Edwards

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: —

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 election of certain" officers of the .city, and that there was an active contest between the seyeral political parties for the success of their respective candidates, and that by the words “into the fight to-day” in the said publication, the defendants meant to say and were- understood- to mean “into the election contest to-day.”

The complaint contained the further allegation: “That by the sentence and expression in the above publication ‘that Edwards is to have charge of the sack,’ the said defendants, and each of "them, intended to be understood and were understood to mean that the-plaintiff herein was to expend and direct the expenditure of a' large sum of money, of the said Electric Improvement Company of San Jose, to buy votes and corrupt the voters of said city in-said city election.” The answer of defendants contained among other matters a denial of…