Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-25

DID he DUPE YOU Z.
\ Dishonest Game Revealed 10.
ths Police.
METHODS Of An oIly AGENT
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METHODS Of An oIly AGENT

WAsso b the Electric Puetnib es0-
Ds.y's ons. Il -. Cuslss. its ssivsssiaAl
azaaoss. sad G. Bsana. 10 susass~ y =
esssG,sa thai y ssessvsd By The Dnlies
dspartnsas saassy every day fsoa -.
dsats a tAis city snd parties q di9sssss
pssnss thsUssAoss ~ stsaA u ~
D>an fssa ths iesssss and psssunal
cpmpiainaD aAds n shs Police elneials
thss 90 e. Dsasps." rsvssssaiing hius-
eli - b . salicitos ipr ths -Ebsctsic
Postrsis compsay 81 No. 9ls CaaAi
ssrsee roo0s aud 3 O The
tAird osDs. Gssnd IapidA Mich
igAn." hzs taken several hsntrsd
ossisss Tor his work In various towns
sad villages in the state His businsss
vas eniarsins photographs By an cleo
triczt process At . ANAL Esure. and 10
vsriably upon taxing an osder postiou
Of the price vas demanded upon the
spot. lis sample portrait vas AN al
mlrsbls piece u work. and always caught
tina fancy ~ those To whom.
IL sas shosa- Tho price Il the work
vAs within the reach % tho NEST
humbls IN circumstances. and or
dcrs wore gwen freely for en-,
iArg~d portraits a their deceased
friends and relatives and members Of ths
family To whom an acceptable present.
could be made. Thosc Who gave orders
would pay - cents IA tidO In advance
to insure god faith On the part of the
pstroa- For these sums reccipts wer's
given signed by q. Henson. agcnt.'
Customers. weary of waiting tor
their portraits. wrote to the company
inquirtrg the cause II the delay in DE-
hyering the work. but returning malls
have brought no response. Failing 10
hear from the accompany OF its agent they
have written Ia the chief of police for
information. but - far officers have
failed a. locate the Electric Portrait
Company OF its agent
coaplains g'roa IlespssiA
Last evening l. II. Hxwlcy. publishes
Of the Hespsria Herald. called 1t police
hssdquartrrs and said his brother had
given an order for ono of these portraits.
paying tl.O - N evidences II goosa
faith. but had been unable 20 hear krum
the company. Mr.. Hzwley said this
man Benson made . tbosough canvas a
Hesperis Last winter and did lucrative
business Orders we're taken in largo
NUN t<sS 8tts t<&C k4sS&p1y Ros&s "a Sot 0otS
will agxrcgAts ta0 The portraits hare
not b~~n delivered and hespsria citizens
mourn the loes Of 10 hard canned dbl
lara Mr.. Hzwey could not give very
accurate description of Mr.. Benson Last
night. hut persons in Hesperis viii sod
the officers . description by which ha
can be spprehcnd.sd II in the city. The
names Of {. henson and l. NJ. Cutler ara
not In slc city dirs,sosy nor N tho Efcc-
tr,c Pwtrsit company included in tho
lrsr of Grand Rapids enterprises IL has
been ascerfained by tho police officials
that ther. ~ M three story building at
NJ. Ola Canal street where the Office is
advertised 90 be on the third foor liz 10
III. opinion of the Ioiice officials that
tn. Electric Portrait company, l. NJ
Cutler and l.. Henson are frauds. and
that persons uho have paid money ia
them have been dupcd by a sleek con-
fd'pc- man. Lieutenant Hurley said
last evening" that persons should bs
warned against having any business
dealings with. cr paying money TO z
representative Of thss flrm-