Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-01
MAIL FL|M-fLAM
FAVOR|TE WITH
BAD CROOKS
Chief PoStoffice Inspector and
Assistants Busy Keeping De-
fenSeIesS Public From BeingI
GuIIed.
Morning journal Bureau.
GLIB Munsey Building,


Washington, ID. C.. Nov. %.
Use of the mails is rcsnrted to b,
artful crooks as a most convenient
way of ~defrauding the ~defcnselcss pub
nc. The chief postoffice inspector and
his numerous expert assistants. sta
tlon'd in various parts of the coun-
try are busy at all times trying to
save h people from being Illegally
separated from their money" Little
docs the public realize the nature or
the schemes employed to dcfraud
through the mails. Almost every day
IN postmaster signs orders dcpriving
individuals and concerns. conducting
GUINNESS to defraud. from further use
OF the mails. This is not always the
lInal disposition of sue Cases-num-
pers OF these individuals are sum
moned to court. and i'm manV in
stances. after trial, sentenced to serve
long terms In the penitentiary,
perhaps n of the most unusual
schemes TO dcfraud, through the mails
was discovered not long ago. After
thorough Investigation by the inspec- |
tors 1t was ultimately suppressed, but
NOT untll after the promoters had
reaped a harvest, The scheme con-
sisted of an appeal. To tho people for
financial assistance i'm behalf Of an
girl. For the purpose of
- MS NV 'tiAAliipi To inc DlDllC at |
tention. she published n booklet and
1t broadcast throughout the coun-
Try. The booklet was devoted to a
bricf history Of the girls life. detail
ing an accident by which she had lost
both of her arms The narrative was
accompanied by Illustrations of the
unusual work she performed with her
Get, with each booklet mailed was
'nclosed a coin card, requesting the
'emtttHngD of VNpnfy-ffVa pantg I'm.
he same, and a circular letter APP
Iealing to the recipient for money
WITH which TO build a homo and get
ome good mothcrly woman to take
are of it for her.
The investigation made by the in
pcctor developed the fact that the
.rmless girl had entered into q con-
ract with a man, who resided In the
city, to furnish the capital {
to publish the booklet. In
eturn the man was to receive, ana :
receive, one-half of the net pro- $
derived from the sale of the :
He was first reimbursed for
he money he had advanced to pay for ,
8 publication. II
on his initial visit to the town |
here the business was being carried /
the inspector found that the enter {
rise had attained such proportions q
nat the services of eleven persons. in Z
to the armless girl and her
ihu9kef were required. Ihe girl m
,ruiSu we Inspector on thls VISIT that
| tnht tlhlo 'lree thousaiu
udN were pelhe ilalied' that the .
az l"'elpts nouht Il" from $50 ;
} Ni9p' ana tidt me business was Il
edull increasing 81" iurther m IA
'rhl'u ln' inspector that un 70 that Il
me she h"u accumulated as her snare n
th' proceeds more thah lV.oo -
hile me representations appearing :"
We DookIct respecting the phNsical @
lnultloh OF the glrl were rue she tt
'd long pasH"d the staBe Whcr' shc is
as upon chafltN' c,
w hVh the Inspector was SATISFIED n
lat the slfl was no longer a subject "a
cnaflty' ana that her manager was =
lailhS 'VualN IN me proceeds the -
'hjvci OF depIlNlflg them OF further :"
'' OF tlle malls was taken up. The 50
l'r'At'u parties Wef" asked 10 snow M
ny suVl an rae should not be IS y,
l'h.' Nltrf appearing and consent n,
y 20 'lllnlnNt' from tholr literature ~,
'~J'rllouaDIr misleading state H.
'h's' il'N were permitted TO con- -
iH' 'nelr business during the en- VI
ing rev months the business ut
Vlndlcd To nra'ticallN nothing ana it $
as soon abandoned entirely. the u