Evening journal., 1900-10-17
DIR. G. G. RAYM0NDB
HbhD FOR TRIAL.
Placed Under $500 Bail by
Commissioner His
Wife Goes Free

Before United states Commissions
S. Redmond Smith. in the Federal
building, yesterday afternoon, Dr. c. c..
Raymonde, charged with using the
maids for fraudulent purposes, was
held In $500 for trial in the United
States Courts OF the EASTERN Circuit
of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Raymonde, wife OF the alleged
physician, was also charged in con-
nection with her husband with the
same offense, but at the conclusion Of
the trial United States District Attor-
ney Byrne said that he did not care
to press the charge against her, and the
prisoner, who is q beautiful woman
about 20 years old, was released.
Considerable interest was manifest
ed in the hearing, which was held in
the grand jury room, but only those
who had a right to be present were ad-
mitted.
WROTE MANY LETTERS.
A number of witnesses were ex-
amined by Mr.. Byrne, and among them
was Miss Hettie Beaverson, Of York
| Pa. She testified that she was a type
writer, with an Office at the Colonial
Hotel. She met Raymonde at the no.
tel under the name Of e. c. Westcott
She did typewriting Of letters for Ray
monde. She wrote about twenty-five
of such letters. She also directed thu
envelopes.
Miss Beaverson identified some let
ters written, and said the heading o
) Westcott q folsom, attOrneys-at-law
! ETC., was upon the sheets when deliv
cred to her by the prisoner. AmOnl
} the letters identified were letters T.
Appletons, Harpers, Nicholas, tn
book publishers.
Miss Beaversonl said she knew Of IN
] such firm in York, Pa, as Westcott
/, folsom.
e Finley NJ. Taylor, manager of tn
o Philadelphia Office of Harper Bro
theirs, identified one Of the letter
s written by Miss Beaverson and signe
D by c. Earl WestcOtt The letter wa
8 sent him by the New York house an
r. he shipped a set OF Shakespeare to {
d Earle Westcott, at York, Pa. II
IS identified a second letter from Yves
e colt. The second letter ordered a 81
i- of Carleton. He had none in stock
i- that time. He wrote to Westcott abOl
q the matter, but the letters We're ~
n urncd unopened. The books shippl
We're never paid for.
VI Charles d. Creidcr. of York. Pa, te
No. dled That be was familiar with d
iaW firms in York. and there neyl
was such law firm ass Westcott
folsom. The premises NO. POS Nor
George street, given ON the letterhes
of WesicCtL & folsom as heir OffiC
was never occupied as a law office.
George N. Rider. employed by Appl
ION e Co., ass Philadelphia manag.
~ Identified letter from Wesicott SCI
him through the New York house al
p shipped q set of the Universal enc
clopedia. The books were worth ST
" and nothing was ever paid upon thoi
Charles L Meyers, employed by Il
Adams Express Company at York u
Identified haym0ndo as Che man
% whom he delivered various goods
p York. Pa. lie knew BaymOnde as
'- Earle Wcstcott.
Pos.onica Inspector Martin w. an
lone attached to tha Philadelphia G
: vision, and located at Harrisburg, u
y testified Co receiving g complaint TIA
G. Harle Westc0tt was using the ma
u TO deiraud book publishers
q At the conclusion OF the tcstimou
Mr.. Byue asked that bail be fixed
$1,000 for Raymondo's appearance
court H. H. Ward, who represent
the defendant, said that his ellie
would be unable to furnish bail to tn
/! extent, and on account Of his dr.
habit IL would be dangerous to I
ad health to confne him in Jail to aw,
. trial. He said that he would be al
:. to furnish bonds in the sum of S5l
~ and asked that they be fixed at tn
sum ON account Of Raymoude's me
Va phine habits, Commissioner Smith pl
"a mited him to bond for $500.
al The defendants were represented
~ H. H. Ward and Andrew c. Gray W
liam Michael Byrne appeared for I
90 government, and Christopher L. Wa
n, for Harper Brothers.
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