The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-01


Boys that II they wanted to feel sure
If reaching California they had bet
,er take the train. This was between
Chicago and Danville, Illinois. | got
pack into the car and drove on to-
ward Danville. Thos. Burns said, 81
lon't see any trouble with the car"
Ny reply was, THE trouble Is there
you cannot see it,"
That night In Danville after found
he condition of the road to be as it
vas from there ON through some of
he middle states and knowing the
condition of my car, and the expense
I would take to put the car in con-
lition for the balance of the trip, in
'iuding the Rocky Mountains, knew
/ did not possess enough money to
Tx the car and finish the trip. ~
So I finally. decided that / would
start for Maine in the morning. At
bout $50 a. M. l went to the boys
Dom and informed them that l was
,oing to start for Maine, telling them
ny reasons for SO doing, and suggest
ng that we go to the station and find
)ut what the train fare was to Madi-
son, Me. There were only two of
hem there at the time, Thomas
3rynes and James Wall. They strong
" objected to this, stating that had
promised to take them to California
md they held my receipt for $500,
stating passage to California. had
only their word to the agreement
made at Madison. l finally got them
% go to the station with me, and 1
'ound out that the fare was $69.9S, in
Guiding Pullman rate from Portland,
Ne.
I rendered to them each $500, the
balance of the $500 which they had
given me. They refused to take it.
We went back up In front of the hotel.
wanted to see the other man, Mr..
Loberg.
Thomas Brynes said. "You will
have a chance to stay here few
lays" With those words Dutton be-
agn to think. ! went into a store and
called the Chief Of Police. asking him
to come to that store. He said he
could not come, but would send man
from the Police Dept. I explained
the situation to this man, and he told
me to go to the State Attorneys Office.
and before You 90 put your car in
storage so they cannot get 1t,
Then Mr.. I.oberg went with me to
the State Attorneys office. The State
Attorney was at court. Mr. Fafrow.
his assistant. was there. l placed my
case before him. Mr.. Farrow told us
that we might just rs well give up
the trip now as anytime, for we would
be stuck In some mudhole IL we con-
tinued.
Before Mr.. Farrow I offered to bring
Mr.. Loberg back to Maine. free of
charge. as had offered to do with the
others. But Mr.. Loberg refused, In
sisting that | still continue my trip
to California. This flatly refused to
do. Before Mr.. Loberg I left s15.O6
with the Attorney tthe difference be-
tween the three fares and the STE 90
each) telling him the money was there
II he wanted It, for | was going to
start for Maine. We then left the At
torneys once, going to the garage.
When we got to the garage I paid for
the storage Of the car. and asked Mr..
Loberg to remove his suit case. He
refused and started down the street
on the run. y"
Dutton did not give chase, but in
stead took his suitcase and those of
the others to the hotel and left them
Then I started for Maine.
haven't a doubt but that they
would liked very much TO have had
me up before a court in Danville. I'll.
when they held my receipt for $500
passage to California. and all had
was their word to the verbal agree
ment, before leaving Madison.
I came back to Maine alone. In
Columbus. Ohio, I went to the Cadil-
lac Service Station to see what they
could do in regard to the drive shaft.
A workman there put large bolt in
the housing and that lasted until got