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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1922

Page

8

Ponzi Scheme Details Revealed at Boston Trial

Miss Mell testified that Charles Ponzi's office bought international coupons with stamps and paid 10 percent to agents. Branch offices opened across New England and beyond as Ponzi promised 100 to 600 percent profits, with over 30,000 investors. The government seeks larceny charges and traces of deposits and assets, while Ponzi faced questions about filing certificates.

Miss Mell Charles V. Dana Co Essex Street Boston Ponzi Securities Exchange Co School Street M’ss Ponai United States Special Postal Guide Harry Mahoney Flaherty Fosdick Miss Meli Lawrence Lynn Manchester N. H Milford Fall River Salem Worcester Quey Plymouth Somervy‘lie Framingham Barre Berlin Providence R. L Hartford Washington Street Hp. m Miss Mel Tremont Trust Company Hanover Trust Company Cosmopolian Trust Company International Trust Company Fidelity Trust Company Merchants National Bank Italy Europe Hurwitz Ponzi and the Other Defendants Had Been Indicted By the Grand Jury Spain Agen Banking Corporrons Aagsista John S. Dondero Rinaldo Rosselli James W. Coulter City Hall Charles Ponzi

Family dispute over alleged affair at hotel ends in row

The husband accuses his wife of being too friendly with John J McDonald of Lowell a carpenter. He learns of the family trouble after a hotel dispute recounting the affair claims.

Fords John J. McDonald Lowell

Ford family courtroom clash over McDonald affair in hotel

Witnesses describe romantic entanglements involving Mrs Ford and McDonald at a St Petersburg hotel. Henry Ford testifies about finding them in a bath room and a later confrontation over the affair as prosecutors seek Lester Ford’s arrest if needed. Dinsmore from Salem testifies about observed embraces and light shifts in the dining area.

Clara B. Dinsmore Salem St. Petersburg Smilee Ford McDonald Attorney Snow

Ford and McDonald Affair Details Unearth Hotel Revelations

Testimony in St Petersburg court reveals a hotel staffer, the elder Ford, admitting his wife pursued a relationship with McDonald a man 81 years old with a wife and family. He claims spankings and a frosty incident, while denying physical abuse. Further witnesses from the hotel are expected.

Morida St. Petersburg McDonald St. Petersurge Ford Hampton

Missing Cousens Sought in October Disappearance

Charles W. Cousens a clerk with Downer & Co brokers at 53 State Street vanished the night of October 18. Described as short slim bald with gray mustache he lived at 17 Cobden Street Roxbury wearing a dark brown suit and brown hat.

Charles W. Cousens Downer & Company State Street Cousens Cobden Street Roxbury

Boston Doctor Gets Eighteen Months In Correction

Dr. Charles Bouin of Boston was sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction by Judge Nelson P. Brown after pleading guilty to illegal surgery in Plymouth. Bouin appeared frail from a heart attack and a local spectator urged a lenient disposition. The court noted its fear of incarceration but did not grant a harsher penalty.

Plymouth House of Correction Nelson P. Brown Bouin Olive Lyman North Dana Vahey Counel Francis J. Donoghue Boston Brown

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