The Telegraph

We are willing to believe that he is in the employ of someone who is his superior, or that he is really and truly what he claims to be, a medium." The Phoenix wasn't the only one of James' former employers to weigh in.

The Nashua Telegraph out of New Hampshire published an article questioning his trustworthiness, recounting his unreliability when he worked there as a printer.

"Originally," they said, "he was an above average worker and fully capable, but he soon became unpredictable.

He would up and leave town at a moment's notice, leaving his employers in the lurch.