Evening star., 1939-03-31
Woman n|ndicted
On Charge Of
Mail Fraud
Postal Inspector
Corresponds With
Health Expert

Ill woman IN West Liberty, KY,
contributed to a chain of events
which led up to the District Court
grand jury returning an indictment,
in eight counts, today, charging the
use of the mails to defraud against
Helen G. Randle, known also as
Helen Gertrude Davis and Rosalyn
Randle, self-styled personality
builder" and health expert.
Assistant United States Attorney
Arthur B. Caldwell, who has been as
signed to the case by United States
Attorney David A. Pine, declared
that Mrs. Randle is already under
indictment on charge of false
pretenses, with the case set for trial
on April II.
Post Office Inspector Charles E.
Dunbar, using the names of Mrs
Gilbert Wynot of West Liberty and
R. B. Kona of Grottoes, Va. entered
into correspondence with Mrs
Randle, as the result of her litera-
ture, according to the authorities.
To Mrs. Wynot,," whom she ad-
dressed as my dear sweet friend,
Mrs. Randle wrote that she was
afflicted with trouble that very
few people believe can be overcome
but I realize that it can be over
come and you can restore a normal
amount of health and live many
more years in comfort and peace,
a $o hn iv,l tnfv
Next Letter Contradictory.
To "Mr. Kona," Mrs. Randle al
legedly wrote: Just Saturday I re-
ceived the most pathetic letter from
lady in West Liberty, KY, one
that I urged more than three years
ago to take our system to prevent
cancer and she could not see her
self spending any money until after
she had actually developed disease.
Now she is ready to purchase the
system to overcome her trouble.
I am afraid it is too late, for when
once cancer or paralysis begins in
the body it is the beginning of the
end and destruction of health
therein"
This letter, as well as others, was
included in the indictment itself
Named also as persons that had
allegedly been defrauded by Mrs.
Randle were: J. R. Hirsch of Pensa-
cola, Fla, and Charles M. Koch of
Hendersonville, N. C.
Today's indictment accuses Mrs.
Randle of acting personally and
under the style and description OF
Rosalyn Randle, Inc" from about
June %, 1896, continuously until the
present and of illegally devising a
scheme to defraud q number Of
persons of property and money.
According to the indictment, Mrs
Randle, whose Washington address
was given as 1000 Sixteenth street
NV, forwarded through the mails
letters, circulars, pamphlets and
printed matter purporting to ad.
vertise certain cures, remedies and
solutions for various diseases, aff1ic.
tions and problems.
Many Alleged Claims.
Among the alleged representa-
tions, the indictment listed these
Helen G.. Randle was a graduate of
many colleges and universities, hav-
ing these degrees: A. B., B. S., M. N.
and that she had studied in the
leading universities in Europe; that
she was an internationally known
food expert, psychologist, teacher,
lecturer, psychoanalyst, dietitian
psychiatrist, numerologist, author,
business builder. color expert and
biochemist"; that she was Amer.
icas most dynamic, most eloquent
and Informed lecturer anc
teacher on the subject OF correct
living; that she was then operating
three health resorts simultaneously
one at Avon Park, Fla; one at Fal-
mouth, Mass. and one at Hender-
sonville, N c., and that she was
also conducting the Helen G. Randle
Health School at Asheville, N. c.;
that she possessed certain secrets
of healing which enabled her 10
cure any disease if the said patient
would send the payment in money
by mail in advance; that she "by
prescribing certain diets through
the mail, could cure any disease,
with particular emphasis on pros
tate troubles, colitis, gallstones,
chonic asthma, hay fever, cancer
and creeping paralysis: that she
had cured over a thousand cases
of creeping paralysis, without a
single failure; that she was able
to teach persons how to acquire
immunity from any disease; thai
she had 20 years of experience in
the treatment and cure of any and
all diseases"
The indictment then declares
Whereas in fact the defendant knew
at the time of making said state
ments that she could not cure said
diseases and that said statements
and representations were false and
fraudulent and intended to mislead
and calculated to mislead the afore-
mentioned persons, and divers other
persons whose names are to the
grand jury unknown"
Claims Famous Forebears.
Assistant United States Attorney
Caldwell said that advertising OF
Mrs. Randle, in the possession of his
Office. represents her as "a blood
relative of Jefferson Davis, first
President of the Confederacy; rela-
tive of Nathaniel Green and other
illustrious Southern leaders" She
claimed, he said, that she operated
sun and diet health resorts. Re-
Gently, said Mr.. Caldwell, she has
been in johnson City, Tenn; st.
Augustine, Fla, and Hendersonville
and Asheville, N. C.
The charge of false pretenses
which she is scheduled to face on
April II, concerns the alleged taking
of $500 from a Washington mother
on the representation that she could
give mental and physical health to
her son. Rufus Reed, a student at the
University of PENNSYLVANIA. Accord