The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-20
GETS FRAUD ORDER AND
CHARTER IN SAME DAY
siebert Is Officer in Newspaper
Coupon Company, With Maxi
mum Capital OF $4,000.
.. O, BOX NO. 1886 NOW CLOSED
Government Authorities Put /;
Check to Mail Business OF In
ternational Travellers Bureau.


RELEASED on ball some weeks ago FOR
his appearance at the June term OF the
Federal grand jury to answer charge
OF employing the United States mails
for fraudulent purposes. and notified
Yesterday Of fraud order which pre-
vents him from securing mail address
sed to P. o. box s36. or the lnterna-
tional Travellers Bureau, OF which ne
was one of the proprietors. F. w. Sic
bert formerly OF Connecticut, has
turned his talents in still another di-
rection, becoming an officer In the
newly organized Newspaper Coupon
Company. Inc, charter for which has
beer granted by the States Corporation
Commission.
The New Concern.
The papers of incorporation We're
issued yesterday, an exact copy Of
their provisions. made out for the press
by the charter clerk in the Offices OF
the commission. being as follows:
Name: The Newspaper Coupon Com
pany, Inc.
Principal office: Richmond, Vn.
Incorporntors, Title and Reside nee
Fl. w. Holloway. president, Richmond,
Va; F. w. Stcbcrt, secretary and trcns-
urcr, waterbury, Conn; NJ. S. HoliO-
wny, RIchmond, Vn.
Capital stock: Maximum, $4,000;
minimum, $4,000.
object. and purposes: To conduct n
coupon system, having for It's object
the increasing of the circulation Of
newspapers.
H. ". Holloway, who is put down as
the president OF the company, could
not been seen last night inquiry at
hi. residence. No 500 East Franklin
Street, being met with the announce
ment that he was out OF the city. Mrs.
Holloway. however, said that her hus-
band was the president of the corpora
ton, snd that NJ. S. Holloway. the third
incorporation named In the charter, is
Il relative of his. Siebert, who. with
his father. c. Siebert was arrested and
bailed some time ago on the charge
stated, has resided al the Holloways'
during the. greater portion of his stay
in RichmonH. and:Mr. and Mrs. Hollo-
way furnished the security for his re-
lease from the City Jail.
Beyond what is stated on the brief
official outline OF the charter given out
by the commission, nothing is known
here of the objects and purposes OF tho
new concern
Unique Swindling Scheme
The arrest of the sieberts by the
Federal authorities recalled what the
post-office inspector who worked IN
the case regards as one Of the most
unique systems of petty swindling ever
brought TO light In this section OF the
country In the room occupied by the
men was found large trunk fun Of
letters in answer to advertisements.
each of which letters is supposed TO
nave brought through post office box
s56 TO the operators of the alleged
travelling bureau from one to a dozen
z-cent postage stamps. These were
carefully assorted and put up in neat
ilttle packages containing from twenty
i've 10 100 and they were converted in
Sash as quickly as possible. The
ioca, ponce came near arresting one
- ue sieoerts in the act Of selling
stamps, but he was allowed 10 20 az
!he explanation that they had como ~
MIN through the mails In the reen,,r
course Of business.
Both Arrested.
ne arrest Of both father and son
:, loi1o"ed shortly atterward upon war.
lahts sworn out by Post-office In
h3ila' :. Siebert was found In
- ""d MS son was arrested in
57aiunore a few days later and bronpht
nSfe by Deputy Marshal John Mnrnbr
may We're in Jail together for several
GAYS and the young man was hailed
t,fst ~ the sum of $500, Mr. and Mrs
Saot4oWaS becoming surety. Later the
'ather arranged 70 furnish the san,n
security and Commissioner Brady han
ca nm m the sum of $1,000.
" Is stated. though unofficialt, ~,
W, sisoefts mother has considerable
nropeftS and that she executed 10 ,he
Iolo"ays an indemnifying bond in
oruef 70 arrange for the bail
The Fraud Order.
The fraud order, which c,r,a !.
reetiS from Washington, does not an
Ply to mail addressed to F. ". STEM :,
but only such as may come in the ~ =, ',
ctAthe international Travellers pnra,,,
or post box S8e.
The order is temporary. and w,,, ha
resclnded or made permanent. accord
ing to the final result OF The 49, 49,,
IN court.
Bnllh's Evidence.
j. w Siebert is a man of ra,a.
engaging manner and appearance q ti ,l
Us always dressed in the latest IA 81 ia ~
He came here from Connectict,, mon
operated several agencies ana h,,.. at NC.
rest, :" ms ar
1t was the international Traya,,,
bureau tnat attracted the atteniinss
lof inc post-of1ce authorities, howe,ar
IGha suspicion concerning 1t war arst