The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-23
A $1,4OO VICTIM.
The Hard Cases Plsylat the Conf
dence Game,
And Secure Good Checks for s1,4OO.
Another Robbery in the Fifth
Ward.

Not only sre the hard cases now here
indulging in the pickpocket and bur-
glary business, but are also in the
confidence line. A few days ago a
wealthy individual, who for short will
be called T., came down from the
north. He was met one afternoon
this week by young fellow who
recognized him and called him by
name. L. did not know the young
fellow, but was informed that be was
the con Of a Judge 10 the north, and
wac 30 familiar that 7. recognized in
him, as be thought, the con OF bis
friend, the Judge. The young man
showed 7. about the city, and when
passing house Eome distance below
the CITY Hall, toe young man said be
had to GO into the house, and asked
I. to accompany him. The latter
declined, but finally yielded. When
in tAe room the young man soen be-
gan gambling with come persons there
After q time he turned 10 t. and
asked him to lend him $500 L.
assented, and wrote cut a check for
the amount. This Was followed by
others, until checks for 81, 400 had
been loaned to the son OF his friend,
the Judge. The young fellow. in the
first place, told I. that he had 81 ,6U0
in the safe at the Continental
Hotel, and that they would
walk over there and get il
after they left the house. When
they got out, the young fellow told
7. that the money was his Wile's and
he did not want to get it then as che
might suspect, but he would bring it
around at O'Clock in the evening to
the Walker House. 7. left and about
5 O'Clock he received note in which
he was informed that important bust
ness kept mis- young friend away, but
that the money wonld be forthcoming
at 10 O'Clock on the following morn
ing. T., for the fret time began to
suspect, and doubted whether he did
recognize in his young friend the son
OF the Judge.
In the meantime . certain auc-
tioneer of this city, called on the
banker on whom T. had drawn his |
checks, and asked i! the $500 check
was good. TIE banker asked how the
auctioneer got it, when the auctioneer
replied be had received it in bust
ness transaction. The banker stated |
that Mr.. T.'s check was good for q
great deal more than 5000, but that
he knew nothing of the check in ques
ton. The auctioneer left. This was
in the evening. On the following
a little before the bank
opened, the Auctioneer VAS there
waiting to cash his check. But T.,
whose suspicious had been aroused
went to the banker. related to him
.he circumstance connected with
The checks, and said be
lid not want them honorsd. So the
banker went ont and told the auc-
.ioneer that Mr.. T. had requested
hat the $500 be not honored. The
suotioneer said he had advanced $3.50
)n the strength Of the check. and
wanted to know what be should do?
The banker told him he did DOT
Know and the auctioneer left.
7. saved bis money, but under the
10 one would have
ympathized with him bad be lost
very cent OF it. Where such occur
ences are so common a man living
u the west almost deserves to lose
when he allows himself to be so
,asily gulled. He refuses to make
complaint and consequently no ar
ests have been made and no prose-
sutton can be instituted. This may
,rove q warning to other greeDhorns,
md il any one else should be caught,
{ ia to be hoped he will have grit
nough in him to make complaint
md DO the public a service By prose-
:uting the shsrpers even though it
nay put him in a dissgreeable light.