The Pulaskian., 1917-07-27
AGED FORCER
 GETS SMALL SUM
POSES AS TEXAS MERCHANT WHO INTENDED OPENING A STORE AT cABOT-GoT
 BUT LITTLE CASH.

about nm to cOHNiHC6 J. ID. DlShAli- son, of the Cooper-Dickinson Grocer Company that he was a good Metho dist brother, and enough business to convince several other Little Rock iebbers that he was merchant seek ing an opening stock, l.. A. Robinson, sorger and ex-convict, bought heavily in this city last week and wound up in the city jail, again headed for the penitentiary.
 Robinson, a dope fiend, well passed middle age, posed as a resident of Texas, and represented that he in tended opening a store in Cabot He stayed about local jobbing houses about a week, selecting merchandise with such care that all upon whom he called were convinced they were deal- ing with a legitimate merchant. The old man bought an opening stock az gregating about $5,000, paying a lib eral amount in each store where pur. chase was made, in checks drawn on bank in Sulphur Springs, Texas, or Greenville, of the same state. And though he might have fieeced the job bers out of several thousand dollars, Robinson secured only $15, so far as can be learned.
 About two weeks ago the old man first called on jobbing house of Lit tie Rock. He gave his name and stat ed he had been in business in SGl- phur Springs, but had recently sold out. and intended opening a store at Cabot Agency books showed that there had been a Robinson in busi- ness in Sulphur Springs, and that his rating was good Robinson stated this was his brother. and they were to be associated together in the Cabot store. He then began to buy in or der that by the time the brother ar rived he would have the merchandise ready for the big opening.
 At the Doyle-K Kidd Dry Goods Com pany Robinson spent a day or so, us ing excellent taste in buying, and pur- chasing quite a liberal bill of goods. He paid even more than the amount required by the company of one open ing new account, and gave shipping instructions The payment was on a bank in Sulphur Springs. Robinson re- quested that the goods not be shipped before a certain date, but before that time it was ascertained that the check was worthless and the goods were not shipped. the dry goods concern being out nothing but the time spent on Robinson and the packing of the goods
 Robinson went to the Zones Bros. and bought considerable hardware. He took a day or so in this store, and spent much of his spare time there for about week. He gave a check for the amount required on his pur- chase, and asked that the goods not be sent before last Friday, in order that they would arrive for the open ing of the store He walked into the store late one evening and borrowed S150 to last him until his brother ar rived He returned the next day and stated he guessed the brother was de layed in Dallas, where he was to visit with relatives, and he would have to get a little draft cashed He was ac eommodated, but only asked for S10 out of which he paid the advance of the previous evening, and also paid S2 he had borrowed from J. B. Diekin- son after purchasing about S750 worth of groceries.
 After making a large purchase at the c. J. Lincoln Company, Robinson paid for part with a draft on the Texas bank and gave his personal check for $5 The drug company wrote the bank upon which the draft was drawn, requesting telegraph ir- formation as to it's value. This came within ten minutes after the old man was in the store on the morning of his arrest, but as the drug company was out so little. it declined to both CT with the matter. Strange, too, the S5 check has not been returned
 While in the Tones store, Robinson called merchant in Cabot and made deal for store building, and this was being remodeled for him at the time of his arrest
 Robinson purchased some stock rom local paper house, and this concern telegraphed the Texas bank 10 see if the check given there was good prompt reply lead to infor- nation being filed against Robinson and his arrest followed
 After being arrested Robinson pro- tested his innocence. but he was pack among friends who knew him. His predicament reached the lEnowl- edge of J. B. Dickinson. and he start ed out to secure his release, but was persuaded to attend a band concert by Mrs. Dickinson and did not get to