Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-09
A TRUE BILL FOUND.
lnited States Grand Jury Finds an In.
diClment Against Lamkin.
EACH LETTER MADE A COUNT.
The Motion 90 Quash 60 he Heard
by Judge Hughes This Morning.
The Case of GouId-other Work of
the Grand Jury.

The grand Jury OF the United States
District Court yesterday afternoon found
true bill OF indictment against Mr..
z. G. Lamkin. the sanitary officer who
is charged with using the mails for the
purpose OF sending letters Of an obscene
character 20 Miss Lena Layne. There
are FIVE counts in the indictment, each
OF the Ave letters being held by the
jury as a violation OF the statute pro-
hibitlng the sending Of an obscene, lewd.
lascivious. and indecent letter" through
the United States mails.
In the words Of the indictment. the let
tiers convey a proposition from "A mar
fied man 70 an unmarried woman for
a clandestino meeting for an immoral pur-
pose" and Convey a proposition from
married man to an unmarried woman
for a clandestine correspondence for a
grossly immoral purpose, against the
peace OF the United States and their
dignity. and against the form Of the
statute OF the said United States in such
case made and provided"
TO BE HEARD TO-DAY.
Mr. James Lyons and Mt. Fegen-
helmer. counsel for Mr.. LamkIn. made
a motion 10 quash the indictment. and
asked that the motion be heard imme-
diately. This latter. the district attor-
ney. Mr.. Lassiter. opposed. saying he was
not then prepared 10 80 into the case.
To-day al 10 o'clock was then set as
the time for hearing the argument on
the motion 10 Quash, and Judge Hughes
will sit in the case.
Mr.. Lamkln was IN court during the
day. but left soon after the indictment
had been returned. His bail bond Of
$1,000 given soon after his arrest. viii
hold through this, term 81 the court. The
accused had no statement % make yes
terday further than TO say. as he has
said ell along. that he did not write the
anonymous letters 10 Miss Layne, ana
had no knowledge whatever Of them.
TRUE BILLS AGAINST GOULD.
4 true bill was also found against Ed
ward Gould. Of Norfolk, who is charg 81
with sending indecent letters 20 Governor
OFerrall and Mr.. Edgar Allan, Jr. The
letters received by Governor O'Ferral.
were sent shortly before Christmas. while
M. Allan received a communication from
the man about three weeks ago. In all
OF the letters charges Of the gravest ma
ture are made against some OF the most
prominent lawyers here. The object OF
the man seems 10 Idft btfu W 80
hush money" The eplstles are all
couched in the most obscene language.
OF course. neither the Governor nor Nj
Allan answered the communications. In
the letter to the latter Gould expressed
the hope that the stamp which he en-
closed for reply would be returned.
Gould has already served a term In prison
for taking photographs Of young girls
IA q state OF nudity. The United States
authorities here hsye telegraphed ithe
officials in Norfolk to send Gould on TO
this city, and he Is expected to-day.
OTHER BILLS.
Two indictments were returned against
a. j. Naughan-one for Illicit distilling
and the other for retailing liquor with
out a license.
The jury failed to find true bills
against Alice Shell, Of Petersburg.
charged with selling liquor without a
license. as they did also against 7 II.
Harris and j. H. Reed. Of Brunswick.
charged with violating the revenue laws.