Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-18
asked me to take charge
whole thing.
ANOTHER VICTIM.

4
Steven Hunter had paid him s Wi
for the other half. l
He said be wanted to dispose 81
the whole business, the only Feq'a
that he made was that be shcuid 2
retained as secretary. Othe, fise n
did not wish to be known In the tD
ceFn. 1t was so agreed. / said IT,
the company would have to be plA !
ed upon q high, honorable basis \
fore I'd allow my name to remaiu.' a
DIR. Hawkes. then produced e. y
agreement or bill of sale which eos
veyed to Mr.. Steven Hunter
[Porter'sl half of the interest IL ( \
concern, che other half having be
previously sold to DR.. Hawk
Here is copy: "a
PORTER SOLD OUT EIs INTEREST,"
"For and In consideration ofk
sum of money 20 nee In hand paE>
the receipt OF wbich Ii hereby 40
knowledge, have this day sold
STEPHEN HUNTER one half intert
which own In the U. s. GRANT Aop
ument and Old Folks Home Ase0c'
alton, which includes half interest in
the charter of the Association, copy
right, plates, cards, cuts and con-
| tracts with circulars. And hereby
agree to give my best efforts to as
sist the new company that may or
ganiEe to push forward the work IN
any way that they, the said compa-
ny mey direct, and will so assist.
and work for the company as long
as my services are acceptable to the
owners and directors OF the compa-
ny, and for such services. j am to re-
ceive one fourth of the net profits
arising from the business whilst so
employed"
Signed and agreed to by me the
25th day of January, 1894.
T. w. PoRrER.
DIR. HAWKES., THE SOLE OWNER.
On the back of this document ID
the following:
March 2, 1894.
hereby sell and transfer to DIR
/. j. Hawkes. for value received th'
within contract of the u. s. Gran
Monument and Old Folks Hom'
bought of i. w. Porter on the 25tl
day OF January, 1894.
Signed:
STEPHEN HUNTER.
This assignment the doctor ex.
} planned was made In order that b
: might organize a new company am
, transfer the entire right and title @
3 the u. S. Grant Monument Associa
tion and Old Folks Home to sal
3 concern aud get out another charte
By this method, they expected q
g get rid of Porter.
: Speaking of the officers OF the AS
D ISOLATION, DIR. Hawkes. said he di
not know them
PECuLIk- ASSERTIONS.
Porter had tol1 that he las
!. some colored men ia anotl
7 csrn. fLincolnl Monument
!. tiaD1 but they were too Rh = = 10
him and had beat him- He la
: some now IN the u. s. Grant Monu
= ment Association and Old Folk
Home, who did not amount to any
thing. BE had no need TO consul
them. What he said was sllright.
The Doctor told of a gentleman o
5tL St., between Broad and Graz
. to whom Porter had given SON
y cards telling him to get some agent
u give them % per cent for sellin
a them and the balance would be dl
- vided between the gentleman an
= himself, [Porter].
;. DR.. Hawkes. spoke regretfully
~ the whole affair and after givin
>; samples of the printed matter state
~ that he had room half full of |
IT He had secured it when he purchass
the half interest of Porter. Whe
- asked who constituted Porter 4 CC
~ he said he did not know and as
X the duties of the firm he presumed
~ was to keep all the money th
- could get.
NJ WORKING TIE DOUBLE NAME.
ly Among the publications made W
IT. circular designed for use In t
North. 1t begins thus
be The General u. S. Grant Monumt
)d | Association calls attention to the pub
h. at large, and ask that the Citizens
no | Washington, ID. c., will extend to
,ot Association, through their canvasse
that consideration which this work a
s object merits, which should have
D! sanction of all those who revere
no memory of the nations illustriOus he
De- 1t will at once be seen that no
ne erence is made to the Old Fol
Ias Home feature. The aged and inf
Ias of the colored race are left out of
ga Another portion of the same cir
reu lar reads:
rv The general office of the Associat
winch the charter of incorporation
quires is maintained in the city of r
mond, at No. 522 N. Third Street.
no agents handling our Cards, Mem
= ships and Certificates are required
T ~ give security.
/ The address given is that of It.
the Porter, but as yet no inkliEg
'rn. besn given as to who else constitl
sed mis- mysterious firm of Porter K
THAT 100000 TREASURER.
Another extract from the same
mt cular reads:
use The Treasurer of the Association,
and Hawkes., M. d., a resident of Richu
on and an adopted citizen since the
the bonded IN the sum of 800 ,O06 q
mn responsible for the funds of this ASS
o~r ton.
any As to this bond of 100000
the Hawkes. says he knows nothing,
nad he never authorized the use O
name and is and'was not respt
INC hlo Tho oho rfoP for tho c0n