St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-11
TWO SLICK RkSCALS.
Brace of ShPeWd SWindiePs
Captured by the Police
Of Chicago.
A Scheme Out Of Which They
Would Have Made Many
Thousands.
How They Proposed to Un-
load 10000 Lottery
Tickets.
I'll -
Fourteen Persons Lose Their
Lives by Floods in Mis-
sissippi.

CHICAGO, April l0.-A clever conf
dence game has just been broken up
here b. the arrest Of the two bright
young men vino have been working it.
A few days ago the police came in pos
session OF circular bearing this letter
head: al. n. Royal IL Co., New
Orleans, New York, Chicago and
Omaha. Financial standing 100000"
II was dated Chicago, March %, and
offered 10 arrange matters so as TO EN-
able the person 10 whom the circular
was addressed TO make 81 coo wlthOu:
cent OF cost to himself. The only thing
required in return was absolute and
total secrecy" TO insure which the
sender inclOsed two Oaths, exactly alike,
one OF which was 10 be signed and
returned by express. The firm
agreed to send by express full
particulars ana a check for
signed was received. In conclusion the
circular said: I'VE will withdraw this
offer unless we hear from you by Mon
day, April Is. Send oath by express
and be sure 10 pay the charges. We
Will explain why this is necessary i'll
oar next letter. We presume that you
would not object to receiving $1,000
Through LOTTERY.
Do not use the mail, but send all COM
municatiOns by express" 1t was
thought that the scheme was new
feature in the time-noncred green goods
game. Detectives visited every express
Office in the city and found that great
number OF express packages were being
forwarded 10 room 81 at ls5 Clark
street. Yesterday Detective Mcdonald
fonnd pretty young girl alone IN the
office. She was signing all express
receipt she said she did not know
what business was conducted In tile
room, as she Tad only been employed
there since Thursday to receive pack
ages. She did not know the name of
the man who had employed her. as she
had secured the position IN answer to
an advertisement III newspaper. De
tective Mcdonald was in the room when
a we'll -dressed, good-looking man, with
brown mustache and gold-rimmed
glasses, walked in. That is the man
who employed me-" the girl said,
and he was at once arrested by the de-
tective. AL the central station the
prisoner said his name was l.. A. Du-
mas, but from letters found on him it
was believed that is name IS Frederick
G. Bonfils. After long session in Capt.
Shea's nnermost office, the man broke
down and told the details Of his scheme.
Bonhls' lodging room, at 300 WABASH
avenue, was visited by the detectives,
and bright young man, fashionably
dressed, was arrested. in the room
were found
10000 Lottery Tickets
In exact imitation of the ticket of the
Little Louisiana State Lottery company,
for drawing May 10. 1892. The capital
prize was to be $500, zoe. and the ticket
per cent Of prizes are given in
this lottery than in any other
lottery on eartn.'' Both men ac-
lInowledged that they had everything
ready to send out the tickets and reap
the harvest. They said they were Sc
cure against prosecution from agents or
| BUYERS, as the law looked on them as
severely as on the lottery company. and
| they guarded against violating the
| postal laws. They intended TO let the
! agents retain a certain amount for
their commissions. The prisoners
! had plenty of money. They had
! deposited 5000 TO assure the pay
ment of express charges TO the
different companies, and their engraved.
printed and typewriter literature was
| OF the finest kind. Both men came from
! New York to Chicago March s. and are
| believed to have worked their swindling
scheme in the East. Bonfils is said to
be graduate of West Point and To be a
member OF a prominent family i'll Mis-
| souri,