| Show SUIT FOR LIBEL judge johnson has brought a suit fn n the district court atsatt lake city against john B king of living ie etues fame the defamatory article on which the judge la Is prosecuting ap feared la in the issue of living issues which was as published on april of this th isear bear when living issues ins sus publication last may mr king hing went to butte where ho he was of a bica blade cle saucer truck track similar el liar to the it the salt mclace the article to which judge johnson has taken exception find u nd which he designates deal agn ate as false scandalous malicious and defamatory fa and tending to impeach his honesty Lo nesty int arity and reputation deals alth the mileage question it Is judge johnsona 8 jobbing and WITS that judiciary on account of traveling on a pass while he charges the state with his traveling expense expenses Dis tuning the article in question judge joanson Joi inson said 1 I am almost certain a that the article was prepared by a well known lawyer and that he tried to sell 11 it to the state central committee durlie the last cam so many diy city nt acks geee e bing b ing made upon me then them la is just one truthful state sta neat in the story and that Is the statement that I 1 travel oo 00 a pass that Is tru but I 1 cannot see how it affects roy my honesty or tho the interests of tue state tn in my any way I 1 can pron e 0 that lu in every case received mileage from the state aba e been traveling on ob cal business tho statutes empal em r the judges nf of the state to sit in ineich each others districts in certain case cates I 1 can prove that in every case w ene ere I 1 collected mileage to coplen salt lake or elsewhere I 1 was on oh om rial business busl nes either to sit in some other judges court or something elso else in tho the line of my d duties as judge 11 whether hether I 1 trae traveled led on a pass or not does cot not affect the rase case a pass that is my bu basins sins and does not concern the state the state al lova low us w u much mileage which la 1 to defray the cost of railroad fare and other expenses aad my ray riding ridin gona on a pass did cot not cost the state it cent more than if it I 1 bad had bought a ticket or walk ed during the period in which it Is charged I 1 collected mileage 1100 it in excess 0 of I 1 what I 1 a as entitled to my entire mileage bill was wits only about avo tua ill lug Is ft Ili lutI libel printed for th ofin of injuring J url ng me rod P tid I 1 shall I 1 to e that it I 1 a I 1 ll belous article the conference of emer which wh ach was to it hae ai a been held at hunt ington last Stin clay and ani monday ana anda bt at which lime time the th matter of the dirl elon slon of the stake was to hare conae come up has been indefinitely on ac at count of the death of president loren etow I 1 |
