The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22

The editor of the St Mary's Gazette hi S
issued the following circular to bis subscri-
| bcrs:
st. MARY's Pa, 18th Jan. 1870
! 1t is due
to our readers, as well as to oursef, that a
summary OF the reasons for the uon issue OF
the GAZETTE this week should be made
public. ~ our last issue we announced
that our next would be as usual; we have
been disappointed, and our readers must
bear with us. AS is well known the GA
zETTE Office had been levied on as the pro-
perty OF its former Editor, Mr.. Il, L. uodg
es, at the suit oi Jacob keichard. Not be
ing willing, however, to believe that the
plaintiff could be so blind as to subject him
self to an action of trespass, by selling the
property OF the Company as the property OF
| enc who, he MUST have known neUer owned
it, we had no hesitation in making the an
nouncement: we were mistaken. On Sat
urday last the Sheriff sold the entire Office;
Reichard becoming the purchaser.
Our plan to prevent the contamination
of this outrage, and compel the purchaser
to a course winch would raise the question
OF title having been fully determined, we
put it in force after tie sale; and as we so
well knew the exact interest of Mr. Hodg
es, we felt perfectly justified: his entire in-
terest being comprised in three shares Uf
the capital stock. After the parties left
our office, with the assistance Of one Of onr
employees, we left it securely locked. In
a short time Mr.. Reichard accosted US, de-
manding the keys of our premises: this re-
qrest we declined( ,as einphatically as cour-
tesy permitted) to grant. The same eve.
ming he effected an entrance, placing two
men in the building to hold possession.
On learning this we proceeded to our of.
flee and demanded entrance and possession;
being refused, We caused the arrest, as well
of Rcichard, as the parties we found holding
the premises ior him, on a charge of ,torci.
bic entry and detaincr; during the present
session ol Court the defendants were found
guilty oi forcible detainer, and sentenced
accordingly. The count charging forcibe
entry was not proven; it appearing from the
testimony Of Que Of the counsel for defend.
ants, that Reicharl effected an entrance to
our premises througd an unused door in
our garret; into v which apartment he obtain.
ed access from a neighboring building. In
sentencing the Court said it would have been
more severe but that the defendants had ac
ted under advice Of counsel, Immediately af
ter sentence, counsel for the GAZETTE Com
pany fled Bill in Equity praying the
Court to restrain Reichard from removing
or il any way interfering with the presses,
type etc, on our promises; and also a Bill
between ourself as lessee OF the rights and
franchises OF the Company, and Reichard,
to restrain hih from publishing The EH
County Rail Roud and 'Naing Gazette:
both prayers were granted, and Reichard
enjoined accordingly. The final hearing
will be had al Warren next month; this
will settle the absurd claim OF Hodges own
ership and put guietWs on a brazeu con
spirscy to wrost, on account Of political
spleen, and personal malice, from the GA
zETTE its property. In its decree the Court
directed the stnekholdera ur~- c. l-y-
notice to hold meeting and thereat choose
a receiver to take charge OF the paper nm
til final hearing The meeting will be held
on Monday, January 24th 1870; after that
tulG We bUpC lutIC " III Db uO lUi lAlSl liLSl
ruption. In conclusion, we ask the atten-
ton of subscribers and advertisers to the
fact that subscriptions must be paid in ad-
U nee, and advertisements qWGrt~rIy in ad-
vance. This will be an infexible rule, and
we hope no one will subject himself to a
decided refusal by asking other terms. We
| have given considerable time to the iuter-
ests OF the Gazette, and thus far have re-
ceived but small profit the serious less aris-
ing from the enforced non issue Of the paper
should also be borne in mind; it is impos-
sible to publish a newspaper gratuitously
and we Go not propose TO attempt the task.
An, therefore, who with this circular,
receive a bill, will, we expect, perceive the
necessity of at once paying up. Those who
do not receive bill viii understand that
their accounts are settled in full.
LAURIE j. BLAKELY,
Editor and Publisher
Elk Co. r. R. d Nj. G,