Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-13
MORE OF THE MEN.
The Confidence Pair Who Did
Supervisor Case.
HOW THEY ACTED IN DAVENPORT

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"' i"is Is the Neatest Job of All
Known as An NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Farmer Foster was Victimized
Sheriff Gordon left last evepinc
Tor Chicago in hopes of gaining some
trace OF the confidence men who
robbed Supervisor Case of s.. 5oo1
tuesday afternoon. The men SION
pea at Davenport during all their
| operations here. Chief Clerk Stretch
OF the Kimball house thinks he re-
members the men. They registered
as simpson and Graham. Sfmnson
was the name signed to the letter to
Nadsworth x Co. telling that their
morse was at Orion. There was not
Il thing about them to Indicate that
they were not straight travelling men
rs they pretended. Police officials
are sure they know Graham. That's
the name of I smooth confidence man
who has been working this part of
the country for 10 wears. at least paw
ing it occasional visits and TURNING =
penny here when opportunity offered.
1t Is impossible to describe him.
other than that he is a rather small
man. OF Cark complexion and a
sickly look. His clothes hair and
whiSkers he changes rs the necessi-
ties Of his calling require. About two
months ago he was found in Daven-
port and at once arrested on suspicion.
He is an object of suspicion to the
police of the entire country. no mat
ter where found. or under what cir
/ cumStanccs. 1t was not possible
then to prove anything against him
except charge of vagrancv. and
rather than do this. and keep him for
a term of days on the high-priced
provisions uniformly supplied to
such priSol erS across the river he
was shipped out OF town. He has
been engaged in various Jobs lust
such rs this in this section. his oper-
ations covering long period There
Is no record that he ever was caurht
On the other hand he has caught a
good many. and caught some of
them hard His graft" is exactly
this kind Of thing. though he has
dabbled to some extent in bogus GOV
eminent bonds and worthless and
fraudulent checks He is Il smooth
and successful operator. None of
his Jobs have ever been more skill
fully planned or more neatly exc
cutcd than this one. And it may be
/ ,II,l thu ,,,,,, e Ii
the scene If his operations have ever
been more ma,crly than this one.
Their ueSt game, n the Davenport
! Democrat says. will hc To sell a gold
brick to some man near Kansas CITY.
or dispose of few government bonds
nj Cincinnati or Salt Lake.
How He Worked McDouousn County.
There i do doubt put Graham had
a hand i'm the McDouough county
swindlc n noted Yesterday, but later
information j. to the effect that the
scheme used there was somewhat
different rom the one applied here.
John Fos1 er. the victim, is a wcll-to-
do farmer living few miles south of
Vermont. The first of the month 4
Young man appeared in that section
claiming to be Banker Bcnnv'S son.
of Macomb. whom Farmer Eos
ter was we'll acquainted with in years
gone by. and whom he had not seen
for quite while. The young man
was in search Ola farm, and natural
" sought his fathers old friend fOr
information in that line. incidentally
and thou ghtlessly exhibiting Il roll
of bills which counted out So. 600.
Farmer Foster. believing in the young
mans identity, searched with him
Tor n farm all over that farming dis
trict within 10 miles of Vermont.
During the Journey Benny succeeded
admirably in getting into the old
mans confidence. Last Friday at
ternOon he two were returning from
south OF Vermont. about to abandon
the hunt for Il farm, when third
party appeared upon the scene and
i'm the shade Of grove If trees en-
gagged Farmer Foster and the sup
| posed Benny in conversation about
various matters of small interest
At the proper time the last arrival
drew from his pockcta deck OF cards.
| ana ne anu NuuiIS bN""N =" 49, '' az
little game Of three-card monte.
Young Benny won 5000 the first play
and was paid the money. The next
plav was for 50. 600. AMI Benny won.
but in order to get the amount he
had to cover the amount. Having
but 5000, he appealed to Farmer
Foster for 81, 900. agreeing to divide,
and soon persuaded Farmer Foster to
90 to the Vermont bank and draw
out $4,000. 1t was done. and the
800 was given Farmer Eos
ter TO take home with him. and he
and Benny would divide the next day.
The three separated, and when Far
mer Foster got hoIhe he opened the
tin box to find it filled with corn.
Benny had disappeared. Saturday
the men who worked Supervisor Case,