Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1899 — ANOTHER LIBEL SUIT. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER LIBEL SUIT.

Editor Marshall of the Apologist, is the Aggrieved Party—No Opposition totfie "Ring” Desired. Another attempt to silence The Democrat was hatched this week, and strange as it may appear to people who are acquainted with the prosecuting party, George E. Marshall of the Apologist, is the “injured individual.” This is the first case that has ever come to our notice where one newspaper man sned another for libel, and this instance, coming from a newspaper man of Marshall’s known tendencies to “larrup” everyone who opposes him or against whom he has a fancied grievance, the prosecution is even more ridiculous. The alleged libelous article is that wherein John H. Jessen, over his own signature, lampooned Marshall last week, in reply to a maliscious article of the previous week from Marshall in the Apologist. The action brought is for criminal libel. Of course it is patent to all that it is The Democrat that Marshall is after, yet the clumsy attempt is made to cover this by also filing an affidavit against Mr. Jessen on the same charge. The apologist editor has had considerable experience in silencing opposition in political matters here in the past, but in this case he evidently was of the opinion that his old tactics wouldn’t work, so he plays the “baby act” of suing for übel.