New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21

their patients. by mail or express vaI1-
GUS compounds in the form OF pills or
powders. Careful analysis OF these COM
pounds by the government authorities is
said TO have disclosed that some OF them
are wholly innocuous. while others are
dangerous poisons. Under another sea-
ton OF the Penal Code the sending CT
poisons through the malls is expressly
forbidden.
one Of the men accused is said to have
oeen the secretary of the Board OF Health
IN the city of his residence.
Particular care was taken by the In
spectors in collecting the evidence against
business concerns, drug houses and rem
edy companies. The men actually respon-
sible for the Illicit correspondence were
ordered arrested, and in this class OF
cases, IL is said, many indictments already
have been returned
Practitioners Were Cautious.
Interviews of the inspectors with many
Of the practitioners indicated that they
knew they We're violating the law and
were treading on dangerous ground. In
Chicago an inspector called on a physi-
response by mail to his decoy letter. The
inspector professed desire to engage the
doctors services. The doctor was eau
| tious, and asked the inspector to show the
letter 1t was in the physicians own
handwriting.
The doctor snatched the letter from the
inspectors hand, tore it twice across snd
threw 1t into the wastebasket. The in
spector returned to the office, in the tenn
porary absence of the doctor, secured the
strips from the basket and pasted them
together. That letter constitutes an I'M
! portant link in the chain OF evidence on
which that doctor was indicted.
Representing himself "a one who de-
| sired 10 engage his services, an inspector
interviewed a suspected physician In
Texas city. The doctor could not be In
| duced TO commit himself Then the
| caller in apparent despair, began TO
weep copiously. The doctor patted him
on the back and said soothngiy:
Now. my boy, that's all right My
| letter 10 you is clear enough. You know,
We have to be very careful 10 guard
against these postal people, who are con-
| stantly bounding us
1 He then gave the weeping visitor all the
| evidence he needed TO complete his case.
| In another case the inspectors worked
| for months on a case before they OBJ
| tanned evidence on which conviction
would be possible. Numerous incrimi-
mating letters were received from the
suspected person, but all were mailed on
| through railway mail trains. In this case
| .,n Of ha
be determined positively. and that could
not be done through letters mailed on
/ trains Finally two letters were mailed
from the city IN which the accused lived.
approximately ninety Of the persons ar
rested already have been indicted by
! United States grand juries In various
parts OF the country, and the cases OF
| the others will be presented 20 grand
iuries now sitting as rapidly as may be
feasible.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 20.-F'ive arrests were
made here to-day in connection with the
raid ordered by Postmaster General
Hitchcock The persons arrested were
Dr. Anna NJ. Hill, Mrs Jane Holdt, Maria
Louise Traytle and DR.. jim Fuzzy Moy,
chinese, Of Pittsburgh, and Robert NJ
Headley. merchant and postmaster, Of
Pine Bank, Penn. The first four men
toned gave bail in 5000 each.
| Holden, Mo, Nov. 0-Dr. Howard An
druss arrested here to-day in the cru
SADIE against illegal medical practices, is
an elder in the Presbyterian Church, SUI
| perintendent Of the Sunday school and d
director Of the Commercial Club.
In connection with the Postoffice cru
SADIE one arrest was made in New York
CITY. DR.. William c. Hslleck, Of No. {
West 18th street, was charged with hav-
ing mailed on August % last Il package
containing unavailable matter. Halleck
was said to have been arrested on SINH
lar charge in 1899, but was not convicted
Arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Shields, he waived examination
and was held in 500 bail FOR the action
Of the grand jury.
DR.. George A. Soden, Of East orange,
y. j., was arrested in Hoboken, charged
with mailing a package containing an
illegal preparation. He admitted having
sent the package, but said that all pack
ages thus sent by him were plainly
marked Poison" and he was not aware
that in sending them lie was violating
| the law.