Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-28
THOUGHT TO BE INNOCENT.
Bob Dickerson Arrestad at the In
stance OF Several Farber People
Who Supposed They Had
Been Swindled.

The following is clipped from the
Farber Forum, concerning Robert NJ.
Dickerson, a well known travelling i'm
surance agent out of New York, who
was Saturday confined in the county
Jail in this city in compliance with a
telegram received from Farber Friday
night by Sheriff Stephens:
LOOKS STRANGE.
Thursday evening of last week a
gentleman stopped at this town claim
ing to represent the Mutual Benefit
Life Association of New Jersey, and
succeeded in doing considerable busi-
ness at this place. He registered as
Robt NJ. Dickerson, of St. Louis. After
soliciting for several days and doing
some business with the bank, the bank
official forwarded letter Tuesday to
Edwin Fowler, State General Agent of
this company at st. Louis, asking for
reference. A telegram was received
Wednesday morning to the effect that
Dickerson was not authorized to do
business for the Mutual Benefit Life
Association. Dickerson, in the mean
time, left for st. Louis Tuesday night,
purchasing return ticket and stating
he would return tonight Thursday
If il develops as suspicion directs the
people of this community are out sew
eral hundred dollars.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Dickerson
took a representative of the LEDGER
to his room in the Ringo Hotel and
told the story to him from beginning
to end. IL Mr.. Dickerson's story is
true he is not to blame in this matter,
and was acting under authority when
he wrote the policies in Farber last
week. II it is not true he has laid him
self liable to the fullest penalty
OF the law in such cases. Mr.. Dicker-
son told his story before he knew that
he was to be arrested, and in order to
attempt to place bis side of the case
before the public If any trouble should
come up.
"Bob" Dickerson, as he is generally
known, has been in the life insurance
business all over the United States for
years, having been agent for the Mas
sachusetts Mutual several years. He,
in company with Mr.. Clayton, did
some business in this city and Audrain
county last summer.
Mr.. Diciferson's side OF the case as
presented by himself to LEDGER re-
porter and one or two other persons
in this city, in substance liz as follows:
Dickerson has a friend, Win Ryan,
of st. Louis, who is agent for the Mu-
tual Benefit Life Association of New
Jersey under Edwin Fowler, the State
Agent of this association, who lives in
st. Louis. Ryan, so Dickerson claims,
asked the latter to help him by writ
ing some policies for his association
whenever he got the chance. This
was what he did in Farber, he claims.
IL 30 he was an authorized agent for
the association, because he was sub
agent under Ryan. 1t was not neces-
sary to notify head man Fowler. Con-
sequently, when the Farber people
wired Fowler he knew nothing about
ii and they naturally became scared
and caused Dickerson's arrest.
II this story is true Dickerson is an
authorized agent of the said associa-
ton and is not guilty of the charge
brought against him by the Farber peo-
'-ria. Not until Fowler and Ryan are
heard from will the truth be known
The warrant for Dickerson's arrest ar
rived from Farber Saturday.
Squire A. e. Jenkins came up from
Farber to see Dickerson about
the matter. The Squire said that the
reports concerning Dickerson forging
notes, ETC., were not true so far as he
could learn.
Dickerson was released from Jail
Saturday on his own recognizance and
upon his agreement to settle matters
satisfactorily. Squire Jenkins did not
think the matter so serious as it had
been made out, but said that Dicker-
son should have been more careful.
'sIf his story is true" said the know
ing old man, she will get out o; the
trouble all right. 1t is to be hoped
that II u.s."