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LIBEL SUIT. w. Middleton, Editor Of ,he
Pittsburgh Split OF the Age, has been convicted
of a libel upon DR. Tappan of Stsubenvile, OHIO,
son oil Senator Tappan of that State. The case
is peculiar and furnishes singular commentary
on the law Of libel as administrator some OF cur
Courts, The facts in the case were these: a
Mr. Smith of Pittsburgh being on ajourney-we
do not remember where-wIotc a letter to his
wife Appended to this letter was stscrpt,
purpo,ting 10 have been written BY Smith, and
giving an account of his having been robbed by
DR.. Tappan. Mrs Smith took this letter to the
Editor Of shc Spirit Of the Age, and The account
Of the robosry was published By him without a
suspicion OF its gcnunencss. ltsubsequently ap
peared that The letter had been broken opon and
the postscript added by some person unknown to
Mr., Smith, merely for the purpose of making dif,
hculty. The Editor of the Spirit of the age,
finding he had been hoa1ed, did all in his power
to counterscI the effect of the story and to render
perfect justice 10 DR., Tap?sn, whom he had never
kno@n personally aud against whom therefore, he
could have borne no malice. Butihe Doctor, rot
sa'i.fied witt this, prosecuted Mr.. Middleton f,r
libel and obtained a verdict sgainst him This
may be law, but it certainly is net Justice