Show USED MAILS TO DEFRAUD Up Attorney Mains of San Francisco Is Under Arrest San Francisco o. o Feb 17 C. C. C R. R Mains an attorney was arrested by the United States Marshal today and charged with having l used ed the Unit United d States malls mails for fraudulent purposes At his own wn request request re re- re- re quest he w was s ta taken ken before Commissioner Heacock Immediately and his hearing set for Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with ball bail at lit 1500 It Is alleged that Mains has been representing representing representing himself as the Western representative representative and attorney of the American and European Mining and Transportation i tion Syndicate and also a representative of the American and London Safety ty Deposit Deposit De De- i posit Surety Suret and Investment Co The combined capital of these syndicates syndicates syn syn- in the pamphlets and on the letterheads let let- used by Mains Is placed at 4 Mains sent literature relative relative relative rela rela- tive to the plans and objects of the syndicates broadcast throughout the United States Among those who answered answered answered an an- him was a Dr Chas E. E Bennett of O. O While the doctor evidently evidently evi evi- dently thought well of ot the scheme he had the discretion to Inquire of ot the postal postal postal pos pos- tal authorities what the standing of Mains might be Investigation revealed Mains's record and his arrest followed Mains also informed Bennett that he had of ot secured bond-secured paper to dispose of and subject to his order order order or or- der here In San Francisco W v. Scott Gifford is represented In the prospectus as the actuary of f the com corn patty pany A warrant t has been Issued s e for forhia hi hia arrest t. Mains 1 Is said ll to nb be an Eastern East East- a em ern lawyer admitted to practice at Battie Battle Battle Bat Bat- tle tie Creek Mich |