The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-27

. was just as strong or even
.-..u one administered by an Of
-...d TO do So"
81. ... JASON of the publishing and
....ulation Of the aforesaid
.matory words hereinbefore
... the plaintiff has been
.-.l and damaged, suffered |
Of mind and mental an
On seriously damaged in his
...Iling and business aforesaid !
. # one hundred thousand !
lars.
.. u|'aintiff demands Judgment |
.r. a.fendant for the sum of one |
....-and ($1G0, 00O) dollars and
.. mis- action.
.a.. ..NSWER OF JNO. C. KILGO !
.ste answer of the defendant
$780,. to the complaint of the
-as.
.. denies the allegations in
The complaint as therein
..- the allegations contained
If the complaint and lie de-
..I words were published ina
With intent charged IN COM
svcrs the truth in relation
- .cs therein referred to, to be
..I not otherwise.
#.udant was, during the year.
for some time prior thereto.
.. since then, 4 minister of the
..H member of the North Carroll
..,.n.e of the Methodist EPISCOPAL
-...h in good standing; and was
".r some time before, and ever
... President of Trinity College,
.E.. len of learning for the educa-
Youths under the control of a
.. .rustecs elected by the North
r and Western North Carolina
..- of said church. and the Alum
....tt0n, this defendant was elect
.a POSITION by its Board Of Trus-
n .ae summer of the year 1898.
Walter Clark. made certain charges
... extensively circulated in news
u. that time rejecting upon Trim
and upon the character of
.staudant, which charges if true
l.uaGing TO said college and rem
rHi4 defendant unfit to fill the po-
As resident thereof.
-ail charges were investigated
. said Board of Trustees of said
-L.,- x,-A,D -, l,-+- -
and the college, and this defend
uru1 TO do, on the 30th and 31st
..s-. 1898. Upon the said i~nvestiga-
r.. Plaintiff T. ]. Gattis was a wit
.a.red by the prosecution and testi-
this defendant in relating tt
more of said charges.
his defendant. after the conclusion
evidence addressed said Board o
upon the said charges and upon
g5Icuce relating thereto as he ha,
.1ht and privilege in law to do
awnhIet report of said proceeding;
y TO in the complaint and heret'
}n5 and prayed to be taken as
Of this answer, contains Il true re
# The evidence and of what this de
nt said in his address to said Boar,
lis defendant is informed and be
without addition or comment.
Nui this defendant says upon infor
81 and belief. that each and ever
e against plaintiff in his said speec
EiIisaed in said pamphlet was an
IT, in substance and effect in that
Ia:rtift was as this defendant is in
ii ana believes. the original Sian
Of This defendant, in that he false
lr.t Of and concerning this defend
hat this defendant had the reputa
in South Carlina of q Wire-puller.
That having been the recipient {
g-s. assistance and beneficial goo
from this defendant and having eA
-l for defendant high regard an
inn. plaintiff without cause, benin
back Of this defendant uttered tn
charge against this defendant i
JON TO this defendants reputatio
#U-h Carolina, that made n~ecessaI
sr- the Investigation Of August :
1>t>: and the said plaintiff pre-
H- t0 testify with great rcluctanc
TO answer some questions SUI
NJ .9 him. declared that he could n
others that this defendant b,
81. could answer, and attempted
stftr and sarcastic on the witne'
] a.. The expense of this dcfendan
II which appears in plaintiffs CIV
a~ shown in said pamphlet
That plaintiff did permit goss
m comfy talk to be carried on
..."e at Durham.
Il That plaintiff did say to Or. Dr.
d Iu substance as defendant IS l
". and believes, that it was wor
g .n South Carolina to g the I
ions ..ycu 10 this defendant and tn
u...rcd TO al ovation to this dete
. That plaintiff did say to DR.. DR.
". ..u substance as defendant is
HH end believes. that it seemed We
u-. -g the people of South Caroll
-#. ueOplc of North Carolina we
.#... over Kilgo. meaning this q
. |'#t Plaintiff in his testimony UP
'#..e. cation. did dodge and IVA
..-. -rD to speak the truth n
Instances refuse to speak l
% #upears by his testimony III
".. I'D his defendant says on
.'". and belief that each ana {
.....# iu his said speech, publish
."| ..unhICt was true and the are
W differences drawn thereff'
e. md legitimate differences If
... of said Gattis and the OIL
.... ."5 facts in the case.
.... #".s defendant made said spec
.. Jf himself when he was
10y " .s.u the Board of Trustees
.'.. who had power to reno
.s made it in good faith,
.. atiIl believes it was TT
not actuated by malice
ards the plaintiff, elthc
cooperating in publish
insists that he bad the ri
nc nj hIfnS