Something in the nature of a sensation was created on Saturday when it became known that Mr. W. S. Fleming, senior partner in the firm of Messrs, Fleming, Davies & Bryan had been arrested following the filing of an information in the American Court alleging criminal libel against Mr. Fleming.
The complaint alleged that Mr. Fleming wilfully, maliciously and unlawfully contrived to injure, aggrieve, vilify, scandalize an dgfame the reputation of Mr. Sterling Fessenden, senior partner of the firm of Messrs. Fessenden Holeomb, and to bring him into contempt and hatred.
The charge is said to arise out of statements made in the course of correspondence between Mr. Fleming and Mr. E. W. Wilson the course of which, in a letter said to be dated February 9, Mr. Fleming is alleged to have written as follows "T have a long story to tell you some day as to the reason' why these unfair methods have been introduced -by the members of the firm of Fessenden and I can tell you in confidence now that since they have done these things, I have come into gion of evidence that will not only discredit them but ruin their names in the community. They realize this now and are trying to make complete retraction of what they have said and done in this mat-
Mr. Fleming appeared in the U. S. Court on Saturday morning, when Mr. F. J. Schuh], Commissioner, fixed bail in the sum of $1,000 which was immediately forthcoming.
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