The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-16
william Hoen Of NobIesville,
Ind, Complains That His
Son Clarence Received the
Offending Letter.
THE FATHER IS INDIGNANT
INFORMS REPORTER THAT he
TOLD ALLEGED AUTHOR or
LETTER He wopR6w TO
SEND n. ro/fossANeA'.on-

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John s. F,tzsibbons. a weuV Vknown
real estate /and insurance asJPt. and
former ns&spaper man. wasf Frested
at his o)fice. South Eighth fst}eet. At
1880 oflock this morning by UNITED
States Marshall. Alonso Boyd. ON .
charge Of sending obscene. ifentious
and L ascivious literature through the
United States Mails. The charge III
ed against Fitzgibbons w,s made BY
William Hoen. l5s Chepty street. No
blesville. Ind.
A short time after his arrest Ffts-
gibbons was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Perry J. Free
man and his attorney. Ray X. Shiveley
entered a plea of not guilty. He. was
bound over to the federal grand Jury.
which meets the first Tuesday AFTER
the first Monday In November. In the
sum OF $500. Up to noon this bond
had not been supplied. but II 10 AZ
most certain that 1t will be obtained
this afternoon.
Had no Statement.
After his hearing In the commits
sioner's court Fitzgibbons was asked
by a reporter II he had any statement
to make. He answered that he had
nothing to say at the present Time
He appeared to be very much agitated.
When shown one Of the letters he 70
alleged to have written, which was
typewriter and the signature type.
written. he glanced hurriedly through
1t and then remarked that he was mot
its author.
The letter alleged to have been
written by F1txgibbons was addressed
to Clarence Hoen. son of William
Hoen. at Noblesville. Ind. This letter
was mass Of filth and its contents
could not be divnlged through the
columns OF q newspaper. Frequent
lewd statements were made and it
was written In q most endearing
style. The letter. closed by extending
love and kisses to its recipient. who
is only seventeen years Of age.
Saturday afternoon William Hoea
appeared at the Palladium office,
white with rage. and asked the charge
he intended to bring against Fitxg1b.
bons be given publicity. He was IN
formed that this would not be done
until the federal authorities had takes
some official action.
consronts Fitxsibbons.
THAT man Fitxzibbons has ruinea
my boy and he has broken my wife's
heart" stated Hoen, and then he an
grily recounted an interview he said
he had with Fitxgibbon 1t the latter's
OfYice. Hoen stated that he had con-
fronted Fitxgibbons with the letter and
that he had denied having written It.
Before I went to see Fitxgibbons
saw q policeman and showed him the
letter. told the oflicer that I intend
ed to call on Fitxgibbons and that II
lost control Of myself might kill him.
The policeman advised me not TO go
to him. But did and told him what
l thought Of him in strong language.-
Hoen said to the reporter.
When Mr.. Hoen was reminded that
inasmuch az the letter and signature
was typewriter 1t might Be probable
that 1t was . forgery, he produced .
letter written and signed in long hand,
which he alleged was the hand writ
ing of Fftxgibbons.
| Met Lad Here.
l These letters my wife found accl-
dentaliy. When I confronted my son
with them he said he had received
them from Fitxgfbbons but denied
that he had ever written to him. At
ter talking with Clarence ! went to
Indianapolis where had talk With
United States District Attorney Chaz.
Miller I then came to RichmonA
tWhen I called on Fftxgibbous to-
him that II he had any important bod
ness to transact he should do % With
out delay ~ intended to % every
thing could to send him to federal
prison" Hoen stated.
Il Mr.. Hoee sajd that his soa Dee
i F1txgfbbons while the boy WAS n
Richmond recently Visiting his slstsr.
Mrs. Mann. who lives IN the HoFtA
end Of the city. Nr. Hoe1 ~ noe
preoeot this morntng UhoQ l1&xx1D-