Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

ibid this concern mortgage Si'oh
by Bosnian to Mr.. Terry
Mr.. Philbrook at once objected to the
question and the objection was sus-
| tanned on the ground that the founda-
ton for the question was not laid III
the direct examination.
Taking up the question of circula-
ton the witness said that he had no
actual knowledge of the number OIL
subscription and sample copies mall
ed. They continued to mail magazines
until all the subscription copies had
been sent out and the magazines that
remained were sent out as sample
copies.
The witness was asked IL While the
inspectors were making their investi-
CATION, they called his attention to the
count of the stencils showing 4S7.O00
and the daily reports of the wrapper
girls showing 100000 magazines
wrapped to be sent as to subscribers
and the witness replied that they had
not. The first time these figures were
mentioned to him, he said. was in the
Office of the third assistant postmaster
general at Washington. at the hearing
to show cause why the second class
mail privilege should not be taken
away from the Sawyer Publishing CO.
Upon being further questioned in re-
gard to conversation with the lnspec-
tors on these matters the witness SAID
that they had called his attention TO
the difference between the number OF
stencils and the number of wrappers
and asked him to account for it. He
answered at that time that he could
not.
The district attorney continued TO
examine in regard to circulation. ram
ipg his questions from typewriter
transcript of a statement made by
the witness in the postofiice depart
ment at Washington. The witness said
that there were a great many new
Subscriptions received each month,
for Which stencils were not made at
the time and magazines were sent to
the subscribers in hand written
wrappers During the months that the
inspectors were investigating the pub
fishing comrany these new SubScrlp-
tons amounted to about $4,000 Il
month. This accounted in part for the
difference in the number of stencils
and the number of wrappers.
said that about 1900 copies of Saw
yer's Magazine, which were being sent
to subscribers of the Gem and Ma
tional, two of the Sawyer publications
which mad ceased to exist before this
time, were not sent out after Decem-
Der. Very few of the subscriptions to
these papers We're current SubScrip-
tons and many Of them had expired
years before.
Asked by the district attorney if the
advertising rates did not depend upon
the circulation the witness replied that
while he had nothing 10 do with The
making Of tho rates he knew in 4 gen.
eral way what they We're. Prior to
January the rates were 81 a line.
When the circulation was reduced in
january. rs previously testified to, he
said that the advertising rate was
also reduced. 1t then became SLIGO q
line
Asked IL he had not testified before
the grand jury that the sample copies
sent out III any one month did not eX-
coed in number the subscription copies
he replied that he had made such q
statement and to the best of his
EllOEletSc ttIf'l pSHtI tiic Slt'toiioiie
was true.
Then how do you account for the
computation of the accountant that
that the number of sample copies sent
out in October exceeded the subscrip-
ton copies by 100000" asked the dis
trict attorney.
81 cannot account for it," he re-
piled.
The district attorney then took up
the matter of the 200 or more bags of
prepared sample copies found in the
basement by the inspectors behind
rolls of paper. He admitted telling the
inspectors when questioned, that all
the magazines for November had been
| mailed with the exception of 4G0)
copies left on a truck. After making
this statement he went with the in
spectors to the basement, where the
| sacks were pointed out to him.
He told the inspectors, he said, that
they were held back by direction of
Mr.. Terry, but that he did not know
the reason at that time.
Inspector Robinson testified for the
| government that while Townsend was
talking with the other inspectors in
the basement that he, Robinson, sent
to Terry's Office to get his explana-
ton.
Inquiring into this the district at
torney asked, Didn't you go directly
from the basement to Mr. Tcrry's Of
flee and find Inspector Robinson
! there"
Il think 1 went with Inspector Rob-
inson. That is my IMPRESSION
You heard Inspector Robinson ask
Mr.. Terry for his explanation of the
presence of the bags in the base
ment?'
| Il did"
And you answered: Don't you re-
member Mr.. Terry that you were hold
ing them back for circulars?''
Il did,
Didn't you testify before the grand
jury that Mr.. Terry wanted these
sacks held back on account of the
Christmas rush of mail matter and he
didn't want to crowd the mails?"
Il think I did"