St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-06
MARX FOSTER in JAIL
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New York four hours and bought a
change OF clothes. From New York
he went to Phoenix, Arizona, and
sought work on a large dam being
constructed near that place. Failing
to get work there he drifted on to
Los Angeles and from there to San
Francisco seeking work all the
while. He always applied for hard
and heavy work and not fo6 posi-
tions as bookkeeper or clerk that he
was qualified to fill as he believed he
would be less likely to be detected
in the rough work.
Visited His Aged Mother.
He finally found work at Porta
Costa, CAL, as a mule skinner" or
driving mules. In a short time he
was taken very i'll from the effects
of poisoned oak and went to coun-
I ty hospital for treatment as he was
without funds and obliged to enter
as charity patient. On entering
the hospital he gave his correct
name which was the only time he
revealed it in all his wanderings.
After leaving the hospital he work
ed the remainder of the summer AMI
saved money enough to come to
New York where he had an interview
of two and one-half hours with his
aged mother who resides there. To
avoid detection he beat his way on
| freights through New Jersey and in
to New York.
From New York he went to Wyo-
ming where he secured a position as
private secretary to Gov. Brooks of
that state He remained in the en-
ploy of the governor and his family
| for nearly a year when his old fear
of detection became so strong that
he felt he must move on. He went
into Nebraska where he secured a
position as manager of a hotel and
says that he was very successful and
popular in that position. After be-
ing there about six months he saw
travelling man he thought from
Burlington, VT, who had once known
him. He was so frightened that be
grabbed a hand bag and packing in
whatever came to hand he ran into
the country.
From that time on he wandered
large cities and wandered through
several states working on farms or
ranches. He finally stopped in Pur-
cell, Oklahoma, where he worked on
a ranch for some time. Then he got
uneasy again and started forth. He
answered an advertisement in Fort
Worth, Texas, paper asking for a
farm manager who understood irri-
CATION methods. This led to his en-
gagement with r. L. Jennings of the
Sue Belle Lake Farm in January,
1911. He remained here under the
name of Irevette, an alais he used
most frequently in his wanderings,
and was well liked and and we'll
spoken of by all his acquaintance
there.
Has Secured an Attorney.
Detective Morgan started east
| Buffalo by States Attorney Simonds
and Sheriff w. H. Worthen, who as
sisted him in custody of the prison
er during the remainder of the trip.
When the party reached Springfield,
Mass. Foster telephoned w. A.
Dutton of Hardwick to meet him
! hereMBr. Dutton one Monday even
here. Mr.. Dutton came Monday
evening and had a conference with
Foster and it is understood will re-
present him in court.
Mr.. Foster was a gifted musician
and held many responsible positions
while living in Hardwick where he
had a family of a wife and three
boys. His wife and one son are
still in Hardwick but two of the
boys have positions in New Hamp-
shire and Pennsylvania.