Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-28

a warrant for the arrest of Sam
Truby (meaning thereby the affiant,
Samuel Truby) charged with the Kill
ling of Mexican sheep herder some
three years ago down by the Farming
ton bridge, and he (meaning thereby
the said Dufur, sheriff) summoned
posse of six and went out to the camp.
When near the location of the camp,
the posse ran onto one of the TRULY
boys on horseback, who Immediately
wheeled his horse and ran back
towards the camp, followed by the
posse. The fugitive stopped at in
tervals, and fired shots at the sheriff,
and when the camp was reached the
campers had fled, leaving covered
spring wagon, team and saddle
horse. These the sheriff took in his
custody and the hunt for the gang
(meaning thereby affiant, Samuel
Tluby, as one Of said gang, had con-
cealed himself and was being searched
for) was at once taken up, but up to
ID o'clock this morning without re-
suits.
The posse watched all night in vain
foi the return of the campers to their
camp, the rain and intense darkness
making it impossible to hunt them
down at the time. In all some eight
shots were fired at the sheriff and his
party, but no one was injured. 1t
is supposed that the parties are in the
vicinity of their camp but will make
their way on foot out of the canon"
Which said false, scandalous, mali
cious defamatory libel of and concern
ing said Samuel TRULY so as afore-
said printed, published and circulated
by the said George B. Munson and
the said The Herald Printing Com
pany, was as aforesaid printed, pub
lished and circulated by the said Geo
B. Munson and the said The Herald
Printing Company for the purpose of
impeaching the honesty, integrity, vir-
tue and reputation of the said Samuel
TRULY and the said false, scandalous,
malicious defamatory libel did then
and there tend to impeach the honesty
integrity, virtue and reputation Of,
and expose him, the said Samuel
TRULY, to public hatred, contempt and
ridicule, and by reason of all thereof
the said plaintiff has been brought
into public scandal and disgrace and
greatly injured in his good name, to
his damage in the sum of Ten Thou
sand ($10,0O0) Dollars.
That the publication of the matters
and things hereinbefore set forth, in
manner and form as herein complain
ed of, was malicious and insulting
to the plaintiff, and in wanton and
reckless disregard of his rights and
feelings.
WHEREFORE, he prays to have
judgement for the sum of Ten Thou
sand ($10,000) Dollars for and on
account of the matters and things in
his said complaint alleged, and that
by reason of the matters and things
above set forth that he have body
judgement against the said George
B. Munson for the amount of the said
exemplary damages prayed for, and
that the said George B. Munson be
confined in the county Jail of La Plata
County, according to law, until said
judgement is paid or until he shall be
discharged by due process of law.
JAMES A. PULLIAM
CHAS. A. JOHNSON.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
STATE OF COLORADO
Iss.
COUNTY OF LA PLATA
Comes now Samuel TRULY, who
being first duly sworn on his oath
says:
That he is the plaintiff above
named; that he has read the fore
going complaint and knows the con-
tents thereof, and that the same is all
true of his own knowledge.
SAMUEL TRULY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 24th day of August A. d. 1911.
JOHN NJ. MEUSER,
(SEAL) Clerk District Court.