The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-20
POST.OfFTCE MUDnLE,
The Gazette and the Postmasser.

Tile GaZ ttleS That wore mailed to the Post
masters, he did not know whether the Post
masters were regular subscribers or not He
look Ii for granted that the latter was Tn ca &c.
lie stated tnat lie had gone TO the United States
District Attorney TO file an Information against
ltIChard smith for ViO! alton OF the postal laws.
but hat not proceeded Tainst Relch, The CLERK
OF tho Gazette; he droPpci tae matter until ha
heard from Wa5nlu Iton. The Witness stated
that he had iilicd up atli iavits ready for Post
masters TO sign, stating that Gaz ties had been
seat thoh at "pount rates." wnen they vera
irregular sab5CrlGe s. Tie Po5Jm as eIs wirs
zig tCd those were >. M. Hill, Of Oaklcy: W. n.
LangJOn, ot Norwoot, and J. Briggs, Of BOnd
Hill.
The proceedings were rcc,mmCnc d thfs
morning, shortly after ~ O'Clock, aC Gh0 Bur
net House.
Postmaster Gustav Wahe WAS the frst wit
ness sw OrD, and testified: III. first knOwledco
he received OF the re enJlOn of the GazeGJe's
mail was llom his assistant lie asked Tho
Assistant Pos III lsLer whether those POst,na+-
ltrs were regular subscribers, and he said he
thought they were; never mad any trouble be-
fore with the Gazette in mail matters. no
question was raised by the Gazette in references
to the postage for third-Cla5s matter; if there
is any mistake in postage for tins class, The
20 tagc VIII show it: no a0idavit is required
lor tins class; on Second-class matter a. oath
is required
The Oath, as Administered to pu 0lshers, was
then read by Mr. arlington. The oath states
that the publisher sweNrs or an rms that
neltner ne nor any Ot1cr DfOprle-Or, clerk.
agent or empiOye, within his knowledge, will
send, cause or permit TO be sent through tho
lnailS without The prepayment by postage
stamps a the rate OF cent for each one oulcB
OF fraction thereof, any copies Of the e
cept 10 bona 1iIe aud regular subscribers"
MIR. Wahle considered that the Gazettes
mailed to Postnasters were specimen copies,
and he therefore retained them for the night.
There must have been five or six hundred. lhB
Gazette lrSt made Inquiries about the dGten--
ton Of ther paDer about December 4, befUrs
the order came from Washington. 81 dld n0s
notify the Gazette Company tnat | retained
their papers, because l til ught it was nos
necessary.
''In reference to the commune itions to ana
from Washington, on NOV. IA | notifl ID the
Department 1T Washington, and askeI for in-
struGtiOns. After this 1t was not necessary fDr
me 10 40 anything more: these inquiries Wers
instituted w see Whether tncsc rosunasSers
were regular subscrLb RS, or not and to 500
thaC the proper postage were on th3 GaZettgs
There 10 penalty imposed on publisher fUr
not comp yiug with his oath. Tbe papers de-
tained were not seColG G-Class matter, as we
claim that they we're not for regular sub.cri-
bers. 1hG rate oi postage the Guz4ttG pad for
these papers were on the pound iatcs
On December or nessrs. Smith and Kidd,
OF the Gazette, came ~ and not fl T.! me tl.as
they were gong to lay the matter b I jrc lh.
Department 1T W ashngt0n. MIR. Smllh showed
me no circular addressed to Pbstuastels. in
regard to sending them The Gazette in va . of
GhclF seAulng them names as subscribers dr
johnson advised me to proceed nRainst tina
GaZettG's mailing CLERK in this mailer | dn
not Know whether the Gazette wItbdraw
any OF the detained papers to alter the DustYop
or address, On December s, however, ar,
Kidd came in and aokeu that the panpr! ha ro
turnei to the Gazette Office, as hoy were Of mn
Use Wacn three weeks I'll I. Nothing morr ,raS
done with the papers than with any others ON
which the postage WAS insufficient. | had na
ann or desire in returning the paoers mnre
nDafa tb
parlment. In 1915 the Times sent hand -bsokx
10 their subscribers, free as they claimed: 7
would not allow thcm however. to go through
the mail on pound rates" 1hcy tnen nnid
the proper postag". mad the same object in
view in OBTAINING the Gazette. 1 he Gazette
sent one lot of papers, paying thru class
rates, penllng the action concerning the mat
ter Of the detained papers"
Postmaster W ahle " as then cross-oyaminea
by Mr.. Sage: "i do not know, unless by re-
re r,ng to the books, whether any one had
taken the oath for the Gazette Company:
tldh't believe the statement OF tho Gazette.
hat they had i've Thousand postmasters as
and therefore wrote to several
3ostmasters and received the answer
hat they were not subscribers.
DIDN'T notify the Gazette because they haa
aiken the oath, and would have received an
answer that the papers were for regular SUBJ
crIbers. | sent over, however, and ASKED
whether the papers were for regular subecri-
'ers, and received the answer yes | then
leXt lot and wrote TO Washington for inst,1lc.
ions. Never sent 10 the Gazette for them to
ONE over and Yut stamps on the papers. Itm
lot the custom to notify publishers
bout their b9inX short in postLre'
,however, we do notify publish
r5 When Messrs Smith and kidd came In
ee Inc on the 5tn or 9th they SAID that they
'ere senulnK papers 10 postmasters for thrse
aontlls, and because the postmas asters rendered.
eIrices III rosuru this 'at'lc them rcglllarsuh-
Cubers. thouRT tlEereot. MI Smith, sf,or
he papers were detaIaed, made a remark
nat those POsLmaSters would regard the Ca
ette as acLng in bad faith with them
ohnson ard myself went TO the District At
)tney to inquire NhJ WAS responsible MH
inlth or his clerk. / did not think the clerf
rsponsloie, as he was acting unuer order.
id Lot want to get warrant for Mr.. Smibh
ut did for the Gazette Company.
hen received the order from Wash!nZ.o ON 10
lrWard the Gazettes at once at bulk ratesI
Id 80, although the Gazette did not want them
cut because they were too old. donE know
neither we Collected postage for these papars
ur orders are 10 collect pOsta 9e weekly from
ubIishers. can't tell how the GaA tie founa
ut that their papers were detained. [ never
&pressed dIss satisfaction to any one in the Of
le at the faCU thai Llle Gazette found it out 1
ant recall any instance before this olo thai
lie publishers were not notified OF their paj,e1
eing detained"
On cIoss-eAaminatiou CT by Mr. Warr,ngtno
4. Wahle stated that there never was a c az
mlla. to this OF the Gazette that he knegpt
III regard 10 thG controversy with The TIpFS
c later CLAIMED that the hand-bu0xs were
pplements TO the paper, anu cOnseq ucntIy
Ould go at pound rate" The controversy
as not one lii &c this regarding the GaZ lite
The publisher oath WAS then presented To
r. Wahle, and WIS recos osAized as thai taken
W. X. htdd Of the Gaz 1tle.
The mailing clerk of t4e Gazette Comnopr
r, Payne, testified that he had sent cirrDInrs
the foat-Onlces ana received about flty An
'etS lie ulo not receive ptlCe from Wahle
tine papers Delng detained, and continued
nalng them to be ma led, not knowing tnA1
ere we c two or thre lot, kGpt back
number of letters from Postmaster Wahje
various POstmasters and tn 1lr answers wero
own. and thea are3ess WAS ia zen until haiti
81 O'clock.
At the appointed time the Council again cun-
ned, with Mr. Joseph II. Thornton Assist
Postmaster from IA to III, in the NiLpe~H
ar.
to testified that during his term OF s.rrina
was the Gust IN OF the Post Office alYavs ta
Cily parties depOsiting mail natter cont-prx
th1 law, that they mi ght have IN on,ur
hty to correct toe mistyka o~a
yer did they hold matter h. ;
iioue hotltylnS toe parties, hu. ofte1 Saya
tral hotices OF the same ode SO if il wisr.
'teo' several publishers in tho cjty MA
N hotlned two anu three tunes O. such A. OF
rect it. I"
TX pounds mixod candy for 81 at Gen Nv,rs,
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