St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-26

Thomas You'd pressman of the Tribune
company, to me well known to be the same
person who executed the annexed and fore
going statement, and acknowledged that he
executed the same as and for his own act
and deed, for the uses and purposes therein
lexpreSsed, and after signing the said state
ment he was duly sworn to the truth OF the
1 same. w. X. BARTLETT, lSeall
Notary Public.
CNote-The Sunday circulation was
printed April 1, 1880, Sunday it was
printed IL, 600, but Monday editorially cor
rected to II. 500.)
Now as to the methods adopted by these
oath-breakers to procure a successful issue
to their little game Mr.. Thomas You'd
| is a machinist of fine ability. He came
| to Minneapolis in March, 1884, to set UP
! the TRIBUNE's new Scott press, the last
made by that gentleman prior to selling
| his patents and right to manufacture to
r. Hoe & Co., of New York city. When
Mr.. You'd had set up this press he de
sired to remain as the presSman and was
hired by Gen Nettleton, and was in the
TR1BUNE's employment when the present
proprietors purchased and took possession,
December l, 1884.
The reorganization would have left MI
You'd out had it not been for a serious i'll
ness through which the man had just
passed and the season of the year when sit
uations were difficult to obtain. Mr.. You'd
was therefore hired to remain with the
TRIBUNE until April or the last week III
March, Mr. You'd had charge of the re-
moval of the press Jan. Is, and in consider
alton of his successful days work received
weeks vacation, full salary and present
of S25. His conduct was correct until the
last two weeks in March, when he suddenly
fell into the hands of a couple of men who
seemed to have him completely under their
control. One or two nights of the
week ending March %, You'd was
absent or unfit for work. Twice during
the last week he was so much under the in
fiuence Of liquor that the assistant preSSman
was obliged to obtain aid to get the edition
off. The names Of these two men were at
first unknown to the assistant preSSman
and engineer, but it has now been ascer-
tanned that one of them was George W.
Clark, advertising solicitor of the Pioneer
Press for Minneapolis: that this fellow
Clark, following the directi OnS of his mas
tiers, came to the pressroom frequently the
last two weeks of March and absolutely de-
strOyed the usefulness Of the pressman by
the free use Of liquor.
1t will appear that on the night of March
26 he was off on a wild spree with Mr..
You'd, and that he came to the press
room of the Tribune company with liquor
with which he procured the intOXicatiOn of
You'd, and by the use of money and the eX-
ecution and delivery of sworn affidavit that
he would only use the statement of You'd
in personal way, he obtained the state
ment published since.
We publish the original affidavit of George
w. Clark, advertising solicitor for the Pho
neer Press in Minneapolis, alluded to above,
as follows:
MINNEApoLIs, March 81, 1885.
This is to certify that have this day re-
ceived sworn statement from Thomas
You'd in regard to the circulation of the
Minneapolis TRIBUNE, and hereby make
affidavit that said statement is given to me
for my use and not for publication.
GEORGE w. CLARK.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence
this 9th day of March, 1885.
w. X. BARTLETT, Notary Public.
Notarial Seal
April 1, 1885, within three days after OBJ
tanning this sworn statement from You'd,
and as soon as they supposed he would be
through with us and paid off, the Pioneer
Press published the essential portions of
Yould's statement in spite of the solemn |
oath of George w. Clark. their !
duly accredited agent, that no publ
cation should be made, as sworn to.
Within three hours of the reception of the
p. p. on our counter Mr.. You'd made his