Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

Former Brattlsboro Lnundryms,,.,
come said 20 he $4,000 W.,
"Absent Treatment" His sp.,,s,,.
A lying Truth. That NAV seem r,-.,.
ical to many, nevertheless II is baie,aII "a
citizens of Brattleboro to be trua LILY
Truth says II is lie. Truth has b.". "a
ing extensive advertising of late rn5a, 10 ~
name Of "Francis Truth, Divine Uo,i. ,us
but 1t is believed that he is w A p"e,
who was formerly in the laundrv t,,.trIssi
in Brattleboro. 'Ness
The story is this: A ministerial ,,r...
ing young man protesting to be oil, al p n.,n
a supernatural power by which he ,,., I'M
cure the lame, the sick and the Hind
Gently opened an office at : Enrld,s.
Square, Boston, and then began s5va,,i.
ing in newspapers all over New Fo,i.aI
and in other sections something af.e7 iIi,
fashion: 'U'
Divine Healing. Cures any df5es.-
work blessed and wonderful Wi4ras
hath this man this wisdom and tbass
mighty woiksi The whole world ID .
founded and bewdered at the r1ira.,li,''s
cures OF diseases daily made by Fran
Truth, the Great Divine Healer Of Boston
He is the most wonderful and succas-fIi
Divine Healer Of modern times ArvsrI
all diseases cured without drugs med
Cines or the surgeons knife al srv Al.
lance Dy DIVINE Power Divine Power
hand OF God Is upon all them that sses
Him for Good.
The attention of the post-office Official,
was called to these advertisements ar1
warrant was issued for the arrest of Trrtb
charging him with having devised a scbems
and artifice with the intent of using N.
United States mails to defraud the rrhlic
Post-Office Inspector George S. Evans and
Deputy Marshal James Waters, armed
with the warrant, went TO Truths rooms
pretending 10 be in need OF his services
The healer ushered the officers into bis
operating room and went through a saris,
OF evolutions, after which handouts were
placed about his wrists. The healer va,
nonplussed at this sudden interruption of
his business, but Mr.. Waters told him
that he thought it necessary to handcuf
him as it was believed that he had an
electric battery about his clothing by
which he gave his patients SLIGHT
shock when he laid his hands upon them
Then Chief Inspector Watts and six in.
spectOrs came in and took charge Of the
premises. With 40 female typeyriters
catalogers and folders rushing around the
Historically, but all trying to get tbeP
hats and coats to escape, the chief and hi,
assistants seized all the letters. circulars,
account books, everything in the way of
documentary evidence and loaded It on to
an express wagon.
Truth had been having an enormous
mail, averaging 5000 or 1000 letters day.
Most Of these letters were from patients
receiving the absent treatment at s.
month. Chief Inspector Watts says from
what he has learned Truth has been doing
a business Of $50, 900 a week recently. All
OF the employees said that large amounts Of
money had been received. They did not
know how much as Mrs. Truth and her
sister opened all the letters.
Truth was arraigned before Judge
Lowell in the United States district court.
He pleaded not guilty and was placed IN.
der bonds in the sum of 5000 for his ap-
pearance at the hearing which is to take
place today. Truth furnished bail, and is
now at liberty. The maximum penalty
Tor the offence is IS months Imprisonment
and fine of $500. Truth claims that be
has as good a right to practice "diTine
healing as have the Christian Scientists
% practice their doctrine.