairing it. He well knew that this list
was sac-edly kept from all pension a.
gents and attorneys, and that it was
crime for him to copy it for hi, person.
al use. 1t came to Mr.. WINDOWS ears
that Hussey, (meaning the plaintiff, }
had been guilty of this crime and he
was on the point of dismising him in
disgrace and prosecuting him for the
offence. HGssey, (meaning the plain
tiffO took to his heels when his con-
duct came to the ears of Secretary
Window, and it was generally stated
that he had malady which would
shortly prove fatal. Then it was that
Senator Ransom begged the Republic
can Secretary not to disgrace his fam
lily, and to permit him to return the
stolen lists and resign. Secretary
Window had kind heart and acceded
to the request. But for his leniency.
Hussey, (meaning the plaintiff) would
now be in the Albany penitentiary in
stead of Buffers private secretary.
Hussey (meaning the plaintiff) has
been the Washington correspondent
of both the Winston Republican and
the CAUCASIAN, and has helped to har-
monte the policy of these leaders of
the two wings of Fusion. They wanted
an artful and INSCRIPTIONS man, a
ready writer and an active gatherer
and perverter of news. They cared
nothing for character, and their read
ers did not demand that they should.
But man who is capable of doing
dirty work as Washington CORES
pondent is not suitable man to be
chosen as the confidential friend, boon
companion and adviser of q man who
occupies the highest Federal position
in the gift of North Carolina.
If Senator Butler had appointed as
! private Secretary man who had just
dropped the convict's stripes, after q
sentence OF six years in the peniten-
tiary, all parties would unite in saving
That he had merited the scOrn and con-
tempt of all good people in the State.
Mr.. Hussey, (meaning the plaintiff. } ia
no better man because Ransom was
persuaded to beg Window not to send
him to the penitentiary six years ago,
That the said defendant, cOntriyiDR
and wickedly and maliciously intend.
ing to injure the said plaintiff in his
good fame and credit and to bring him
into public scandal and disgrace, here.
tofore, tO-wit, on the 18th day of
April, 1896, in the county aforesaid.
falsely, wickedly and maliciously did
compose and publish and cause and
procure to be published of and concern
ing the plaintiff in a newspaper called
the News and Observer, published in
Raleigh, in the county Of Wake, a SER
tain article concerning the false and
defamat0ry matter following, viz:
More of Hussey's Rascality."
| The CAUCASIAN prints this week an
article one column in length from
| Washington City, written by John B.
Hussey, the newly appointed Private
Secretary to Senator Butler. Upon
evidence already printed we have
shown that he deserves to be in the
penitentiary instead Of holding an