The herald., 1895-10-24
b" Beautiful Forever ="

A case presenting some unusuaT features
of interest came to trial yesterday in
the United States district court before
Judge Wellborn. @. ID. Willard, A. Z.
Willard, r. A. Willard and Meta E. Will
lard are the defend ants in what promises
to be an amusing case. They are the
people indicted by the federal grand jury
some time ago tor using the United
States mail tor fraudulent purposles.
Miss Meta Willard, who is very pretty
and well-dressed girl, is mentioned in
the indictment as Meta Willard, alias
Princess Willard, whose true name is to
the grand jury unknown" She and the
other members OF the family are charged
with having knowingly, wllfully, I'M
lawfully and feloniousiy conspired, con-
federated and continue TO agree" to CON-
nit an offense against the United States
in opening a CORES pondence with certain
parties with the intent OF transferring
certain Of the monetary assets of the
several correspondents To the pockets of
the Willard family.
The scheme had its inception, so far as
told in the indictment, when an adver
tisement appeared in the Cvlusa Sun
which read
"Any honest lady wishing TO make $15
a week quietly at home, address with
stamped envelope, Meta L. Willard, Los
Angeles, Cal. This offer is bona fde.
Work ready to send at once. Steady po-
sItion.'
The WIZARDS had u recipe for a COM
plexion wash which they christened the
Beauty Wonder, and it was to dispose
OF this connection that the above and
similar advertiser ent, were inserted in
CERTAIN papers. Inasmuoh as ladies are
generally credited, either rightly or
wrongly, with fad for trying to i'm
fs hon INV orb Nc
the genius who calculated with mathe-
NAUTICAL nicely that a sucker Is born
every minute of the night and day. has
not stated that they are all of the male
pe-suasio, it is fair inference that there
is a sufficient number of the opposite sex
to make ready market for aids to
beauty, whether With or without virtue
Or merit in themselves.
Miss May V. Bond of Colusa was one
who entered into a correspondence with
the Willards. The letters that passed be-
tween her and Miss Meta were volumin-
covered up fairly well the little Joker
hidden behind the howery verbiage.
Miss Meta i'm pressed upon her CORES
pondent the idea that she herself was
merely an Ordinary" woman, ana al
though much interesed in the welfare
of our noble sex, " was in no way puffed
up with the good fortune that was at
tending her as the result of the ready
sale of the Beauty Wonder She urged
Miss Bond that she should take one gross
of the bottles at a charge of $42, which
she assured her had an actual value of
sos being as staple as the bread you
eat. Il have one motto only that /
adhere to" wrote Miss N eta, (which is
the two heavenly words, honesty and
WORTH" Whether Miss Bond represented
the honesty and the Beauty Wonder as
charged in Miss Neta's scale CT prices,
the worth is not set forth.
In addition to Miss Bond, several other
witnesses will be put forward by the
government to prove that they forwar ed
money for what is alleged to be perfect
ly useless face wash.
The defendants are being represented
by Marion BROOKS and Il. G.. Bower, while
United States District Attorney Denis
and Assistant District Attorney Frank
Finiayson are prosecuting the case for
the government, lnspector M. Flint rep
resenting the postal department. The
entire afternoon yesterday passed before
Jury was optainet and certain OF the
questions put by leading counsel for the
defense. while indicating to some extent
what the defense will be, were very funny
and provoked a litter throughout thu
court room. One moderately young look
ing juror was asked by Mr.. Brooks tn.
following question in manner tina
must have impressed the witness witt
the seriousness of its import: If six
ladies'. married and unmarried, Offered
to testify that the compound had no Wiz
tue whatever, and six other ladies, like
wise. married and unmarried, testified
that it had improved their complexion
and general appearance. would you con-