People v. Moore

Nott, J.:

The following- are briefly the facts alleged in the indictment: That on the 24th day of May, 1921, the Mexican Petroleum Company was a Delaware corporation engaged in the oil business ; that Edward L. Doheny was its president; and that the defendant owned and published a certain publication called a market letter, distributed in the county of New York; and that on the said day the defendant did wilfully and unlawfully publish of and concerning the said Doheny an article of which the following quotation embraces the part complained of: “ Oils. — Mex. Pete. — Likely to go lower. I…