Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-07-19
IS HE CRAZY OR A KNAyE2
THE BRIEF BUT BRILLIANT CAREER
 OF A. c, DIXON IN PINE BLUFF.
He Successfully "Works" the Town to 8 Considerable Extent Before 1t Was Discovered That He Was
 Fraud.


 question that is being asked today by our citizens about the man who styles himself A. G. Dixon; the man who arrived in Pine Bluff few days member of the Dixon Crucible Com pany, of New York, dealers in pencils, writing and printing inks, stove polish, etc, ,and that he would at once open up branch establishment of his firm in this city; that he proposed to put in a $35, 900 stock of goods; that employment would he given to twenty-five or thirty people in man. ufacturing, labelling and packing stove polish, ,:etc.
 For the past two days Dixon has been cutting a wide swarth, and sue ceeded in ''gulling" number of our people. Just what his scheme was is unknown, for he did dnot succeed in getting away with anything of value.
 Dixon, soon after his arrival here, rented a store-room i'll the Norris block, to be used as the wholesale laboratory and salesroom for the Dixon stove polish, He employed two bookkeepers and a.stenographer; inserted advertiscmentsi in the papers for men, boys and girls who desired work. After completing this work in thorough and business like man. ner, he set about purchasing store fixtures and office furniture.
 The Pine Bluff MereantileG Company was to handle, as retail agents, the stove polish, so he purchased of this house a handsome office desk and chairs to correspond; also a splendid carpet and other goods to the value of abont $71 was selected by him and ordered to be delivered this morning.
 He next called upon the agent of the Smith Premier typewriter and order one of those useful machines.
 MT. Dixon again paid his respects to the printing offices, and after giv- ing an elaborate account of what he pronasea tcc a0, iriI oraers tor aiarge amount of printing. The proprietor of the Commercial, to whom he gave large order for printing, tele- graphed to the Dixon Crucible Co. to ascertain who A. G. Dixon was. The reply came last night to the effect that no such person was known to the Dixon company, and that no one had authority to establish branch house of the Dixon Crucible Company in Pine Bluff.
 This morning at an early hour the Commercial and GRAPHIC re- porters visited the headquarters of the bogus Dixon. He had just left the building, but before leaving he had purchased from countryman a wagon load of melons and stored them. with the exception of two of 1 the finest, in the building. The countryman was standing at the door, which was locked, with piece of paper in his hand. The GRAPHIC reporter asked him who purchased his melons. "Mr. Dixon", replied the man. Did he pay you for them?'' inquired the reporter. No; he gave me an order on his book-keeper.' The order was drawn upon MT. Joe Franklin for $275. Knowing that MT. Franklin was not in the city the reporter told the man so and advised him to get his melons or else make Mir. Dixon pay him for them.
 A this iuncture Mir. Frank Williams, the elivery-man,ca ,cameup. The reporter asked him if Mir. Dixon had paid for the double team he was driving about the city yesterday. No; why do you ask?" said he. The matter was explained to him, when he told the reporter that Dixon had engaged the same team for the day. While the matter was being discussed negro drove up with the team. Mir. Williams took possession of it and drove it to his stable.
 The negro informed the reporter that Dixon had hired the team, pur- chased a case of beer and in compa- ny with "scarlet" woman was go- ing to the country to have good time. He was to have met Dixon, with the buggy and woman, at the railroad crossing. After Mir. Will Hams took possession of his vehicle the the negro walked out to the crossing to inform Dixon of the fact. Dixon could not be found and he is still missing. He has probably sought a new field in which to work his confidence racket.
 During Dixon's career in Pine Bluff he never paid for a single article pur- chased or service rendered. He was