Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-27
He NOW DOUBLES.
The Tribune Again Sued for Libel.
ling Attorney Arthur Brown.
DAMAGES $4,000 NOW CLAIMED
II Arises Out Of an Article Published
Last sunday, After the
Trial.

Encouraged by the success which at.
tended him in the Third district court
last week, In his libel suit against the
Salt Lake Tribune, Attorney Arthur
Brown hes now lodged another action
on similar lines against the same news.
paper. IL was plsced on flo this after.
noon, and IL founded up what IL
claimed - DO another libel on Alr.
Brown contained 10 an editorial which
appeared In last 5undAy's issue. The
defendants named arc Patrick HI. Lun.
nan, the Tribune Publishing company
aud William Nelson.
The complaint lbsgins by setting
forth thst she dotondant Lsunan u
prsaident and general business mana.
ger Of the company aud tho defendant
Nelson the managing editor II then
recites the fact Of the city election
having been held on February 3, 1892,
and that the plaintiff was duly ap.
pointed judge NJ poll ia the Fourth
precinct The allegations which formed
tho subject " the recent hearing
against the Tribune are hero again
gone into, inoluliug tue Hcgney-lull.
dosing charges. Reference 10 text
made to the result Of the trial Ia which
painful wac awarded $500 damage,
aud the complaint then proceeds:
gncr,upou Ia the daily issue Of the
said newspaper 90 published by the
rad defendants ~ Aforesaid, on tue
18th Gay " November, a. ID. l50i. the
defendants ana each VI them, falsely,
wickedly anu mulici0usly publisneI OF
and concerning the plaintiff, anu Of
aud concerning the dOinga vi said
plalnun ~ euoh Judge of election
Aforesaid for said Poll No. ., Ia said
Fourth precinct In Salt Lake City, al
the election Of 100, aud Of aud con.
cefniug this plaintiff a. plaintlfi Ia
said action OF libel aul sIAudur ~
af0tesaij, aguiust the SAID Tribune
Publishing company, a certain false,
malicious, scanualOus anu deiamat0Ty
article ana libel, therein anu thereby
referring 10 this plaintiff by name
IN certain part " which said article
And libel there was anu IL contained
the following false, malicious, scan
dHiOus anu deiamAtory words VI aus
concerning tho plaintiff, aud OF and
concerning his acts anu dOlugs ~ such
Judge Of election nud of anu concern.
rug him AZ plaintiff In said action OF
libel aiUtssuig, 10 wit: Gle 1.-THE
plhintin meaniug) cOuutuled, ADVISED
anu procured the rejection VI the votes
OF duly qualified aud legal voters who
were on the rgislfatiou list. lie tine
plalnun meaning) did this wiliully,
anu not Ia tue oxefCise Of an honest
Judgment" And In certain other
part OF which said libel anu article
lnefo was and u contained tho follow.
ing false, wicked anu malicious
language, to wit. CHS 1.-THE
plaintiff meaningl action war
pattisau In the extreme ana OyefbeAT-
Ing almost past endurance. lie out.
ragged tue rights of citizens anu II can
easily be proved that he illegally threw
uut tue votes VI men undoubtedly
quilted to vOten That thereby and
by said publication the said defendants
anu each oi them Intended TO and did
charge this plaintiff with eOffuptly,
malIciously aud knowingly rejecting
the votes Of duly qualified electors auu
voters al said Pol 2 In said Fourth
precinct IN Salt Lake CITY, while act
ing As Judge % election Ne Aforesaid,
aud with coftuptIy and illegally re-.
fusiug 10 permit duly qualified voters
b vote at said Poll while the said
plaintiff was 30 acting ~ such Judge Of
election as aiott said. That this plain
tin, willis acting as such judge Of
election a. Aforesaid wlliuily, lille.
gally ami cOfTuptly violated his
OAth OF office taken A. such Judge
Of election aud thereby committed n
felony. That thia plaintiff while act
ing NJ such Judge Of election at said
Poll 2, In said Fourth precinct, had
violated section 20. Of an act Of thu
Legislature VI tue Territory, approved
February 22nd, 1873, entitled an act
for the registration VI voters aud fur
Their regulating tho manner OF con-
Quoting electiOusin this TerritUfy,n II
bsing section 2Bi, OF vol, /, VI tue COM
and found In vol. 1, page 326, aud was
therefore guilty OF the crime therein
defined, TO wit. felony, And was liza
nlo 10 be sent 10 the peullsntlaTy there
for
That the said libel aud publication
aud each and every charge therein,
and each anu every iuuenuO ana IN.
situation therein Is false and ma
lioi0us, aud ~ deibmatory VI tho said
plaintiff, aud was published by tue
said defendants and each OF them well
knowing that the ssmu was false, anu
with the Intent aud object anu putpOlU
Of villiiying, detaming anu inluriug
this plaintiff, anu was participated In
by each and all Of the defendants,
That by means OF said publication
Of the said libel, the said plaintiff has
been greatly injured In his stauuiug
anu reputation In Salt Lake CITY where
he lives anu In other placoa wnete he
~ known anu where said paper is cir
oulated, and his character maliguod
aud Injured to his damage Ia tho sum
OF $4,000.
WhereloIo plaintiff demands judg-
meut against said defendants ia the
sum VI $4,000 and costs OF suit
Lad nuIaa