Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-10-27


Of Character by the Jackals Of the
Idaho Press.
As stated i'll last Friday TIMES, an
action for criminal libel was begun
against the Foster Brothers, publishers
of the Bellevue paper, last Friday,
and a warrant Of arrest applied for.
District Attorney Bruner, being busily
engaged in the Morris murder trial,
did not, however, draw up the war
rant. This emboldened the publishers
of the Bellevue sheet, and they is.
sued special edition re,terating the
alleged libel. The warrant was there
upon served at once, and last evening
Charles Foster was arrested and
brought to the county Jail, where he
was placed under $500 bonds to APP
pear when wanted.
John Foster has not been found,
and the papers have therefore not
been served upon him.
The case will be prosecuted v,gor.
ously.
CIVIL SUIT BEGUN.
This morning Lyttleton Price was
retained for the prosecution in civil
suit for damages arising from the same
publication, and fled the complaint at
once.
The suit is entitled George NJ. Par
sons, plaintiff, VS.. Charles A. Foster,
John Foster, and Thos. L. Johnston,
defendants.
The complaint recites that the 25th
day of October, A. d. 1884, the de-
PENDANTS published, and caused and
procured to be published, in news
paper printed in that city, with intent
to defame the plaintiff and injure him
in his good name, fame and reputa-
ton, the following words:
"The Judge held that Settle COM
mitted a perjury. and he was not al
lowed to galnsay or deny what he had
testified to in the case of Johnston VS..
Settle, as will be seen from the above
extracts from the decision. Now Par
sons was equally guilty with Settle,
as he (Parsons) had the same informa-
ton respecting the unity of the two
lodges, and, in fact, Settle was in
debt to Parsons and Fitzwater for all
the information he had respecting the
connecting works of the mines. and
gave Parsons and Fitzwuter directions
respecting the management, covering
up, etc, of the same, as is testified to
by Parsons in his evidence in the
Reeser.Scttle trial.
"Judge Prickett decided that Settle
was guilty Of perjury! Now taking
Parsons's evidence in both trials, do
you call it perjury or big, white lie?'
81 will anxiously wait for the 4th
Of next November to see if the people
of Alturas county will elect man
with such record as the above; q
man who is generally looked upon
here on Wood River AS one of the
leaders of the ballot-box stufling
crowd"
This is alleged to be false and de.
famatory, and done with intent te
hold up, and falsely expose this plain
tiff to public scorn, hatred, obloquy
contempt, and disgrace.
The plaintiff therefore asks fo1
Judgment for 10000 damages, anc
costs.
NO DAMAGES CAN BE RECOVERED.
The suit was brought in order t.
settle the matter for good,by securing I
judgment for exemplary damages. l
is not very likel y, however, that an.
money can be recovered from thu
; Foster Brothers, as they do not ever
own the type with which their pape
Is printed. They bought the office
and make monthly payments upon it
but it is not believed to be more thai
half paid for. Mr.. Johnston, however
is believed to be man of means, VIII
will spare no pains or expense to de
fend himself.
; This matter having been taken int
Court, the TINES is no longer at lib
erty to comment upon it un,il it sha
have been adjudicated upon, and viii
t therefore expires. no opinion in regar
: to the guilt or innocence of the de
PENDANTS. This much we will say