The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-24
AN ADROIT
disappearing as a Minister and Obtain
ing Money on False Pretenses.

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WILMINGTON Star The man who
called on Raw Dr. Naah, pasUpr of the
F,ftn Street NJ, E Church. south. last
Monday evening. representing himself
rs DIR. w &. Ellison. Of Washington
Guy, and executor Of the es5ato of Mrs.
Eliza W trdl w, recently deceased, Ia
III all probability nothing more nor
le8s than AN adrOit sander
He gave d. Nash a draft drawn in
the doctors favor, on DrexaI & Go &
bank PhIlad"Iphie, Pa. for $500. This
amount, he claim II, was q bequast 70
Fifth Street church from Nrs. Ward
low. He told Dr. Vasn that there were
sO0P small court costs, amounting to
Sc Is that he would have t. pay. but
ne could do this at any time Dr.. Nash
lnvIGed hs visitor to take upper With
hiIn. and he accepted the invitation
At supper ha spoke of Oring III the
Confed rate army, and said be was
near Gan Peuc1r when the latter was
shot at the ha1tl" Of Gettysburg AS
Gen. Pc.G8r Was an nuCio OF Mrs
Nash. and he told several incidents
connected with Gen Penders death
that were familiar to the family, all
dDGbts IS t. the honesty Of the nlan, If
any existed. we're removed DR. Mash
paid him tae So Is claimed rs costs and
accepted the draft gratefully. He put
the dr4fy IN the Atlantic National Bank
for cole :tiOn. Tuesday night Mr. w.
J TO0ner, clerk as the bank, having
heard that a trick had been PLAYED on
some OLh0r ministers in the State. went
w and informed DR. Nash OF it. The
doctor cane down early the next morn
ing to inv 6tlgate the matter He Re
membered that DR.. Ellison" told him
that he knew Mr.. B)nUz. proprietor of
the BOnirz Hotel In his city, and was
stopping there Upon inquiry it was
a~scerCained that q man answering the
description Of DR.. Elliaa N" lad been
there IN company Of Rev. DR.. Pe8chau,
but bearing another name. Since that
time the whereabouts of "Dr. Ellison"
are unknown to R-v DR. Nash, out the
Star learns that DE- Ellison" was in
the city OF Tuesday last and visited
several residences, delivering tracts
and representing himself to be an Fps
cOpal minister 1t IS learned ais that
several day 8 ago Information was re-
ceIved here from Petersburg, Va, that
a man, supposed to DO DIR. Ellison"
had s~lndled several persons there of
small amounts. on fraudulent repre-.
sanitation similar TO those practiced
here. Last W elk, the Stnr j. informed,
a man visited Halifax, N. c., and
called at the residence of a lady who
is a member of the Rowan Catholic
Church. He represented that a lady
had recently died at Washington City
who had left the Roman Catholic
Church at Halifax five hundred dol
lars, for which he had brought a check
from the executor. The lady was so
elated at the thought Of her church re
ceIVIng such a liberal donation that he
rewarded the man with asum OF monev
for his trouble IN bringing the check,
which after wards proved ~vaIueleas
DIR Ellison" Is described as about
55 years of age, five feet six inches
high, gray hair. hatchet fac d., an
emacia ed expression, and rather shah
billy dressed He talked well and his
manners were pleasing. Sometimes
he wore a silk nat, and at other times
g. soft SLOUGH.