Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29
SUIT IS ENTERED
BY GOV. GO0D|NG
R. S. Sheridan, Manager Of Capt.
tai News, is Charged With
Criminal Libel.
WAS ARRESTED ON MONDAY.
Good Work Accomplished in Idaho
During This Year by the Pure
Food Commissioners.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
nOISE. Idaho. Dec 27.--Chrlstmas
n passed off in Boise with great hap
plness and pleasure. In all the
churches there were fitting pro-
grams carried out and there seemed
TO prevail over the entire city a
spirit of profund peace. The Latter
day Saints participated in a very joy
church on Christmas day, fully zoo
persons were present. Many coming
IN from surrounding towns to be
present at the exercises. Appropriate
gifts were provided for all under
L. years of age.
GooD1NG ENTERS SUIT.
Gov Frank II. Gooding has entered
suit against X. 5. sheridan, manager
OF the Capital News charging him
with criminal libel The papers
OF arrest. were served on Mr. Sheridan
Monday afternoon, and he was allowed
TO go upon his own recognisance His
hearing was set for this morning at
the sth of January. 1907.
The text of the complaint is as fol-
lows:
In the Justices court Boise precinct,
Ada county state Of Idaho. Before w.
G. Dunbar, sitting as examining magis-
trate. State OF Idaho, plaintiff; vs..
X. :. Sheridan, defendant.
Personally appeared before me this
Gath day Of December, 1906, Frank
II. Gooding. who. being duly sworn,
complains and says that on the 18th
day Of July, 1905, complainant, Frank
II. Gooding, then being and for a long
time prior thereto having been a pub
lie officer, towit: governor of the state
OF Idaho. duly elected, qualified and
acting as such. and said defendant, II.
s Sheridan, then being the proprietor
editor and manager of newspaper
towlt: the Evening Capital News
which newspaper was then and ever
since has been In general circulation In
Ada county, state OF Idaho: tho said
II. s. Sheridan as such editor. propri-
etor and manager. did then and there.
wilfully, unlawfuly and maliclously
compose, print and publish In the said
newspaper certain malicious defama-
tlon or and concerning the said +. r.
Gooding, governor OF Idaho, as afore-
said, and OF and concerning the acts OF
the said f. X. Gooding as governor,
which said malicious defamation IL OF
the tenor and effect following, that is
to say.
Even so mild an endorsement as
that OF Gov. Gooding's splendid busl-
ness administration could muster up
three votes in Republican county
convention, nearby, where the people
are familiar with the record Goodlng
and graft have become so thorouhgly
known as synonymous terms" (mean-
ing thereby that he. the said Frank r.
Goodlng was and is guilty Of NAL
feasance In his said office as governor.
and was and Is dishonest and corrupt
ana made unlawful profits and gains
out Of and by virtue OF his said Office
and out OF public funds and property
IN his control or management by vir-
tue OF his said ofIice). that the rank
and file will have no more OF Il. Only
federal office holders and those con-
nected with the Cooling Brady ma
chine are Jealous IN support OF the big
chief"
And which malicious defamation
tends and did then and there tend to
impeach the honesty, integrity and
reputation of the said Frank r. Good
ing, governor OF the state of Idaho, as
aforesaid, thereby exposing the said
Frank r. Gooding to public hatred,
contempt and ridIcule, all of which is