The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-13
Hin BUSINESS Was BRISK.
a hsad1leld Young Man Brought to
Portland
Az ANSWER TO A FEDERAL
C0UR 4 INDICTMENT.

To''once Inspectors From Washington
camp on His Track and Secure His Ar
resi- on a Charge of Sending Obscene
Literature Through the Mails.
among the passengers who arrived In
r1iand on the early afternoon train
| from the east, yesterday, were Postoffice
inspectors J. D. k..King and W. s.
Modinnis of Washington, Deputy United
states Marshal Norton Of Belfast land
well dressed,l intelligent ..:...appearing
young man whom the officer had in his
custody. The prisoner was Charles d.
| RECORD Of Readfeld, Me-, son Of miller
and prominnt Citizen Of that town.
Record was arrested in Augusta. early
Sunday morning, on an Indictment found
by the grand jury OF the United States
court at Bangor, charging him with
having illegally used the mails for the
circulation Of Immoral literature.
Complaints from several parties In Ken
nebec county, that Record was sending
l 4ASouA{ildul6 IuaUu0E
reached the post office department at
Washington, and the two inspectors were
sent to Readdeld to investigate the com.
plants. Reaching there My a1st, they
found that the person complained OF was
an energetic young man, about 81 years
of age, who had formerly worked for an
Augusta publishing firm of good stand
Ing, but for many months had been run
ming business Of his own, in two-story
wooden building that he had built on
| the principal street of that little villnge.
The only advertising matter in his show
window related to lot Of cheap wire
jewelry that was manufactured there by
a male employe. That industry, however,
was not the sole object to which Records
energy was being applied. In his employ
were two tpyewriters, whom he kept busy
writing business letters and addressing
circulars and pamphlets Inquiry at the
post office showed that Record was send.
ing and receiving Il thelbulk Of the mail
business daily handled there.
| After inspectors had put in considerable
time on the outside, procuring evidence
in the desired lines, they called on Mr..
Record, explained the nature Of their
investigation, and called for samples of
his circulars and other stock in trade
He disclaimed any intention of violating
the post Office laws, and expressed will
ingness to comply with the laws If they
would prove to him that be had in any
way infringsd on them.
The inspectors went from Readyille to
Bangor, and under the instruction Of
District Attorney Dyer, placed before the
grand jury Of the district court the evil
dence they had gathered, together with
circulars they had obtained from Record
and the publications which they had
secured by correspondence with him.
A book entitled "The Marriage Guide, "
and an alleged medical work entitled
"The Book Of Nature,'' were included in
the array of documentary evidence. There
were also circulars relating to "Sportene
tablets which Record claimed to man
ufaoture. These circulars advertised him
as "Record, the druggist. Some gave
his address at BOX 525, Readbeld." and
others "1s Main street, Readfeld. -
There is no Main street in that town, and
there are in the ReadHeld post office not
rnoreEthan IS boxes.
| At the request of DISTRICT Attorney
Dyer, who thought it would be wise to
apprehend the accused before thegrand jury
reported, the court issued bench warrant
last Thursday, and Deputy United States
Marshal Norton Of Belfast went to Read
field to serve the document, but Record
was not at his place of business. The
clerks said he had gone to Boston. The
| officer doubted it, and he went. to Angus
ia to see If he couldsfnd any trace Of the
much wanted young man there.
The inspectors went to Augusta, too,
and remained there till Saturday night
without finding the object of their search.
They hadsabout made up their mind that
| Record had gone to Boston. Saturday
night Deputy Norton continued his quest,
| and sat up till the midnight trains went
through. At livery stable he happened
to find span of horses that he at once
recognized as belonging to the Record
! hO h0Fo q ClOSO WhUCn VI UQttC
span, believing that his vigilance would
| be rewarded.
AfterI midnight, Record, whom the Off
Ger had never seen. but was able to iden-
tify by the inspectors description, showed
up at the livery stable, in company with
another young man. Both had been i'm
bibing, and were very talkative.
"Hullo, Mr.. Record" said the deputy
marshal, putting out his hand, as the
young mon were about..to get into the
carriage.
"Where did I ever see your" was the
| response. Then Record admitted that
he was the Readfeld man whom the in.
| spectors had interviewed. He wanted
| to drive home his fathers span, and said
ne would be on hand whenever he was
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