The Lincoln County herald., 1871-12-28
An lMpOslor.
HALL OF wkNrxviLLE LopaE, No 46. :
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WENrzvlLLE, Mo, Dec. 12th, 1871.
Editor L'acoim Coun,y Herald:
Enc'osod VIC send you an eatrac. from
tho Frsemason, Of Nov. l, 1871, shich
please publish foe tho benefit of the Graf.
aad public generally.
The fellow (Fuller) alluded to 10 now
at this place teaching the District SCHOOL.
We have positive proof that he is an 40
complished cheat, impostor, and dan :
gerous person 10 any community. He is
. miserable scamp! Hand him around.
All papers friendly to tho craft are
respectfully solicited to copy.
BY order Of the Lodge.
W. H. MUZZY, Scc'y pro tom.
The following is tho article referred to
in tho Freemason
LOOK OUT FOR THE IMposToR.
The following letter has been received
by US. 1t explains itself and w hope
brethren will DO on their guard
SEv1ERvILLE, TENN, Sept. 8, 1871.
MIR +. q. Tidsall, Masonic Editor of Pom
eroy's Democrat, New York.:
DEAR Sir :--Fnclosed nd statement
OF lmpostor you will please pu ublish for
the benefit OF the Craft We have sent
Communications to the H. u. M. of Cali
fo'"'"' --a h-pe mat ne IruIIerJ may
somewhere be caught. lam. very truly,
your friend and subscriber, and fratern
ally your brother and companion.
j. B EMERr,
j. W. MI. Star Lodge, No. 1877.
LOOK OUT.
ST. LOUIS, August 18th, 1871.
Mr.. Il. Il, Knoxville
DEAR SIR:-l transmit herewith a
statement Of all business done by me up
to the time left Tennessee. 1t becou cs
my duty to give you an explanrtion.
Some time since | had difficulty with
man who was "trcemnson," and the
unjust manner in which | was treated by
his Lodge, impelcd me to seek redress
by becoming acquainted with, and pub.
lishiog to the world the mysteries Of the
Order. For that purpose insinuated
myself into Lodges in different portions
of the country, and became thoroughly
acquainted with tho work. The Lodge
at Sevierville found me out aud it became
necessary for my personal safety that I
should leave the country Immediately,
and circumstances compelled me TO leave |
in debt to the Company SAG
W. s. FULLER.
MOUNTAIN STAR LODGE, 1917, r. A. NJ, !
SevierviIle, Tenn Aug. 26, 1871.
The above letter has come to the pos
session of this Lodge Mr. Fuller was
located at thi, place for four or five
months as a Life Insurance agent He
prolessed to be Mason, and o mel mber
Of Chestnut Grove Lodge, Whitmell, Va
From that Lodge we learn that while
here he attempted to impose himself
lpon them, accrediting himself to belong
20 Clay Lodge, Lexington, Ky. He at
.empted to. impose himself upon tho
Lodge at this place, and was detected US
IN impostor, and left hastily and clandes
inely to escape punishment, and without
,aying his bourd bill and other debts
The above letter is the only information
'eceived from him since his departure.
lie is believed to have gone West of the
Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. Flu Ter 10 about twenty five years
If age, medium height, rather slender,
Weighs l20 pounds, his completing is
lark, black hair and mustache, dresses
veil, talks Auently. claims to be of high
'rigin, and when detected i. impudent,
md claims that he has two cousins in
lifferent parts Of the country of the same
'amo and appearance as himself Infor
nation of his whereabouts is desired aud
All papers friendly to the In.
titution please copy.
certify that the foregoing is a true
opy of the letter of W. S. Fuller, and of
he proceedings of Mountain Star Lodge
97 +. A. NJ. had at u special communi
ation held at Sevierville, Tenn, Aug.
rs, 1871, and ordered to be published.
G. W. PICKLE, Secy.
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