The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-19
E. A. ROGERS RAsCALITY.
How He Sent Men on Fools Errands
and Pocketed Their Money.

How He Sent Men on Fools Errsnds
and PocGeted Their Money.
E. A. Rogers (colored), who has been run
ming an employment bureau that doesn't
employ, has as many subterfuges as he has
victims.
After his recent exposure in his transac-
tions with Mr.. Frederick E. Norris, the
Florida nurseryman he had the cheeK to
write to Mr. Norris that he had ordered the
"a sent TO him before he left for Washing
ton to attend the Inauguration. He wrote
as follows: 1.-THE men claimes to have sent
it, but guest not sent the men but did
not pay there way, so | guest they struck
some other Job" He went on to
add that the proprietor of the
MORNING NEWS would send Mr. Norris the
81. 1t is hardly necessary to say that
Rogers has never shown himself about the
MORNING NEWS building since the expos
ure.
The testimony elected before Justice Pat
terson shows Rogers to be a person. after
Micawbers style, as it was common say
ing to his victims from whom he obtained
money and who were importuning him for
employment or the return of their money,
that he was waiting Ito see what may turn
up" Nothing, the evidence showed, ever
turned up Rogers, it appears, with his i'll
&ObUbu gains, Woub 10 w dSulHSbOn
after soft place and returned without it,
nothing having turned up for him either.
1t appears that OHara, the carpenter,
gave Rogers dollar in return for situa-
tion, and Rogers sent O'Hara to Mr.. J. J.
McDonough to get job. Mr.. McDonough
denied wanting carpenter, or that he had
ever employed Rogers TO find man for
him. O'Hara went back to Rogers and
demanded his money back, when Rogers
i'm loft n q Mnrp W
as a man who wanted a good bench
carpenter, and Mr.. Murphy had not invoked
Rogers assistance, nor did he want man
either. Then O'Hara went back again and
demanded his money, and Rogers urged
him then, and from time to time to wait
and see what may turn up" A warrant
for cheating and swindling O'Hara, was
what did turn up. In the meantime Rogers,
finding that he was getting in deep water,
had the following circular printed and
covered his Office walls with copies OF it:
INSTRUCTIONS.
The money we charge. and is paid to us, is
considered to be for our services rendered in
trying to procure position for the party
within q certain length of time, as stated in this
receipt below. No money will be returned to
any party or parties after engaging our SER
vices. Let it be clearly understood that we
only make ourselves responsible to do the best
we can in trying to procure you position
within certain length of time, and you pay
according to the time you wish to employ our
services for that purpose. All payments mad q
in advance Rogers G. Co., Intelligence office,
157 South Broad street, Savannah, Ga.
SAVANNAH, GA, - 1S-
Received of M-- s. in advance
for services from - 49, to - 49,.
Rogers swore that these instructions"
were posted up in his Office when O'Hara
applied for employment March 4, but one
Snelson, colored printer, when put on the
stand said that ha nr1ntA1 the circular for
Rogers about three weeks or four weeks
ago, going 20 show that the circular was an
afterthought, and to be used to justify his
refusal to return the money to those he had
caught in his net. This being apparent, led
the justice to require Rogers to give a
qualified bond for his appearance before the
city court to answer the charge of cheating