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| OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. | 1 |
| AN IMMORTAL PETITION. | 3 |
| FRANK LESLIE AGAIN ARRESTED. | 3 |
| Advertisements | 4 |
STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S
ALLIGATOR.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
We conclude, the public feel slightly interestedin our libel case; therefore we shall takethe liberty to lay before our readers a few extractsfrom the weekly press of our city, as wedid in our last the opinions of the dailies.
[From the N. Y. Weekly Despatch.]
During the last three months Branch’s Alligatorhas been the talk of the town. Throughthe columns of his little sheet, Branch has madecharges of the most serious nature against prominentcitizens and office holders. At first nonotice was taken of these attacks, finally, however,these charges were so generally talked ofthat it became necessary for the parties assailedto notice them. Mayor Tiemann, Simeon Draperand Supervisor Bell united in a complaint beforethe Grand Jury, who found an indictment;whereupon all the rest of the individuals whohad been honored with the attentions of the Alligatorset to work to aid in bringing Branch tojustice. His case was set down for trial in thesessions on Monday last. When the case wascalled, Branch announced himself ready fortrial; the District Attorney, however, said hewould not be ready till Tuesday. An attempthad been made on Saturday to prejudice thecase by one of his bondsmen, being indusedto surrender Branch, and on Tuesday, inthe middle of the trial, Mr. Southworth,the other bondsman, went into Court and surrenderedhim. In both cases other partiescame forward and took the places of thesepretended friends. By applying the sharpestrules of legal practice, his testimony was ruledout and Branch was convicted, and withoutgiving him time to breathe, he was sentencedto pay a fine of $250 and to be imprisoned inthe Penitentiary for one year. The Recorderin his remarks volunteered the gentl