The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-16

confidence for integrity and honesty of
purpose; and that plaintiff was man
devoid of honor, integrity and honest of
purpose. and that plaintiff was gener-
ally condemned by all the good people
Of his neighborhood. That plaintiff
bears the name Of being slick ras-
cal and il is generally reported in plain
tiff's neighborhcod. by plaintiffs
neighbors. that plaintiffs own father
in-law, one Taylor. while in the city of
Attica, Kansas, in about 1877. stated
i'm speaking of plaintiff. using the eX-
PRECISION that "Charlie( meaning PLAIN
tiff was n slick one
The plaintiffs manner of conducting
the affairs OF the office Of his receiver
shin of the Attica Sugar company and
the Kansas State Sugar company and
the creditors thereof has given rise
to such talk and expressions among
plaintiffs neighhOrS, and the express
sions have become quite general in
plaintiffs neighboThOod. that plaintiff
was Systematically robbing the Attica
Sugar company and the Kansas State
Sugar company and was stealing from
the anne and from the creditors there
of: and that long before and prior To
the use OF any and all OF the words and
expressions imputed to have been used
by this defendant. as charged in the
plaintiffs petition, it was r common
saying and a by-WOrd among the plain
tiff's neighbors generally used in the
neiShborhood around and about the
city of Attica. Kansas, tOwit: say when
plaintiffs neighbors wanted to con-
denim a person for doing wrong. they
say he is as big a rascal as Jobes.
meaning plaintiff; he is as big q thief
as Jobes meaning plainun. saying
they would not believe him any sooner
than they would believe Jobes. mean
ing this plaintiff; that they had no
more confidence in him than thy had
in Jobs. meaning this jlaintiff: that he
is as mean a man as Jobes, meaning
this plaintiff. also that the expression
was n common saying in plaintins
neighborhood long before the words
stated To have been used by this de-
PENDANT. as alleged i'm plaintiffs petit
ton: that Johes. meaning plaintiff, was
a liar. a thief. a robher. n rascal and g
slick one: and that JObeS. meaning
plaintiff. would swear TO anything. and
that they. the people, would not be
lieve jobes. meaning plaintiff. under
oath
THAT all the words used expressed
spoked by this defendant. If used - all
by defendant. were not used as alleged
in plaintiffs petition. but We're used. Il
used at all. any Of them by this defend
ant, was because defendant believed
them tn be used as stated by plaintiff :
neighhorS as aforesaid.
MIR Young gives what he alleges Is
his personal experience with Mr. Jobes
end tells why he sued him for damages
in one section. which reads as follows,
Defendant states TO the court that
II he used any Of the words imputed To
this defendant by sad petition 81
plaintiff that same were not used -
SANDER plaintiff in any way whatever,
hut if said words as stated in plant
IFS petition, were used by this de-
PENDANT was from the fact that on or
about the first day OF February. 1880.
| this defendant had q pulic sale Of his
stock: that plaintiff applied to this de-
| PENDANT to clerk said sale free OF charge
| for the purpose of getting the notes
arising from such sale for collection:
| that this defendant did 50 employ this
| plaintiff To clerk said sale that a few
| DAYS prior To said sale numerous good
people. reiEhhors Of this plaintiff and
| defendant. came u this defendant and
stated that they had heard that TIE de-
PENDANT had employed Jobes. mean
! ing this plaintiff. 20 clerk said sale, and
stated II defendant had employed
Jobes. meaning plaintiff. 10 clerk said
sale and collect the notes arising from
| said public sale of this defendant that
| they. the people. would have nothing
! To do with defendants said sale, and
| would not attend 20 same cT bid on any
OF the defendants property II Iobes.
| meaning this Dlaiutiff- had ANYTHING 10