Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-21
THOUSANDS FOR A LESSON.
Farmer GIyT5 SRindled By a THO OIL
SAiTp.TS.
uo sold TITS land and Lost ifts uones
in Littie oams with
Strangers

Hr, LOUIS, Nov. 2i.-rsuls Giyrr,
OF 81 jacobs, ILL.,, called 81 the -Four
Courts and told Chic' Of ID Detectives
Desmond a story Of how ho had been
swlndlud out OF four thousand iollafs
bya THO " three.card monte men.
UnJil two weeks ago eyre owned n
large farm three miles from ST. Jacobs,
H., when no sold out Tor si,uOl anu
placed tho amount la the bank at
htghlAnls, III. About ten days ago
he Learned that he could purchase a
iatm ~ a low hFuTe. II Wa lu,t tho
Kind OF An Investment no was Looking
iJT, AMI b At once went 10 tue place.
Last Wednesday, while on west
bound OuiO IS Mi-sissippi train Just
outside Of Cl4ciuuatl, after having
completed all arrangements 90 put.
chase the farm save paying Tor u, ne
formed tue acquaintance OF three we'll
dressed men, que introducing nimsrl
A. j. h., Mcdonald anu hls iTluuu
Robert summer, bJlh travelling salr,-
mon. Tue other said hu was John
WilsOu, 81 &C Or bound Tor Chicago.
la the conversation whicn followed,
the meu learned from GiStu all bout
his atl airs, iucluiing tue TACT that he
had Z ,Oll Ia tue bank al Highland,
ILL.,, wuioh he was willing to Invest.
Wilson at once proceeded 10 work 10
gain possess. ON Of tho $4,000. Ho
lrew iuur cards from his picket auu
said no had usl lost 81 600 IN learning
new game and Proceeded 20 show
nov n was worked. An exhibition Of
the lhrou'cnrd monte game followed,
IN wuich eyre was allowed 70 wiz
$1,000. Wilson took roll VI bills from
MS pocket 40 N g. lay, anu Will
onuntiHg out $4,000 suduunly asked VI
Giytc what assurance hu had tuAt he
would nave paid the bot bud no los E?
A. the answer was not satisfactory 10
Wilson he saiI that ho would pay
Glyts the amount ~ hr met him Ia
Chicago at tue Palmer house on No.
ytmbef Glh, and bruu .hl with him tho
81, 900 he h.d IA ihu uauk Ia Highland
Just TO snow that ho mai that amount.
On tue day agreed UPON Giyfv ar-
rived In Chicago With bIs money. He
was met at the illiu0ia Central station
Ny one " the card mauipulatufs, who
TOLD MIN that WlIa0u was not Vt the
Palmer house, but was ~ the home oi
friend In the suburbs, auI he woulI
take him there. Tue two boarded a
street car. From che Terminus GlyTe
was q mpelltu to walk hail mile. In
large vacant lot not lot from Lake
Michigan, the two other confidence
men were found, Wilson declined
20 pay over 10 Glyto tho $4,000 unltss
he was given another trial at the game
anu both put up thrir money. dlyTe
deposited his money ON the ground.
Wilson counted out an equal amount
and laid It next TO the ilrit pile. La the
manipulation OF tho yards that follow.
ed Glyto lost Jus. ut THIS time au-
other man approached ani said that
he was policeman unl iuiOrmed tho
men that they were under arrest for
gambling. Wilson grabbed up both
piles VI money anu ran Ou' The bogus
policeman grabbed Glyfo and the other
Two men aud said that % they attempt.
cd 10 run OH no would ehO1' them, ~
he did not iutsnu 20 loss Huy more oil
OF his prisoners. Tho dispute was
nnally settled by the bogus policeman
ordering the men W separate. Glyrs
was told 10 remain behind until the
others were cut OF sight and he did DO,
several hours later G.yro discovered
that hs had been swiudled and re-.
turned to Highland. MOnlay ne 70.
oeived a letter signed L. j. Macdonald,
Ia which tue writer, who was one OF
the men mixed up ia the swtndle.
said that Wilson was IN ~, Louis, anu
he would assist him In locating him.
phis letter was headed 81 Louis but
bsE5 hs p0sImaTk "Eyansvills aud