The San Francisco call., 1898-03-16
BOSS REA
 MUST FACE
 THE LAW He Will Be Asked to Prove His w ords
 in Court. Bitter Tongue of the Poli- tician Gets Him Into
 Trouble. Attack Upcn a Reform Club Candidate Quickly Re-
 cented
ACTS AS A BOOMERANG.
Respectable Citizens of San Jose De- terrained to Defeat the
 "Gang."
Special Dispatch to The Call.


 SAN JOSE, March 15.-Every topic of conversation in this city was over shadowed to-day by the Jarman-Rea incident, the facts of which were pub lished in The Call this morning. On every side there were heard epithets of contempt and indignation for the men, dacious action of the political boss who rules the gang" and words of commendation for the man whom he insulted and attempted to defame. It is the general expression that Rea, by his outrageous conduct has absolutely insured the election of Jarman as Councilman at large, and has given a lift to the entire New Charter Club ticket. Everybody realizes that the at tack on Jarman was made in sheer desperation, and that the boss in his desire to injure the cause of good gov ernment, overstepped the bounds of de- cency, and, in all probability, of the law.
 Jarman was the recipient of sympa- thy and congratulations throughout the day-sympathy for being made the vic- tim of so unjust and cowardly an at tack; congratulations on the beneficial effect this attack would have on his candidacy and on the charter ticket as whole. Every decent, self-respecting voter, he was assured, to whose atten- tion this incident was called, would be certain to vote for him and against the gang ticket, as a mark of resentment toward the boss, his detestable methods and his adherents and tools.
 Req was closeted with his counselors nearly all day seeking to devise ways and means to overcome the results of his desperate and unfortunate spasm of malignity,
 This afternoon papers were filed in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County wherein suit was instituted by J. F. Jarman against James w. Req on two counts for islander for the use by the defendant of words that are all legged to be false, malicious and de- fanatory." Damage is asked in the sum of S25 900 on each count, or $50. GOO in all. Following is the complaint in full:
 Plaintiff complains of defendant and for cause of action alleges:
 That plaintiff has been a resident of the city of San Jose, county of Santa Clara, State of California, for twenty-nine years
 2.
 That plaintiff was duly and regularly elected to the Common Council of the said city of San Jose in the year 1895, and con- tinued in said office for the period of two years.
 That while plaintiff was Councilman as aforesaid the said city, through its. Mayor and Common Council, ordered to be pur- chased certain steam roller.
 That on the 14th day of March, 1898, in tiff and of other good and worthy persons at the city of San Jose, county of Santa Clara. State of California, the said de- fendant, James W. Req spoke, published and uttered the words following to wit: There was nine hundred dollars paid the oP te and TSr Ton four hundred of it.
 That the said words are false, malicious and defamatory, and were spoken of and concerning the plaintiff.
 That the said words meant and were understood by those who heard them to mean that the plaintiff herein had fel- oniouSly received money while acting as a Councilman of the said city of San Jose.
 That by. reason of the false, defama.. tory, unprivileged and malicious words of and concerning plaintiff. as aforesaid, plaintiff herein has been exposed to hatred, contempt. obloquy.. disgrace and the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars
 II.
 And for a further cause of action plain tiff upon information and belief ayers:
 That plaintiff has been a resident of the city of San Jose. county of Santa Clara, State of California, for twenty nine years.
 That plaintiff was duly elected to the Common Council of the said city of San Jose in the year 1885 and continued in said office for the period ofstwo years.
 That while plaintiff was Councilman as aforesaid, the said city of San Jose through it's Mayor and Common Council ordered to be purchased a certain steam roller.
 a conversation with Samuel c. Tompkins and other good and worthy persons at the city of San Jose, county of Santa Clara, State of California, the said defendant, uttered the following, to wit; You have got some crooked men in the Charter Club" Whereupon said Tompkins asked of said defendant Req, "Who, for in- stance?" and thereupon the said de- Jarman: he robbed the city when he was in the Council. What did he do with that $9OO that he got on the purchase of the street roller?"
 and defamatory, and were spoken of and concerning the plaintiff.
 That the words meant, and were under that the plaintiff herein had feloniously received money while acting as Council man of the said city of San Jose.
 That by reason of the false. defamatory, unprivfleged and malicious words of and concerning plaintiff, as aforesaid plaintiff herein has been ex2osea to hatred, con