The Portland daily press., 1899-04-22
L. j. Marshall and G. A.
McMahan the Men.
Were Bound Over in Sum of
$1,000 Each TO April Term.


yesterday morning by United States
Deputy Marsaal b o. Norton charged
with using the mail to defraud by open
ing correspondence with various persons
through the post office. These men have
been carrying on what is calledsthe meek
tie scheme" and it is alleged by Postoilice
Inspector John ID. King of Washington,
ID. c., who has been working up the case
for some time that they have deffauded
many women all over the country in the
course Of the past IS months.
These men have Eeen conducting what
they term the Hcme Employment compa-
ny in Bath and hayo advertised quite
literally in this section of the country.
They inserted an advertiseme mt, for ex-
ample. in the isslo OF Boston paper On
April s which stated in substance that
agreeable employment would be given Ia
dies in their own bom.s at which they
could make from $40 TO si5 week. The
adyci Use mont stated that fun particulars
OF this work wouli be sent for 10 cents
by addressing the Home Employment
company, IgS Lincoln street, Bath. In \
later issue of the paper the address OF the
contrary was changed to 207 East 25th
street, New York. When the person who
answ ered this advertisement had forward
ed 10 cent, to this address they would in
short time receive by mail a circular
explaining the nature of the work re =
quired and also enclosing contract.
This circular stated that the Home En-
ployment company had beon engaged In
manufacturing neckties for the trade but
because of the sharp competition and the
necessity of reducing thelr expenses they
had decided TO let this work of making
neckties out to women in their own
homes BY doing this tho circular stated
the company had found the plan most
lucrative one and fully satisfactory to all
concerned, and had enabled them to dis
charge nearly all of their employees, do
away with much machinery and increase
their floor spacs" to a considerable ex.
tent. This work did rot not require any
great skill as any good needle women
could make from $40 TO Sl5 week In
her home, On sending TO the company
s. to pay for the material furnished the
company would send material all cut and
ready TO be made up into neckties. They
stated in this circular that they would
ray at this rate OF 25 cents u dozen for
fuur-in hand ties aud from 80 to 40 cents
dozen for ascots and tecks providing
The work was done satisfactorily.
The contract was OF "A similar character
and the postoffice inspector alleges that
in response to these circulars and adver-
tisemeuts the Homo Employment compa-
ny received grea. many letters contain
ing s.. The company would forward to
the senders Of this money the material
for dozen CT more ties. When ire ma
terial had been made up into neckties
they would lie forwarded TO ths Home
kmI loyment company. 1he postoiiice
authorities say that the women who
made these tics and who had PAID So
for the privilege Of SO doing would then
isfactory and the company would not pay
for it. They were then given the priv
ilege OF selling tae ties at home if they
could do so. though some of The people
who made up ties for the company are
said by the postoifce inspector to have
never heard from the company at all
In one case where the company returned
the ties with the statement that the
wrong side Of the material had been put
outside in making up the tie. it was al
most impossible for the inspectors 10 tell
which was the right side of the piece of
goods from which the recktie was sup
pUsed tc have been made.
LOUIS ]. Marshall and Charles A. Nc.
Mahan were taken into cutody yesterday
morning about 10 O'Clock by United
States Deputy Marshal i. .. Norton as
they were getting their mail from The Ba h
postoilice. They were brought 10 Port
land land taken before United States
Commissioner Bradley, pleaded rot gull
ty, waived examination and We're bound
over to tho April term in the sum Of
$1,000 each Annie Douglass McAIahan
ard Samuel Cook of Bath furnished bail
in both cases and the men were released
from custody. Attorney William Il. Hall,
Jr., OF Bath represented the mon at their
appearance Lefors the commissioner.
Mr.. Marshall and MIR. MoMahan were
seen yesterday afternoon by a PRESS re-
porter in the district attorneys of1ice in
the presence Of Pcs.o.ice Inspectors
Charles W. Fisher and John ID. King.
Mr.. Marshall was very cool and appeared
to ba per fectly at his ease. he told the re-
porter that he considered his business per-
fectly legitimate and thai he thought
he shouli be- able to prove this to the
satisfaction OF the court when the case
came to trial. lie admitted that he was
the same man who entered "a complaint
for single sale of liquor against the Unit
ed States hotel in this city about two
years ago and was nearly mobbed by the
ornuh Of Lon fnrs .hnut the nnlica cOnrt