The sun., 1900-10-17
MUCH EVIDENCE
PRODUCED AGAINST
DR. RAYMONDE
Given Hearing Yesterday and
Held For Trial in
Philadelphia.
PRETTY WIFE Is SET FREE
She Was Distressed Because of Her
Husband Beir g gHeld---Raymonde
Thought to Have Operated i'm
York, Reading, HARRIS
burg and Washington.

DIR. 9. G. Raymond was given hear
| ing before United States Commissioner
Smith yesterday afternoon on the
charge Of using the mails for further
ing Il scheme to defraud, and held in
$500 bail for his appearance for trial i'll
Philadelphia
United States Attorney William Mich
ael Byrne represented the government,
and was assisted by Christopher l..
Ward.
III. IL. Ward and Andrew G. Gray
represented the accused. Post Office In
spectors W. j. Maxwell ana NJ W. Ma
lone We're present ut the hearing.
Mr.. Byrnc i'll opening the case stated
what they proposed to prove, that Ray
monde had devised Il scheme for the
purpose of defrauding correspondents.
y number of witnesses were then called.
Miss Ettie Reayerson, typewriter ut
the Colonial Hotel, York, Pa, testified
that she had written about twenty-five
letters last June for Raymonde whom
She knew rs Mr.. Wescott. He told her
he was Il member of the law firm of
Wescott& Folsom, of 20S North George
street, York, but there is no such law
firm there. She identified letters she
had written for him to ID. Appleton 4,
Co., and Harper & Bros, New York,
and Nichols y Cor Springfield, etc., in
reference to books.
Finley Taylor, Philadelphia, agent of
Harper 4 Bros, testified that he sent
G. Earle Wescott, as the prisoner called
himself while at York, a set of Shake
speare worth $42 but could get no money
for them. This was in June last. The
order was received on letterhead of
the law firm of WeScott d Folsom.
Chas Il. treider, agent for Harper
Bros, ut York. certified to having seen
I the prisoner at York. He stated that
there was no law firm by the name of
WcHcott 4 Folsom.
G M .Reidcr, Philadelphia, manager
Of Appleton y Co., testified that the
company sent the prisoner Il $40 set Of
the Universal Cyclopelia for which they
received no money. The order was re
ccivcd through the mail.
Chas. J.. Myers, Adams express agent
ut York, testified that on June % lie
delivered to the prisoner al his stopping
place ut York. one box weighing 80
pounds from lhiludelphia on June %,
one Of 50 pounds from -.ladelphia, one
Of and another of pounds from New
York: ON June 20, one OF 80 pounds from.
Philadelphia: one of 200 pounds from
New York; Il package of one pound from
New York; package Of 10 pounds from
Hartford, Conn; June 26 one of 95 and
another of four pounds from New York,
and one of SS pounds from Springfield;
on June 81 one of pounds and one of
"a pounds from New York
The prisoner signed the receipts for
some of the boxes but his wife for about
five. 1t is supposed that the boxes coll
tanned books or other goods.
Mr.Byrne offered i'll evidence letters
written to Harper brothers, date of
June 10 and %; u. Appleton Il Co., date
of June 49, Nicholas 4 Go.
Post Office Inspector Malone testified
that i'll July he went to York and found
twenty-five unclaimed letters for NNes-
colt at the post office. \ DR.. Il. r.
Stearns had been operating in Reading
and secured $120 worth of books from
Harper K Bros; $40 worth from ID. Ap-
pleton & Co.; $50 from Nichols Il CO..
$G5 from Times Building, n. y, and $91
from John Wanamaker. The description
obtained of Stearns strongly favored
IiaNmonde.
Commissioner Smith decided to hold
the prisoner for trial in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Byrnc first asked that the bail
be set for 1000. Mr.. Ward objected
and stated that il the bail were made
$500 they might secure it.
Commissioner Smith decided to set the
bail at $500. Mr.. Byrne said they would
not press the charge against Mrs. Ray
mande. ssa9 S!;S d sTssssssss5Ss
Mrs. Raymonde is about 26 years of
age but does not look over Is and has
fine figure. she has fair hair and gray
eyes and all in all a remarkably hand
some woman She was distressed by the
fact that her husband was held.
Raymonde spent the night at the
Federal Building having not vet secured
bail and his wife remained with him
although free to go.
I,aymonde is believed to have operated
i'll Reading, Harrisburg and Washing
ton. lie is about 25 years Of age, of
medium height and is always neatly
dressed. lie is clean shaven.
In case of conviction in a case of this
kind, the maximum penalty is fine Of
$500 and Imprisonment of not over 1S
months.