New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-03
.ALWIN'S CASE is JUSTIFIED
Retraction Demanded by A. J
Alvin is made.
Mr.. Fischer's Partner Man of Hon
or, Honesty, Integrity.
Expensive Libel Suit is Settled
Satisfactorily Out OF Court.

of this city will forget the sensational
libel suit brought by A. J. Alvin for
S. 1000 damages against Philip sLiesch,
publisher ofthe Brown County j ournal,
on account of the publication Of an
article under the head Of Mr.. Fischer's
Partner" The article was the result of
controversy which grew out of an
argument over the address delivered
by Mr.. Alvin at the laying of the
cornerstone of the Turner hall, in
which the Journal endeav ored to prove
| that Mr.. Alvin had attacked the church.
The article which caused Mr.. Alvin to
institute suit for damages was written
| by Angus Hay who also was CORE
spondent of the Pioneer Press, through
which he gave wider prominence to the
story and charges were preferred
against him. ..5
The case has stretched itself over
several years and has cost both sides
considerable money and given Mr..
Alvin an a bundance of uncompliment-
airy advertising, the charge dating back
some fifteen years when he was in bust
ness with Mr.. Fischer in Springfield.
The firm failed and soon after that Mrs.
Fischer became insane and was sent to
an asylum. It was in an attempt to
show that the failure was due to the
dishonesty of Mr.. Alvin and that
through his alleged dishonesty Mrs.
Fischer became insane, thatthe ournal
got into trouble. ..se
When the case came to trial in district
court the jury returned a verdict in
favor of Mr.. Liesch and the case was
Immediately appealed to the supreme
court on errors and Alvin was granted
a new trial and it was while this tri al
was pending that the settlement was
brought about. s 81 " 55.;6 @>... Il
Here is the retraction: l s..z z.s..,1 s
"Under the title of ssMr Fischer s
Partner" we publish an article in the
Brown County Journal on September
18th, 1900, which cast. reflection upon
A. j. Alvin of this city. In view OF
that fact that the article in question
could be and was construed as an &C
cusatiOn that Mr.. Alvin in his bust
ness and partnership relations. with
Mr.. Ferdinand Fischer, his partner,
has been guilty of wronging and de.
frauding him and causing failure by
his dishonest conduct and that the
insanity of the wife of Ferdinand
Fischer had been caused by the wrong
full and ishonestcOnducto of Mr.. Alvin
we feel it to be more than fair anC
right that VS. should and hereby do re
tract each and every charge and in
sinuation contained in said article
which in any manner impungs or re
fleets upon the character of Mr.. Alvin
as a man of honor, honesty and integ
rity.
THE publication of the article was
the result of a newspaper controversy
and was based upon information anc
reports derived from various sources
and were hearsay and that we had nc
personal knowledge ofthematters con.
tanned in said article and said article
was published withoutmalice orill-wil.
towards Mr.. Alvin and was not in.
tended to iniure him in any way"
This innocent little document which
in justice to Mr.. Alvin, deserved equal
prominence with that given the charge
against him, Mr.. Liesch was evidently
ashamed to father and was also
ashamed to have any one in the office
know of it, even his editorwas ignorant
of it's existence until after the paper
was out, SO one has only to use his
imagination to picture the doughty
publisher of the Journal, at the fell
hour of midnight, amid the flashing Of
lighting and the roll Of thunder. after
the attorneys have left him, pull dowr
the curtains, lock thedoors and siezing
the copy edited by Mr.. Pierce proceed
to put it into type, which he afterwards
sends to Minneapolis where one-hal5
of his paper is printed and there hast
become the cornerstone for a new
column which he advisedly labels
Editorials. He has reason to be
i proud Of his resourcefulness
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