Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-28
A BIG POINT SCORED
FOR TERRY DEFENCE,
The Alleged Confession Of Bosnian to
the Post Office Inspectors Is
Ruled Out by Judge Hale.

that he was willing to answer questions
but his answers were insufficient.
| Mr.. Terry said that the circulation
of Sawyer's was 100000 to subscribers
| and that the total including regulars
| and samples, was about 1000, 900.
MIR. Terry told the witness that he
never put samples and regulars in the
same sack, and never put out sample
copies without plainly marking them
samples. He was familiar with the
postal regulations in regard to sample
copies and never exceeded the number
allowed.
| MI. Terry requested that the inspec-
| tors refrain from notifying the depart
ment that he had refused to permit the
| investigation until the following
morning. This was agreed to and the
next morning when the inspectors
called, Mr.. Weinschauk was present
They declined to make out the form
but did give answers. in relation to
these publications, in a letter which
was sworn to by Mr.. Terry
The inspector again asked permission
to investigate the publishing company
and the permission was granted.
The affidavit in relation to circula-
lions made out by Mr.. Terry and pre-
viously mentioned by the witness was
offered in evidence.
Mr.. Bird objected to it as far as his
client, Mr.. Bosnian. was concerned The
| affidavit was admitted subject to the
governments connecting it later.
In the aindavit, which was read by
the district attorney, it was stated that
the circulation of Sawyer's varied from
$4,000 to 100000 copies. He was I'M
able to tell the exact number of sub
scriptlons copies at any one month.
At no time We're the subscription copies
less than 100000 nor more than $4,000
and at no time did the sample copies
exceed 45o,090 for any one month.
The examination of Inspector Rob
inson was continued. He said that Mr.
Terry at first refused to allow the in
spectors to question any of the en-
ployes but later. on the advice of Mr..
Heinschank. the permission was Civ
en- providing that an employe accom-
panied the inspectors. A Mr.. Townsend
was detailed to accompany the inspec-
tors. Tho first inquiries made by the
inspectors were in regard to premiums
for obtaining subscriptions.
The witness identified several print
ed folders, some Of which contained
offers Of premiums. and all were Of
fered in evidence and were admitted as
against Mr.. Terry.
One Of the papers submitted was
subscription blank for Sawyer's Maya
zine and in nearly all of the papers
submitted, including those containing
offers of premiums. the publication was
referred to as Sawyers Magazine.
1t is the contention Of the defence
that tho title of the publication IS Saw
yer's and that it was enormously
termed Sawyers Magazine in the in
dictment. Inspector Robinson testified
that he had heard the publication re-
ferred to both ways
The inspector continued the story
of his investigation Of the Sawyer
Publishing Co.'S plant. The investiga-
ton included the counting of the
wrappers for the November and De-
cember issues.
From this point the testimony of the
inspector was mainly a description Of
the method of counting the stencils
used in marking the regulars or sub
scription copies and of the method of
marking the sample copies.
The wrapped papers for the Novem-
Der issue numbered 4S7,99O copies.
These were regulars. An examination
of the daily reports for the month
showed that more than 100000 copies
in addition had been mailed that
month as regulars for the Office. When
he asked Mr.. Townsend to explain the
discrepancy Mr. Townsend replied
| that when the inspectors counted the
| wrapped papers and the stencils they
| didn't take into consideration the new
subscriptions which had come in since
| the stencils were made. These papers
were addressed by hand.
Inspectors Robinson and Shaffer ex-
amined the cellar of the publishing
house and in one corner behind a pile
of papers in rolls they found large
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