Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-12-20

factories and the like; in particular i
there is a considerable demand. not
fully met, for men to take charge of
COW test associations. For further in
formation, and for descriptive circu-
lar, address the Dean of the College
of Agriculture, University of YER
mont, Burlington, Vermont.
Alleged Bad Check Men under Arrest
A pair of alleged check workers and
confidence men were captured red
handed at their work at ST. Adams
Thursday. The men are known as
field. who claims to have lived re-
Gently at Springfield. VT. and K. C.
Russell. late of Worcester, Mass.
They arrived at ST. Adams from
Swanton on the 1915 train in the
morning, at once checked their grips
for st. Johns, Que, and Immediately
started out to do the town. Russell
went to the clothing store of Badger
Il Revoir on Lake street, where he
got suit valued at SIG in payment
| for which he rendered check for $50
on the Second National Bank of
Boston, drawn by 81. Hapgood" and
made payable to "Albert RUSSELL
Young Mr.. Badger, who made the
sale. told Russell that he did not have
the money called for to make up the
balance of the check. so Russell told
him that that was all right and that he
would call for the balance to-day.
A few minutes after the deal had
conclusion that he had been cheated,
and hunted up Chief Maloney and told
him his troubles, besides giving him
a description of his customer, which,
as it turned out, did not fit him at all.
| Chief Maloney started out, however,
looking for a suspicious acting man,
and found that he had been at Harold
Cohen's store, where, after inauiring
for the proprietor and being told that
he was out he presented to the clerk
another check for about $25, telling
him to cash it and take out So
that he owed the store. But the clerk
was suspicious and would not come
across. The men were finally located
about noon, just as they came out of
the ST. Adams House, where Chief
Maloney collared Russell after ques-
tioning him minute, while Deputy
Sheriff Alfred cornered Ducharme as
he tried to sneak away. Both men
protested innocence and and insisted
that great mistake had been made
IN arfeSLlng tnen, out Lney were
taken to the jail and searched, Du-
charme having on him. it is said, the
sum Of $50. SO and a number of bogus
checks, while Russell produced $43
and number of pawn tickets On
Worcester, Mass. shops. While the
men were grijled by the officers
Russell claimed to be working for
Ducharme. and later claimed that
Ducharme had him completely under
his control and could make him do
anything h wanted. Ducharme
claimed that he and Russell rep
resented the Hapgood Mop company
of Boston and insisted that everything
was all straight and right. Following
the trail of the men to Swanton. it
was learned that they had been in
Morrisville, where Russell was at one
time employed, and where Russell got
check cashed for S29. 40. This
check was cashed by H. P. Munson
and was also on the Second National
bank of Boston, signed by J. H. Hap
good and made payable to K. c..
Russell. At Swanton, where they
arrived Tuesday they got check for
S27. IS cashed at the West Side inn.
, This was signed by u. Hapley &
Co." Ducharme then went to the
Swanton Savings bank and sprung
!, another for S35, payable to himself
and also signed by 81. Hapley & Co. -
which he got away with.