The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-22
GOING FOR GRIP"
The Editor Of an Obscene Paper
Arrested in His Sauctum at
Kansas City.

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lished at Kansas City in the interest of
commercial travellers, as the editors stated.
The initial number was excellent in every
respect, and called forth unstinied praise
at the hands OF the newspapers of Mis-
souri,, and the outlook was certainly en-
coursging for the publishers.
The two following issues, however, were
of q different order. being full of those
sentences which readily convey double
meaning, and which are seldom read aloud
BY young ladies at the tea table. In fact
some of the sentences smacked strongly OF
impure illusions and young men were no
ticed to read them on the sly and remark
somethidg about leaving the paper with
a friend while they went home for the
evening.
THE LAST ISSUE OF "GRIP"
showed that the editor had made consid-
cradle advance in the line of broad ailu-
sions to questionable subjects and consid-
cradle vigorous kicking was done by men
about the city relative to the matter.
The course OF the paper was universally
condemned, and it was broadly limited that
If the editor did not introduce a little
purer atmosphere into the sanctum he
might be compelled to get out OF the city
in search of pastures new.
Some one called the attention of United
States Commissioner Perkins to the publ
cation. and he forthwith purchased a copy
and read it. When reporter of the
Evening Star called at the office, Friday
night, the genial commissioner was still
hlushing at the
BRAZEN SENTENCES FOUND IN "GRIP"
"The editors must look out" said Mr.
Perkins, cor l will have them before me
sure. They must not attempt to send the
paper through the pOstoffice, unless they
want t. get fined for it,"
Postmaster Case, when shown a copy of
the paper, gave orders to have the editors
informed that the paper would not be sent
through the mails any longer.
On Friday noon the Office where the vile
sheet is published was raided and the en-
terprising editor of the tantalizing paper
was marched to the police station, where
he was slated for publishing and
CIRCULATING OBSCENE LITERATURE.
Mr.. Abe Steinberger was the only editor
present, but he promptly assumed all the
responsibilities for what has appeared in
Grip and announced his willingness to ac-
company the bluecoats. AT the police
station he gave bond to appear at the re-
corder's court and answer to the charge
that has been preferred against him. One
of the officers who assisted in the raid said
that the occupants of the office, from the
devil to the moral philosopher of the sheet,
displayed considerable surprise when the
raid was made One man who was dis
tributing type stopped long enough to re-
mark that the paper would now be thor
oughlv advertised. Another glanced up al
the grim. determined set of officials and
made the Tiltonic remark that
ITO THE PURE IN MIND ALL THINGS ARE
PURE"
He further remarked tina: the alleged OBJ
sceniIy was merely a question as to how
the paper was read. Some people could
read the spicy (?) paragraphs without re-
ceiving a moral shock, but il a corrupt
mind pored over the paper bad meaning
might be deducsd in some instances.
The warrant upon which Mr.. Steinber-
ger was arrested was issued upon the CON-
plant of the city attorney and was under
the latter clause Of section two of the re-
vised ordinances. Upon it not only the
editor of the paper. but evefyone connect
ed with ii was liable to arrest, but this
part was not taken advantage of. The
penalty fer the ofiense is fine of not less
than s. and not more than $500.
Steinberger is evidently experiencing a
little of the ''sours" of journalism, the re-
suit Of not being too utterly aesthetic on
the moral questions of the day. Steinber-
ger is said to have run a paper in Win
field. Kas. but concluded to move to Kansas
City where his peculiar style of journalism
would have splendid opportunity to ex-
pand.