The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-22

been sent to Hartford to secure heal
ing act to the street paving act?'
Answer-"Possibly it would, If you
could have secured Its presentation, but
Of this l am doubtful"
Mr.. Ely explained that the act of
1895 did not modify the provision of the
charter relating to advertisements.
Witness asked Alderman Rourke II
he wished to know his reason for Civ
ing that opinion. Being answered at
firmatively, the corporation counsel
said that his opinion was based upon
the decisions of the courts and also up
on the rumor that these assessments
were to be contested. He did not wish
to entangle the matter or give the other
side any advantage, hence the opinion,
Judge Stoddard took the witness,
"Then the stereotyping of the Leader
and the Republikaner was done by the
former paper, and the Morning News
did its own stereotyping. Is that true?"
Witness-"Yes"
Mr.. Stoddard-"Will you state the
time taken and the number of men
employed in doing the work?"
The witness could not tell as there
was considerable overtime
After considerable questioning, coun-
sci got witness to say that the cost OF
the typesetting was for the Leader
about $50.
He was then asked the cost of stereo-
tipping for the Leader and the Repub-
likaner Witness hestated several
minutes and then said the cost was
somewhere In the neighborhood of $40.
Assuming that this Is correct, what
other expenses are there connected
with this matter" asked the counsel
Witness answered, 1.-THE proofreading,
the makeup, etc. The proofreading
cost about IS and the makeup
about So
Witness did not recall any other ex-
penses connected with the composition.
Judge Stoddard then asked what wit
ness meant by saying in his first testi-
mony that the cost was 5000.
Witness-"Did / say that?"
Judge Stoddard-"I so understood it."
did you print the copies of this pub
| LEGATION for both the Leader and the
Republikaner?" was next asked of the
witness, which was answered in the af-
| firmative, The News printed it's own,
| he said.
The witness thought about 10000
| copies We're printed, There We're three
! men employed at so cents per hour for
| three hours, making nine hours at so
| cents per hour. This would make the
printing cost $3.50. The paper cost
from $50 to $40, at least $6O-rental,
power, ink and use of the plant. The
1 norito1 Of
is $4,000, with about SIG, 900 paid in. 1t
took the use Of the plant the good
share of the day to print this matter.
Mr.. Ryder could not recall any other
items of expense entering into the mat
ter of advertising. The Leader is not
a dividend-paying corporation, and
never has been.
The witness was first spoken to by
Mr.. Lyon about the advertisement on
| Wednesday, April 20. Twenty pages OF
the copy were taken to the Leader Of
flee on Mr. Lyons first visit The wit
ness did not know whether at any time
there had been any sentiment in favor
of placing this advertisement by con-
tract
Witness, in response to the counsePs
questions, said that he had no CONVEX
sation as to the contract with the city
when Mr.. Lyon called with the copy.
Mr.. Ryder testified that no agreement
had been entered into with either the
Republikaner or the, Morning News
company. 1t was shown that the Lead
er company had charged the Republi-
kaner between $3.50 and 5000, and that
this was the only charge that had been
made or would be charged The wit
ness did not know where the Republi-
kaner was printed. The Morning News
company uses its own plant except the
press
The witness said that he never was
in the management of the News COM
pany, although he was a director In
the company. He thought that direc.
tors of newspaper companies Rad little
to do with the management Of the pa
pers. James Graham, the president OF
the Leader company, also entered the
dictatorship of the Morning News
company.
1t was shown that James Graham
Israel Kelsey and the witness held the
majority Of the stock in the Morning
News company.
Mr., Ryder said that if the ordinary
transient rates had been charged, with
out any cutting down, each of these
: bills would have been three times the
amount charged.
room. There was but one outburs
Wiegand Schlein was the next wit
ness called. He is the editor and pro
pretor of the Republkaner. He testi.
fed that his attention was called to the
matter of assessment advertising by his
son on the 22d day of April. Young Mr.
Schlein said that Mr.. Lyon had been ir
the office and had left a copy of tht
advertisement with the instruction tina
it must be done Immediately
Witness had never had any converse
ton with anyone concerning the ad
vertisement and had no knowledge O
its existence. All the bargaining will
the Leader company was done by Mr.
Arthur Schlein.
The witness thought the work done il
the Republikaner Office would cos
about $40.
Witness had not received any bill
; from the Leader company, but had sen
in his bill to the board of finance fo
$1,396 and was figured on the basis o
space.
Witness did mt think If anvor o.