The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-01
MAN AND MONEY
CAN'T BE LOCATED
Investors With Burlington Firm Fear
Loss of MOney-WOman In
Firm Is Sued.

BURLINGTON, Feb. !. - Victor IL.
Hodupp, late OF l.. i. Peck & Co. lS8
Main street Is very much wanted here.
With the recent service upon Miss Lii
liam +. Peck, the other member of this
firm, OF number of civil wrlts, IN
which the plaintiffs were Ray p. futile
and Frank Bregstein & Sons of this city
and Dir. Grace Sherwood and Ii. Elmer
Wheeler of st. Adams, the next develop
ment which those connected with this
Mr.. Hodupp, who is suspected of being
at the bottom OF large part OF the
trouble.
In the meantime, the number of dis
satisfied investors who have had deal
ings with l.. T. Peck & Co. continues to
grow. Among those who are reported to
be ont some cash as a result of the oper-
ations of this company are {. \. Rich
ards of lS4 Church street: Dr. Everett
J. Stone of WinoOski and John / Burt
of Il Hungerford street
1t Is known, also, that action was
taken through attorneys i'm this city a
short time ago on the part of several
other people who had been unable to get
satisfaction for money turned over to
the comapny. Among these were Mrs.
l.. y. Currier of 81 Church street and
DR.. +. \. Hyatt of st. Adams. 1t is I'M
derstOod that these claims were satisfied
before recourse to the courts was taken.
The unSatisted claims range all the way
from a few dollars UP into the thou
sands. according to reports. 1t is said
that there Is one unsettled claim which
amounts to $1,000. The three automo-
biles which were in the company hands
were heavily mOrtgaged. 1t Is claimed.
| One of them Is said to have been in an
accident, and l. now repOsing in gar
age in New York state.
Mr.. HOdupp, who was energetic in per
suading many citizens of Burlington
and nearby towns TO invest with L. Z.
| Peck 4 Co, came to Burlington last
| spring. He was introduced to many
! people in the city by Miss Peck as ''my
cousin. After he went into business
/ with Miss Peek, the company branched
ont and opened offices i'm Niddlcbury
! It. Adams, Plattsburgh and Fair Haven.
| From all outward appearances, the af
/ fairs of the company seemed to be pros
pering and Miss Peck Is reported to have
/ told several people that she and Mr.
| Ilodupp were doing a large business.
| However, some people who had deal
/ Ings with them began to get suspicious
after promises We're not fulfilled. and in
! November the affairs of the company be
| gan to approach q crisis. II was not
/ long after the trouble started that Mr.
/ Hodupp left for New York. 1t is known
| that he has been in Burlington once
since that time, but only for a hriet
| stop.
On December - last, Miss Peck mad,
| the statement that she was closing hel
office for a time and going 10 New York
! 20 take up a brokerage business will
/ Mr.. Hodupp and a Mr. Cohen. with
/ whom the company had had dealings
/ She said she expected TO make consider
| able money in this New York business
with which she would later return "a
| Burlington and settle outstanding claim,
| against l.. +. Peck & Co. Miss Peek
| left Burlington on the noon train on De
cember -. The next officially heard OF
her She was back in Burlington and IL
| at her home on Adams street