Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-26


tor Robinson.
The government will attempt to show
that Bosnian altered the amounts nam
ed in the slips and will attempt to
prove these by n comparison of the
amounts named in the slips and the
amounts entered by Bosnian
from the original with the duplicates
sent to the post office inspector.
Forrest 3. Whitehouse. the only wit
ness of the afternoon, said that he WAS
n clerk in the post office at Waterviic,
his duties being to assist in weighing
the second class mails. The district
attorney handed him three copies OF
Sawyer's and asked him if they We're
copies of one of the publications issued
by the Sawyer Publishing Co, and
which passed through his hands as
" eigher of second class mail.
When the district attorney offered
the papers as evidence, Mr.. Bird OBJ
jected ON the grounds that they were
NOT the papers mentioned in the IN
dictment The indictment alleged that
it was SaWccr's Magazine, while the
paper he presented 10 the witness and
offered in evidence was Sawycr's. lie
argued that the government was bound
hy the Indictment and could not show
by witness that another paper was
meant.
The attorneys argued the point for
25 minutes, grouped about the judges
desk and out of hearing Of the jury.
judge Hale decided that the papers
were admissible and exceptions were
allowed the defence.
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pautrs III the examination of the wit
ness. asking him if he had heard the
magazine called by any other names
than Sawver's Magazine.
This question was objected to and
the objection was uver-ruled.
The witness replied that he had
heard it called S;lwyer's as We'll.
When he first entered the postofficc
in March his duties consisted in help
ing 20 place the sacks of mail on the
scales. He continued to work at weigh
ing until May, when he became i'll
and was away from the p0stofiice for
a time
He worked under the direction of Mr..
Bosnian and shortly after he began to
work in the postoftice he was inStlaotr
ed by Postoffice Inspector w. r. HUtt-
inscn to make q duplicate Of the
weight slip. The original slip WAS
placed on hook at BOshan's desk
and tn" duplicate WAS mailed to the
inspector each day.
All sacks coming from the Sawyer
Publishing Co. We're marked with the
initial Of the paper, "S,'' for SawyerS:
a. for American Home, and II
fpI. HoTrt ,o,1aan rFhin CARRYING
samples also bore a cross alongside of
the letter as an indication mark. Mr..
Roshan was not Informed Of the sig
MITIGATION of the marks. The weight of
the sample copies and of the regular
or subscription copies with the number
of sacks of each. were marked on the
slip. Bosnian. who received the origi
nal slip, entered the amounts in q
book in the morning and then tore up
the slip. The duplicate was sent to
the inspector.
Ibid you see BOSNIAN tear up the
slips" asked Mr.. Philbrook.
yes replied the witness. Not ev-
cry morning. but many mornings
The district attorney in his argu-
mert in the morning. said that he
would show by witnesses that the
amounts on the duplicate slips sent to
Inspector Robinson and the amounts
reported by Bosnian did not coincide.
That wherever the duplicate showed
an excess of sample copies the report
showed an excess of regular or sub
scription copies.
Tie district attorney presented q
slip, which the witness identified as
one of the weighing slips previously
spoken Of, and explained what the en-
tries meant. The attorneys for the re-
SDondentS objected to the admission
of the slip or to any explanation of
them. Judge Hale ruled that thcv were
adm issible, after the witness had eX-
planned that while they were not in
his weighing he was present when the
mail was weighed. saw the slips made
out and placed his initials on them.
The district attorney held IL bunch
Of the slips in his hands and was eX-
amining the witness on them separate
~ It was taking considerable time
and Judge Hale suggested that all OF
the slips be examined by the witness
AT once and that he be examined on
them afterwards.
Before the examination was cpnclud-
1
had been taken up. After returning the
slips to the district attorney. Mr.. Phil
brook said that he would object TO any
slip or envelope which showed any adj
dtions after leaving the hands Of the
witness or of any slips that contained
records Of other publications than
Sawyer's.
Judge Hale ruled that all slips should
lie admitted except those containing
records of other publications than
Savyer's and he would admit those
slips subject 10 the district attorneys
connecting them with the case later
Mr.. Whitehouse said that Bosnian
tore up the originals Of the weight
slips after he 0Boshan>, had entered
them on the books. Bosnian did not
weigh the mail himself ana the only
way he had Of obtaining the weights
was from the slips presented to him.
The witness continuing. said that ut
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