Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-18

rooms on Market street, renting from
Charles Beck; also, that they had lived
at No. 20S North George street. In
nd-a-half-s,ory dwelling, but at
that place there were no evidences Of
an Office. He made inquiry about the
law firm of Wescott & Folsom and was
informed that there never mad been
such a firm in York.
Asked why he filled the order for
books, lie said the letter had an odor
of Responsibility about it which most
any house would honor, purporting to
have come from member Of a law
firm which had been In existence since
1882. He sent statements to Westcott
each month, but all excepting the first
were returned as unclaimed. He then
sent the account to his York repe.
sentative, Charles Il. Kreider, but by
that time Wescott had left York and
Kreider was unable to collect.
Mr.. Kreidsr, who was also called on
behalf of the government, said he was
well acquainted with York, having
lived there long time, and there was
no such law firm as Wescott d Folsom,
and No. 20s North George street was
not uied for office purposes. 1t was
occupied by widow and her daughter,
who in a teacher in the public schools.
He has visited the mouse many times
Acquainted with the Ieople who lived
wife, or the Wescolts, as they were
at the George street house three days
In June. which he thought were the
18th, 10Th and goth. Raymonda called
on him ouoe ard represented himself
to be O. Earle Westcott, representing
a commercial agency. He said nothing
to witness about being lawyer. The
prisoner. he alleged, was in Yulb from
the early part of June until tho early
part OF July, and no and his wife
lodged at No. q West Market street
most Of thv time. nan named
Zeigler, a drayman, had hauled box
of hooks to the railroad station for
Westott. Witness was in the express
Office one night when Wescoit and his
wife entered and inquired about books,
saying they were expt citing some by
express. Witness once saw Wescott On
Duke street with package that looked
like books, and it appeared to hi n as
il Nescott was avoiding him. Witness
followed Wescott and saw him 20 10
the railroad station.
George NJ. Reider, manager Of the
Philadelphia house of d. Appleton &
Co., said ON June 22d the New York
house shipped Wcscott set of the
Universal Encyclopaedia, worth $40,
There were ~ volumes, which weighed
about 80 pounds. No money was re-
ceived in payment for them. Bills
were sent, hut alter the first two or
three the others were returned un.
claimed He went to York to make an
investigation and learned that Wescott
had disappeared with some goods The
books cent to Wescott by his firm were
never returned.
Charles l.. Mey ers, express messenger
at York, testified to delivering books
to Wescott, whom he identified as the
prisoner. He produced records of his
Office, which showed the deliveries, for
some of which Wescott receipted and
some were rsoeipted for by his wife,
whom witness identified as the woman
in custody. known here as Nus. Ray
monde. Witness said she signed her
self az Mrs. Wescott and told him she
was Westoott's wife, as he asked the
question, being very particular to
whom he delivered goods. He said he
made deliveries to Wescott as follows:
June 22d, two packages from Philadel-
phia weighing 30 pounds each and two
from New York, ono weighing so and
| the other five pounds; june 23d, one
package from Philadelphia weighing 80
pounds, one from New York weighing
200 pounds and another from the same
city weighing one pound, and also one
from Hartford, Conn. weighing ID
pounds; June Goth, two from New
York, one weighing 90 and the other
four pounds, and one from Springfield,
Mass, weighing 3S pounds; June 9th
| two from New York, one weighing "a
and the other eight pounds. The dates
agreed with the time of shipments from
publishers in the different cities. Some
of the deliveries were made at the
George street house and others at the
Market street house.
Postofiice INSPECTOR Malone, who is
connected with the Philadelphia
division, said he made an investi-
cation and found number Of I'm.
claimed letters in the York postoflice
for Wescott. Hesfailsd to find Wescott
or learn anything about the ALLEGED
firm of Wescott & Folsom. Letters
addressed TO the George street house
had been sent to the Market street nd,
! uloSS dlltE WtSCObb hEu u1o WIG htl
changed their residence. Witness
found no law office there. The letters
office were postmarked on and after
June 9th. showing that Wescott egi.
IDENTIFY left York about that time.
While in York Inspector Malone re
ceived q complaint about DR.. i r.
Slearns of Reading and went to tina
city from York to investigate that
matter. Although Stesrns had left
Reading when he went there he he
lieyed, from what he learned, that the
description of him Tailed with that OF
Wescott. Stearns had had an office In
the Stauffer Building. at Sixth ano
Franklin streets, where books had beer
delivered to him from Philadelphia
and New York houses. Stearns' wife
was with him al the address given.
This concluded the testimony for thu
government, and as II. Ii. Ward, at
torney for the accused, announced tina
he had nothing to offer for the defenc'
at that time, Commissioner Smitt
stated that there was sufficient evidenc,
10 warranting him to hold raymond
and he asked District Attorney Byrn
what amount of bail he would suggest
Mr.. Byrne thought $1,000 would be tn
proper amount. but a. Mr. Ward in
sisted upon $500 the bail was reduced
to that. Mr.. Ward said his ellen
could not furnish $1,000, but he be
lieyed he could furnish $500 Com
missioner Smith accordingly reduced
the bail to $500 and ordered that tn
prisoner be held for the next term o
the court for the Eastern District O
! Pennsylvania and expressed a desir