Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-23
THE ALLEGED SyyrNDxER.
JOHN II. PREDMORE, THE "INNOCENT'
CLERK AND "sUFFERER."
Par Mobile FrGtrut11.

We gave Saturday morning an account
of some of the business operations of Fl
s. Fitch, "Dealer in Flour, Grain and
Lumber" and incidentally mentioned one
John II. Predmore, who held himself ont
ss Fitch's clerk, and claimed TO be a VIC
tim Of misplaced conf1ence-or, in other
words, to Re "one of the sufferers" to the
extent of some three hundred dollars in
money and wages and an overcoat. We
left Predmore bunting after shingles and
his overceat.
In response to our call for the exPlana-
tion of certain circumstances, we have re-
ceived them from another source and of q
different character from those referred to.
We have therefore concluded to give John
H Predmore the benefit of a compliment
tary notice, that his modest merit may
not go unrewarded.
In the first place we may say that it is
unfortunate for him that his early educa-
ton was neglected, particularly, and per-
haps solely, in the study of geography. Il
might have saved him from some trouble,
and US from writing this notice, if he had
ascertained the relative geographical po-
sition of Schenectady, Whitehall and
Rutland.
Something more or less than year ago,
Scheme otady, New York, was made happy
- IL IS Ii
where he established himself IS "Desler
in Lum Der, Flour, Feed and Provisions"
Whether he made liberal edvancements'
on consignments, we are uniformed but
certain it is that he commenced, and had
for a time an extensive correspondence
with dealers in different parts of the
country,-letters If inquiry to some, or
ders to others. We have before us let.
ter from the ''office of John H Predmore,
Dealer in Lunbrr, Flour, Feed and Pro
visions, Schenectady, n. Y, Dec. 9th,
1870" written to an extensive dealer in
Whitehall. irquiring the price per car
load of the t10o upper qualities of pine,
also whore he "can git Car of broom
handles in the rough + asa CT spruce" The
Information was given. but whether it re-
suited in haul" we annot say.
Shingles seem to ] ave been then, as
now, a particular ehjsct of attraction tc
him. He sought shinglt W, then, by cor
respondence, orders and | PROMISES to pay
He paid for shingles with protested drafts
and, possibly, other paper, and by beng
conveniently absent when creditor
called around. He still set Ks shingles
and is now absent looking up car load
His shingle trade is said to have been
considerable, one car load going from Rut
land. He made quick sal ss, the return'
going into his own pocket !, and remained
there. 1t is the same { Id story. The
wealth was ell in the eye ," at least, so fal
as it benefited those from whom he pur
chased stock. The busin sss was we'll anG
thoroughly conducted an was all profits
When creditors and thei &c agents arrived
at Schenectady, there W as no Predmore-
IuS pldCS tnHt OuCe hue W LIN hnV"o LII
no more.
Here, for time, all trace was lost o
him, and it was feared that the business
world was to lose the benefit of his pecul
lar talents, engaging manners and excel
lent business tact an d honorable dealing
But it was not so to be.
Now for Rutland The first notice w
have of him and b Is intended advent t.
Rutland, comes FIR ON city in neighbor
ing State, in the shape of bank check
The check was rawn on a Rutland bank
handed to the 4yee and by him RENTED
for collection. Imagine if you can thu
surprise of the cashier at receiving it-nt
such man as ohm II. Predmore in town
to his knowls dge, he certainly had O
never had, bef ore or since, any funds il
the bank, and had never been inside o
the banking ouse. The check, like the
drafts for shin giles was returned protested
Almost as pro- liable business as buy ms
shingles and &. sailing in broom handles
The next we, hear of John FL. Predmore
quOnddna des Ter, etc, at Schenectady
where, by the way, he too kept clerk
he makes his appearance in Rutland a.
the clerk of H = S. Fitch. He sits, day By
day, in the SO ven by nine Office in Morse
block, telling anxious and inquiring call
ers that his &c sptivatiog but evanescent
principal w-as nut bat would return in
day or two. lie understood the business
for had he n vt been there? and did b,
not keep oleri for the same purpose
"Birds Of fea ther," etc. But suddenly
he to , vanish es-he is after shingles
again. We wis, ned him, Saturday, safe
and spaedy retu IN. We fear we shall
not see him agniu Good bye John. We
are sorry you lent your overcoat. Wha
is the price of bas swood broom handles
Predmore's Innoc snce Demonstrated.
By this time Fitcl and Predmore, the
vice versa employer and employe, the
dealer and clerk. by turns, must have 9
holy horror of Vermo of and Vermonters
Vermont is not safe place to live or dc