Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-18
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA.


and then DR.. Hawkes. came In it.
refused TO allow my name to be |
used because it would take too
much money.
Porter never seemed to have any
money.
DIR. Hawkes. took hold of It, put |
money in it, and put ibis son In it,
and his son and Porter went down
to North Carolina.
DIR. Hawkes. had to go down and
bring the stuff back.
The Doctor is a very straight for
ward, honest man SO far as l know.
SHARP FELLOW.
Porter is a right sharp fellow. He
was too sharp for me. / dropped
him when be. went to get that char
ter.
said to DIR. Hawkes.. / don't be-
lieve that the Association viii ever
be a success Iwhile he Is conducting
It.
wanted to get him out OF it. de
told rDe st would cost just $400, and
yet it cost me nearly $500 up to the
time l got out of 1t.
1t is a good thing If the right par
ties get hold of 1t.
/ expected of course to be REIN
bursed for what had expended.
"Have you ever met Mr.. Stacy ? :"
Yes, I've met with Mr.. Stacy. He
wanted to go travelling for the As
ISOLATION, but he wanted the money
furnished to him so TO do.
found that If went to work at
the thing, I'd have to give up my
business and attend to that"
In the collection of cards held by
Mr.. Leidy, some were for those who
paid $500. Said he, "I do not
know whether he'd got a copyright
or not.
GAVE HIM MORE MONEY.
gave him money to pay for It,
I've got every receipt of Mr.. Porter
for the amount of money furnished
him.
| found that be wasn't reliable and
I stopped.
Porter has enough printed mat
ter to half fill this room.
He got it out of NE and out OF DR.
Hawkes..
The Doctor gave him a safe and
set him up down there In North Car
olina."
DIR. HAWKES. SPEAKS PLAINLY.
DIR. l.. j. Hawks was found at hi
Office, 18th and Broad SITS. He said
Il was led into 1t. Porter cam
were handling lithia water.
3 He wanted desk-room, q plac
= where he could display his cards
did not know him. He stated b
had q charter; but Ii wasn't record
q ed. he wanted about $500 t
& start off with.
D knew nothing about 1t. My bo
wanted something To do and CAV
+ him some money. / had then ex
s pended about $05. 90 Co pay for th
q charter aud before he went away
g found out he was a drinking ma
and told him I'd withdraw from II
II He talked TO my wife, got her In
" terested In IL and the first thing
Is knew, he bad gotten a couple of hur
dred OF dollars.
70 DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
NV son went to North Carolln
n and he wrote home that Porter keT
a drunk all the time, In fact, was
le bed drunk.
My son said he wanted to g
out of 1t. He didn't like it anywa
Then he came home. think POI
Z | ter's wife went down and brougl
f. him home. He was sick for month
os went down there and four
things In a very bad shape. tt
" matter had, fallen into disrepute.
paid up the bills,-the property
III the Association having been seiz,
slI for rent, the board bills, etc., beiI
an In the hands of the sheriff aud {
10 of the stuff being held by him Il
debt. Porter had taken up with
ne man named Splitter. It was a go'
thing I thought If it W are proper
conducted. had by this time &c
I'M ten $500 In it.
.Iv Several others here thought t
plan of the Association was q go'
OF thing and Capt. Coke and some OF
d. ers thought we would carry out I
project, but they advised US to {
,u- rid of Porter.
AL So finally brought the matter
do the Association from Raleigh, a
we agreed to divide up the cards
ed tween us (Porter and myself) so
$4,000 worth. The y interest '
of transferred to me. / thought 1t v
q most creditable thing to secur
ito home for the decrepid of the colo
to race. I had gotten the promis'
rot five acres of land at Williamson
Va.
So NAME USED WITHOUT CONSENT.
Without my consent. and after
I Sa had agreed that we should be emit
n,.+ | ly separate, he put my name on
cards as treasurer OF the concern
+h paid about $7O0. for my half of
Ono cards and interest In the cones
We fell out and l became so incen
J0- with him that we didn't speak.
"Do you know anybody else \
~ put money In it ?"
oo There was Stacy's father. He
,Los 5000 In 1t. lie put 1t into it becs
my name was connectedl with it,
Stacy went to Chicago to raise N
ey. They wished me to push
o,o scheme. Porter agreed to give
~ ~ drinking and brought me sW
- 2 statement that he'd not drink
more. / told him that of all
heDo money collected not a dollar
been accounted for.
.Dod He had sold the cards. In