Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-22

divers times and made no account
ing to the county and that relying upon
and believing said statement 10 be true,
this defendant published the charge set
out IN the article quoted In plaintiff 3
second alleged cause OF action De
PENDANT further AYERS that II was IN
formed by a reputable and credible citl-
zen Of said county that a certain BUTCH
en- IN Salt Lake CITY, whom II believed
TO be respectable and credible had made
contract with plaintiff for meat for
said lndrmary and that thereafter
plaintiff instructed said butcher that
when he should call at the inhrmary
for the lnhrmary order, he said butch-
er, should also call at the home Of him,
said plaintiff, and deliver such meat
60 his home as the family OF said plain
tlff should desire, and that thereafter
said butcher did deliver meat and green
groceries to the family Of said plain
tiff, and thereafter rendered 10 said
plaintiff bin for meat and green gro
cerlcs delivered to the inhrmary aud q
separate bill for meat and green gro
cerles delivered 10 plaintiff, and there
upon said plaintiff instructed said
butcher to merge the two accounts into
one and charge the whole Of said bill
TO said inflrmaryi that this defendant
was informed by one Of the eX-county
commissioners OF this county that
thereafter said plaintiff presented to
salt Lake county and had allowed and
paid TO him about $500 for meat and
green groceries delivered to his said
plaintiffs family by said butcher, with
cut authority OF law, and this defend
ant AYERS that It believed the said
statements ana that It published said
charge In reliance upon the truth Of
said statements and In good faith, and
without malice, and as an item OF news
concerning the management OF a public
institution and tho conduct Of county
omploye
3. Defendant further AYERS that the
-Itatemont In said article, This record
IA long chain OF msmauagement and
fraud" was made I'm reliance upon the
truth OF the aforesaid statements made
70 this defendant and upon the truth
Of the records OF the county auditor OF
Salt Lake county, showing the illegal
claim Of 1895 and the Illegal claim for
money on behalf Of the several en-
ployes Of said innrmary,
6. This defendant further AYERS that
said article complained Of in plaintiff q
second alleged cause OF action, was pub
lshed by this defendant In good faith,
during the progress of a political cam
paigu IN Salt Lake county, IN order TO
defeat, If possible, certain persons who
were candidates for office of county
commissioner OF said county, and who
intended II elected to retain plaintiff
in said place as superintendent OF said
infrmary whereas, this defendant be-
leved, In good faith, at the time OF pub
fishing said article, that the interests
OF the public demand that he be re-
moved from said office.
AS TO THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION.
/. For answer TO the third alleged
cause Of action IA said complaint, this
defendant admits the publication Of the
article set forth therein and admits that
mt the time Of the publication OF the
same, the PLAINTIFF was the custodian
Of the inhrmary or poorhouse of said
county, and admits that by virtue OF
said office, plaintiff, during said time,
was required by law to take care OF said
poorhouse or innrmary and the INDECENT
Ioor therein. This defendant admits
that the false affidavit to claim No. TO-
43i for $3.50, as set forth IN article
quoted In said third alleged cause of
action refers To the same perjury re-
ierred 10 IN paragraph five OF the FIRST
alleged cause of action set out In plaln-
tins complaint, and arose out Of n
transaction therein described and eX-
planned, and this defendant hereby re-
fers 20 and makes a part of this It's
answer to the third alleged cause OF
action to the same effect as II the same