The Washington times., 1922-12-20
Fisher ''FAKED''
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Missing Man Said 10 Have Lsft
Debts Amounting to
About 81 500.

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sudden disappearance Of j. r.
Fisher, thirty-year-old electrician,
from Fairfax, Va, last Wsdnes-
day night. has been partially
cleared up and virsinia authori-
ties are convinced the man did
not meet with foul play.
.'Fisher left Fairfax volun-
tarily," Sheriff ]. n. Allison, who
has been investigating the cleo
trician's sudden exit, declared to-
day.
visited Aunt's Home.
The Ford roadster. which Fisher
owned. was found abandoned ysgter-
day afternoon near the Union 6tas
ton. Virginia police also learned
that Fisher was In Washington last
Wednesday night and visited the
home of an aunt here. as t&s
r. d. Ehreve. . friend Of Fisher r.
ceived q postcard today which 10
thought to have been sent from Balti-
moro. ..{s
The note. unsigned. said,
"Just burn my clothes. mover
expect to need them anymore" Z
Tho sheriff said that he believed
Fisher wrote this note. Comparison
0f the handwriting with letters writ
ten by Fisher while In FAirfax
shows some discrepancies, bat All
SON says he believsd the electriciaH
was attempting to disguise his hand
writing when writing from Bslti-
mora. .ts, e,3
The investigstion, ACCORDING 10 TIE
sheriff. shown that Fisher planned
10 beat Il out Of the city. 0svernl
days before leaving ESshsr gave .
Snau IN FAirfax his old clothes.
Leaves Debts Il 11.oo0.
y1sher, the shsrife mys, has debts
Amounting 70 $780, owing the
money TO firms In Washington and
fatrfax. The roadster found near
Onion Station yesterday was only
yastially paid for and $3.50 wac still
Il think inst Fishsr wrote . ASsth
note to himself last wednesday, In
eeder 10 give the impression |that
- was .spirited away and kiIlod." !"
the sheriff said. ~ IL.
1--WE have searched .svsrywhsrs.
but have been unable to find the let
Ter. We think that Fisher. after
showing the note around. gathered
mp few things. got In his automo-
bile, and beat It. ;.q. -;
1--WE don't think for one minute
that he was taken away from Fair
fax. or killed" 3
The note. which Fisher last We'd
nesday told friends he had received.
read something like this:
you will never como back here.
Your time is short" q. ~
Fisher received this note, he said,
about o'clock. Shortly after. in
the company Of pretty school
teacher. he went to dinner In Fair
produced the note during the din.
ner, reading It to those assembled.
The couple left this house about
. o'clock. Fisher driving the girl
to her home. He then returned to
his hotel, where he told r. D.
Shreve and several others about the
note. They advised him to go to his
room and stay there. This he said
he would do. ...s-.t 4. Z. t...
Came To Washington. sd
but 1 have to take the car
around to my garage first" ne told
his friends, and left the hotel porch
and got in his machine.
That was the last seen Of Fisher
in Fairfax. A machine resembling
Fishers was seen to leave Fairfax
about 10 o'clock that night.
Fisher left Fairfax voluntarily
and went to Warrington" Sheriff
Allison said, He went to the homo
Of Mrs Bridge on Kennedy street.
an aunt. and got . check for &16
cashed by her. .L,e.
'T think he hung around Wash
ington for q day or two, and then
took train out Of the city, leaving
his car near the Union Station"
Seen to Board Train.
Local police say that q man
answering Fishers description was
seen to board o train for Philadel-
phia several days ago.
There was nothing found In Fish.
er's car to indicate foul play.
Fishers sudden disappearanos last
wednesday night. coming on the
heels Of what was purported to be .
threatening letter. recalled that sew
eral months ago he told rather
hair-raising story to county authora-
ties.
OCTOBER " no W2o f0turnlu8 70 ~
hotel after visiting the pretty school
teacher when he saw an automobile
in tho road which looked ~ II II
was broken down. He says hs
stopped to offer aid.
Told Of Attack On ReaA.
Instead of letting me hslp them.'
Fisher said. they grabbed me, blind.
folded and handcuffed me and put
me in an automobile. They drove
about a mile and then put me In
another automobile. There were sdx
or eight Of them and they were con.
stantly telling me they were goino
10 tar and feather me. $50 ~.
THE men took me to Chain
Bridge and let me out, telling me II
/ ever returned to Fairfax they
would tar and feather me-"
Fisher came back the next morn.
ing and recovered his machine which
was parked along the side Of the
road.
Fisher gave the authorities the
names of several men In the party
which attacked him. He told them
that one of the men was jealous OF
the attentions the school teacher was
paying him.