Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27
A Peculiar Money-0rder Case

passed without fatal rcsult.-Picayunc.
A Peculiar Money-0rder Case
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Asslstant
Attorney General Freeman, of the
Post Office Department, has Just passed
upon a novel and rather interesting
case. the details of which SAVIOR some
what of romance. A short time ago
the widow of DIR Thomas McAlister
ofsNo. 1853 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn,
addressed letter to the Post Office
authorities, requesting that no more
letters containing money orders ad-
dressed to Allison and llcarn, New
York should be delivered. The part
ner of Hearn having died, tie latter
had been collecting money due the
firm. The Post Office delegated spec
ial agents to look into the matter, ana
the following facts were obtained: the
firm of Allison and Hearn had been
engaged for some time in the manu-
facture and sale Of medicine for the
cure of certain diseases. The circular
advertisement of this medicine stated
that the discovery of the cure was due
to the Rev. Joseph T. lnman, an Eng
lish Missionary travelling in South
America. An extract from the circu-
lar reads as follows: Through the
kindness of some Christian friends in
London, | was offered the position Of
missionary to Para, South America,
where station had been established
by the London Missionary Society, for
the diffusion of the Gospel through
the great valley of the Amazon and
its tributaries. ] gladly accepted this
offer, as had read in the books of
learned travellers that this part of
South America abounded in all kinds
of herbs and medicines, aid i hoped
that would discover "a remedy that
would restore me TO health and
strength. Accordingly, | sailed from
Liverpool for Para; when ! arrived |
commenced to perform my missionary
duties as well as the feeble state of my
health would allow. While travelling
through different parts of the country,
/ devoted my spare time to the study
of the medicine plants and herbs in
which this region so wonderfully a.
bounds. While thus engaged
[ first learned fthc virtues ofthe med
icinc for which shall always return my
heartfelt thanks TO Providence" This
piece of fiction it seems, though signed
by the reverend gentleman, was writ
ten by DIR. McAllister, alias the Rev.
Joseph II. Inman, the Doctor having
never visited the valley of the Amazon
or any other place in South America.
Il. NJ. Allison was the alleged name
of the agent of this healing compound,
and Hearn was his clerk. In course of
time Allison took his clerk into bust
ness with him, and the firm did bust
ness under the name of Allison and
Hcarn, New York. Hearn saw his
partner every day, but never knew
ANYTHING of his antccedents, rs the
latter lived in Brooklyn, and went
to and from his Office every day but
never invited IIearn to his house,
On the 4th of March last, however,
IIearn read the announcement of the
death of DIR. Thomas McAlister, of
Brooklyn, and having heard considc-
rable about the celebrated physician,
strollcd over to Brooklyn and attend
ed the funeral. Then the true story
leaked out. lie saw the remains of
the deceased doctor, and for the first
time learned that ms partner anu ~
McAllster were inc same persons
lie returned to New York, however
and continued the business OF lhc
firm until the WIDOW OF iCr. McAils,cr
alias the Rev. Joseph L. ihmah, aras
L. Nj. Allison, stopped the payment
ofmoney orders, and the case was ia
ken hold ofby the post once authorl-
ties.
Under the Revised statutes me DC
partlncnt was authorized 10 rel'se 10
deliver money to persons engaged
in fraudulent bushes or 'hc OBTAIN
ing of money through thc .inaiis by
false pretenses or misrcprcsentatioh'---
All post office orders were thcrcupon
withheld by the POSTMASTER, anu as
Allison " llearn had been DONG very
large business, the orders were quitc
numerous. TO the credit OF MIS-. NC
Alstcr 1t may be stated mat as soon us
she learned OF the nature OF her nus
bands business IN New ! orK, (she nav
ing been Kept IN utter Ignorance OF j,
until his death she positively, refused
to have anything 10 90 WIN .nc alia'r'
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