Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-07
HEARING, TODAY,
Miller and Wife Alleged to Have Swim.
died Farmers.

Boston. April 6.-POst Office Inspec-
tor Snow of this city, who has been in
vcstigating the country produce bust
ness conducted by G. S. Miller ut Law
renee, will leave, tonight, for Portland.
Miller and Il woman known as his wife
who We're arrested at Sanford, Me, yes
terday. upon a charge of using the
mails in scheme to defraud are to
be arraigned in Portland, tomorrow. 1t
is alleged that Miller has been inducing
farmers in this state, Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont, to send pro-
duce to the Lawrence Produce Co., a
concern conducted by him. 1t is fur
Their alleged that Miller has handled
business during the past month to the
amount of $4,000 for which little return
has yet been made to the shippers.
The post office authorities state that
the man has operated under the names
of G. 5. Miller, George =. Record and
George Bray. One of the complainants
in the case is l.. l.. Bushnell of Lin
coin, Me.
Lawrence, Mass. April 6.-According
to City Marshal james Il. O'Sulivan,
the arrest of George p. Record and Mrs.
Ilctolu ttl s'fiiiloIu, W., CttlIt stIJDul do
Il result of complaints 70 the police here
by Il farmer who claimed he had been
dcfrauded.
The farmers received letters offering
fancy prices for eggs, butter and other
farm products. In this correspondence
the name of the Lawrence Produce co.
was used and 244 Methuen street was
the address given. This is Il dwelling.
and investigation showed that Miller
and the woman rented Il room there for
a short time. Miller left, March II or
Is, and the woman departed a few days
later.
The tempting prices offered and the
clever wording of the letters had the
effect of trapping numerous Maine peo-
pie. and for Il time consignmentS came
rapidly by express and freight.
l.. l.. Bushnell of Lincoln Center, Me-,
was one of the losers to the extent of Il
car of English hay. This hay was ship
ped to Lowell on an order Durport1ng TO
come from the Lawrence Produce CO.
This letter, which was turned over to
the local police, read as follows: xvii!
say we handle large amount both IN
this city and Lowell. which is retailed
SO we get all the value there is in good
English hay, b, Lowell. We will
pay so, cheaper grades according to
quality, and charge no commission.
This is in advance of market price. We
have reason to believe the price will
advance Il little and we are giving you
the benefit OF the same. We send check
in full as soon as car arrives and quail
~ and weight are verified. Later on
we shall have some large shipments
from New York state. If you have any
shipment you may please ship one car
TO our agent. G. V. Miller. Always give
our street and number The reason
of this latter instruction is apparent
| when it is known that there is another
concern called the Lawrence Produce
Co. but which has no connection with
Miller and whose place of business is
on another street.
Mr.. bushnell shipped the car to Low
ell. A man called at the freight depot
and later sold the contents of the car
to George w. Foster, q hay dealer, for
S117.3o. The seller received 500 cash
with the understanding that when the
hay WAS inspected Mr.. Foster was to
send the balance to G.. Y. Miller. gener-
ii delivery This was March 30. Sub
Foster asking him to send the check
| for the balance to George P. Record,
general delivery. Boston.
T.. A. Carr, postmaster at Detroit
Nc, has sent City Marshal OSullivan
4 dill he has against the Lawrence
| Produce Co. amounting to $5aa.3S for 9S
| dozen eggs at So cents and GO pounds
| of butter at the top quotation. The
goods were shipped to G. V. Miller.
Butter, eggs and sacks of potatoes are
Included in the shipments which have
been received here. Jonesport. Sher-
man and Phillips, Me-, being among the
shipping points. Some of the consiSn-
ments were rc-shippcd to Boston on or
ders received by the express companies.
- Franklin street being one of the
places designated for delivery.
City Marshal O'Sullivan and Inspec-
tor Shcchnn conducted the invcstiga-
ton AMI finally turned the case over to
the federal authorities, as the case
came under the head of fraudulent use
of the mails.