Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

one room aud l occupy the other Mr.. Hum
phry, the city editor, also occupies the room
| that use.
Copy of EVERY EVENING of January Sd,
! 1879 shown "ihat il a paper published by
the EVERY EVENING Publishing Company
during the time Mr. Croasdale was edltOr-in-
chief"
copy of the paper dated February 25th,
| 1873, was also shown, and the same questions
and answers repeated.
| MIR. Lore-"l propose now, II the Court
pleases, to offer these papers III evidence /; l
| do offer them Ill evidence"
| MIR. Bates-"We object, at this stage of the
case"
| The Court-"If you have any further testi-
mony to connect MIR. Croasdale with them you
| had better bring that forward before Offering
them in evidence"
| (EvERY EVENING of December llth, 1873,
shown. )"LOok ut that article have you seen
| that before2'
| "l have, sirY'
81 will ask you whether to your knowledge
| Mr.. Croasdale wrote that article?'
'Not to my knowledge"
it?"
"No sir not to my knowledge"
WAS it or not i'll the power Of Mr.. Croas-
dale to keep out OF that paper any editorial
matter he wished or desiredY
I'll he was prusent,i it was if he was absent,
it was not
Was he absent when that was printed?N
| 81 do not remember"
Diapers of January 3d, 1879, and February
| 10Th. 1870 shown and some testimony re-
peated.)
(paper of December 11th, 1878, shown
again, and the attention of witness called TO
All article headed "lhe Wild Cat Company
1 hat Is not what we call editorial we would
simply call 1t miscellaneous matter most of it
Is extracts from other papers the rest of 1t
was prepared by somebody connected with
| EVERY EvESING, to the best of my knowledge.
MIR. Lore again offered the papers in
evidence.
MIR. Bates objected
The Court-"lt has been proved that they
emanated from that office and that Mr..
| Croasdale is editor-inchiof, and they are
admissible to go before the jury"
Examination rerumed-''llayG you had any
conversation with William 4. Croasdale or
heard him make any statements about writing
the articles III these papers?"
81 cannot remember any,
You are Ill the office nearly every day?"
'les sir"
81 will ask you to try to recollect."
81 cannot reculieet any such conversation ;
Mr.. Croasdtle frequently consulted with mt
with reference to editorial matter, but do
no. remember any particular conversation
Aith INN concerning those articles
DO You not know that Mr.. Croasdnle IL
the author OF those articles 7"
II do not / do not know what the circula-
laton OF the paper WAS III 1878 that was uul
OF my department that was in the business
department; l think gentleman named
Holmes was in the business department at
that time he is now | believe III New York
eau only give you my opinion about what
the circulation was,
Objected to by COUNSEL for the defense.
"lnure was controversy between the
EVERY EVENING and Repubhcdn about then
circulation; to the best OF my memory,
know nothing at all about the fact
Objected to by Mr.. Bates who said "Yoni
HOnors will understand thut he is as much re
moved from the business department Ul til,
paper us you are.
Examination continued -"Do you stat,
that you have no knowledge of the circulu
tlon OF that paper during those years
81 have no knowledge whatever Ol its clrcu
ton during those years.
Had II, iii your knowledge, 500 crcu
lationy -
"Not i'll my knowledge
l ''DO you know where II circulated 7"
''lt Is IN my knowledge that it circulated il
Wilmington | cannot say TO what extent /
circulated i'll Wilmington a. l.. Rlchardsoi
Is the present business manager to the bes
l Of my memory l.. l.. Holmes was buslnes
manager i'll 1873; Mr.. Holmes had charge u
the sending out Of the papers during thos
years. .-.
Il of the sending out of the papers?"
mo, sir,
"What was he "
n Foreman of the composing room"
4. "low many editions did you publish dur
u ing those years.
0 The number varied with the amount o
II news the average was about four could no
say how many papers were issued i'll eac
edition; as one OF the editors of the paper
II could not tell the number of papers published
70 OF my own knowledge; | have no judgmel
u On the matter | have passed through til
d press room do not know that | have see
papers endorsed except on occasions when
have been personally Interested i'll where
No | paper was to be sent.
~ Gross-examined THE editorial rooms al
IN in the second story OF the building the pret
room and all the machinery pertaining to TIL
n distribution OF the paper are iii the basemen
, my business is i'll the second story of III
N, building, looking after the news that cont
,s III aud seeing that it goes i'll properly, All
,d writing editorials had no other duties tina
,n those have specified during the years lSI
nl 1873, 1879 and 1880 have no knowledge at Il
~ us to the circulation of the paper; could ne
e. nave, because 1t is very seldom that 20 ini
Id | Une press room Mr. CrOasdale was odltor.il
chef when the articles shown me WEI
nm | written other persons wrote editorial matt
for the paper | wrote editorials for II 1t
10 not within my knowledge that Mr.. COlclal
ar has written editorials for it /; | have been co
We nected with the paper nearly ever since
," started = ut various times Mr. Cruasdalc hi
lis gone away from Wilmington he has be,
I'M away very frequently, and has stald awi
nil sometimes for days at Il time, sometimes Il
nm IL week in his absence | attended to u
.nl editorial matter Il do not know whether
ne not he was at home on the llth of DecUmbe
of 1873, the Sd OF January, 1879, or the 25th
he February, 1873, cannot remember"
,lv ''When MIR. Croasdale is at home, the
Il. .lif. ptal
ly. INTO that paper which he does not see ~
ies "les, slr editorials that he does not -
as until they are published.
no "Does that occur frequently2'
ia ''lt occurs quite frequently.
Ihe "Now, as q matter of fact, was not NJ
hy Croasdae, during these times away fro
ner Wilmington, i'll New York;
nor 'As have already stated, Mr.. Croasda
frequently goes away and stays day or tw
,re aud has been absent for several weeks at
nf time.
ocl 40. Redirect - .'You said, in reply to II
ve. learned friend, that editorials so into tll
ing paper without Mr.. Croasdale seeing the
ate Did any of these piecesy"
INV ~ have no knowledae of that"
I'M. "of your own knowledge was he away
the those occqsions!'
owe 81 cannot remember.
and George W. Humphry, sworn-Am c
MIR. editor OF EVERY EVENING have been co
first as reporter became city editor
,es 1879; do not, of my own knowledge, KIN
the what was the circulation OF the paper duri
4 of the years 1877, 1878, 1879 and 1850; v
lble about the office daily at time menuOne
and would 30 down INTO the press room son
o i'll times but had nothing to do with the hal
ling, addressing or mailing OF the papel
know that the paper circulated III NnnnnSi
and New Castle have not the least idea
7 T. many copies were circulated in Wllmlngtt
ave heard the press running almost every aft
| in noon; frequently saw the papers that "
ring brought up into the office; remember
LIN, controversy between EVERY EVENING and
Il of Republican about circulation; the Evl
nv EVENING claimed to have circulation eq
news to that of the Republican the Republic
edi- claimed 5000 this was in the summer
otfi 1878, to the best of my recollection do
for know anything about the circulation at
present time A. j. Schrack has charge
the folding and distribution of the papers.
Court then took recess till O'Clock.
and Court reassembled at O'Clock, and the {
vonr of the Delaware State Fire and Marine Int
ance Company against William L. Croast
was resumed.
Augustus NJ Wilmans sworn-Am hbral
at the Wilmington Institute we subscribe
fthe EVERY EVENING, and have done 80
edit wears at the end of every six months
mat have the papers bound. (Files of Ey
par EVENING from 1877 up TO the present u