Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-29
GOVERNMENT RESTSN
TERRY BOSHAN TRIAL,
Alleged LARGE Excess Of Sample Copies
Us Pretty Girl Witnesses For
the Defence Arrive.

! com putations Of Mr. Sanborn show a
I discrepancy of many hundred thousand
! pounds for the period covered by The
indictment. During the month of May
the records SHOW that where the weigh
/ ing clerks report 400 pounds of reg
/ ui;trS; Bosnian reported TO the assist
| ant postmaster 9l,5DS pounds of regu-
I lars. or an excess of 3S,042 pounds for
! that month alone.
There IS no allegation that these pa
| pcrs were not paid for at the pound
rate OF postage, but it is the allegation
Of the government that by transferring,
! weights of stamps to the accounts Of
| weights Of regulars that Bosnian de-
| ceived the assistant postmaster and in
! that way procured the carrying OF cX-
cess sample copies at postage rates
! Wien they should have been paid for
at the rate of one cent each. While
| this was the main element in the at
tempt To prove this allegation in the
! indictment extensive collateral tcsti-
mony was put in which took up q
! great deal Of the time of the court.
| As the indictment alleges cOnspir-
acy it viii be necessary to connect Mr.
! Terry with the transactions in order to
| hole either and the movement depends
! largely upon the proposed testimony Of
! the postoitice inspectors as to an al
! legged confession by Bosnian. When that
! alleged confession was kept out the
! defence scored heavily.
! The government has introduced 4
! great deal Gf documentary and vcr-
| bal evidence in relation to I'll" con-
! duct of the witness ut the Publishing
! House and from this circumStantial
! evidence expect to show that q conspi-
! racy to dcfraud existed. Some Of the
( most important Of this evidence is that
: the n',iulcr Of stencils used 10 directing
( copies t. regular subscribers and ac-
! 'ual numbers Of papers set out as to
/ regular subscribers as shown in the
/ daily records do not jibe by more than
{, 100000 for nearly every month covered
! by the indictment.
| Tie defence has objected to the in
PRODUCTION Of papers and documents on
| the ground Of q variance in the in
| dictln' Ut and white Judge Hale has adj
| miitcd nearly all Of these papers ana
documents the defence has saved ex-
! r"ptirnS. The variance alleged is that
| what the indictment names the pub
| LEGATION Sawycr's Magazine the title
| printed OF the publication is Sawyer's
| Judge Hale has ruled that il is q mat
ter of fact for the jury 10 decide whcth-
! rr thr publication is as we'll Known by
one title rs another ana d great deal Of
| evidence has been presented on this
| point While the government assumes
| thai this point is Of little Importance il
! has questioned every one Of its wit
| ia,
| scented subscription blanks, premium
circIl1rs and other documents to show
that thc title Sawycr's Magazine was
used in thea by the publishers
Inspector Howard shelter resl,,n n
the stand when court came il this
morning and his direct examination
YVES continued by District .Attorn,v
NEr"honsc Inspector SITTER was
asked iii regard to the beginning Of tic
Investigation ana the conferences
with Mr.. Terry in Mr.. Tcrry'S Office
when Inspector Robinson and Air. Will
mot Wcr" present. The testimony Of
the witness was corroborativc Of that
of Inspector robinson and Mr.. vii
mot who had testified yesterday in
regard 10 the conferences and invest
tigation.
The witness went moro into detail
in relation to the sacks Of Sawycrs
found in the cellar behind Paper in
| ROLES. IN" witness said there were
about e'o sacks there of tie November
Issue and an examination OF several
sacks showed that they contained
samples. Th" inspectors discussed
several plans Of finding out why the
bags were put there and finally agreed
to intcrrocatc Superintendent Town
send.
II They saw the superintendent on the
second floor after dinner of that day.
II The witness said:
MI Townsend. have all of Sawyer's
for November been wrapped ana
nailed"
Yes replied Mr.. Townsend. all
with the exception of about 1000 which
We're on trucks If any of the papers
had not been wrapped and mailed you
would know it? Yes Mr. Townsend
Il replied. How about those in the cell
lar" asked Inspector Robinson. Didn't
know there We're any in the cellar Mr..
II Townsend answered. There certainly
i are some there / replied and Mr.
Il Towns nd said Then I don't know Of
II them Mr.. Robinson said. come down
II into the cellar and | will show them IL
Il YOU On replied Mr.. Townsend, i
Il remember row that there are some
II down there. He went down to the
Il basement and looked at them. Mr..
i Robinson asked. why were these kept
Il here and Mr.. Townsend replied. They
i are kept nv the orders of Mr.. Terry
4 who desires to make changes in new
/ circular t. be sent ont in the same
/ mail with them.
The remainder of mis- testimony on
this matter was similar to that given
| by Inspector Robinson and Mr.. Viii
mSt.
Some of the new testimony offered
by this witness wss Of conversations
Continued on Page Twclye.)