Albemarle News-Herald
During the past summer a rather clean-cut, well dressed man of about 40 years of age made a somewhat pretentious appearance in Albemarle, giving his name as “Prof.” Alan Prindell, and claiming to be an expert vocal teacher. His headquarters, he announced, were at Concord, and he rented offices here and opened up a branch “studio” soliciting vocal students. Fortunately, however, Albemarle did not take to the gentleman very strongly, as he only secured one pupil.
He shortly abandoned this local field, but continued to work his Concord territory with renewed vigilance. He succeeded in winning the confidence of a young lady at Statesville, said to be a member of a prominent family, whom he married a few weeks ago. According to newspaper reports, ‘Prof.” Prindell has come to grief. It is reported that he has a number of wives and that he is a downright swindler and a faker.
He left Concord, it is said, owing quite a large number of debts to Concord people. He seems to have posed in Oklahoma as Alan Dwan. Reports state that he is wanted in Oklahoma, New York, and Kentucky, in all of which states, it is said, he has a very checkered record which the people would like to see him face. If reports be true, a large number of Concord people would also like to look him in the face once more.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Nov. 8, 1923
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