Edwards v. San Jose Printing & Publishing Society

The complaint in this action alleges- that the defendants published in a certain newspaper, of and concerning the plaintiff, a false and malicious writing in. the- words following: —

“Venality.—It is understood that the Electric-Improvement Company will put a large sum of money' into the fight to-day to corrupt voters. There are scores of voters.in every *434community that money can buy.....It is also reported that Edwards is to have charge o'f the sack.”

The plaintiff further alleges that on the day .of the publication of this article there was held an election in the city of San Jose, for the…