The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-01-03

A New Business Enterprise Using tho
Mails Unlawfully.--ll n. Hull, n resident Of
Mount Minans, small village located In the 3ih
district OF this county. on the line Of the BALTIC A
Ohio railroad, near Baltimore. was arrested ON
Friday Of last week on the charge OF using the
United states mails for the promotion Of schemes
OF fraud, and OF creating correspondence for pur-
poses Of swndng. under section s. IS9 Of tho post
office laws. On Monday the accused was brought
before the United States Commissioner Rogers for
examination Special Agent Henderson was the
first witness. His attention had been called. he
said, to the large quantity of mail matter which
was being received nj Mount Winans 60 one ad-
dress-,hat Of the Omitted States Agency" lie
had n letter. signed ~ II. Williams" forwarded
from York, Pa. to the address aud opened cor
respondcneo. which resulted In his obtaining from
the so-calcd agency lot Of circulars. certificates.
receipts and gilt chain, with imitation pearl
slide. The circulars profcsscd o. be the ''poOr
mans friend" and said that the agency would
sell, ut moderate prices, recipes almost without
number. showing how 10 do and make all sorts Of
things-how 20 catch fish al libitum without
hook. line or net how % make champagne. vine
gar, honey TO preserve eggs a. do oriental crys-
tai painting &c. ac in short. how to get rich IN
few months. With the recipes Il was promised
o. give a chance foF one ofthe valuable premium
consisting Of articles of icwclry. dc. The officer
learned from Postmaster Chas. u. Handy, az Mt
Winans, that the accused took out all the mail
directed Omitted States Agency" The witness
bad in the meantime heard of an advertisement
which hal appeared in n number uf papers offer
ing o. tell how unc could become rich aud giving
the address a, Mount Winan,. llc showed . copy
Of the burlington Hark's', containing the notice.
After Hull was arrested he told witness that tho
chain sent was a gift. anil no; part Of the sale
Charles u. Handy. va, next examined. He
evidence wa generally c,nttmniuty of that 81
Agent henderson lie hal though; well of the a..
cuscl, whom he had known Tor ten months, and
when he gave him tho certih which was PRINT
ell On one " tho circulars, he believed him % DO
as be state. IA reliable aud responsible man.
The aeesaA himself was tho only witness for the
defence. lie admitted the general facts q tie
! Ease. but sesiasi 20 think that be had been con
Quoting fair aud legitimate tu'ins,s. saying tia;
| his recipes were Wpsth al ho asked ief them the
jcNe'fy feature. were oily Advertising dodge. To-
fepls g. close Vuesiiouns e counsel Dee saii o. 30
/ The $50 gold chain aud pearl slide cost L.m
per gross. o. about 81 cents piece Whsu bee
usei the word gold, n applied O. bis ariieic' b"
I meant metallic competition known surai 20 Jew
ssr. gold H. insisted that he had taken pain.
! g. make bis customers unicfstAui tAai u thu,
wefr dissatisfied Niih their rufchasc' they cont
''h..se their money back The Commits. ucr PEI
tise.i the ease ~ srsa, length. ami c0r..ni,i
tha' The evidence failv Ju.,4tei A.m iI he,tr
tie aeeusei % $4,000 haii 70 the action af q. .
grant .lre .fHe lisr.-' Z. uf; Tue ga. ..a
aztec f'sa .ui lie wa' rs.sa'si 70 90 ea'.ly
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