Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-26
sharp Con fidence Game.

This section has been infested for months
with confidence men, and the unsophis,i-
Gated have had cause TO remember Water
town junction.. Below we publish dis
patch dated at Juneau, January 10Th, to
the Sentinel, from which it will be seen
that two of the rascals who have been hang
ing around this city for some time have at
last come to grief, and are in fair way TO
be put where they will do the most good.
Let all rejoice. The dispatch says -.
Two young men by the name Of Chas.
D. Ross and Mr.. KEGS, who for some time
past have been playing their games with
cards and knife made for such chaps)
about this section of the railroads and at
functions and stations, took $l5C out of
farmer by the name of Davis elshman),
who lives about twenty-five miles north Of
Berlin. Mr.. Davis sold some stock on the
18th, and on the 18th started by railroad
to WATERFOWL. At Burnett junction
while waiting for the Northwestern train,
the man KEGS made himself quite familiar
with MIR. Davis, finding out here he was
going, ETC., at the same time telling him he
was acquainted with the parties he was
going to see, who live some five miles out
from Watertown, in the town OF Emmett,
and that be was going out in the same di-
rection, and would have a team at Water
town that would take him out, and he (Da-
vis) could ride out with him. At Burnett
junction he cid not seem to try to do much
only make himself familiar and get the bet
ter confidence Of Mr.. Davis, which Mr.
Davis supposed was all right. On the
rival OF the train they went on board to-
gether. Arriving at Minnesota Junction,
while the train stopped for dinner, he was
successful in carrying out his plan. While
there third man, which was Mr.. Ross, APP
peared, and With this knife tried to get
bet OF Mr.. Davis on trying to open it. Mr..
Davis would not bet Mr.. KEGS said be
would but had not the amount which he,
Ross, offered 10 bet, namely, $3.50. MIR.
Kees said to Mr.. Davis, now you ust lend
me the amount, and ! will show the fellow
how quick we will take his money, saying
also that he bad a check, and at Waertovn
he could make it right any way. Mr.
Davis not mistrusting but what it was all
right, took out the $3.50, and let him have
it. lie had no sooner done chis when Ross
train. AT this the confidential friend of
Mr.. Davis said: s.There that fellow has
stolen your money; but we will go after
him and get it back. They both started
for the train, the man telling Davis to go
into the car and he would go into the bag
gage car to see the conductor and have him
stopped. About this time the train started
and Mr.. Davis who ju began to get his eyes
open, thought he would go into the car
and see himselfwhat was up. On making
his business known, the conductor told
him that both of them had just jumped off
OF the train. Mr. Davis now saw the
point, and made up his mind that be had
got genuine dose of bought wit, and
dearly bought at that. He came to Jul
neau, got out the necessary papers, and in
company with Deputy Sheriff Evans started
after the boys. They went to Minnesota
Junction, HORIZON and Burnett.
1t seems that detective Hartman was on
the track of the same fellows, and had ar
rested them on the train at Atwater, sta
tan where they had succeeded in getting
AFTER leaving the Junction, as the same
train arrived at Burnett. Sheriff Evans
with MIR. Davis went on the train. Mr.
Davis at once identifying the men Mr.
Evans stepped up to arrest them, when MIR.
Hartman told him they were his prisoners.
Dir. Hartman took them to Milwaukee and
this evening brought them here, where
they are now in our county jail, awaiting
examination They are held for two OIL
fenses. We understand that Detective Har-
riman knew nothing of what Sheriff Evans
was after them for. However they are we'll
cared for, and on Tuesday next they will
have their examination before Justice Ber-
tram of this place.