Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-29
THE TERRY-BosHAN TRIAL.
Continued from Page One.)

with Superintendent Townsend in re-
+ Ialinn to The marking Of Jacks to indi-
/ cate regulars; or samples. The super
( interdent said that it was 4 custom
of the postofiice III Watervitl" TO mark
the sack containing samples with Z
Cross.
While lle was in the mailing room
one Gay he callci Il girls attention L"
: the fac, that one tag which shr Iit on
:, la ; nf ''.iVI : lid not bear the
cross. IT, girl Immediately put tin
cross On The marking of the tags w:;s
done by various OF the employees
Tine witness said that Ec had caused
:" ID" weighed several coDids OF each
months issue Of Sawyrrs Magazine.
This was done in order to make COM
PARSONS Hth the weights made at the
pnstohicc. The weighing was done by
Levi penn"ll, the S2alcr Of weights and
measures fo,' Portland. and all weights
We're carried out to grains. For eX-
ample. ;lr weight of four copies for
the month OF April WAS 8 and 13-l6
: ounces and ~ grains.
Fran the weight Of these four copies
the total weight Of the April issue will
be calculated and compared with the
weights ut the postoffice. both as TO to-
tai weight ana az to weights Of sam
pies and regulars.
Ito" rainGtal;ing has been the inves-
ti2ati"n o; the inspectors in their ef-
i'rtS to get Il complete case was in
drHt"d towards the close OF Inspector
s>neii"rS examination, when he was
asked To identify three copies OF Saw
gers wrappers. The witness said that
TIE papers were found among several
hundred that We're taken from the
poStoilicc in Watcrville after they had
been mailed. The sacks which con-
"dthem were not marked to midi
cate sample copies. He examined the
wrappers on the three parErs and read
from thcm. figures ana letters which
he said were on the inside Of the wrap
per.
on being further questioned the witness
said that Mr.. Townsend told him that the
addresses used for sample copies were
largely obtained from name BROKERS and
thar these names We're kept in files.
v hen q file of these names were used
which was obtained frcm name brokers
the number of names and number of file
containing the names was written on the
top wrapper Out Of several hundred
wrapped magazines, the three which he
iihd identified We're wrapped in top wrap
pers which bore these file marks
Tie State will contend that the marks
on the wrappers proved that the papers
contained in them were sample comics.
and that they were sent from the pub
fishing house as regulars
AIR. Fhilhrook went back again to the
matter of marking the labels on the sacks
tn indicate samples or regulars The OK
anirations brought out z sharp colloouv
between the witness ana the counsel for
the defence.
Did YOU find any errors in marking
the labels while YOU were il the mailing
room
YES. f"w made for my benefit
what DO YOU mean by that" thIn-
dercd Nj PhilhYoo&
Tie witness replinG: Il mean that they
were made 50 that YOU could use me in
the way you are using me now
And YOU expected them to mako thos,
elr'f's - thar I could ask you tlis mes
tom"
">'o.'
MI Pilhrook- And YOU wisr the irr.
I" understand that thesc girls" pointing
I" three rows ~ pretty eiIls from Wa
t"rEili" who arc to testify for the de-
fence. ''dn YOU wish the jurv to under
stand lha, YOU believed that thns,. vouua
ladies'. anticipating that an indictment
would be f"'sld against Mr. Terry Two
months later. rurposolv mislrarlscd the
l"hcis. $" that 7 could ask you this uues
tor
'h''t is nv imprc ssion ana it was n,v
impression 1T the time. believe that
mat IS what it was done for I remark
"f 20 Inspector Robinson at the time"
i d0r't care what You remarked" in
tern upted Mr. Philh,ook You wish tI,e
j"r% to understand that this was
plannedo''
mat is my impression Of what If
WIS zone Tor answered the witness
Then you have fearful and wonder
brook
Mr.. Bird suggested that tho cnurt he
requested to have the answer stricken
out.
Il don't want it stricken ou..."
answered Mr.. Philbrook. Il had rather
nave such testimony in the record"
fhc incident closed, Mr. Philbrook,
asked: Prior TO this time. while you
were in the building making this in
vestiGation had You intimated to Mr.
Terry that criminal proceedings would
be begun against him."
WitneSS-"I did not
Did you ever report any Of the al
legged Irregularities YOU found, to Mr..
Terry"
NitneSS-"NO."
Did YOU report any Of them to Mr..
Townsend"
Il asked him TO explain errors i'll
the November mailing?"
Did YOU call anyone's attention to
errors in marking Sacks"
The forewoman's. several times"
On redirect examination the district
attorney asked the witness if the fore
woman in charge of the mailing had
called his attention to any Of The err
rors in marking.
The Inspector replied that she had
nos until he had called her attention
| I" It. She said that the msmarking
4 ~ ;,.re.