The times., 1897-05-02
DUNLOP TAKEN TO PRISON
All Efforts for Executive Inter-
vention We're in Vain.
EDITOR KOHISAAl'S MALICE
He Came to washington to Use His
Influence Against q Pardon for
His Business Rival The Boidness
of DunIop's Paper Offended Power
ful Influences.

Joseph r. Dunlop, editor of the Chicago
Dispatcn, who was fouEd guilty in De-
cember, 1895, OF the charge of sending
obscene matter through the United States
mails, was taken into custody at Chicago
yesterday b. United states Marshal Arnold
and was conveyed to Joliet penitentiary
where he will serve his sentence of two
years Imprisonment He must also pay
fine OF $4,000
After the conviction OF Editor Dunlop in
the Federal court at Chicago his attor-
peys appealed through all the courts OF ap-
pelate jurisdiction until the finding OF
the court of original Jurisdiction was CON
firrned by the Supreme Court OF the United
States. Strong efforts have been made
by the friends OF Editor Dunlop, and amohg
these friends are many men OF means and
power, TO have the Executive intervene
and suspend the sentence or Imprisonment,
but without avail.
several Of the leading newspaper men of
Chicago Jesougiit President Cleveland To
extend executive clenieRey TO the con
vioted man, and failing IN this attempt, the
effort was renewed soon after the in
dnction into ofiiCe OF President Mckinley.
1t is said by some OF the paitisans of Dun
lop that the pressure Which was brought
to bear on President Nc kinley would piots-
ably have prevailed, but for the hostility
OF Editor kohlsaat. ol Chicago, a profess
sional-foe to the convicted man. Kohlsaat
came to Washington, At is said, expressly
to defeat the possibility OF a Ial Con Tor
Dunlop UnfetteTed Dunlop would have
grated harsliy On the moral nerves of
KohIsaat. II is n. aintained that Kohlsaat
Travelled SEQ miles, and incurred Unusual
expense Just To defeat an act of lenity
Kohlsaat was the treasurer OF what, in the
days OF the late campaign, was styled tie
Mckinley Syndicate lie was also
subscriber 20 the fund which made Mr..
Mckinley President. One of kohlsaat's col
leagues in the syndicate was Bellamy Storer,
recently appointed by President Mckinley
as minister of the United states to Belgium.
Mr. Mckinley feels, IL is said by Dunlops
friends the obligations under which he
rests to Editor Kohlsaat4 kohlsaat pulled
his pun, and as stated, Dnnlop has been sent
away 10 prison.
Editor Dunlop has been a quarter of
century in the newspaper business in
Chicago. He was for ten years employed
on the Chicago Times, and at tie time OF
its collapse was the managing editor OF
that paper He Was once the city editor
OF the Inter-0cean and president of the
Chicago Press Club. His wife was Eureka
Story, widow OF Wilbur Story. Five years
ago he began the publication OF the chi
cago Dispatch. The paper made a fortune
for It's protector. 1t aroused the anita gonisn
OF powerful influences in Chicago by the
boldness of the stand it took on many
important questions.
The Postoffice Department was invoked
by theinterests which Dunlop had offended,
and the inspectors division was set quietly
to work on advertisements alleged to he
violative of the postal laws. They col
IecteG evidence and Intercepted certain
copies OF the newspaper while in transit
through the mails. About the first init
,mation Editor Dunlop had that the sleuths
of the postoffIce Department were after
him was when he was placed under ar
rest on the charge already stated.
In his defense the prisoner maintained
that the Postoffice authorities should have
firstnotified him that he violated the law
that he should have been warned by the
department The department., in response
to this plea, took the position that its duty
is not to warn those w bo violate the law,
but TO apprehend them
Soon after the arrest OF Editor Dunlop
the alleged offensive advertisements in the
Despatch were expunged by the manage
ment of that paper.
President Mckinley had the application
for executive clemency in behalf OF Dunlop
under advisement for two months. Fol-
lowing hard upon the visit of Editor Kohl
saat, the President notified Attorney Cen
eral McKenna that he would not interfere
and that the law would take it's course