Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-22

scheme Of publicity to produce In the
popular mind a condition which would
give rise to a purpose in practice to re-
fuse to respect any order which the
court might render If in favor of this
plaintiff, and if in conflict with the po-
sition espoused by said publications"
That the defendants "contrived a
scheme of publicity to create the i'm
pressions on the mind of public officials
charged with the duty of erecting, con-
structing, overhauling, remodeling and
repairing school houses and other public
buildings and OF accepting from con-
tractors schoolhOuses and other public
buildings erected, constructed, over
hauled, remodeled and repaired, before
whom plans and specifications were under
consideration or about to be under con-
sideration which admitted to competitive
bidding the said instruments, equipment
and devices for heating and ventilating
buildings, equipment and devices or heat
| ing and ventilating buildings, manufac-
tured, produced and sold by this plaintiff
as aforesaid, including Instruments
equipments and devices manufactured
produced and sold by plaintiff pursuant
Of his rights under said letters patent
| hereinbefOre mentioned, that said public
officials could not determine any matter
before them affecting this plaintiffs in
terest but the one way and against this
plaintiff without giving rise to such q
state of suspicion As to the integrity and
fairness of said officials purposes and
motives as might engender a shrinking
on the part of said officials from their
true sense Of duty"
That the defendants "contrived a
coharna oe pubIFoitvt which
produce the impression" among public
officials in awarding certain contracts tc
cause certain officials of shrinking
from their performances of duty "to
avoid the turmoil and violence which the
publications invited"
That the defendants "contrived q
scheme of publicity to produce in the
popular mind a condition which would
give rise to a purpose In practice to re-
fuse any action in favor of this plaintiff
and not in accord with the conceptions
which the publications were sustaining
taken by public officials charged with
the duty Of erecting, constructing, over
hauling, remodeling and repairing school
houses and other public buildings and OF
accepting from contractors school houses
and other public buildings erected, con
structed, Overhauled, remodeled and re-
paired"
NUMEROUS ARTICLES
SET OUT IN PETITION.
The suit then goes into detail under
the head Of alleged overt acts and sets
out numerous articles said to have been
printed in the Indianapolis News in fur
therance Of their said conspiracy" against
the plaintiff.
The complaint claims that on the date
OF March 9, 1921. an article was pub
lished in the indianapolis News under
the title of
school Contracts Are Under Probe
Accounts Board SAYS Specifications OF
snider & ROtz Give Shipp s Co. Ad-
vantages."
1t is alleged that on March ., 1921. the
Indianapolis News published an article
under the head of:
Text OF Accounts Board Letter 70
School Board Engineer and Extracts
from the Reply"
1t is alleged that on March 10, 1921, the
indianapolis News published an article
under the title of:
state Health Board Is Defendant I'm
Suit"
1t is set out in the complaint that the
indianapolis News on March II, 1921.
published an article under the title Of
oNhVOA NohAEeNNS AnutE blNNusslbu.
School Board Attorney Advises Members
to Abide by Eschbach's Action" etc.
1t is charged that on March Il, 1921
the Brazil Daily Times published an
article under the title Of
"Shipp Is Again Under Suspicion.
Township Supply Man, Indicted In Clay
Circuit Court for Crooked Work, Is in
IImeIIght," etc
1t IS claimed in the complaint that on
March T., 1921, the Indianapolis News
published "a certain defamatory and ma
licious article in the rods and figures,
to wit:
Brazil Recalls School Scandal
Reference to c. c. Ship in Connec-
ton with Indianapolis School Contracts, .
etc.
The plaintiff alleges that In further
ance OF the conspiracy" the defendants
caused to be published IN the Indiauap-
oils News on March IA, 1921, an article
under the following head
Record of Ships Clay County Work
Board of Accounts Report on Deals lie
Made With Trustees Who Were Con-
victed." etc.
This article bore the name Of W. II