The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-09
Postmaster Van Colt and prove their identity
before receiving their mail
How Such Cases Arc Prosecuted In tho
Cases of Minor Flanders.

| office Yesterday. with copy OF this dispatch
| from Washington, the officials were disin-
clined to talk for fear. apparently. that any
! publicity might Interfere with their plans to
bring the pander who runs the Herald to book
Regret was expressed that the Washington
authorities had permitted as much to get out
as was in the dispatch. 1t was remarked that
secrecy had always been found necessary in
| indecent publication" cases where the prose-
cuton, conviction and landing in Jail OF the
| offender, was hoped for. Tho case OF Dunlap
the Chicago editor and publisher. was cited
| This man ran n paper with personal coll
umn" that was almost as vile as the ono Mr.
Bennett runs in the Herald, except that it APP
pealed to grown persons instead OF to young
| girls and children as Mr.. Bennett's personal
| column does. The post oflce authorities were
after him for long time but premature pub
hm nsy AND M onGsd him hfy
the State prison at Joliet. H.. for four years.
:, While >. deprccating the, publication, Of! the
cences at this time tho officials said that the
ann'ho ,h at WashinEton Of c9 , knew
out as much as they did. showed that they were
about ready to act
question :: We have not yet seized the Hp,aM
maj or ofiie" Engther than that am not in
is it likely that you will seize the private
asstgnnation boxes in the HeroH office in day
- must decline to discuss the matter at ALL"
snid a." poItm,asnteri Rnd he a1dtd,, You
matter that is in the hands of the authorities
| at Washington"
D, "D % ,S you know that the authorities propose
| TO do this asked the reporter.
II don't know ANYTHING about it. said the
poStmaster cannot talk about It at present
about the private letter box business. He
said When We made up our mind to stop he
| homes. and the destruction to children. we sue
ceedeG admiralty. until it came to the He,ad
was inlIy discussed then. but we found W" we're
absolutely blocked 1t was then that the
Washington authorities took up the case and
| Of course am rot at liberty to say what has
Mr, Van Colt refused absolutely to talk about
come the difficulties that bal keel him here. He
said that the closing up Of the boxes here was
Gown PERSONS he said, can look out for
tthemseS"S hqt When it. comes t. girl Of ten
a sSf an hat He d them '"'' we ''"N the
-, And You succeeded in stopping it except for
Yes. we couldn't at that time touch the
HaaM and other advertising aGenctes
post Office inspector. it was said that the
usual procedure in cases where the mails are
obscene ADVERTISING or reading matter is as
follows Formed complaint is made tothc post
tors " no secure copies Of the paucr and present
| them to the tnitoh States commissioner. who
| lsSU'b warrant. / ne proprietor IL Nl'ltHI.'u
arrested and arrnpnel befor". the commits
| siOner for a hearing. II" usually pleads that
bmt ma waI b,v thn ms 10 sn r
books and papers and ~ course they show that
whether the man hid guilty knowledge , ne.
proceeds Of the ::me 1nl thai Is suleent q.
the HrdM are the most profitable columns in
the paper The business being shady high
From the Tilted States Commissioners the
case goes to the Gfand JURY ana then an s
and sentenced to any State prison in the coun-
try or s1nnty nenitsntar,y a? the h 5Tfg% . H
seS n anG bG2ne
81 course it is not known that the procedure
will be followed in the present case. but 1t is
cases in the reports yet Of extradition for this
offense The reason for the prosecution said
to be contemplated at the present time is tie
appearance Of an unusual numbnr OF anvertlse-
I to young girls 16n IN rffemt % NJ
| BENEFITS personal vrrtiscments have alwnys
been aimed at young girls. but that iact c has
not been always openly stated. In last sun
dy's HrdM alone in one column there were
the following:
WEALTHY gentleman desire, meeting rorns
cretion, Herald.
GENTLENAS. loy.ble di,posit,on seeks pretty,
mony. Non Mcrconary. Herald
pRoFEssI2HAL means s9sss eG,Se
mony.
AKEFINED American gentleman age o 81 i doing M,
business in this city, would IKE t" mat thc a. &C.
| uua!n tanCe of a refined, ahcctlOnatu young lady
object, matrlmony. Confidential, Herald.
WILL. pretty young laly win or'urn hair who
FRIDAY, communicate with hun. Bushnell. Herald
Downtown.
In the same column were these advertise
mentS:
A REFINED. aaectionac German gill would ap
preciate meeting kind gentleman; object, maui
nouy. Ncstrr. Herald.
= IA, l l,l, &.
desires ar1malnt4u"r Of wealthy cldirly Gentleman
"bjrrt inatrimony. Address Foreigner. Herald
CHARMING girl, orphan, wealthy, returned west
ern trip, seeks domestic happiness, cUngCnla! com
partnership III Marriage, Hcr,lb
AN oHceodngly pretty, refined roy;ng mis-. grace
ma:rimOny. Gis!nunda, Herald.
Mr.. Bennett printed on Sunday no less thar
four c9nTmns vt eI .a . r 1 ,
OF the lot ana all taE"r nom ,;.S'r cU'nn'n
1t will be noticed that each % 1he5 s. adyet,
tisements appeals to youth. IN me Nr~t loul
young girls are demanded. In the las
TGns sfs are "Srsn freely tout.
J for houses wher" girls can be taken after tho!
haye b"Gn 1trn%"d hy ne adEnr't IN Smn
, days WrrdN and conveniently handy TO thu
advertisements printed ah"v" were these;
A-HavinE own exclusive hone, would lst YER yer!
iMI IraIG' Handsomely '''"'''F" "'''' ''''
tny A Ss1R Rf f v? d ''knS
DISCREET married couple can have madison
Room parlor floor; centre city; board for wife
BROOKS. Herald.
. LADY living alone, cosey fat. W !! rent PABLO
Bedroom 10 lady ,r gentleman. LONESOME
A.--A-rsrty HAVING elegantly, Furnished suit
private bath, central lOcati0n wishes 10 rent to :,
icct couple approaching c1clnsNeness; day or week
2 | SUITE, Herald.
Q In addition Bonnet printed columns OF n'l
refreshments under the head OF "Icrsonal
' that were Undoubtedly paid for by harIotS seek
ing trade and by degeneratcS who indicate
. their habits by language that nobody IN NnI
!, York but Mr. Bennett would print, Beside
pnnderiug TO all these classes MI bennett
( rNper has recently printed, advertisement
q | which il is absolutely Impossible to r"prpdur
= here and tn" character OF which will be under
stood when it is said that collectors OF vile an
o vicious literary curio,itieS have pnid arg
:, prices for copies Of the PAPER containing them
= 1t is the use of tho mails to distribute th"S
papers that will enable thu Post office authW'
= lies 70 proceed in the matter rs indicated i
= the Washington dispatch. ~ tho uresCn
:, time. thanks to the activity OF the P"st.onir
T authorities. Mr. Bennett paper, u ,prarticul'
Q the only publication in, New YORK throuG
r which young girls and children can bo cnti'
. from virtuous homes aud through which ~
a vile and vicious are enabled TO ply their tr1'i
h in spite Of the police Mr.. Gann"t rroit
= ont ot tho business amount to thousands Z