The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-26
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STENOGRAPHER AID TO
POSTAL INSPECTORS
Not Since the Days OF DR.
Flower Have Richmond Fed
eral Agents Had Such an
Important Case

Between February / and February
10 there several times appeared in
the Dispatch the following in
teresting advertisement, which was
neatly displayed in a two-inch space:
BUY STANDARD OILS.
Since the dissolution in 1911
stock values of subsidiary COM
panies have trebled. Earnings
/ now greatest in history 1mpor-
tant developments pending should
! result in a sensational advance in
one of the STANDARD OIL
SUBSIDIARIES Reasons why
for the asking.
JOHN H. PUTNAM & CO.
IS broad Street.
New York.
40 Pearl ST. 31s Main st
Hartford. Conn. Springfield, Mass.
And did the good people of Rich
mond fall for this? The record of
the postoffice Department shows tt.at
many of them did. What newspaper
would dare to publish the names OF
these good persons who swallowed
such bait? No editor goes forth
seeking to he dynamited by the peo-
pie of his own community. But Rich
mond gave up several thousand dol
lars by wire and by letter 10 the
handsome man who represented the
three firms above mentioned
Not since the incident Of DIR. "
Flower has the local postoffioe been
! Of 50 mach service 10 the New York
postal inspectors DR." John Grant
Lyman, who. il Is said conducted this
marvellous sale OF oil stocks later Wis
tied Richmond. His visit was huT-
ried one, for the Doc" had a habit
of moving twelve hours ahead of the
government agents Coming tn Rich
mond. DR." Lyman went To the Rich
mond Hotel. where he engaged the
services Of Miss Belle Hampton TO
write ii number Of letters for him.
Description OF DIR" Lyman.
Or" Lyman ia a tall, heavily built
man with a face like 'Meilin's Food
Baby" according 10 the postal au-
thorities He wears a beautiful chest
nut brown moustache and his hair ia
disposed TO stand up in a sort of ir-
resistib!e confusion. making him APP
pear rather boyish and at the same
time classy, for he formed a habit Of
changing his clothes sever-i times n
day. Each change OF clothing was
done In the height of fashion. Even
his walking cane was changed To suit
the style of his latest dress attire.
So fastidious was this man that the
only sensation he would have created
was that OF a man of exceptionally
modest and refined taste. who quietly
made his way, provoking practically
no comment. one way or the other.
His manners were perfect. his voice
modulated and his language refined.
He Slept on Pullman Cars.
Yet all the time this gentleman was
debating letters to the clever hotel
sten ographcr there were four local
postoffice inspectors hot on his trail
"Dr." Lyman never registered at ho-
tells. He was too smart to write his
name on a blotter He would not
even leave a trace OF his OWN hand
writing. HE must have slept on
Pullman cars" said Inspector Hal p.
Mosby. who was the power behind
the final capture of Lyman.
inspectors searching for Lyman
here were Mir. Mosby, William q.
Kahn. C. A. Sanfell and James b.
Robertson. Mr. SafTell left Richmond
later on Lyman's trail and is now in
Florida, where Lyman was captured
at St Petersburg Thursday.
DIR" Lyman arranged with Miss
Hampton 10 forward his mail from
Richmond to it's destination in other
parts OF the country, He was not
concerned about receiving matt. THE
plan was to have the young lady mail
the letters. so that II traced back 1t