, 1875-10-05

Tho - Attn California - Sued Tor ts5,-
900 by, tho I'r0PrlDsor* oE th1 sa9.
Ern,,ntact, ~ Evening Bulletin - ana

Tho - Attn California; - atscA Tor sso.-
600 by tho 1'r0prluaor~ OF the sA1a
Ernyctscp 81 Evening nHlletin " and
q" MorfatnH Cnl1.''
1[r. J, W. 6imonton, OF tho Asaoclated Irass.
s,,l eia CALIFORNIA; pag&lesH, l1aye arreaioA 10
lilo law to BuAta!u thslr far faMot "Alca theY
Iee1n injured BY uslndry statements tksuca III lAa
daily Alta California, and lase eontnoiaceo
suit aSaiuet tue propF'otofs thereof te5 a an ~
plant was iilol M tho 2ltl, of Heptomber III tho
Fourth biststet Court of sau Fraac&suo, and u
in the following form
CITY and County of San frane!sTo.-1ne com,
Jumes w. smonton, by John 7. swift, tle'r ~
torppy. aRai,,st Fgodas,ek MasCte3lish ard Wall
ian 4. Woodward, respectfully AhoWs aud AsefB
rnat now md for moro than 1ye yeara past, at
said city mid county. tho said plaintiffs have
boon mud still arc fopAstnols as Journalists, ana
tlat thois business hHs been tllat Of conducting
alsl pualisulug ia Oopar'no5snlr two aay aa%a,
VgilY Ero,4,ng Bulletin, snd tho otler tho Dasy
TLo plaintiffs further aver that tho ctscu9stiop
OF tleir papers lla4 boon large aud their pIohtH
great And saoap!tulate the circumstances OF tns
future OF tho bank Of California, alludlng to It
~ "a great public calamity, causing much dls-
tresa anl a!arM in tue communlty." .,..
| They furs4eE "upon tnfornatlon and bellot,
| 2ysr ,,at tlv eause ct said tA.use Ct AAsa aank
was tAe ioss Of its capital by Ito Internal 1nls,
r,spngp,,.eut e4 itp kGa.1a by It's oiAcess. Ana
| tueaa plaiutlGa asar aud ahow ehet suey nase
nayar published any falao nowa Of any unjust
| or uutrutAfnl poulHent8, editorial or Oil"
erwiye OF Or conuorulnG said bank Or
| in management but lAyo endcavorod to
do their duty to tho public ln that behAll
III {4tlepeptlous journalists, Ut aI ttmos. without
foar or favor" 'rhat they, tor etthoE OF them,
couspirad together, Or with hny rsrso3i Or PEI,
| sous, to injuT0 said LAnk, to produce financial
panic, ~ to Hpoeulste in Yaaos, Or Tor my other
FTboy chasgo that tue p.oprtasors at The Alta
~ iii knowing tAe uremsarn, but greatly enxy'
luz Tic good na1no Of tleae plaintiffs sud thsl
succass snd prosperity ~ journalists, snd espe'
clally ~ pablsshsEa and propsletoss af said no~4
| papeys tho Daily Ep&1.iHg Hu4e&M aud tho Ddtfs
! Morni,u, IaN, aud wickedly aud tuaio.Qusy in
| trni,nE to iniuye said plAiuttHA in thelt goot
| name AID fame aa journalists. and to Inlu1'
| their bis,neBA in conducting the.r sat4 aawapa
| pcrn." did publish Z certain "acaud4soua, MA
itcious, and dctamRtu1y libel" Tho alleged lba
atato. ihst hlassra. Fitch aud Pickering tetnattes
large smpunla Ut money to Ms. biipoQton ~
spSculAts In stocks and to take sdsants8e Of tA
/ pspic, which they stsoyo. to mAke - dlsAs
! patctca, OF which We have complained, wsr
puruotciy nsea to Affect tho stock MAske
IN Now York, and this eau DO proved. q
moutou aduits that hls partners wero send
| iuR him nlQncy 1t the sAlao tune 10 WAa u
yjs,tlV thapa that tho bank would fall Va he
| l,eye hat he lea when be Hafa thAs not NOT
! Of thsso pysmoaitions were given to tho publ
. until after the failure, We recollact that th
=, | Con,m4rcial .adpertissr IN Now York, ona {
aimontQn's recent moutApiaces, protected tsoue
I In California two Or three dsJ% pafosa ii