The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-08
II. FRANKLIN JONES'S NAIL.
POSTAL OFFICIALS INvEsTIGATE 1T
and ARREST MRS. JONES.

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shire Annex-Chnrge Of Using the Mails
for Purposes OF Fraud-The scheme.
NASHUA. n. H., Feb. 7.-Hclena Franklin
Jones. otherwise known as Mrs, W. II. Jones.
Mrs. William VI. SWEET. managing the Brook
side Supply Company and the Now Ham pshire
SILK Company. was arrested at noon to-day In
the little town Of Antrim. n. H.. charged with
having used the mails for fraudulent purposes.
Late this afternoon she was brought to this city
By u. &. Marshal Eugene r. Mute and Deputy
Marshal W. ". Wheeler and arraigned before
L.. s. Commissioner J. D. Parker. United
States District Attorney Charles j. m blett
appeared for the Government and J. j. Doyle
OF this city for Mrs. Jones. She waived exam
i%nation, pleaded not guilty and was held in
$1,000 bonds for the March term OF the United
States District Court which 10 10 be held at
Portsmouth.
Being unable to procure bail here. Mrs. Jones
telegraphed her manager in BROOKLYN TO come
on at once. and she assured THE Sun reporter
that he would be able to make all necessary
arrangements for her liberation. Tonight she
Is at a hotel In the custody OF the United States
Marshal. For some time the Post once De.
partment at Washington has been receiving
complaints from persons in all parts Of the
country that they have sent money TO the
Brookside Supply Company. Antrim. n. H.. In
reply to advertisements published In papers
which have a wide circulation In the country
towns. and have received no supplies. Post
ONCE Inspector n. L.. Willis Of Warner. n. H..
was detailed to investigate the case. and II was
at his request the warrant for Mrs. Jones's
arrest was issued.
Mrs. Jones Is no stranger to the people OF
Antrim, having visited there frequently dur.
| inc thn la.t faw vuara an xvhan aha arrival I'm
the town a few months ago little was thought
OF it. Her advent. however, soon made a great
difference in the amount OF mail received at
the Post Office in that town. For
two months she has received at the
| Ahtrim and North Branch Post Onlces
between 800 and ! 900 letters a day. They are
| not addressed to he, but 10 the Brookside Sup
Wy Company and the New Hampshire sin
Company, She informed the officials that they
were intended for her and took them way
daily. She also signed money orders and re-
cetpted Tor registered letters addressed 10 the
TWO concerns. sometimes as H. Franklin
Jones" and sometimes as Mrs ". II. Jones"
Every two or three days she sent "a heavy bag
which the Post ONCE officials are certain con-
tanned the letters received to II. Franklin
Jones. 500 and 81 Gates avenue. Brooklyn. ".
Y" These bags. of course, were sent by ex-
press, When she was arrested this noon Mrs.
Jones told the United States Marshal that she
supposed il was IN connection with her bus
mess. Sh" omplaine that her mai had gone
astray a great deal OF late and that many peo-
pie wrote her that they had sent money which
she had never received.
The scheme in which The United States on
Gals aliegc Mrs, Jones had used the mails
fraudulently is regarded as clever. ADVERTISE
ments were inserted in various newspapers
that have, a large circulation in the smaller
towns Of the country which read
"Non play at SIGHT any song ever written for
me r ia n or organ w Gy prsSIs cesr, ~ you
legular prize. ST. We give il free with orr
home PAPER six months for 70 cents, BroaK;
This advertisement appeared in the FUrsjds
G.e,, January number. which is printed at
MateIyill"; Me, In the same paper was az
Silk Company OF North Branch, \. IL, oner.
samples f9r use n making crazy opilts on re.
Brooklyp. y, Y, publication which bears the
title OF H2plr CHER. II Is published quarterly.
aiyart!senent. and its regular price Is 10
| cents a copy.
The chart is said to be the bait which caught
sheet Of paper and has the musical chords in
AL the. different KEYS marked with figures.
This is to be fixed on the piano over
posed to know which note 70. strike. Must
clans declare that i is absolutely worthless.
end lnjiOS ot the s2S Syss sna fSnrs and Of as snf he b GlG ny.
testify, The fun extent Of his knowledge d the
case could not be learned, IT, is known. how
headquarters In BROOKLYN last week. He found
that Jones occupied two stores which wore
H't 5Sov ny h. a; IN, Offices nsss On each Of the
leaf and over the main entrance, was the word
publisher Another sign said that the BUSH
nGSi OF The concern was he mannisctSre Of
went intothe offices and found eight or nine
Girls at work, Inspector Boyle was ushered
I@So Il. ,Scrd rr'y2'e h Gin's nam asd w asked .,on the
tried to talk with him about his goods. Mr.
hay in regard to priSes' is hnaIly found a
wc!!-thumbed catalogue which, he gave his
visitor and which Is SIN in his poss:ssiop.
Marshal, Fred A. Fields Of Vermont. who were
here today as witnesses. have has not been
learned.
L, Frank Jones has Two places q business
on Gates avenue. Brooklyn. ~ $500. the sign
reads that he IL "A publisher. Al 81. the sign
says that he il a mauufacturer Of elastic bands
for medical use He rentel both Of these stores
fiat over the store At .dIl. Mrs, Erickson said
last night that Jones had hired the
from her three Years ago, and that he bad
hired the other store three months ago. She
said that he told her the other day that his
business was increasing at such a rate that he
would soon need to have more room. She did
not know his address. but sail that he had
gone ont OF the city on Tuesday. She added
that he frequently made such trips and that
he was usually gone two or three days at a
time.
No one in the neighborhood had heard OF
Jones address, They SAID that he employed
about a dozen girls aud that their work con.
sisted solely In sorting letters and mail
ing circulars, TIP to three months ago.
ali OF Jones's mail was put in
the mail boxes at Gates and sumner
avenues and at Lexington and Sumner
avnpppG Thn amount nf InaIl UNA sn Iarna
however. that the postman that collected IL
objected. aud arrangements were made for the
mail wagon to call nj the two stores three
times "A day in the future. Lately there have
born two or mora bags O, mail for every trim Of