Opr # C 185
St. Louis, Mo
May 26, 1918
Having to discontinue my service 
I left for St. Louis Mo. Arriving here 
May 25th.  The reason I was uncovered 
at F.B. and C.M. was due to a misunder-
standing and refusing to divulge Co 
business.  Before leaving St. Louis Mo 
I sent my wife home with an 
understanding with her father that 
I was not able to have her along 
but would send her necessary 
money and could leave her with them 
for a period.  Not knowing the 
position and trust I held.  Mr. Sample 
thought I deserted his daughter 
and was lying as to what I was 
really doing.  On arriving at Atlanta, 
Mr. Sample looked me up through 
the Post Office Department.  Who 
giving an address which was 
wrong made him all the more 
suspicious of me.  All calling on 
different parties in that nieghbor-
hood they told Mr. Sample I had 
been living with other women and
the said parties had requested 
me to move to other quarters 
not knowing the wife and father 
were in Atlanta, they having not 
notified me be letter or telegraph 
and besides working out of Atlanta 
in East Point it was impossible 
for them to find me.  They went 
to the police department and 
were holding a conference in the 
post office when I come in for 
my mail at 10 o'clock.  Detectives 
at once inquired about my business 
which I refused to state  Who 
then had one go to those parties 
that stated that I had lived and 
been requested to leave their 
hostelery's to be identified which 
proved false and Mr. Sample 
being satisfied as to this asked 
me to care for my wife as he 
was leaving.  It being 12 o'clock PM 
I did not have means to do so 
and believing I was trying to 
skip out again, he had officers 
look for rooms and asked parties 
where I stated I roomed if I 
really roomed there who told 
them also what Mr. Sample 
accused me of.  On securing rooms 
for my wife in a different location 
and leaving for East Point which 
was necessary to be at work next 
morning and telling Mr. Sample I 
would be back next evening.  
Next day Mr. Sample looked me 
up at Atlanta Tent and Awning Co 
met him before he reached plant 
showed him what I was doing 
and thinking it best went back 
to town to see him off on train 
missing train on purpose we 
came back to rooms where he 
threatened trouble and was 
going to make it his business 
by calling Fulton Bag and C.M. 
I then told him if he was so 
interested that his daughter 
should be treated right and telling 
him that he was hurting her 
most by causing trouble.  I would 
let him know my business in 
Atlanta and why I could not do 
better.  Believing that he could find 
out knowing that no one in 
Atlanta besides Mr. G. Elsas and 
Mr. Neely who he refused to see 
Mr. Sample told Mr Baker the super 
and other Bag Co employees what 
I had been doing personally and present 
occupation thereby uncovering me.  
In the meantime I was out to 
East Point and reported that evening 
to Mr. Neely who told me to meet 
him at 10 O'clock who then notified 
me that Mr. Sample had uncovered 
me.  I immediately left for St. Louis, 
Mr. Neely requested me to write him 
on arriving at my destination 
and treated me very cordially saying 
he was sorry to see me leave as 
everything had been progressing so 
very good. As far as I had gone 
Mr. Sample seeing his mistake has 
left for his home and decided in the 
future to leave me alone and 
will apologize to Mr. Stockman 
for his actions in Atlanta.