Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1906-12-07

for Mrs Wilmans produced a great
many testimonials Of some OF the most
y, remarkable cures that the world has
, known.
( Money came pouring in One entry
, in Mrs. Wilmans books showed that
p Ia 1897 the amounts Jumped from an
r average of $500 u month TO more than
, $4,000, which she quaiutly noted at the
time "This is pretty good business
She built magnificent home at Sea-
breeze for herself and family, and made
many other improvements, costing
thousands of dollars. In her business
she had large number Of clerks, and
all were kept busy replying to 'pati.
ents'n letters,
The postoiilce authorities in the carly
part OF 1901 took cosnizance Of her
work, and w, E. Cochran, chief in.
spector az Washington, secured an
abundance of data regarding her
claims. Paul E, Williams, inspector
in charge at Chattanooga, was directed
TO take up the matter. Fred D, Peer
postal inspector, then took charge, and
in short time, by vigorous work, he
secured a wonderful lot of evidence
showing the alleged fraudulent charac-
ter of her work.
A report wss made, and on August :
"a, 1901, Mrs. Wilmans was arrested.
and also were her husband, Col, c. C, i
Post, and her son-in-law, Charles F. !
Bergman. They were taken to Jack
sonville and arraigned before the s.
United States commissioner, who held p
them IN $1,000 bail each for trial at the
December term, The government is -,
sued fraud order on September 30, Of
he same year, stopping all mail to al
Helen Wilmans. al
Mrs, Wilmans declared tn at the gov ar
rnment was prosecuting her, and she
ent forth an rppeal through her news. ~
aper, Fresdom, for aid from the faith. n,
III. She had powerful Influence TO We
'ork for her, as at the hearing at tlC
Washington over the fraud order Con. -.
ressman Davis and Senator Mallory, ~,
well as Governor Jennings, of Flor
Ia, were present, but the proofs were del
too convincing to the postoffice au- auI
orities, and the fraud order was the
AIDE permanent. anC
The government secured possession anC
almost all Of Mrs. Wilmans' private an T
rrespondence, books, etc., and pre-. soe
red to reveal one Of the biggest and mes
d most prolific frauds in the United pow
ates' The government did not at eVil
TX the Mental Science" as a science, v
worked to prove that Helen Will ~
ms one aim was to secure money, sbal
that the imagination of her pa. vide
nts' was the only thing that might par
e them relief from the thousand anu
one ills that they asked her to for for
g. may
he letters and information derived pure
side showed that thu l,,-i. at a
> go, 'O'in9sS hau by d
= ''''' 09perouS' especially FOR the TO bt
years just previous to her arrest,
receipts having been from 81, 900 10 TIL
20 q month, and sometimes more. shall
etters were received from all parts
he United States, Canada, British rb
lmbiai England, South Africa, Ans. shall
Ia, ireland, Germany and France. ticers
ost every part OF the world paid sec
lte to her great Ideal hrain." One ami +,
OF sixty wanted new set of teeth. perso
I'd maid wanteda new head of hair by IN
m in northern New Yorker wrote l NEE!
one leg was shorter than the other ANN,
ne pai6 9l2 for Helen Wilmaus, shall
to make the short leg grow equal J,anua
1gth TO the other. hHed
e government secured iuportnn, Tnesj
nee against Mrs. Wilmans the fir
lrd g. Overlook, Cincinnati law. lowiul
who wrote IN no c,,ro5 ,t.-'- porati
She agreed to give him tboupbt VIC,
'ction" at certain hours of the Seer
Ind government officers and other Dire
sses stationed az soohuasa1 $50 o'ner E. Gro
tina ,o,,nd -. ~ NS"oree"F a. the Rosset
, Y-'uo iouru 'nat "hen she should illus an
been giving this particular case
~ sne was away fishing or The
'aining trends. Many other sim or lab
lses where the evidence uoo shall
10 this manner came +, ~ "ao Se' rhoust
'nt's possession.
'es of woman wish,.. The