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PluimtiT'S Complaint.

~O"PA"A"ss
George NJ. sibert Prautiff, against, John r.
Wii-:msn. Defendant. Complaint for Dam
ages, Sioader.
The nIsinifr above named by his attorneys,
Benet Il lu,on. complaining Of the defendent,
alleges:
1sf. That the said defendant did on or about
the 25th. day Of December 1889. in the town
OF Troy, in the presencs Of John Lyon and :. .
W. LYON. defraud and slander the plalntlf. oy
falsely aud ma liciousy using the following words
concerllng him. TO wit: that he bad stolen
four bundr, and fifty dollars from Wideinan
d Pre-eley, OH or about tie Goth Of December
1889 FOX which firm the defendant was a mem
berl and that he had positive proof that the
plain if did take the money.
2nd That tho dsfendent repeated the afore
said sauderuus and defamatory words, substan
italy, ut or about the time aforesaid, to j. 1.
Solomans, W. A. Cook aud others.
3rd That by reason Of the slandcrous and
defsnatorv words spoken as aforesaid, CONCERN
ing the plaintiff by tho defendant hs has been
injured ia his reputation III the sum Of Ten
Thousand Dollars.
Benet & Ca,on,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Souih Tarrna-Abheville County, Person
allv Appeared George n. Sibert WHO beiug du-
Iy sworn says, that the foregoing complaint is
true or his own knuwle6ge, except a. to matters
stated on information aid belief. and az to them
he believes Il ~ be true.
Sworn TO before me,
lauuarv 18th 1890. G. VI. S;bert.
J Fu;irr Lynn.
Judge Probate Court.
Defendants Answer.
Geo. II. albert Plaintiff against John F.
Wiernan, Defendant. Slauder.
The defendant John T. Widemsn, by Parker
h Me,Inwan, his attorney answering the COM
Dlsiut OF tie above named Plaintiff, states a.
follows
lit This defendant denies using the words
alleged in paragraph Uf complaint concerning
Plai,r,jff. aud that any worlds used by him re-
gard!nS the PisltItln were falsely anu nlalc-
iously usrd.
This defendant States that having lost con-
siderAnl nle sum OF money, out Of the store of
Wide nan aud Pre-sly, OF Which defendant ls
a member and believing from Gil cumSlances
that j. had Teen taken by Plaintiff and desir-
inc TO recover the same, he applied in friend
ly insnner to SAID Plaintiff to return the same
to him. stating ,nat he thouShs he had clrculn-
stantial evidence to prove the taking that no
one WIS ur,.se;,t at said conversation, that the
Plaintiff himself communicated the matter to
said itous wto sought conversation with de-
fends:,t, desiring to ascertain what evidence
Defendant nad to justify hit Suspicious and
that il waS through this Plalntlft and his fflendS
and not through this defendant that pu licacy
was given 20 said matter.
For tefcuce 10 said acii0n-
That the ~ .,po>ed defamatory words cbarc ed
in th, com,,la.nt, IN 80 far as used BY defan-
dant were tru. as follows. that is to say that be
fore Zee tine alleged in the cnmplairf. as the
time al s,,lking the words charged the tirm
OF Widmun and Press!y OF which ihi' defen-
dpnt j, m",nhrr. had lost a Considerable sum
OF morey from their store in Trov and that this
defenia htjl"'cd and thongnt he had reason
to heri.ve fr",.. the c;rcrnstanc IS that The saf
Plaintiff O.! TAX. aud carry away snid rrm o.
money aud ny way of investigation as a further
dcfeure th; defendant alleges that the words
spoken bv defendant were spoken in the belief
81 their ruth ana verify II: the honest effort to
recover the MONEY which had been taken from
said firm Of Wilcman and pressly. ana not
from any mo i've otmaiice towards the Plaintih
or desire, or Intention to III ure his reputation.
Wherefore Grreudlnt demands Judgment that
the com3.q!nt he dismissed with cost.
Parker & NcGowan. Attorney.
South Carolina, EQUITY Of hbbevil!c,
per.nua',y came John L. Wideman and
makes ua,h that the statements Of the foregoing
answer a.. truc ot his own knowledge except a.
To m0siy,. stated on Information and belief and
as to tA,:,c 10 teirvca It tn u" true.
j. L. Wideman.
Sworn to LcGorn ,nc February 22. 17So,
2:n Ci:t'c+, Notary Public.