The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-05

tickled with the prospect that he at
once mailed Miss Grey her SIS fee, but
he heard from her no more. Miss
Catherine Bolen, of Belleview, Ohio,
had seen her soul mate in picture of
John A. Logan, of Carmi, ILL.,. sup
piled by Miss Grey. She correspondent
with him several months. She saw
him for the first time in the court
room, and learned then that he was
a helpless cripple, both his legs being
paralyzed. Miss Bolen was viva
cious, handsome girl, but she could
not be induced to believe that her
natural affinity was a young man who
gould not move without crutches, al
though she believed in the theory of
opposites.
Miss Grey was convicted of operat-
ing confidence game, but was freed
on bail pending argument for new
trial.
Assistant United States District At
torney Shirer, Of Chicago, was then
assigned to the special task of de-
stroying this octopus. In Memphis
the Federal Secret Service got clew
that led to the house of Mrs. Jennie
Scott. No. 214 Eighty-second street,
Chicago. She was arrested as the
operator of "Glinn's international
Corresponding Association. She was
only boarding house keeper, but
under the name of this association
and the names of Mrs. E. l.. Glinn,
Mrs. Jennie Call, Mrs. A. M. Harvey
and Mrs. e. L. Glynn, she had re-
ceived thousands of letters at her
boarding house and also at No. 2208
Wabash avenue, where she had mail
box. The letters were all from men
and women who sought her aid in
seeking wives and husbands.
1t was discovered that the litera-
ture sent to affinity seekers" by Mrs.
Scott was almost identical with that
sent out by Marion Grey. Apparent
ly 1t had been revised after her con-
viction, but in every instance the
manageable person" was represent
ed to be worth from $1,000 to $4,000.
Used Mrs. Tod Sloan's Picture.
Miss Grey had represented her
patrons to have amounts running
from $500 up to $4,000 and $4O,-
600. Mrs. Scott thought smaller
sum was sufficient to induce anybody
who wanted a "soul mate" to start
a-wooing Among the photographs
which Mrs. Scott sent out to men
patrons was one of Miss Julia San
derson, the actress wife of Tod Sloan.
When this picture was sent to lone
man who wished wife it was sure to
bring 81 81 or SIS fee, Mrs. Scott's
charge for an introduction by mail,
especially if it was accompanied by
q description like the following, taken
at random from the many found
among Mrs. SCOTS papers:
Thirty-four years old, 100 pounds,
light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion,
American and Protestant, income
$4,000 year, good looking and does
not care for society"
The capture of Mrs. Scott brought
her daughter into the limelight. 1t
was learned that she had been en-
ployed by Harry Hart. The Govern
ments spies had heard of him as be-
ing the organizer and directing head
of the whole affinity trust, owning the
headquarters and at least dozen of
the branches. The search for Hart
led to No. 351 Wabash avenue. Chi
cago, and raid on the sumptuous
offices there of the Leaman Club.
Isadore Meyers was the manager of
the club. When arrested he said he
had conducted the club for Hart and
his chief associate in the trust, Hugo
Morris.
The Governments agents learned
that Meyers had contracted with a
Chicago photographer for $4,000
photographs of three actresses and
three actors. Whenever a man or
woman answered the advertisement
of the Leaman Club Meyers mailed
one of these photographs to the
"AA|SAs anu represented ludl Tie OTlS-
inal of the picture was "heart whole
and fancy free" and that an introduce
ton could be arranged if the writer
would join the club and pay fee
of 50. If the IS was sent later the
wife or husband seeker would re-
ceive in reply letter like this:
THE original of the photo which
you received is now corresponding
with other members of our club, and
has requested us not to send any new
names Just at present. We there
fore recommend the inclosed desir-
able members name"
Many Branches in West.
But how could anybody be induced
to write to this desirable member?"
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