Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-22
UNDER THREE NAMES.

A Salesman who Applied TO Local
seedsman for Position and MS
Crooked Career at Calais Rnd Cori"'"
---FIred at Several Times but Escapes
A tall, fine looking young man OF aDou'
%. very fluent in conversation, caileu Oii
Carl 5. Hopkins, the local nurseryman ana
seedman. last November. The stranger
introduced himself as Albert p. Murray OF
Calais. this state, and he applied for Po'
sition as salesman of seeds, etc. As ne
appeared to possess ability Mr.. HopKlns
promised to give him work after his ne"
seeds annual was out, provided everything
was satisfactory. The man gave Two
names as reference, but both were tounu
to be fictitious. Mr.. Hopkins at once be-
gan inquiry at Calais, and found murray
to be very crooked in his dealings. Last
summer Murray took the agency OF nurs-
cry firm in Canada under the condlIon
that he was to receive in cash fOur-htths OF
his commission when the orders were sent
in and the balance after stock was deliver
ed. He took nothing but orders from good
people and the company paid him prompt
iy. Before the time for delivering the
stock Murray looked up local grower ana
bought trees enough to ill every order and
delivered and collected in full, but only
paid for part of what he bought. Later
the company sent on the goods and found
all had been delivered and all money col
lected
During his stay in Calais Murray mar
ried a very estimable young lady there,
representing to her and her parents that
he was very wealthy. Rumors are now
afoat TO the effect that Murray has a wife
and children in Canada, but whether this
is true has not been ascertained positively.
When Mr.. Hopkins learned of Murray 5
transactions he would have nothing more
to do with him.
In a short time Mr.. Hopkins received a
letter from W. T. Dickinson of East Cor
NTH, this state asking for position sell
ing goods. Mr.. Hopkins found that Mr..
Dickinson was a man of good standing
and decided to employ him, sent him con-
tract to sign and full supplies. The sales
man began work and met with excellent
success. In a letter he mentioned man
in Calais, and this made Mr.. Hopkins sus-
picious, but he could find no other ground
on which to base a suspicion.
Mr.. Hopkins received recently letter
from W. 7. Dickinson of Corinth, stating
he had never sold thing for him, never
had written him. never had made con-
tract with him, and had never received
line from him. He further stated that a
man calling himself K. L. Emerson had
been selling seeds for Mr.. Hopkins, claim
ing to be from Brattleboro and to have a
father and brother in the furniture bust
ness, another brother who was conductor
on an electric road and sister teaching in
the High school, also that he had worked
seven years for Hopkins and many other
things equally untrue.
Soon after this Emerson found it con
venient to leav. East Corinth for parts I'M
known, leaving behind large board bill
and weeping maiden How he succeed
ed in binding Mr.. Hopkins so long is &C
counted for by the fact that Emerson"
when he signed himself Dickinson, order
ed his mail sent to East Corinth, while
the true Dickinson's post Office address is
Corinth, and he was unknown to the post
master at East Corinth.
Dickinson placed the matter in the hands
of the states attorney of Orange county,
who found Emerson" and he was arrest
ed at East Topsham. When the officers
were returning with him he escaped by
suddenly jumping from the wagon. and
Lau WIN great sPeeu through the neldS.
The officers pursued and fired several shots
at him, but he was not brought down and
at this writing is at large.
1t now proves that Emerson is none 9th
er than Murray Of Calais and it is very
probable that both are assumed names.
Mr.. Hopkins is very fortunate in that he
never sent him any money, and learns
with satisfaction that the orders taken are
practically all from well-to-do persons, and
he will fill the order in due time.