Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-15
GIGANTIC SWINDLE.
Prominent Citizens the WilIins Dupas
Of First Water BuHCO ShaIps.
THEY pur ur OYER srs,ooo.
Good Work ol the Part Of the Police
bringing Them TO THEIR Sense, aud
Land, Their llpecers iu jail.


| bow anu arrow bot and how lie had
lCs' a small amount OF cash 10 the
IfausaciiOn. THE publication oi the
article caused % venAble howl 10 80 up
from humber u prominent gen.
lcmou who were willing o.
stake their honor aad their money
AS subsequent events have shown
they dii-,hai everything was on the
"uead square" They were Indignant
beyond hounds aud declared that the
item A. 70 appeared In the paper would
upset the "whoIc scheme" ani that
they would be- cur 10 tho tune " thou.
saudp.
Well, itdid "uulcn the piSn but 10.
stead u Causing the lOss o.
large amount 0t Cnsn 20 men
who ~ero the willing, even anxious
dupes OF the c.eyef,st gang Of SUIT
lhiug OPERATOR VINO ever pfeyed upon
lot Of teuduficct n has resulted Ia the
saving OF thousands VI dollars ~ them
and Of bringing them 10 their W. see.
Tue scheme, n carried 10 ~ nuIl
conclusion would have taken over
$4,000 from tie pockets u the SAT-
Lakcfs anu Transferred that amount
10 the golfers Of the cOuspifatofs.
who are the officers, say 81. ID. Wells,
tue artist tailor, who acted " financial
secretary, treasurer aud banker, 3.
l. iaycttr, M Wells, alias Harry
Fury, Dan Quinlan, Charlie Steele
and one uf twU Others IL WIS pro.
posed that there was 10 be- :
Dig shooting contest nj CAlier's PARK
At an early hour this morning between
Lafayette ant Fury, the latter IN sho {
with tIiis AID The latter with a bow
and arrow. Money g. the amount
named was put up on the result on tue
modern William Toll. Tho winner
was 10 take the whole purse, aud II
was 10 hb 10 arranged that not cent Of
D. would nnd its way elsewhere than
into the possession VI tue gang. The
agreement was as follows
This agreement was made and entered
Into this ith day ~ August, A. d.. lsJi
by and between s., Lafayette, party Of
tho first part, aud Al Woods, party of the
second part, by his agent ". N. Eddy,
lawfully constituted aud appointed TOT
tho purpose Of making arrangements
herein aet forth, wituesse d;
That the said parties 10 this contract
agree % entnr INTO u contest ur shooting
match 70 take place no. 60 exceed twelve
days from the dhto OF this agroHmeni, a.
some place IN salt Lake county, tu be-
hereafter stipulated aud agreed upon hy
aud between thom according 10 the terms
and condition.. following. namely That
said :. Lafayette, party OF the first part,
shall shoot with bow and arrow. and
tho said Al Woods, party ~ the second
part, shall shoot with ride; which Ito
shall be loaded with a single ball only.
IL b also agreed by the parties g. this
contract thas tho said $. Lafayette
shall have tho privilege Of selecting or
choosing the object 10 be- shot At aud tho
distance. and that both, tho bow aud
ARROWS and tho rih0And cartridges used iu
this contest shall be- thoroughly *.
tmiued by n cImmiueo Of three aud
must mO0t The approval of the same ur
81 10 majority thereof The parties above
mentioned hereby consUn, aud agruu that
NJ. 4, Wells shall act a. Judge aud that
". ". Eddy and T., L. Piumau shall act
hs referees and shall constitute tho 0om.
mIttor above referred to, uuloss hy sIrk.
moss, inability or refusal VI cd her one or
more Of them 90 SO. uu such committee.
lu which event the said parties tD this
contract shall SOLICIT, on tnb day % tho
contest or shooting match, Other parties
tO act In the place and stead " those, who
declined 90 serve uu said committee,
or who boy reason " sickness, inability,
refusal or for any other cause iAil TO
serve; tho said judges and roioreUz who
constitute thu committee before men
toned, or formed according tu the terms
o. this agreement sAal, nlsn act as iudgus
Of tho contest or shooting match aud
decide the result NJ the Same, ana their
decision shall bo binding on all tho paF-
tics 10 this agreement ]. Is iufthur
agreed by and between tho parties 90 this
undertaking hat iu case There shall bH
tie, tho shooting ma GA ur contest shall
Immediately proceed until 10 shall boo tur.
minated or decided iu favor of one cor tho
other Of these contestants, provided that
iu tho shooting of tho ur, Iu case ibHro
should hO such, thu said $, Lafayette
before mentioned shall he outulOI aud
have permission 90 select or choose tho
uuI0rt % ne shot 49,, said object or lling
10 100 ulthUr H stationary or = swinging
one, suspended or Otherwise, according
10 tho wish or desire Of ,hu said lth
yvtto. 10 Is further understood hv
aud lugwogu the parirs Go this
agreement shat lh' sum uI two
thousand dollars shall bU placed by
zach of thou In the hands " ", A.. Wells,
who 10 hereby appointed by the parties 10
total sam OF which, four thousand dot.
Iar- iu an, shall be- given 90 the success
iul contestant, who shall Doc declared by
tho committee or majority thereof Io be-
entitled tu tho same, Wu.uu said sum ol
four thousand dollars lu 900 shall be- i'm.
mpdIatsly turned over aul given ca the
winner by tho said stakeholder according
tothu decision OF me committee ur ma
lurity thereof. 49, before mentioned Tho
said parties 90 .nis agreement horuuy
Agrao that boo case either oi them, ina. IN,
- Lafayette uT Al Woods Hhsll fail 100
appear a. tho time ur p.acntoiDctod for tho
contest or shooting mH.HU, nu tho dnlo
agreed upon, tuu PARTIES 7p falling shall
forfeit tho said sum D $1,000 PLACED by
him In tho hands OF Cue iluN stakeholder,
NJ. T. Wells, unless prevented by lulth
frum performing as part of this agrua.
mont oi bong 900 uuu4 ilF lu proceed
with tho Cuuft . ur shooting mhlnl above
referred tOi uuI IhH said VI. T., Wells,
the final stakeholder shall ihon Aud
lhero turn over tHu said sum of money
$4,000 10 tho plr y appearing ana buing
fpuiy tD pruH.UI with llu contest OF
shooting match. and Co Insure aud ron.
der cer,nln tho shooting mach or uuntUs.
aboye rpnrr.I goo. che st|d parties % this
aprseulput uHEu f.IH day thc ith day OF
Atigu.t A. u.IH.I placed lao SUN ui
stIU (Which Is a part ~ tho S-uOl be-
IN, n.sufI0rHI W. Che hands OF tho
final gtaktHu.Irr N f.,Weis, upon tho
condition uhmn.y that % tho balance
Isl DOOR of tuu S., UII above mentioned is
MOI placed 100 tho uNuia or tho ma stake
holder. NJ. p. VOLS, between nav and