The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-06
CHARGES AGAINST
NEWSPAPER MEN.
The ProprietOrs of the "News" Arc Under
Bail.
HEARING FIXED FOR MONDAY.
They Are Charged with Violating the
United States Postal Laws in Sending
Papers Containing the Bogart Case
Evidence Through the Mails.
Special to EVENING HERALD.

special to EVENING HERALD.
PorrsvILLE, Feb. 8, 300 p. m.-Quito a
ripple of interest was occasioned here this
morning by a report that the proprietors of
the Daily News, of Shenandoah, had been
arrested for violating the United States
postal laws.
The rumor was started by John A. Reilly,
Jr, and r.. J. Burke, the proprietors of the
newspaper; NJ. p. Whitaker, the managing
editor, Edward Burke, uncle of one of the
proprietors, and NJ. NJ. Burke, Esq, of shen-
audoah, being seen at Ulited States Com
missioner Woltien's office. United States
Deputy United States Marshal Sol. Foster
we're also in attendance. 1t was evidently
intended that as much secrecy as possible
should be maintained in the matter, as it
was very difficult to CLEAN any information
concerning the case.
A reporter called at Commissioner Volt
ien's Office, but he declined to either affirm
or deny the rumor. Diligent inquiry was
made in other quarters and sufficient
information was eventually CLEANED
upon which to base the statement
that last night the proprietors of the News
learned that warrants had been issued
for their arrest on tho charge stated.
TO avoid the disagreeable formality of arrest
the parties left Shenandoah on an early train
this morning and presented themselves at the
Office Of Commissioner Woltjen. They were
informed that the government was not ready
to proceed with its case and they would DO
asked to furnish hail for a hearing before the
Commissioner next Monday afternoon, at one
o'clock. Lawyer Burke asked the amount Of
bail and after consultation with Inspector
German the Commissioner announced that
$500 would be sufficient and it was furnished
by Edward Burke, of Shenandoah. The
Messrs. Burke, Reilly and Whitaker returned
to Shenandoah on the noon t~ain.
The charge upon which the case is based is
that the testimony given in the case of Prof.
G. d. Bogart, at Pittsburg some weeks ago,
was of an obscene character and that in pub
fishing the testimony in full and sending the
papers containing the testimony through the
United States mails the proprietors of the
News have violated the United States postal
laws. TIT maximum penalty in the case is
81, 1000 fine or five years Imprisonment, OF
both, at the discretion of the court.
1t is thought by some that the government
may have difficulty in proving that the pub
fishers did send the newspapers containing
the testimony through the mails; but by
others it is asserted that the government
rarely enters a prosecution before it has
facts NJ testimony so well in hand that a
conviction appears to be almost certain.
Thus far the name Of the prosecutor in the
case has not been divulged, but it will prob
ably be made known next Monday. Deputy
United States Marshal Foster left here for
Shenandoah this afternoon, but for what
purpose could not be learned.
Assistant U, S. District Attorney McCulIen,
of Philadelphia, will be in attendance at the
hearing.
1t was expected that arguments would be
made to-day on the objections filed by Justice
M. J. Lawlor, of Shenandoah, to the nomina-
tions of II. r. Williams, J. j. Cardin and W.
H.. Shoemaker for Justices in that borough,
but the court failed to convene and the
argument went over until Monday morning.