Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-11
ANSWER TO CADET TAYLOR
Bee Publishing Company Files Its
Reply in Libel Suit.
BASIS THE DEFENSE RESTS ON
Publication Alleged Admitted and
Truth and GOos Motives Set Tp
10 Justify Special
Privilege.

In the libel suit Of Cadet Taylor for $50
Oo0 damages against The Bee Publishing
company and Victor Rosewater. the de-
fault taken while the latter was In Wash
fnFton. WA vacated ard set aside BY Judge
EsteHe yesterday asad ieave was Eranted to
ths defendants to plead in the case.
For Mr. Rosewater. his attorney, w. J.
Connell filed a demurrer. and for The Bee
Publishing company an answer. admitting
publication. but setting up that the article
complained Of was the truth, published for
good motives and iustifiable ends. The
text OF the answer follows:
And now comes The Bee Publishing com
pany a defendant in the above entitled ac-
tion and answering the petition OF said
plaintiff filed herein. denies each and
every allegation and statement in said
petition contained except as hereinafter
expressly admitted to be true.
This defendant admits that it is a cor
poration organized and existing under and
BY virtue Of the laws Of the State Of
Nebraska and that II has its principal
place Of business in the City of Omaha In
Dougas County. Nebraska
This defendant admits that at all the
times mentioned in said petition It owned,
operated. printed. published and circulated
the daily newspapers known as the
Omaha Daily Bee" printed, published
and circulated mornings, and the Omaha
Evening Bee" printed, published and cir
culated evenings except Sunday and fur
ther admits that at times and on special
occasions 1t also printed. published and
circulated al noon extras Of said Omaha
Daily Bee
This defendant further admits that said
newspapers at the time Of the publications
mentioned in said petition were eXten-
sively published and circulated IN said
Douglas County, Nebraska, and through
out the State OF Nebraska, and TO some
extent IN the City OF Washington. d. C..
This defendant further admits that on
the 18th day OF December, 1910, the Ger
tain special telegrsms quoted and set
forth in plaintiffs petition was published
in said Omaha Daily Bee and in said
Omaha Evening Bee, which said special
I telegram vas received in the usual and
ordinary course OF business In printing and
circulating said newspapers and publish
/ ing therein the news Of the country for
/ the benefit and. information Of the sub
scribers and patrons Of said newspapers
and the reading public, and which said
| telegram and the publication thereof un-
der the facts and conditions OF said pub
lication was specially privileged.
Telegram Specially Privileged.
] The said defendant further alleges that
said publication Of said telegram was also
specially privileged for the reason that
Al the time OF filing the protest mentioned
in said special telegram and al the time
I Of said publication the said plaintiff Was
/ an applicant and candidate for appoint
ment 20 the position OF Surveyor Of Gus
toms al the Port Of Omaha by the Presr
dent Of the United states, subject 20 con,
I firmatiOn by the Senate Of the Unitet
/ States and his said candidacy vas being
| opposed and objected 20 By many person,
who were opposed 10 the appointment {,
such an office OF notorious bankwrecker
sWindler and crook. and a political anS
financial derelict pleading the statute Of
limitations against the victims he had de
frauded. as the said plaintiff al said tim
and for a long time prior thereto was gen
orally known and reputed TO be.
This defendant further answering. al
leges: That each and all Of the statement
in said special telegram were true and tina
said publication OF said telegram was IN,
publication OF the truth and was mad
by this defendant With good motives an,
for jusrihable ends
salt Once AbandoBed.
This defendant further Answering sal,
petition. alleges. That prior 10 the pub
Ication Of said special telegram. towit. OF
or about the 18th day Of October. 1ssS ther
was published in the Omaha Daily Herald
q Newspaper Of general circulation In m
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