Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-12
WANT MONEY BACK
Fairfield Floral Co. Again Be-
tore the Public Eye.
Seven Hundred Claimants Desire A.
legged Payments Refunded.
receiver Cornish Files Bill in Equity. .l,car;co
Before Judge Whitchousc.

nearing was held before .Iud~o
"iiliam =. Whitehousc of the supra,n.
Juoiciai court. at the court horse
| thursday, on Il bill in equity brought
py Leslie G. Cornish. receiver of Inc
Fairfield Floral Co., against Georyo
FRED Terry, Frank j. Goodrich and
i Arthur II. Terry. as individuals to
make them pay back money received
in the name of the Fairfield Floro !
! Co.
t2rville, ana Norman l.. Bassett rep
resented 'oo creditors with claims ag-
, GreSating between $4,000 and $4,000
'ihe attorneys claim that this corpora
| ton obtained money in fraudulent
manner. as it did not :ulfilI its agree
mont as advertised.
George Fred Terry was on the Wit
ness stand the greater part of the day
&nd underwent Il rigid examination
Papers containing advertisements of
the company were exhibited A NUM-
Ter Of letters from different parts Of
the country were read, of which The
following is Il sample
Tassaic, n. J.. FEB. T.. 49,.
Fairfield Floral Go.
Gcntlcm"n:-i have this morning re-
cciNCd your first letter of Instructions
Il seems there is, as usua'. money to bc
paid out at the start and. rs usual [
m"ckly pay II. though not with the an ic'-
pations ! did when | began answcrin (,
:hcac rromisin. ads, years ago. aud fiom
not one of which have ever received
one fulfilled promise. l. a member o: i
PHILADELPHIA ART club. could not make a
crayon picture according To The Ideals Of
Il crayon artist whose model. a pic ure
n an TI..Flsf
and the work itself hard and G'urso,nci =
twisted otherwise out of drawing. /
could not do il tnat way, but in my copy
| corrected the drawing and made an cx-
Ccilcnt likeness. After sew, raj tips back
and forth. The picture always needing
correction. it dawncd upon mo that the
great artist was tiiiling with me and |
found that my experience was that of ali
others who had been Caugh' in his charm !
ing net. The counterfeit proves the cX-
istcEcc of the genuine. or its pos ible eX-
istcuce.
Your literature sounds no moro honest
or upright and reasonable than his
(which was my last venture, nor your
testimonials mere enthusiastic. yet here
/ am billing again" Foolish fish, II it
should prove all that wish. think with
in a year can get a small community
% workers to work for YOU with me.
Trusting to near from YOU very soon. |
an. miss, r. * kichards.
=. s. | 90 not demur in the least a.
p& wing for mater ais, etc. ct course not:
tnat Is business ana perfectly rISnt- 1 CT
it reminds me of the many times ! nave
sent money forth into space and never
heard from il again. But Nc abs W cary
dove came back ana so. trust. VIII his
Have this morning received your cour-
toors reply to my complaint; of delay. for
which thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Emc.yn X. III harle.
T. s No. 5J0i. My number with the
artist was :. hundred and something.
I;x-Attorncy General William T.
Eaines Of Waterville. and Thomas l..
Boynton of Boston, appeared for the
defendants. The hearing was adjourn
cd until O'Clock this afternoon.