On a charge of fraudulent n: ?? of the
mails In connection with an alleged
swindle of T \\\ Wood Sons, foil
merchants of this city. M. P. I.awroncc.
who lives In the vicinity of Martins
ville, has been arrested at the instance
of Post-ofiice Inspector \V !> Kahn.
and has been bailed in the sum of $60"
for his appearance lore before the
grand jury of the United States l?is
trlct Court at the April term.
It is charged by the Federal authori
ties that Lawrence, acting in conjunc
tion with an employee of the Rich
mond firm. who. it l* alleged, si pped
out quantities i?f goods without mak
ing a record of the shipments In the
otttce, has swindled the seed merchants
ou'l of several thousand dollat-, repre
senting the proceed of operations ex
tending over many months.
No formal charites 1. \. yet hern
preferred against the former employee
of the firm who 1 s.n-i ;.. have been
Lawrence's at ? unip' ?? th. all.rred
swindle.
DAVIS CASE CONTINUED
>?, . 1.
Ilrlrrlhrk 11> > ?*.?> t l,tiit.| t nii \llcueil 'I heft
of I'lrkrl* l-'roiu street I ;ir
1 omtiniiy.
