The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-13

Rev FORK. Nov ie.--The authorities are
stlll vigorously probing into the matter
o. The alleged divorce miu,' which Vas
brought 20 public notice by the arrest
yesterday Of Attorney Henry Zeimer,
Frank Wilson. Miss Mary II. Th0mpkins,
ard Mrs. Byrde C.. Herrick
lt Is asserted that Lawyer ZeiFner ar
ranged divorce cases so that a caCree
could De- obtained or evidence given by
Miss Td0mpkns and Wilson. and that
Hrs. Hcrr!ck was one OF the persons who
pr0Gted by this evidence. which was got
ten sp Tor the occasion. Ielmer and WI
son spent last night In the Tomhs IN de-
fault of 500 bail. They are SIN pro-
testing their innocence.
Recorder COT this evening issued
warrant for the search u me Offices Occu-
pied ty Zeimer. He also issued q war
rant for the arrest u W. Waldo Madison.
iU whose Office Ze.mer had desk MaGl-
son has not yet been found
The raid revealed the fact that the
TBmitCatiOus Of .TaUd reach al over the
country and even 20 England Porto Rico.
and South America, documents showing
that The coUspirators h8d handled thou
sands of cases within th- last three years,
and that money had hsen poured 10 10
them iH q steady stream. On an average,
so ,s4s paid for each decree, and IL some
cases as high as So. There are photo
graphs Of q great number Of women.
search of The Omcrs.
The raid was directed By Assistant Dis
trlCt Attorneys UHger and Gordon, dhO
were accompanied by Detective Sergts.
Gun and Mcknight ZeimeTs desk was
forced open FIRST. 1t contained hundreds
OF letters from men and women all over
the country regarding the progress Of
their suits. In Aladisons desk were a
large collection Of the same nature. along
with a thousand or more specially pre-
pared blanks Of inquiry.
Nearly all OF these letters were marked
with the amount the client had forwarded,
and Messrs. Unger and Gordon took all
the papers they could find regarding the
cases Of Hopper and Herrick. on which it
is hoped 10 base the Indictment.
Mrs. HeTrick was taken 10 the distrlc.
attorney office where she made a state
ment. telling all she knew of the affair
Mrs. HeTrick's statement" Assistant
District Attorney UngeT declared, shows
the extraordinary condition OF affairs In
our laws and courts. Practically she
knows nothing outside OF her own case,
but her own experience shows that some
thing is wrong"
Mr. Unger refused to make public the
details Of Mrs. Herricks statement
Assistant District Attorney Unger an
nounced that the fraudulent operations of
the bureau were more extensive in the
Brooklyn courts than in Manhattan. Mr..
Unger said that the effects of fraudulent
acts Of the persons involved would be far
reaching, as II is an Odd maxim in law
VF..F
divorce DEGREES procured by the bureau
through its criminal methods can be set
aside, either ty motion of the court which
granted the decree, or by application of
thu party TO the action who had been i'm
posed upon. In cases of subsequent mar
rlaseS by those who had used the bureau
the results are likely TO be embarrassing.
To BE Laid Re;0re Grand Jury.
Mr. Unger said that the case would be
placed before the grand jury on Monday,
30 that warrants would be speedily issued.
This action is taken so that extraditioa
papers can be readily secured for those
"ho have already escaped and may be
subsequently, found in other States
A number Of divorce cases are cited,
where Wilson, under different names
gave cOrrOborative testimony Of wrong
doing, and IL was his frequent appear
ance in such cases and his being recog-
nized by court stenOgrapher that led to
the arrests. Zelmer had q desk at 23q
broadway, but his name does not appear
in the directory of the building or on the
office door The names Royal" and Mai
SON are on the panel, without initials
The name W. W. Royal appears in MANY
or the papers presented in the court. but
no one has been found who has seen him
IN the flesh Every address furnished by
tne prisoners has turned out false. Zeimer.
the head OF the bureau, said he lived az
-, Lexington avenue. 4 man named Hen
~ Zelmer does reside there, but he is not
the man under arrest as he was at home
last night His son says that they have
no relation OF a similar name Wilson ad-
mllS mat his name is assumed, anC thar
lnt ADDRESS he gave is incorrect
Miss IhOmpkins declared to-day that
ahe hdd known Zelmer only a few weeks,
ana had appeared for him in only Two
cases. From this il is inferred that Inc
nGreau employed other women in foollns
the court The charges are that the
scheme was operated thus:
How the scheme Was Worked.
An advertisement appeared in the pa
uers which read: Divorces quickly. de-
sertion, non-support, insanity, separation
papers, accident, breach Of promise. Con-
suliltiOn free; confidential. Attorney
Ii Is said that when a patron answered
an advertisement he or she was assured
that by agreeing 10 collusion. an absolute
divorce could be obtained. In the case OF
a woman, she was told that a correspond
oUt would be produced at the referees
hearing. who would swear to a statutory
violation with the unsuSpeCting husband
\ male witness would also be produced 10
clmch the evidence.
When the applicant was a man, the man
ana woman pCTjuTer changed places, the
man swearing TO the criminal act with the
defendant. and the woman appearing al a
servant OF seamstress. or chambermaiC,
who was conveniently about 10 furnish
Syracuse, y. Y, Nov. lO.-Alrs Sadie
Norce through the New York divorce mill.
q Co. for Sl2J. stating that il was full
payment for procuring her divorce. She
says Maisuu stated that Zeimer was ms
her behalf as Frank Barrett. the wi
SON" who was sworn under the name OF
Barrett and May Galway as Mary
TnomT kins. She says MaisOn agreed for
hls fe" % furnish witnesses and conduct
the entire proceedings.
Tory Ip-rt IN Newfoundland.
81 Johns. y. F.. Nov. l0-The only ele,-
lion return received to-day was from he
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