The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-09
AS A VAG.RANT,
Frank 0. Allen Sent Over
for Four Months.

|
Thursday on suspicion of having OBJ
tanned money under false pretences,
was arraigned in the central district
court yesterday morning, before Judge
| Utley on two charges, obtaining money
under false pretences, and Vagrancy,
and was sentenced to four months in
the house of correction ON the charge
of vagrancy, and discharged on the
other.
Allen came to Worcester Monday,
Feb. 20, and made arrangements with
| Monroe Stanley, who keeps an intelli-
gence office in State Mutual building,
to hire all young women Stanley would
send to his room, 604 Main street. Stan
| ley was to get 50 cents for each young
woman he secured for Allen, who claim
| ed that he was a travelling salesman
for the Emerson Drug company of Bal
| timore, and wished to engage young
ladies as demonstrators for goods made
| by the firm
| As soon as young lady was secured
by Stanley she was sent to Allen, who
collected 81 as fee for Stanley, and in
this way managed to get hold of sever
al dollars from young women who were
anxious to be demonstrators.
Thursday he started to leave Worces-
ter without settling his board bill, and
while on his way to the union station
was arrested by Inspectors O'Day and
Stone. who had been told of the case,
and considered it in their line. Two
| young ladies were with him, one of
| whom expected to go to Boston, and the
other to Portland, Me.
| Friday morning Allen was arraigned
in the central district court on a charge
| of vagrancy as the inspectors were UNI
70 he yLf,
had been duped by Allen, to testify.
The police could not secure necessary
| evidence to convict HIM OH the charge
| and on their recommendation the case
was continued until yesterday morning.
when five of the young women who
were anxious to go on the road as dem
onstrators, appeared against Allen.
Miss Maude A. Litchfield and Miss
Eliza Mclaughlin We're the young wo-
men who were with him when he was
arrested, and BOTH when put on the
stand. told about their first meeting
with Allen, and how he painted the flu
ture to them in glowing colors, inciden-
tally mentioning the large salaries they
would receive while in the employ of
the company he represented. They were
to receive as a stipend 81 a day and do
nothing but look after other demon
strators in Portland and Boston, but
according to their testimony they did
not pay the fee of 81 demanded by AL
len.
Mrs. Margaret Beane testified that
she was engaged to go to Manchester to
perform similar duties as were assigned
to the first two witnesses and had her
trunk packed when she heard of Aliens
arrest. Miss Nellie Fitchette and Jose
phine Fitchette told Of their dealings
with Allen, stating that they paid the
dollar to Stanley, proprietor of the
employment office.
Maurice Stanley, the proprietor of the
employment office, was the next witness
and he told of the arrangement made
between himself and Allen. He was to
receive 40 cents from every young lady
he engaged and 81 from Allen, and If
the young ladies' had no money he was
to receive the money from Allen. who
would deduct the amount from the
young ladies pay. He thought that
everything connected with the matter
was fair and above board
Allen In defence said that he intended
to have good time and when arrested
was taking the demonstrators" to Mill
bury for lark. The two young ladies
who We're with him did not look at the
matter in that light when placed on the
stand, saying that they supposed they
were going to Portland and Boston.
Allen admitted that ne had no connec-
ton with the Emerson Drug Company,
and the police authorities were unable
to find out anything about him. The
court decided that he had no visible
means Of support and sentenced him as
a vagrant.
Joseph PatricazitZ was arraigned for
assault on John Smith and was ordered
to pay fine of $40.
Mary Britt, I'm whose house liquor was
seized last Sunday, was arraigned on
charge of keeping liquor. Judge Utley
ordered her to pay fine Of 800 and in
addition sentenced her to 30 days inn
prlsonment in the house OF correction.
An appeal was taken.
Harry Chandler was charged with
drunkenness and was sentenced to the
house of correction for four months.
Michael j. Kilroy, arrested for a sim
liar offense, was fined $40. Egnesto Alb
stein charmed with naaalIlt and hnftn,.,.