Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-02
STRANGERS FLEECED
How The Festive BHrCO ShaTps Pay
Upon Tourists.
rmorEp, lN1rnrM>Ep, uOBBED.
Human Yullures Who Ply Their Nefar.
ivu' Calling Under the shadows
Of the Temples Walls.

IN these days Of political palsver,
hoaed debates, pcriOunl "a r.miu. ions
anu fe.UruuUtu 30 trusts, combinations
anu monopolrs, there is a tuhutts
cafii,d ON 30 this cuy, Which 10 It's
particular spi ore BE- a- upllviul gnd
yet as Profitable to those who engage
initasauy lutsuit that dishonest m,n
eau follow. ltis ttat ut rouIiu. ,iuss
aud simple, pro.cuo ouly b. tue
natural adtui.u,sf luu n.qnrud cIu.
ming Of men who act us pi0ts aud
guiles o. s,fnnt,fs within tIo cIt5'-
gates.
Nv ~ day there can be seen two or
moro of tlrtu" uIurs" IufLuE about
tuc Temple bl. cs seeking ,mr cue %
drv ut. Lilac the keen obs, fvuts o.
human nature that tury ate, Iuvy
easily epu. thC.r victims They uI.-
. tuguirb a stranger from 10 rtHIurut %
tuu Cty ss uAuuy AS aiAty eau d.
tuCt leIs muuu ffJm q mock Orange.
lhty sr, vtfy clever, to4-tt,y nave
To D.. Their business calls IUT -uuI
Htlfi.utCs. The buugl.r would uUt
succcuu. lie would show uis hand.
ne professional, the highly auC ~.
itsntd uuuOI stuvrrf, tLo tnFuu uaid
monte uhu never uO.H tust uutil ulu
victim Do uuil.uss wiluiu his sIasp.
tului lrlu IA o0l yuua,iUu with a
NEWS man today admitted as nu
pointed cut a CJuplu VI the gang,
guiding Iauy OF tourists about tho
.H.. Ill. 81.
cone ruiug the attractions VI thls
region, mat THIS Claus VI CTOIss
was the mUst uilicult with
which thu police have 10 deal. Taey
operate IN various ways, being, 90
cOufas, entirely governed BY tue cir
oImu,ancts. Ia H5mv iuataucof--mauy
iu fact, Mt BuncO sharp u sent "out
on the road" hundred miles Ur 10 "
ASCERTAIN lust who IL headed Tor Salt
Lake aud more particularly the kiud
Di clay vi Wnioh tncir prusl ectiye Vie
tins are made, that when tnv lime Tor
the moulding process takes place, II
eau bu dJuc with rkill anu dispatch.
On arriving here the stranger tirst VI
all wants 10 seU thp rempie, the TaDsi-
uacic, Brigham Iuuug's grave aud
Otner places OF special interest 10 tnO
travelling huOlic. These are SHOW "
| him anu most wonderful stoties AZ. re-
lated concerning Gnem. liz e.S,LT
~ glad, II tile tourist, 70 al elici
mn eloquent taiAef, suoh 10
/ lite grutl sman ~ hlA/ newly.
made ffisnis, and after ths Ioor
/ points Of interest have been visited, no
| beoUmes ired OF walking about Aud Is
very willing, ms rule, to accept an
Invitation 10 a curio hall dowa town,
winch he discovers later, has a back
door leading into com 'ottablo room
where he is given rest ana refresh.
mouls, Not DESTROYS OF appearing uu-
grateful for such lnviHh kiuunuss ne
willingly joiua In a game, usually
cards, occasionally something else.
| Tue whole scheme Ia mail lulated with
| thu skill Of a diplomat. suddenly there
IL n realization ON the part VI tho
stranger that he Ia cut OF pocket
| Pethaps bic loss 10 counuud
/ $50 or $40. Perhaps 1, reaches
| hundreds. a kick 10 registered nc.
c0TIiugly, Hut II II part Of the
whole scheme TO be prepared Tor that
ard As result II counts tor very little.
The victim II informed that hO entered
into the performance from his own
choice; that n he "squeals out lUus"
hs win got nothing uacK but tuat line
| ~ Wllllng 20 cumptomlHo luicthihkb
viii be returned 10 him 30 that he can
get out Of town and continue MS Jour.
uey either east " west. His railroad
ticket IL Ouentimes limited anu ~ a
result he cEpilula,es anu IL acuompan-
led 10 the depot by oue Of the shatpyrs
/ who secs him aboard the train after
| which all danger Is past and gener
division OF spells by the gang takes
/ place.
This kind Of business, said Chief
! Pratt today, 10 carried on here on
mos, extensive scale aud only few
Jays $50 wealthy teuurffJot was
/ caught ON the train aud OunCoed out VI
d large sum Of money.
Many thousands Of dollars are thus
lost IA tuis city annually, monthly IN
fact, anu the prospects are that AS long
a. men will allow themselves to DO
| plotted about In the manner Indicated,
just No long Will the business be- carmel
! IN.
Today the chief vas Obliged to detail
\ couple u officers TO 20 directly TO
| strangers wuu we're being escorted
about tue city anu inform tnvm point
blank o. the company they were 10 AID
| beware OF thu consequences.