2。“OnSaturdaylast,aboutnoon,Mr。Sumner,theauthorofthebook,andMr。FredPerry,theSalvationArmyprinter,accompaniedbyalawyer,wentdowntoMessrs。ImrieandGraham’sestablishment,andaskedforallthemanuscript,stereotypeplates,&c。,ofthebook。Mr。
SumnerexplainedthatthebookhadbeensoldtotheArmy,and,onachequefortheamountduebeinggiven,theprintingmaterialwasdeliveredup。”
Didtheseparagraphsappearinthe“TorontoTelegram“ofApril24th,1889,ordidtheynot?Arethestatementstheycontaintrueorfalse?
3。“Publicinterestinthefateorprobableoutcomeofthatmysteriousbookcalled’TheNewPapacy;or,BehindtheScenesintheSalvationArmy,’continuesunabated,thoughthelineofproceedingsbythepublisherandhissolicitor,Mr。Smoke,ofWatson,Thorne,Smoke,andMasten,hasnotbeenalteredsinceyesterday。Thebook,nodoubt,willbeissuedinsomeform。Sofarasknown,onlyonecompletecopyremains,andthewhereaboutsofthisisasecretwhichwillbeprofoundlykept。ItissafetosaythatiftheCommissionerkeptonguessinguntilthenextanniversary,hewouldnotstrikethesecluded[285]locationoftheonevolumeamongfivethousandwhichescaped,whenheandhisassistant,Mr。FredPerry,believedtheyhadcasteveryvestigeoftheforbiddenworkintothefieryfurnace。OnTuesdaylast,whenthediscoverywasmadethatacopyof’TheNewPapacy’wasinexistence,PublisherBritnell,ofYongeStreet,wasatoncethesuspectedholder,andinashorttimehisbook-storewastheresortofarmyagentssenttoreconnoitre““TorontoNews。”April28th,1889。
Isthisaforgery,orisitnot?Isitinsubstancetrueorfalse?