New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
SEIZE LETTERS Barring
ALLEGED BOOK FRAUD
Postal inspectors Declare }. j.
Farmer Kept in Close
Touch with Agents.
INDICTED MEN BAlLED
Roosevelt Never Knew Works
Sold at $1,000 Woman
Used to Silence "Squeal-
ers," 1t Is Alleged.

While tie men indicted in the alleged
..autic fraud i'm De luxe books, Tor winch
rho g}o-American Authors Association
.ppsared TO have served as cloak We're
r.ing run down yesterday by postoih'e
,ugpcctorS or they surrendered 10 the au'
rhorities. details of their scheme were
brought out through seizure OF letters
and PAPERS and through stories told OS q
few of the many wealthy victims or the
alleged conspiracy.
OF the eleven men indicted on TUESDAY
the following were put under bail OF III
me custody Of the authorities yesterday
James J. Farmer. president of the Anglo
American Authors Association; Glen
Farmer. his son; Colonel William j. HART
lev. William II. Scott, George NJ flshei'
William Cooper and Romeo w. Na'h8n'
of Revere, who was arrested IN BOSTON,
The repeated assertions OF James o.
Farmer that il frauds were pracuseu ny
his agents he was absolutely ignorant VI
- received a serious setback, the posta'
inspectors said, when correspondence pc
tween him and some of the agents GOT
into che possession OF tho inspectors
showing that the agents not ohly hep'
him well posted as TO their plans Ou'
that he aided them in every way 10 So
cure victims. .,,n
An ,,,u.trat,on OF the manner In whlch
trans were laid for buyers 10 whom the
roes,bIlitv Of a reselling of the rare VOL
urnes'' was to be held out as a supreme
attraction, was found IN a letter WIN,
to ]. J. Farmer by Thomas r. bunu' LIS
son.in-law, who acted as salesman III '"7
Pittsburgh territory. Dunn is uhueI ~,
dictment. and II is expected ths' ho
surrender TO the authorizes. 49,.
Af,er a wealthy possibility in Ih's-
brrgh Dunn found that he could not CioSe
,ba deal without stronger Inducements
the iDspectors said, and he thereup'"
wrote to Farmer for aid
Dunn's Letter TO Farmer
The Letter was dated Pittsburgh De
,,r,r.r p 1911. and was addressed 10
&c Farmer. at No 226 Fifth avenue
Xev YORK. 1t read as follows
Dear jim: ! received your letteT' c, ai9o
10 list enclosed ] wish you would WIZ, ,,
,a something like the letter you sem. ~
,a can show il to the prospective tGis,
nc. ,,,.re saving that this library Ni.iy,l
,.1J saw would cost me S'"N' put II '""'
d will cost me S3lvN. , +, ,.o,.. 70.
wish YOU would put II IN YER ~,
.r.ctful manner You know what want
better than ! can tell YOU ,,, an
,rbon I wish YOU would write me Az
other letter on the anglo AiIiei Sci loI
sout me and how money is very t'sni'i
and II the AngIO-American society Se (. ~
cot rid of them at loss they Woulu w
willing to get some cash oy the .ItSL ~ w
- make preside nj,
,fra.prcsident or secretary IN mis- COM
uunication Just for business purposes ]"
might help some. q,
Sow Jim YOU know what / want. II
you can DO II do II at once
Yours very truly. 1870,
The letter was answered Immediately
upon its receipt on December -, from the
Offices OF the Anglo-American Authors
Association Although only carbon copy
bearing no signature has been found
government officials asserted they could
prove that the answer was sent at the
dictation Of James J. Farmer II was as
follows
Mr. Thomas T. Dunn. No. 1924 Hamilton
avenue, Pittsburgh.
My Dear Mr.. Dunn: ! am sending you
herewith a list OF special editions, almost
all of which are monographed copies
They cost the purchaser over tll6,0o0 We
have them on sale for the collectors es-
tate and had them almost sold for $4,000
10 a famous book collector in this city
when he was called away 10 Europe
Our option expires In a short time. and
we must dispose of them Immediately.
IL we can pay the estate $4,000 on or be-
fore the first OF next January the goods
are ours I am positively sure that they
would hiring more than that figure at
auction. IL you have anybody in your
section OF the country that will take over
this collection in case Of our failure, let
us know. Wire on receipt.
Yours very truly,
(no SIGNATURE
Secretary