Show Uncle Sam Tak Takes s I Hand in A Appeal peal Prom From a S HUNTINGTON W W. Va Nov No 24 By U. U The P. story of ot a help a-help- helpless helpless less cripple cripple with a large family who amassed a a- a fortune beggIng bogging through the malls is revealed in the tho report of ot postal authorities here As a result Cornelius Meek the cripple has b barred been eri barred by order of the postmaster general from receIvIng re receiving re re- mall mail All letters addressed to him or any of ot his family are to tobe tobe tobe be marked and re returned returned re- re turned to the writer Meeks Meek's alleged circulars pain painted pained ed him a ridden led with a large fam family y of of destitute chIldren children children chil chIl- dren in need of ot cl clothing thing fuel and food tood for the winter Posta Postal authorities on the other hand reported that Meek had re recently recently recently re- re sold two homes In Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky for tor and b bought another another an other in Huntington for The cripple also owned three automobIles automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles until rec recently when two 0 of or them burned burnel with h hi s barn in n fl South Point Ohio They were well insured d the investigators said Meek was found to have a wife and eight children four of them between en 15 la and 23 years of ot age ago none nene of ot them employed and all allwell allwell allwell I well dressed J I S The circular letters with which he is alleged to h have e begged alms from persons all aU over the country were unique They carried a apic picture picture pic pic- ture tune of ot the cripple in his wheel wheelchaIr wheelchair wheelchair chair with a faded wife and several several sev eral eral clothed clothed halt children around hi him The The printed ri e matter tt r d described I Ithe the family living in a poor rough way the place in inKen v Ken Ken- tucky tucy Biblical references s were were wert used freely throughout tt- tt the appeals for help heip which are alleged ged to have netted Meek his small fortune T The Tle e invalid in an interview followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol S lowing federal investigation of f his scheme declared it was a fact that he owned property but that the property was not all paid for Ills wife he said had broken her r health him and he lie needed the children at home to give him proper propel care My Iy income is a 72 a month Spanish war pension he lie said and It takes a month to keep I us Meek claimed ph physicians were I responsible for mailing out the theal al appeals eals for tor help |