Evening journal., 1905-08-04
QUIGLEY CHARGES
BELL WITH LIBEL
Editor of Sunday Star Served
With Warrant While Ill
in Bed
TOO SICK 70 LEAVE THE HOUSE

jerome b. Bell OWneI anu pu9hSntI OF
the Sunday Star was served with a war
rant this morning charging him with
malicious libel The warran; was sworn
out by Clerk of the Peace Winfield S.
Qulgley ard was served by Thomas H.
Buckley, a constable in the Office Of Mag
istrate George H. Hollis.
The document was served by Constable
Buckley on Mr.. Bell at 11.SO a. m. while
the latter was i'll in bed at his home No.
SIS West Ninth street. He recently re-
turned from a trip north and was taken
sick last night. He was unable to leave
his room this morning and the warrant
was served on him there. He is being at
tended by DR.. Irvine NJ. Finn
Mr.. Bell stated to the constable that
he would appear at Magistrate Hollis
Office for a hearing as soon as his physi-
clan would allow him 10 leave the house
THE WARRANT.
Tho article which Mr. Qmgley alleges
was libelous appeared in the Star on Sun
day. July IS. A portion Of it is quoted in
the warrant which follows:
The State of Delaware, New Castle,
County, IS.
To any Constable of Said County:
Where as. Winfield S. Quigley, of
Christiana Hundred, in behalf of the
State Of Delaware, hath this day, be-
/ fore me, George H. Hollis, Esquire, one
OF the Justices assigned to keep the
peace in and for the county aforesaid
made oath I'm due form of law, that a
certain Jerennoe B. Bell at Wilmington
Hundred, and the county aforesaid. on
the 23rd day Of July, "A. d. 1905. did
unlawfully and malidiously publish i'm
a certain newspaper called The star,
a certain false, scandalous and malici-
Que libel concerning one Winfield S.
Quigley, containing the following d.
belous matter, viz: ~"They (meaning
certain cases now pending in the Court
of General Sessions) involve charges
of the grossest fraunds at a nomination
election and there are grave suspicious
that the chief beneficiary of .theil
frauds, the man who through their
now holds the position of Clerk of the
Peace for this county and by virtue ot
that holding is also Clerk of the Levy
Court, knows more about the inside
facts than he ought TO know. Their
are also stories to the effect that thf
lpr less concealed efforts To secure tn
abandonment Of the cases altogether
lCthe sand Winfield S. Quigley then an
ohe2'e holding the said position of Cierl
OF the Peace,) and against the Law
Peace and Dignity of said State; Their
fore, the said Winfield S. Qulgle.
prays that the said jerome B. Bell ma,
be forthwith apprehended and held L
answer this complaint and to be fur
thor dealt with as the law directs
Sworn and subscribed the 2Sth day o
July, A. d. 1905, before me George n
Hollis, Justice Of the Peace. Winfiel
S. Quigley. complainant.
Forasmuch. as the foregoing com
: plaint hath been made before me il
manner aforesaid there are therefore
. in the name of the State of Delaware
to require and command. you Forthwith
to apprehend the said Jerome B. Bel
and bring him before me. or some othe
Justice of the Peace. for the count
aforesaid that he may be examine
touching THE promises, and TO be fur
ther dealt with as to lalv and justic
shall appertain. And you are like
wise. required 10 summon the com
! plainant Winfield S. Quigley to appea
and give evidence relating to the sub
ject matter OF the said complaint: an
when and where you have the said Je
: rome B. Bell. Given under my han
and seal ait Wilmington, the day an
; year aforesaid.
GEORGE H. HOLLIS, ]. P. CSeal.)
To Thomas H. Buckley, constable.
WILL PROBABLY WAIVE HEARING
Mr.. Bell stated this afternoon that !
will probably waive a hearing before Il
Magistrate and take the case TO IL
September term Of court. His counsel
II. H. Ward who is now in Europe.
I He further said that numerous one.
of bail have been made to him.