Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
SKIPPED OUT.
A Good Man Deceived and Left to Hold
Both Ends Of the Sack
Special to the Times.

IHTee years aSo young uAu Dy the
name of Albert Edgar came to this
neighborhood from Canada. He soon
procured clerkship in the drug store
of Z. H. Farrar, of Centralia, retain
ing his position uutil about November
1873. Some dissatisfaction coming
up, Mr.. Farrar declined to give him
further employment, at the same time
intimating that all was not as clear
As mondays sun.
Young Edgar soon induced James
Northcutt, of Boone county, to enter
into copartnership with him and en-
bark in the drug business at Arm
strong, in Howard county, a small
village twelve miles east of Glasgow,
on the Chicago 4 Alton railroad.
The two visited St. Louis, December
/, 1878, and purchased stock of
drugs, paying cash for them. In the
payment it was discovered fer the
| first time that Edgar could not come
up with his portion of cash, Northcutt
paying most of the money, which was
not SO understood by the parties.
The firm of of f. & n, soon orened
up with a booming trade at Arm
strong, Edgar remafking to his part
ner shortly after they reached Arm
strong that he desired to go to house
keeping, which was news to Mr..
Northcutt, for he did not dream that
Edgar was married man, neither
did the public dream OF his marriage,
he having secretly married Miss
Maggie Sneed, of Centralia, some two
months prior to that time. So quiet
ss their . DHs1sFfs 1T.g 81 tpahei1as xtfe
cognizant of the fact. Miss Sneed is
OF good family respectfully connect
ed in this community, in fact in every
respect, she is lady Of the first or
der.
The firm of Edgar & Northcutt con.
.inued until July last, when Mr.. N
sold his interest to Jerry Bush, of Au.
drain county. MIR. Bush knew nothing
about the drug business, and having
confidence in Edgar, he entrusted tht
entire management of the store te
him. About the 14th of this montl
Bush received telegram from Edga1
that he had sold the stock OF good.
to DIR. Hume, and for him, Bush, t.
ceme up to Armstrong. When he ar
rived they were invoicing the stocl
which amounted to something owe
: ST., 200. Bush inquired as to the liza
bilities of Edgar 4 Bush, and was in
formed by Edgar that the firm owet
v about $3.50, and that there was nea
: $500 due in debts, besides the amour
OF goods on hand. Bush received
small amount of money and returne.
home, leaving Edgar at Armstrong t,
4 collect and settle the business. In
: few days Bush received letter fron
: Edgar to meet him in Centralia o.
J. Saturday the 18th inst. Bush came
/. but received another card to be her
n on Monday the 10Th, and he, Edgar
would meet him and settle up, divld
a the cash, etc. Bush was on hand bu
O Edgar was not. Bush waited a fe,
It days aud went to Armstrong to ascel
It tain something concerning the bus
e ness. On reaching Armstrong h
v learned that Edgar had been collec
t ing bills, and to get the cash woul
reduce them half and give a recelI
a in full. He also learned that Edgar
- wife had left some days prior to IL
d time that Edgar had, and that K. hs
addressed letter to his wife, care
~ Ringo House, Mexico, Mo. Th
>. caused some surmising, as the citize,
h of Armstrong supposed his wife ",
g. in Centralia with relatives. Bus
at once went to Mexico, where
learned that Edgar had shipped
goods to Canada, and he and his wi
had bought tickets for Chicago. r
t. ports say that Edgar told some of h
friends IN Centralia that he and h
n, vile were going to visit friends he
ID Thompson station.
MIR. Bush is one of our best citizen
residing about seven miles north
er Centralia in Audrain county. I
Id does not know at this time lust he
le matters may turn out, but he kno,
Il this, that he has been grossly decei
hit ed, and feels that he would not aga
entrust his money ard credit to
:" man whom he did not know fully.