Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-02-08
pass on the CASE
THE SPECIFICATIONS.

The principal specifications
brl, ay st ted, are: That the
plaintiff before and at the time of
the committing of the grievances
b, the defendants was, na1 h''n
for long time, and still is Sap
of Pablo Instruction
of Virginil, aad that during his
incumbeucy OF the office has per
formed his duties according to
law, and hat du ring all that time
hath wholly conducted him with
uprightness, honesty and integrity
aud did so conduct himself la bis
connection with the contracts
made with the American Book
Company. Yet the defendants
we'll knowing those facts, but
contriving aud wrOugfully and
maliciously intending to iDjure the
said plaintiff, and to cause it to be
believed that he had acted dishou'
esily in and about said contract,
and to bring hi n into public scan
DIAL, &C., and to vex, harrass, OPP
poses, impoverish and wholly ruin
him did publish in the Sunday
Pilot a certain false, scandalous,
defamatory libel, which tue defen'
,lants intended and did charge
that the plaintiff was paid money,
by way of a bride, by the AmerI-
eau Book Company, or by j. w.
WOmack, its agent, and that be
was 10y briDe influenced and con-
trO led in his official action in con-
uectiOn with the adoption OF school
poks for use in Virginia.
Then follows language of the
Pilot which is complained of by
the plaintiff, in regard to the adop-
ton of text books IN 1890 and Mr..
Massej's sudden affluence, &c.
Then follows the allegation that
the plaintiff, 10y the publication
referred to, has been greatly ill.,
uIed and damnified.
GREATLY INJURED.
The Il follows the statement that
" hereas the plaintiff is a good,
true and honest citizen OF Virginia
and has always behaved and con-
Quoted himself, and, uulil the com
hitting Of the grievances by the
sad defendants, wJs always reput-
ed, esteemed aud accepted by and
amongst all bis neighbOrs and
other good aud worthy; citizens of
Virginia to whom he was known,
to be a person of good name,
family and reputation. 1t then
lays that by the committing Of
those grievances by tue de-
fcndants the plaintiff hath been
greatly injured with and among his
Neigh bOrs aud other good and
worthy citizens, lnsOmuch that
divers IF these neighbOrs and citi-
z.us TO whom the innocence ana
integrity of TIE said plainutf in the
premises we're unknown, 10y reason
of the committing of the said griev'
Ances by the defendants, fiom
thence hitherto have suspec ed and
believed, aud still DO suspect aud
believe the said plaintiff to have
been aud to be a person guilty OF
the Onense and misconduct that
has been charged, and thereby
greatly Injuries the plaintiff.
Tue plaintiff then lleges that he
betrayed all his own expenses on
tue trip, In 1891, TO Toronto,
Canada, where lie attended an
convention, and that
neither Womack nor Edwards, with
whom be went to Canada, nor the
Book Company gave or
provided any pee uniary assistance
with regard to the trip, and de-
nounoes as maliciOusly Intended to
injure him the Pilots publication
in this matter.
ANOTHER GRIEVANCE.
The complainant declares as
false, scandalOus, malicious, lie.
famatory and libelOus matter the
PiIoGs publication as to the con-
tracts OF 1894, and the question of
where the plaintiff got this mouey
to invest in Charlottesville prop
ert,.
The declaration concludes with
the following words: $50 the dam
age of The said plaintiff $4,000,
and therefore he brings this suit.
1t is signed by John n ely,
Richard Wake and Alfred P.