▁six ▁parts , ▁creating ▁a ▁sc andal ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁Mac f ad den ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁a ▁federal ▁war rant ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁sending ▁le wd ▁and ▁obsc ene ▁matter ▁through ▁the ▁ma ils . ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁in ▁a ▁j ury ▁trial . ▁The ▁sentence ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁at ▁every ▁level ▁including ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁However , ▁Mac f ad den ▁was ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁President ▁T aft . ▁ ▁Another ▁moment ous ▁collaboration ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Mac f ad den ▁and ▁C ory ell ▁developed ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁first - person ▁conf essional ▁story ▁and ▁created ▁True ▁Story ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁extremely ▁successful ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁significant ▁new ▁theme ▁to ▁magazine ▁publishing . ▁As ▁the ▁magazine ▁progress ed , ▁C ory ell ▁“ help ed ▁spot ▁the ▁real ▁stories , ▁the ▁good ▁stories , ▁and ▁we ed ▁out ▁the ▁ph on ies ▁and ▁the ▁fra ud s .” ▁With ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁True ▁Story , ▁C ory ell ▁became ▁a ▁permanent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mac f ad den ▁editor ial ▁staff . ▁ ▁An arch ism ▁and ▁belief s ▁C ory ell ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁social ▁causes , ▁though ▁there ▁is ▁limited ▁remaining ▁evidence ▁of ▁his ▁participation . ▁F ult on ▁O urs ler , ▁Mac f ad den ' s ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁who ▁C ory ell ▁helped ▁h ire , ▁described ▁his ▁benef