The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-29

variously known ~ Jones" or Johnson"
100000 pastors contributing the words:
l,is Illegal 70 .,..,.,,,.,, ,r,,,,
BOYCOTT THE SUN
BOYCOTT THE sun"
md also n set Of circulars directing the man
ncr In which the pastors were TO be distributed
aud a lot Of envelopes. In which the pastors
directions Tor the putting up Of he circulars
all tho matter showing upon Its face that the
whole was Intended to DO harm to the business
The circulars which nccomra n led the pastors
were intended to be addresssd to the chairman
81 the chapnls of printing offices controlled by
the Typographical Union. They read as fol.
lows:
Mr. Chairman.
p,ar S,r-Y0u viii receive herewith = quantity Of
sh'kors ofcour-e you do not know from whence
they came. Nop Will he Al pans NOT to distribute
a ANTI r iTR OT n% Sa DfcE% i.fH
In the Afternoon OF thatd, wgr YOUR forming
di.tr bit them 7, he nrn,hrrs Of y lapel ii.
sc IN ar VI tNSFn PGssr6H pH You
'an understand that rg'pd aud sufficient reasons
e OF, s 70 have tie 15sl herewith carried out e
ccntly.
FOLLOW THESE INsrErCTIoNs STRICTLY AS
Tho PASTORS themselves were enclosed in lots
II 100 Zach ~ envelopes upon which were
printed the foli' WING Instructions:
rtc il. and q < ~ FRIDAY pee i5 Do not tut pat
them "E .ttrr huNos windows or signs DO not be
TGi All 10 g 10 II "wlrhlN me Ii Hot rs NAMED. =
The l"sa charge against, the defendants is
consprnG together an with Jones" oinlure
The SCN Printing and Publishing Association
in VIC alton - subdivision Of Section les OF
the Penal Code which SAYS that It s a crime II
two or more PERSONS COu~pire:
To prevent unu,her + ON exercising n law
ful trade or.cal ing. or doing ans other lawful
act. by force. threats intimidation. or by Inter-
fering or threatening to interfere with tools
i'm Elements or property belonging TO or used
by another. or with the use or employment
On Dec H. "a soon az the public distribution
OF the boycott pastcrs was noticed. complaint
fore Magistrate Mayo. by Patrick j. RsynolC!s.
an cmnloyIie OF TmE Sun. which Ind already
EESowiSsaso WAS I'D aiteryar4w n;,arpi%meatGl
made s"' TO W. Dctective soret. Arthur '' A.
Carey. Other information. thai, bore upon
men who were caught by the police in tho act
Of psS,I4s up tNH oS,eGt%naGG pastors and
rested on warrants. They have described the
man Jones" or johnson" who ordered the
PRINTING "pS H tod the the SGs. OF nsSS
who carried the goods from the Willett Press.
ami where It went TO pa, Third avenue, Room
other persons who we're connected with the e or.
dering and distributing OF the Tastcrs will be
called upon TO answer Tor their share In the
..willett and Abbott were examined before
plaint made by Reynolds was supplemented by
one, made by Col FRANKLIN Bartlett as counsel
for The Sun. ana Col. Bartlett added his tea
tlmony to that Of Reynolds regarding the fact
that numbers OF the boycott pastors were ac-
WICK ths Instructions eontnneI IN the
aud on the envelopes which were sent out with
1t was significant that Lawyer Kelley. who
appeared for tho accused. did not attempt to
s rasS the p9T sr 9 their behalf that III.
reiled 10y preilNing In small type 1T Ia Illegal
TO" TO thc, words ,'BoycGtt Tnk srE", in large
10 which no court would have given n moment 3
consideration. Ma'%2vCr 4 was shown in the
hal had talk with Sir. Kelley over the uI ta tse
phone before he printed the pastors. in which
by tho way. have some stickers in here
which lam going 10 print on which It says /:
II Is Illegal to boycott The Sun and
go H'i dn Tho " only rs s"rons ntt ten
tia, vas, vas made dgring The examination
animation Of Col. bartlett, who had terrified
pastors posted up md that he had received
two envelopes through tho mails, both with
sGs mar rSs WHs n SHn ." %ms p" d
dressed; "C21lop}Gl IrgnkIiH, BartIstt,, Hawk
The VARIOUS places in the city of New York;"
."seersonal Knowledge? actual knowledge +?
You simply saw them there. You have no
information ns to who put them there"
Yes, have information asto number OF
Ono Ia John Klein, up At the 10th street station
house; He hHs been arraigned before Magis-
tratr Erlnn'
That Is not material"
You want information and ! will give Il to
you" W.
"You hayo no information which convict.
these defendants with the actual, Ihys cal
placing OF these pastors. have YOU"
consider the Information which | have
aud lh"lr admission that they published OF
plh'eI them. connects them with the whole
D., J.. Reynolds testified that ho was n
s @l M /" 81 I1 @So't cid %Gco hsa TMS
employed 10y THE SuN four teen years
rs long ago ms about the last Sunday
~ NoMmher. he sail. man had come into
TIA" onlce OF THE SUN with two typpwtittrn
rop'"T ct circulars that contained an attack
mon Judge liooE9tnvcr, and three red cards.
and after giving HIM these said: They are
gong TO print things moro serious There is a
game that Will surprise YOU all" He said the
printing was done at the Millett Press. On tho
night OF Dee. ~ or Ii the witness called
~ mo Wlllett Press on the telephone and
talked with some one who said he was Me-
NJ say Have you got all those boycott
IHE Sos" circulars out yetY and he saws !,
,G"-. W have shipped them all out and | SAYS I:
liakn you got any there now and he SAYS I.
20. ,.,AA man named Mcmillan was sent to
~" Willctt Press aftrrward 10 get a proof Of
the clrru ara He asked a bookkeeper for IL
and tho book keeper said: You will have to
nave 0,g Vuil to get one Of those"
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