The daily sentinel., 1914-03-20
SECURED BROOCHES
AND CASH HERE AND
DENVER AND PUEBLO
Prominent PaIisade Divine Left
Suddenly; Also Leaves Many
M0uTners in the County.


- Leaving n trail of wildly wor- .
. ried jewelers. in his wake, who .
y are trying their best to locate .
y him, in order that they might .
question him o.ncerning yaIu- .
y able diamond brooches for .
which he hnd n penchant. Rev. .
u. {. Camerson, pastor of the .
Palisade Baptist church, left the .
y Peach City last Monday after .
= noon, and has been heard from .
o since only through the medium .
. of checks for large amounts, .
which were turned down by Me- =
= 81 county banks.
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Rev. Cameron, who is u brilliant
minister and who had won the love of
the people of Palisade through his
earnest efforts To drive the boot
leSgers from that section of the
county, left PaIisade on the Midland
at I;3O o'clock Monday afternoon.
Before his departure he bought "A
siN-cylinder Studehiker automobile
from Monte Ramsey in this city, Civ
ing in payment 81 900 check on a
Chicago bank, which WAS cashed at
the Grand Valley National bank, and
receiving In exchange $500 in cash.
The remainder was to apply on the
machine which the minister picked
out
lie also secured IA handsome
diamond brooch. valued at 1850 from
\. G. Parsons of this city, 10 take to
l'aiisade to show TO tfis wife. He has
not, up to date, either returned the
diamonds or expressed his willingness
60 pay for the trinket.
These things happened before the
Palisade minister left Grand junction
Monday.
I'rior to that time MIR. Cameron
had also secured possession of two
diamond brooches valued at 81 900,
from \. c. Mount, II well known Pue-
bio jewcler. who brought them to
Palisadc for the minister's inspec-
ton.
Cameron Is also alleged to have
caslied another check for 500 at
palisate.
Since leaving Palisade Mr. Gamer
on has not forgotten his love for fine
Jewels. He went to Denver, as he
announced his intention of doing,
and while in that city bought another
diamond brooch from the well known
firm of Bohm Alien & Company,
writing in payment thereof "A check
for 1920 on the Bank of Palisade.
Mr.. Cameron has also number oil
other transactions to explain and the
LEGAL banks have called upon the
Bankers Protective association to at
tempt locate the missing minister
with their detectives.
Made Good at Trial.
Mr.. Cameron came to Palisade last
November from Trinidad where he
said he had been for the benefit OF
his health. His former home was in
Pierce, Texas, and when there was a
vacancy in the Baptist church OF the
Peach City. the newcomer put in an
application for the place. He was
man of good address and pleasing
personality, and was splendid
speaker. He had no trouble in con-
vincing the trustees of the Palisade
church that he would make good
leader for their flock. After brief
trial he was unanimously elected to
the pastorate. He had been minis
ter of the Presbyterian faith. he said,
but agreed to he ordained as a Bap-
tist. He brought excellent letters oil
recommendation from his former
church, and there was no further IN
yestigations, as Mr.. Cameron had no
difficulty in impressing his personal
ity upon the deacons of the church
few months after his coming. Mr.
Cameron was ordained in the Bap-
tist church. Rev. e. G. Lane OF this
city officiating at the services.
Prominent Against Bootleggefs.
Mr.. Cameron had q charming vile
and the new pastor and his wife soon
occupied prominent place in all
movements for the improvement of
the public welfare. He became ac-
lively identified with the anti-liquor
movement in the county. and organ
lied Law and Order League in the
Palisade district with the avowed in
tention of driving out the bootleg
gers at Cameo and elsewhere. Soon
afterwards the minister declared
that he had received threatening let
tiers from the bootleggers. who an
nounced their intention of killing
him unless he left the city or stopped
his activities in the anti-liquor move
ment. Following that alleged epi-
sode the minister came to Grand
Junction and applied to Sheriff
Schrader for permission to carry a
gun. in order to protect himself. The
request was denied. and a short time
afterwards. the minister was made
defendant in a suit brought by Jack
Douglas, later convicted of bootleg
ging, for alleged conspiracy.
Intended to Quit Suddenly.
Two or three weeks ago Rev. Mr..
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