Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1886-12-22
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. As eevNa v she osena Swsy Asa.asl t1so G6teos os shls pa0es. The indictment under which the edi tor of this paper is held is e iollows: TkRkrToRY oS ARrzoxA,( ! County of Ysvspai- In the District Court of the 3d Judicial
 District of the Territory of Arizona setting in and for the county ei Ysva' pai.
 Territory of Alisons plaintiff vs }. c Martin, defendant.
 The defendant, J. c. 1artia. b ac'
 cused by the grand jury of the county
 of Yavapai. and territory of Arizona. by
 this indictment of the crime of malicioua libel committed e iolioWs:
 The sAid J. c. Martin on the 18th day
 of November, \. D. one thousand eight
 hundred and eighty-siz, at the city ol
 Prescott. in the county of YavApAi. and
 territory of Arisona. and before the find
 ing and presentation of this indictment
 did unlawfully. wilfully and maliciously.
 and intending e much e in him lay to
 injure. oppress. aggrieve and vilify the
 good name, fame and credit and to i'm.
 peach the reputation ot James 4. Bay
 ard, the secretary of the territory of
 Arizona, thsn living and residing in said
 city of Prescott. in said county and ter.
 ritory and to bring him, said James \.
 Bayard into public scandsl. hatred, in-
 fanny and dissracs and to impeaeh his
 reputation, he, the said ]. c. Martin. of his great malice and illvin toward tho said James \. Bayasd. wicksdly. malic- iously and unlsvfally did publish. aad causs and procure to be composed.
 written and publishsd . certain ialse, malicious end defamasory libel q and concerning the said James A. Bsyasd, in tho JoUnHALrAixxR, . newspaper of general circulatioa in said city. eoun- ty and territory. and of which said nsvs- paper the said ,. c. Martin vas ths sdi- tor and publiGhes. Said falss. seaads- lous. malicious and dsfamatosy libel of and concerning the said James A. By. ard. @ published snd caussd ts be con- posed, written and pubished by said ,. c. Martin e aioFssaid vas in the fol- lowing wocds:
 "Since Secretary BAyasa is sos much Ion his dignity to ssy whether os nee| he said he thought moss ol sn Indian "thsn of . poor white man, VI VIII state "that hs did and vas ovsrhsAsd by two "uen.s
 Whereby hs. the ssid ). c. Martin. meant and intended to publish that sad James \. Bayasd had said he thought moro of an Indian than . poor white man. Which said scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel he. the cid ,. C. Martin, did ca the said 18th day of No A. D. lS06, at said city. county and territory aforesaid wicksdly. malie- iously and unlswfully publish and cause to b published in the JoUnxAIrAIxEa sioresaid, and did thereby then and there unlawfully, wicksdly and publish and cause to b. publishsd sAid libel to the great damage. disgrace and scandal oi the said James \. Bayard. and the impeachment of the reputation of him. the said James \. | Bayard, with the intent thereby to ex- pose him, the said James A. Bsyard, to public hatred. contempt and ridiculs to the statutes in euch eases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the territory of AEi- Iona. |. F. EocERS, District Attorney Ysvapai County, \. T.
 The editor, withhis attorney EN. san- ord, went into court this morning. The clerk read the indictment to us, and 1 ,ur attorney asked until next Monday to plead. After some little op- posihon and some questions being raised involving .echnicslities by the pross- ,ution, Sanford waived au tsehni- :alities and stated that he desired so press the case On for . hearing, upon the nerits. It is understood that . special demurrer will be filed Wewers granted ,ntil next Monday morning to plead. or | nave anasgument upon the law ef libels. |