Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-03

.ated the editorial policy Of said paper.
ind 10 ana has been responsible, 70 /
plaintiff 10 informed ana believes. ard
therefore allegeA for the editorials ap-
pearing In said paper during several
years preceding the filing Of this COM |
plant and Information. and during sew |
eral years heretofore the Defendant
Broxon has, as Aforesaid. dictated, |
and controlled the edi-
torials that have appeared In said
Capital News.
IS. That defendant, A. r. Cruxen. |
30 affiant il informed and believes and
therefore alleges, owns or controls q
large block OF the stock of said news
paper. and in coNpjurction with De-
PENDANT Sheridan and Defendant
Broxon has controlled the policy Of said
Capital News for several
preceding the filing Of this in
and complaint: and said De-
PENDANT Cruzen, plaintiff II informed
and believes and therefore alleges, AS
has controlled. commanded
and dictated the matter that has ap.
peared IN said paper during the last
several months.
IS. That shortly before the filing Of
the case mentioned and described nj
2 OF this information and
complaint, to-wit: on Sept. 20. 1912.
there appeared and was published I'M
said Evening Capital News. by COM
niand Of the defendants herein, and
each Of them. and with their know
ledge. consent. connivance. acqut-
escence and command. an editorial, a
copy Of which Is annexed hereto and
made part Of this information and
complaint, and marked Exhibit 1";
that said article was intended to In
fluence the supreme court In its de-
cision Of said case. which the defend
ants herein believed was shortly to ne
filed, and said editorial above described
tended to bring the above described su-
preme court of the state Of Idaho, and
the judges thereof, into disrepute, and
lessen the respect due the authority to
which the said court is entitled: and
said editorial was and Is unwarranted
and contemplate, and is a contuma-
cious attack upon said supreme court
and the Judges thereof. and Is defama-
tory, and was calculated to impede the
administration of justice.
~. That while the said case de-
scribed in paragraph of plaintiffs
information and complaint herein was
pending before said supreme court,
there appeared in said Evening Capital
News, by command Of the defendants
herein. and each of them. and with
their knowledge, consent, connivance
and acquiescence, certain other and
further editorials. articles and items,
copies Of which are annexed to this
complaint and made part thereof, and
marked Exhibits Nos. 2, 8, 4, s. 6, Z, G..
9, 10. II, ~. 13, IA, Is. 16, II, IS. 10, 90.
Fl, %. 90 and "a: that said last above
described articles. items and editorials.
and each of them, tended to bring the
above described supreme court Of the
state Of Idaho. and the judges thereof,
into disrepute, and lessen the respect
due the authority to which said court
is entitled. and said articles. items and
editorials were and are unwarrante !,
contemplate and defamatory, and a
contumacious attack upon said supreme
court and the Judges thereof.
"s. That between Oct. 20 and Nov.
1s, 1912. there appeared In said Even
ing Capital News, by command Of the
defendants and each OF them. and with
their knowledge, consent, connivance
and acquiescence and command. certain
other and further articles, editorials
and items concerning said case, copies
of which articles, editorials and items
are annexed to this complaint and made
a part thereof, and marked plaintiff !
Exhibits Nos. IS. 2s, 81, 2s. 20, 80 and
! 81 and said last above described ar
ticles, editorials and items, and each
| of them, tended to bring the above de-
| scribed supreme court Of the state of
Idaho. and the Judges thereof. into dis
| repute. and lesson the respect due the
| authority to which the said court lie
entitled, and said articles editorials
and items were and are unwarranted
contemplate and defamatory, and a
contumacious attack upon said supreme
court and the judges thereof.
| 49, That said above described ar
ticles, editorials and items. were and
are wilful and malicious. and all and
each Of them is wilful and malicious
Misrepresentation Of the attitude and
| holding OF said court concerning said
cause, and wilfully and maliciously
misrepresent the position of the caurt
with reference to said cause and mat
| ter: and said articles, items and edi-
torials, and each Of them, was INTENDED
| to and did distort the decision Of said
court in said matter; and was calcu-
lated to impede the administration 81
Justice.
Wherefore. the plaintiff prays thai
the citation and process Of this cour'
may issue to the above described de.
PENDANTS, and each Of them, and thai
| they be brought before this court q
show cause why they should not b
punished for contempt. and dealt with
as to the court may seem Just.
| ID. c. M'DOUGALL,
Attorney general Of the state o.
| Idaho"
The Citation.
i The citation to the defendants com
mands them as follows:
In the supreme court of the state o
Idaho. d. C. McDougall, attorney gen
Il nP Got % hA lott