The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-05-01

persons from employing him, and have
it believed that he is not fit to be
employed, and to cause it to be sus-
pected and believed that this plaintiff
had been guilty of the offenses, mis-
conduct. and want Of integrity herein
above mentioned; thereby further
meaning that this plaintiff is dishon-
est and wholly unfit and unworthy to
be employed as an attorney or coun-
sellor at law or otherwise.
THAT the said defendants meant
by the words "Or perhaps for the fear
that he may displease some one who
supported him in the recent election,
or perhaps that he is 80 crooked that
he could not do anything honestly, ig-
nored the request of the council ="
that this plaintiff had violated his oath
in that, even though he knew the
law, he would not make it known to
the council, IL this plaintiff should
think that it would displease some Of
his friends, and further intimating and
desiring it to be understood that this
plaintiff is so dishonest that he could
not do any act or acts in legal man.
ner and could not render an opinion
that could be relied on by the said
council; and further meaning by the
word "shyster' that this plaintiff IS
trickish knave, a dishonest man,
petty rascal, a scoundrel. and al
leging thereby that this plaintiff was
carrying on his legal business in
dishonest way; and meaning by the
two last above quoted interrogative
sentences that this plaintiff was &C.
customed to conduct his office as city
attorney as a knave and in a manner
not to be trusted, and by the pub'ica-
publication as above quoted in para.
graph "2'' of this second cause of &C.
ton herein, defendants maliciously in
tended to injure this plaintiff in his
good name, and to impeach his hon.
esty, integrity and reputation, and to
prevent other persons from employing
him, and to have it believed that he
was not fit or proper person to be
employed or with whom to entrust
any business, and that he had been
guilty of the offenses, misconduct and
want of integrity and honesty as here
in above mentioned; thereby further
meaning that this plaintiff is dishon-
est and wholly unfit and unworthy of
being employed as attorney or coun-
sellor at law.
That the issue of said newspaper
published as above set out was circu-
lated generally throughout Bingham
County Idaho, among the acquaint-
ances of this plaintiff on or about
the said date by the above named de-
PENDANTS, and under the directions
of the above mentioned manager, and
was read by the said acquaintance
generally and it was understood by
them to mean that it imputed dis
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total regard of this plaintiff for his
reputation as an attorney, and the
said readers believing by reason of
the publication of said libel that this
plaintiff is dishonest, and that he has
an utter disregard for his reputation
as an attorney and counsellor at law
and is wholly lacking in integrity and
that this plaintiff is altogether unfit
to be employed as an attorney at law
or counsellor at law in any matters
at all.
That said printed publication was
false and defamitory and by reason
and means thereof this plaintiff has
been and is greatly injured and pre-
JUDGED in his reputation as aforesaid.
and has also lost and been deprived
of great gains and profits, which woul
have otherwise have arisen and &C
crued to him in his said profession
and business, to his damage in the
sum of Four Thousand ($4,00O.00)
Dollars.
Wherefore, This plaintiff prays and
demands judgment against the above
named defendants and each Of them
in this his second cause Of action in
the sum Of Four ThousandDollars, and
costs and disbursements herein.
Against the said defendants, plain
tiff alleges:
Plaintiff hereby re-affirms, and adop
paragraphs 81 and q of his first
cause of action herein and by this
reference makes the same part
hereof as fully as if the same were
copied in full hehein.
,
That on the 9th of March, 1913, at
Blackfoot, Bingham County, State OF
Idaho, the said defendants published
in a newspaper, called 1.-THE Black