The Portland daily press., 1882-02-17
ONE MORE.
ANOTHER SALESMAN IN HOT WATER
This Time He "skips the Town"

Dissolute COMPANIONS of the male sex, and
fast women have, it is said, brought another
| trusted young man to grief
| Boardman & Haley, apothecaries, OF St.
Stephen, N. B., do large business, and the
senior member of the firm is very wealthy.
Mr.. Beardman has son, G. NJ. Boardman, II
years old, who served clerkship with his fa-
Their and then came to Portland where he en-
tered g. L. Ba;leys, the gunsmiths, employ
He did not remain long with Mr.. Bailey bet
decided to go home. On forming this determi-
nation he called on G. A. Parsons & Co. and
told them his intentions. He asked the firm
| if they would give him commission, in case
he sold any goods for them. They, of course,
| signifed their willingness to do SO. and, prom
Using to send them some orders, Boardman
went home. Il was expressly stipulated, how
ever, that he was not engaged as salesman,
and he was given no authority to collect bills
| for the firm.
Shortly after Boardman went back down
East" Messrs Parsons & Co. received from him
what pnrported to be an order for four or five
hundred dollars worth of goods for his fathers
| firm. Mr.. Parsons, knowing that Boardman
& Haley were preparing to open new store at
| young Boardman a commission. Their sus-
picons were first aroused when they received
from Boardman & Haley letter stating that
they had ordered no goods The latter firm
concluded to take the goods however and SO
that matter was settle d.
From this time on, Mr.. Parsons began to re-
ceive drafts drawn on him by young Board
man, in settlement of bills contracted by the
latter and it transpired that the young scamp
was travelling about representing that he was
connected with Parsons & Co.. and using their
credit. When the usual statements OF account
were sent out by Mr.. Parsons to several of his
customers, in the eastern part of the State
they replied that they had already paid the
bills to young Boardman, who said he was col
le citing for the firm. From various hotels, sta
ble-keepers ETC., came drafts on Mr.. Parsons,
varying in amount from $40 to $40. AT the
Penobscot Exchange, Bangor Boardman had
stopped over night, and rendered in payment "a
draft for S12 on Parsons & Co., which was
promptly accepted and the balance paid him
in cash On writing to Boardman's father,
Mr.. Parsons learned that young Boardman had
epresented that he was regularly engaged
salesma n, and that a team for which he had
''stood off, some confding stable-keeper, was
the property of the firm. He had been travel
ing from Calais to Bangor, swindling people
right and left, and though he had collected on
ly small amount from Mr.. Parsons custom
ers, had given bogus drafts on the firm,
amounting to between 5000 and $500. Think
ing that he had lost quite enough by the
young scamp, Mr.. Parsons began to look Up
his whereabouts, and discovered that he was
in this city. He at once sent an officer to him,
and had him brought to the store, where an
interview occurred. Boardman was disposed
to sspnt on airs and "cheek it OUT at first,
but finally confessed his guilt and offered to
settle. He said he could get the money from
an uncle at Calais, reported to be worth about
nillion dollars, and offered to give Mr.. Par
sons draft on him. Mr.. Parsons refused to
accept, however. until he was sure it would be
honored, and the boy telegraphed to his uncle,
and received an emphatic mo- in answer to
his request. Boardman for short time
seemed very much cast down but finally
frightened up and said he could "fx things"
Going over to Deering, Milliken & Co.'S he OBJ
tanned the promise of member of the firm to
advance him money enough to pay the bills
on his fathers account, and returning in
formed Mr.. Parsons of his Strike" The lat
ter gentleman, however, believing that the
young fellows father would finally settle the
matter, and not wishing any one else to be vic
timized, informed the gentlemen whom Board
man saw of the circumstances OF the case, and
when Boardman called for his money he was
of course refused. He promised to raise the
money. however, and see Mr.. Parsons at
o'clock Saturday afternoon; and the latter not
wishing to give the matter publicity, if it could
be avoided, did not put him under arrest. The
consequence was that on Saturday it was found
that the bird had flown, and the firm was
"out.'
Mr.. Parsons at once telegraphed to Board
mans father, who arrived here ON the Monday
night Pullman; the old gentleman pretended
to believe that his son was in hiding at Bidde-
ford, or had gone into Massachusetts,. and he
promised to find him and bring him to Mr.
Parsons This he failed to do, however, and
left the city Tuesday night, promising that he
would find his son and take him home, and
then fix the bills.
Mr. Parsons is not the only business man
who suffers by young Boardman's vagaries;
the latter secured an agency for the Messrs.
Shepard of this city, and obtained from them
a valuable case of samples, which he sold,
pocketing the money. Several hotel-kecpers
and other parties in the city have also suffered
by him,