Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1906-12-07
elaborated Post Case
Has End6d at Last
Jail Sentence RENTED And
$500 Fine Paid.

The cases OF the United States
against Helen Wilmans Post, o. @.
Post, her husband, and Charles f.
Burgman, her son-in-law, have at last
been ended, after having been up In the
United States court in one form or an
other for the past six years. The ter
mutation of the case came Saturday,
when Judge Locke made an order
granting the petition amending the
sentence passed upon Mrs. Post by
Judge Aleck Boarman, on February 81,
1905, by remitting the sentence of
thirty days imprisonment, the fine OF
$500 being paid,
The petition and order In substance
are as follows:
First-That Helen w. Post Is now
over IS years of age
Second-That she is now, and for
some time past has been, afflicted with
acute infammatory rheumatism in her
limbs.
Third--That said Helen w. Post has
finally and definitely decided and de-
termined, regardless of the events or
results OF the indictments now pending
against her in said court, to cease to
use the mails OF the Postofiice Depart
ment in earring on or conducting the
business Of Mental Science, and to
cease doing anything connected with
or related thereto or under color there
Of which can be regarded as an In
Ifringement or violation Of any FEDERAL
statute.
Fourth-That prosecution under the
indictments now pending in the said
court, and other indictments which
have been disposed of--several in
humber have leon conducted against
the said Helen w. Post by the Federal
Government; that the amount your pc
titioners have already paid out for at
torneys' fees, court expenses, ETC., ex-
coed the sum Of $4,000 and its pay.
ment has 10 a large degree embar~
raised your petitioners in their advanc-
ed years and are still considerably In
debted for unpaid counsel fees thus
incurred, which at present they are
unable to pay.
Fifth--That If the prayer OF this pc
tition is granted, or granted TO the ex-
tent of RENTING the Imprisonment
imposed by the sentiment OF said court
and dismissing all pending indictments,
your petitioner, Helen w. Post, hereby
promises the court TO cease doing all
of those things elsewhere referred to
wherein it is alleged she has deter
mind to cease doing.
! Judge Locke's order was to the of.
feet that it be so modified as to remit
therefrom the Imprisonment of thirty
days in Jail. The fine being paid, the
Uuited States district attorney made
motion to nolle pros the cases against
c. G. Post and Charles F. Burgman,
and the same was granted.
In connection with the Post case the
strong showing by the government
was due to a large degree to the eff
forts of f, ID. Peer, as postoffice in-
spector, who worked up the evidence,
secured witnesses and was specially
retained by the government in the last
trial. There was nothing left undone
that would tend toward proving the
guilt of the defendant
The following is brief history Of the
case of the United States VS.. Helen
Williams Post, and short story Of her
remarkable life:
Mrs. Helen Wilmans, who is the
wife OF Col. G. c. Post and lives at Sea-
breeze, Fla, and according to conten-
tions of the postoffice department, was
the head OF one Of the most gigantic
frauds ever operated in America; a
scheme which had the entire world for
its field, and had brought more than a
million dollars to her-3n ever increas-
ing golden stream FROM those afflicted
in mind and body. The money has
made spot in the Florida wilderness
bloom like will kept garden and
created town that is one OF the pref
tiest In the whole state.
Mrs, Wilmans was the high priestess
Of the Mental Scientist in this country
whose members include many earnest