Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-03
THE TERRY. BOSNIAN
Defence NEARLY IN.
Absolute Denial That Sample Copies
Were Marked as Regulars to
Deceive Government,

Portland, Me-, March 2.-(SpeciaD-
When the United States district court
adjourned this afternoon the defence in
the case of George Fred Terry and
Harry w. Bosnian, both of Waterville,
who have been on trial since Wednes-
day, on a indictment alleging con-
spiracy 10 dcfraud by misuse of the
mails, all but six of the witnesses who
had been called, had testified Today
the defence saved considerable time
by shortening the direct examination
of the witnesses and % gave their tes-
tnnony and were excused when court
was through for the day. The defence
has given no intimatiGn yet as to
whether or not either Of the respond
erts will go on the stand and it is
probable that if it is decided to hear
their testimony that the first intina-
ton will come when the respondents
are called t. lie sworn
Nearly all Of the young women Wit
ncsSGs who have testified have been
excused and have returned Ia their
homes in Waterville. Several OF these
who gave evidence for the defence
have been summoned by the govern
ment.
The main interest in the trial today
conferred i'll the evidence of Mrs. Grace
Alliston Brand. who had charge of the
girls in the mailing room. She was on
the stand for nearly an hour and Il
half.
The defence brought out testimony
to combat that produced by the gov
eminent in relation to the mailing Of
sample and subscription copies /of
Sawyer's Magazine. The prosecution
alleges q conspiracy between MIR. Terry
of the Sawyer Publishing Co. and Clerk
Bosnian of the postoffice to defraud the
government. The defence in the open
ing Of its case admitted that Mr.. Bo-
shan had committed irregularities in
connection with the weighing of Sec
ond class mail but said that it would
show that Mr.. Terry knew nothing
about such irregularities and was no
party to them
In order to maintain its contention
that there was a conspiracy the gov
eminent put on postoffice inspectors
ana others TO SHOW THAT Gel tam az
" ere committed in the publishing
house towards carrying the ultimate
purpose of conspiracy into effect. The
main clement in the governments con-
tent:on as regards the Publishing Co.
is that about $4,000 sample copies
were sent from the publishers marked
as subscription copies with the purpose
of deceiving the government.
The defence has put all its efforts
into disappearing this contention a1d
has presented witnesses who directed
the wrappers. these who had charge of
them, these who did the wrapping
and everyone who had in any way
ANYTHING to do with the mailing OF the
magazines to show that nothing of any
kind was done by the Publishing Co.
in furthcrance of the alleged conSpi-
racy. No evidence has been presented
so far in relation to the postotfice end
of the allegations or have any efforts
been made to break down the con-
tentions of the government that Bo-
shan mad in furtherance of an agree
mcnt between him and Mr.. Terry made
wrongful accounting of the weights
of the second class mail received from
the Publishing Co.
Briefly the government in it's effort
to connect Mr.. Terry with the con-
spracy rests largely on comparison