The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-04
CONFIDENCE OPERATOR.
The Old, Sly Fox Who was Here
And Nowf-Read the Latest
Details.

II will be remembered that the BAzoO OF
February 9th, 1873. contained an accoun,
Of the sudden disappearance from this city
Of one "R. W. Alexander" and that the
facts were
"R. w. Alexander" Of the firm OF
"Alexander Bros. h Co.," llgen House
block, Was going to open grocery aud dry
goods store in that place lie vas nice
old man, who came here on the 2lst oi
January preceding. And he went into
business by depo-itiny check ON the I'm.
ternationai Bank, 81. Louis. for 81 100
in the First National Bank Of this city.
That check proved good But he >ui~e.
quently got drafts csshed that were worth
less AMI departed in haste.
The latest ~ to his doings is told in the
following extracts from the Springfield
mo- Patriot .idrotissr:
4 few DAYS ago q rather shabby, genteel
person arrived in this city, and immesii
aiely began Ia make inquiries abou, rent
ing vacant store rvoua Tor the purpose vi
opening out . first. class stock Of general
merchandise. lie vas y mii,lle aged man
having II csreworn look, and n stranger
would have taken him fur an ol,i ->,y IL
merchant ~ho needed only q iew revolution,
ri the wheel III time Ia become bankrup,
lie rented from Bryan Bru- the ROOM
recently occupied By Suffer- K lleadley, On
Boonviile street. and the front VAS soon
covered With ioar large posters. announcing
that X. T.. Henderson, Bro. II Co., OF :;
Louis, will occupy this store ON next Mon
day, May 70. with full and fresh stock ol
genera. merchandise" lie, also, made ar.
rangrmen's with several carpenters tn put
the ruom in order, aud had everything
p tinted regardless ot co-t, agreeing To pay
the bill himself. During this time he ialrly
flooded the town with posters, ANNOUNCING
the coming III the new iirm and the lair and
honest way they proposed IL deal. They
were not only guin. To- sell first class good
''as cheap ~ the ch-sI~-t." but w"u!d b,
prepared at all times tn paw the highest
price n cash for all kinds Of co,Inirs pr,-
duce, or, II preferred. would make lilsral
cash advances and ship tn their huI-e in 81
Louis and sell on commission. His rex,
step was To- 20 around aud inqrire for tvs,
first class statesmen. aeon intel with The
LEGAL ira ie- As he expressed tie i.ieut,on
ri paying good wag--, any number oi kill
ful adopts protirrr,i their services. ILL.,
finally closed u Contract with Mr.. W. III
Bnrd-n, ut u regular >al .ry oi seventy tive
dollars \ month. All these preparation,
were made inr n certain purpose. - alter
wards appeared. Going to the hank b,
deposited draft ON his st Lauis house
ior 81 ,GaN. aud -o,n uft~rwar,i returned sn,
wrote cheek ior 500. saving he neyde,!
sonie c,-h to p,v I'll the men WIN had
repaired th,. building. The dr ,i; vls sen;
on To- -. LrIis. nv the hank. iur pty
nent, but was returned protested, there
bring no such iirm IN the city. Inquiry
was mas!e at the Metropolitan h..tei
where the f-.il,w hid been stopping
when the sd iact gas a>ce.tain.d th,t u,
had stopped: ''gs.iry back east Z" &C., ahor'
his guod-.' While stnpping here h.
bolsh, travelling saIe-n,an's stock o
samples. AGREEING io ply for the same IN
ninety dav>. A. sp;nc return iur the myny
iavorS shown him starin.: his brief soiourr
in this conti'iIrs Community. he le.t Il
hank pass book Containing a fresh credit
of Si.,ln
A Telegram h,s since haer r.cpivri in
Springfield. from y CincinEAti LoC.e
inquiring il *. e. Heni.rSoa II Bro" o
that city. were good Tor - 400 worth %
goods lie gave the ur,!rr ior the g,s'sis
through y travelir. salesman. Look ont
for him.