The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-16

a prosecution VAS not warranted
For services in this matter the Wood
Morgan Agency was paid, $1,000
For expenses. sl.s1
Making a total OF. s2c6s7
State vs. Auto Heeker, alias Charles
L. Parker
This party appeared In St Johns
bury Apr. 9Th. 1913. and claimed 10
be an agent OF the Ford Motor Car
Company OF Detroit. Mich. Al the
Citizens Savings Bank OF ST. Johns
bury. he made a draft on the Ford
Motor Car Company signing the
name OF Charles l.. Parker. lie pro
cured W. a. Wright OF 81. Johnsbury.
local agent OF the Ford Company To
endorse his draft and obtained $4,000
In cash thereon. The draft Was dis
honored with the Information that no
such person as Charles l.. Parker
was In the employ OF the Ford Motor
Car Company. This matter was not
brought 10 the attention OF the
States Attorney untll July 18th.
when a warrant was issued and meas
ures taken to ascertain the where
abouts OF the respondent.
Through the Wood.Morgan Detec-
tive Agency. IL was found that Par
ker was the same man who under
the name of Auto Hecker had
passed worthless paper in different
parts OF the county. lie was finally
arrested In Crowley. Louisiana where
he peladed guilty and received a
prison sentance.
For services in this matter the
wood-Morgan agency was
paid. s 700
For expenses. 2l.3s
Making a total of $2s.3s
In RE Liquor investigation at Lyn-
donville and ST. Johnsbury STATE
VS. Nate Jones, r. Mclean, Tim
Cullen and William Michsud.
At the request Of the States Attor-
ney OF Caledonia county a detective
was furnished from the Wood Nor
gan Agency to investigate the alleged
peddling and sale OF intoxicating liqu-
or at Lyndonville and st. Johnsbury.
Prosecutions against the four respon-
dents above named were instituted
and resulted In conviction in each
case. Each respondent received a
prison sentance of not less than three
months nor more than three months
and ten days.
In these matters the Wood. Morgan
Agency was paid for ser
vices. $4,000
For expenses. 1909
Making a total of. $60G99
In RE Thomas Hall
This man disappeared from st.
Johnsbmy deserving his wife and chill
dren. The States Attorney thought
II was matter which ought to be in
vestigated. The Wood.Morgan Agen.
cy had charge OF the matter, found
the party and secured his return to
St. Johnsbury. For this service the
Agency was paid, $500
For expenses, 3.05
Making total of. $lO.05
The service in this case was under
the direction OF the sheriff OF Called
| onia county.
State VS. Dollonezzo
This respondent was prosecuted
for the illegal sale of liquor from st.
| Johnsbury. lie was convicted and
paid q fine of 100000 and costs. For
services in looking this man up in
Boston the Wood-Morgan Detective
Agency was paid $3.50.
Four other matters have been the
subject of some investigation in this
County which cannot be explained al
the present time for obvivous reas
ons. In other words. il is not pro
posed to en;e, into any explanation
In this connection which could in the
future possibly result in defeating
what may and ought to be successful
| prosecutions.
For present purposes it is deemed
sufficient to say that the expenses in
Cured in these matters approximate
eighteen hundred dollars.
For the expense incurred in Called
onia County no apologies are offered
Respectfully,
X. T.. Brown.