The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-18

- A'ounu over TO the Apfh Aoh"A "a '1Ao
Circuit Court
Guy W.Jackson of the town OF Wash
ingon, whom the United States authori-
ties arrested Thursday on charge Of
using the mails in a scheme to defraud,
was arraigned before Judge Webb yester-
day. He pleaded not guilty and was
bound over in the sum of $500 to the
April term of the Circuit court in this
city. jackson had no counsel, and was
unable to furnish any bail, although he
thought he would be able to do so by
Monday. In default of bail he was taken
back to Jail.
There exists grave doubts as to whether
this jackson is the man wanted. The
Indictment was made by the grand jury
last September, upon representations
made by one of the United States post
office inspectors In accordance with
those representations an Indictment was
found against George W. jackson, alias
Guy W.Jackson." whose place of resi-
dence.w was represented to be somewhere
about Washington, in Knox county.
With this Indictment as basis the
authorities here found the young man
who was arraigned yesterday.
The case for which he is wanted is
familiar to many Portland people. Some
time about year ago last April man
came to this town and opened real
estate office at No. 100 Middle street. He
used in his transactions a letter head
bearing the name: Geo. w. jackson &
Co., Real Estate and Financial Elk
change, 1919 Middle Street, Portland,
Me- This letter head went on further to
advertise that the firm dealt in business
places, manufactures, mineral lands,
farms, oil interests, mortgages, partner
ships, etc. 1t was stated that in case of
no sale there would be no commissions.
The firm" seems to have done quite a
business, although few if any sales were
made for the clients. But it is alleged
that the commissions were collected
promptly if no sales were made. A man
named Bacon of Worcester. Mass, was
defrauded in this way out of five dollars;
and shoe dealer in this city, who at
tempted to sell his business through the
jackson agency, was swindfed out Of
several dollars and pair Of shoes.
This was not all the swindling done by
jackson. He had printing done here
and sign painted. When he came to
pay for this work he offered check for
about $50 This was much more than the
bill and as the check was on the Mer-
chants bank it was readily accepted,
and the balance, SO or SIS was given
him. When the check was presented at
the Merchants bank in this city it was
discovered that under the words Mer-
chants bank was a line in fine type
showing that the bank was Connecticut
institution. The check was sent there,
and returned protested.
Jackson's office was at 1919 MIDI e
street, where he hired room of Mrs. II.
V. Harris. Mrs. Harris said to the
PRESS reporter that she let the room to
Jackson for lodging, and not for an
Office. But he no sooner had moved into
it than he put up at the windows large
cards avertising himself as real estate
dealer. He also had considerable print
ing done and received quite mail. "As
soon as ]. found that he was opening an
office in my room, went to him an told
him that did not let the room for any
such purpose" said Mrs. Harris "He
told me that I was an old crank, and 7
returned the compliment by telling him
that he was fraud. Finally paid him
back the money he had paid in advance
on the room, IN order to get rid of him.
Letters continued to come for him after
he had moved, and he used to call for
them. Then people began to be hunting
for him
Mrs. Harris thinks that some of Jack
sons letters came from Lincolnville.
Me-, wich is not far from Washington.
Those who had dealings with this Jack
son describe him as a rather stout man
about 40 years of age, with dark hair,
and rather good looking He had an
oily manner, and one victim of his wiles
remembers that there was peculiar cast
to one OF his eyes.
The young Guy W. jackson arraigned
yesterday also has a popularity about
his eyes. Seen in certain ways, one seems
larger than the other. But aside from
this there is no resemblance The young
Guy jackson has thin sandy, or light
yellow hair, a boyish, freckled face and
is far frola portly He is rather an ordi-
nary looking country boy.
Speaking to the PRESS after the
arraignment he said that this charge that
he had been swindling people by the use
of the mails was great news to him. He
says that in April 1892, when he is
alleged to have run the real estate bust
ness here, he was working as a painter
for one John Smith of Westboro, Mass.
He declared also that he had rarely used
the mails, not receiving over three let
tiers month at the present
time From other sources, however, it
has been represented that he has carried
on an extensive correspond ence through
the mails.
Jackson says his letters often came to
him directed to &C. W. jackson" but
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