Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-05
A LIBEL SUIT.
garshal Parsons Claims $4,000
Damages
PROM THE SALT LAKE "TRiBuNE."
Emil Text Of the Complaint Filed Last
Evening in the Third Dis.
trlct Court.
A LIBEL SUIT,
RON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE"

The following complaint In suit for
libel brought by Marshal Elias II.
Parsons against the salt Lake Tribune,
was filed 10 tho Third District Court
last evening:
In the Third District Court, Terri
terry Of Utah, County OF salt Lake,
Ilias n. Parsons, plaintiff, vs.. the
Tribune Publishing Company, defend
The plaintiff complains Of the de.
fondant and alleges that at the date OF
the Ming Of this complaint, aud at aIl
the dates hereinafter mentioned the
defendant was and IL a corporation,
duly organized aud existing under the
laws OF tho Territory Of Utah and do.
ing business AZ such; that the plaintih
now holds the office OF United States
marshal for the said Territory OF Utah,
and has been such officer from and
since the 18th day Of July, 1889; that
the said defendant publishes news
paper having u large daily and weekly
circulation within the city and county
Of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah,
aLd elsewhere within the United
Stats; that In the daily Issue
~ aid paper publlshed on
the 9nd day OF December,
1891, the said defendant falsely anu
malloiously published Of and concern.
irg the plaintiff TO wit:
'rnr CASH % MARSHAL PARSONS.
"The Tribune opposed the appoint.
ment Of Il. II. Parsons n United
States marshal, and warned the Prcsi.
dent that " he should be appointed he
would dishonof his adm nis,raiion.
We did II because We believed he was
n thoroughly corrupt man, q bypocrite
and moral leper.
When he was appointed. however,
the Tribune announced that II would
fudge him In his office solely by the
record be made In that oiiice. We
have been tue to our word. Oi late II
has teen duty n investigate some Of
the accounts VI Parsons shortcomings
a. they have been brought In. Thoin.
ve.tightion has cost some money, and
the facts we have presented have all
been pmOothed down. Much shat We
have obtained ls too grossly indecent
for publication.
In the meantime he has been swRg-
gefiug AROUND aud Threatening n libel
suit 20 soon a. hrs attorney should re-
turn. We knew that he might begiu
suit, we knew quite M well that II he
should IL would Simply be n sorry
bluh; that thefe Is not power enough
in the steam roller 10 draw him up 10
the point OF bringing the suit TO trial,
for he knows that the TriJuHo when Il
attacks mau has the facts. Now we
understand the grand jury Is consider
lug his ease on i.s merits. II that be-
true, from what we know, that body
cannot TAIL to indiot him for various
oilcnses covering the whole range Of
crimes, from dishonesty in office Ia
pross and bcastly crimes which are a
shame TO anyone wearing the human
form. There are other things which
even the grand Jury cannot reach. IL,
has been common liar and slandercr,
has been going around defaming men
whose boots he IL not worthy to clean
In short, he has shown himself utterly
wanting In every attribute which II
supposed TO attach To n gentleman and
honest man.
II IL no pleasure, not even a satisfsc.
ton, TO know that when We predicted
that no would dl-honDr the gdmlnistra.
ton which gave him an honorable and
Nhluablt nlNttf W. rIhht WIN ~ tlttE
premonition Of what lac would be.
For the sake 81 his family we wish
he might have lived u decent life and
performed honestly the duties of his
Office. But he has made his own
bed.n
That thereby the said defendant In.
trnicd to and did charge the said plain
til with committing various oiivnses,
covering the whole range Of crimes,
from di.hOut sly Ia office IN gross nnu
beastly crimes, Including In said charg,
all crimes defined In the penal code Of
Utah; that the said libel has spoken Of
TIM said plaiutiii with reference 10 his
position In the public office Aforesaid
10 wit, that of United states marshal
tina the said libel AMI cachand every In
uendo and insinuation therein Ia false,
malicious, defamatory, and injurioustc
the said plaintii'; that by means Of The
saiI publication Of the said libel, tn,
plaintiff has been greatly Injured In
mind aud In his standing ana reputa
ton nj Salt LAX. City, where he lives,
and In other places where he iskuown
that his feelings have been outraged
and his character mallgned and in
jured, to his damage Ia the sum o
s95. 900.
Wherefore the said plaintiff demands
judgment against the said defendant II
the sum OF s25 900 aud costa of suit.
Brown a Henderson, RawlinH 4
Critchlow are attorneys for plaintiff.