The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21

J. ". Byrnes. proprietor OF the Co
lumbia saloon in Shawnee, o. T., and
one Of the most prominent men of that
town, and Robert Belford, an attache
OF the establishment. were arrested at
Shawnee yesterday afternoon by Sheriff
De Ford OF Oklahoma City on a requisi-
ton from the governor of Kansas,
charging than with grand larceny. E.
r Henderson. deputy sheriff OF Sum-
ner county. and Henry Stunkel OF Peck
the man whom the defendants are
charged with rosbbing. accompa MED Mr.
De Ford % Shawnee and assisted IN the
arrest.
The fact Of the arrest was telegraph
ed TO Redick, Lewis & Snyder Of Okla
homa City. and when the $40 D. m.
train arrived there the attorneys were
present with a writ Of habeas corpus.
and the prisoners Were taken from the
train.
The amount Mr.. Stunkel lost was S.
600, and il was got from him by two
men through "a confidence game in sum-
ner county, IN October. 1894. One day a
very slick, smooth. We'll dressed gentle
man E'ho gave his name as Jones. cali
ed on Mr.. Stunkel and made PROPOSE
ton 10 buy one OF his farms AIR
Stu2kel, who is a plain, honest looking
genial old farmer, the owner OF several
thousand arces Of lend in Sumner coun-
ty, catered 10 the stranger and showed
him every civ5sfty, taking him out rid
ing and exhibiting his farms and other
possessions. During their ride they fell
in with third gentleman, unknown 10
the OH farmer and seemingly unknown
TO Jones. They fell into conversation
with him ard in some manner 6Mr
Stunkel could not explain how the con-
versa ton drffted around to talk about
gambling and how easy II was to win
al different games.
The third man had a deck of cards
and he and Jones had quite time jok-
ingiy trying TO get the best Of one an
other in a little game called ''thr'ee card
monte" Jones won and then the
stranger won. and then Mr.. Stunkel
was inveigled into the game and allow
cd to win several times. Finally, the
game reached such proportions that the
stranger bet Stunkel 5000 he could not
pick out uhe winning card. Jones beg
ged him 70 take the bet, and so sure
was the old man that he could pick out
the card that he consented. Sure
enough; he picked the right card and
had won $1,000.
and sprung the question: How do /
know you could have paid ME il you
had lost? / am betting my good hard
money against your word. / don't be-
heve you could have paid me IL l had
won"
This provoked Stunkel and with the
remark, II will show you" he came 10
Wichita, secured 5000 and was back
soon to where he had left the man
strangers roll and Stunkel's money in
to tin box. said Il was all o. X. and
gave Stunkel the box. The third man
went off crestfallen, Jones excused him
self in some way and the old farmer
went home with his tin box. When he
arrived home he opened IL. II contain
ed some newspapers and half dozen
Usage oranges. The swindlers had
| changed boxes and got away with the
stuff.
The two slick. smooth individuals were
hunted high and low, but no trace OF
them could he discovered. Recently
Mr.. Stunkel receiving Information tina
/ Byrnes ard Bedford were the men, he
I secured the requisition and went after
/ them.
The fabeas corpus case was TO have
been tried in Oklahoma City last night
and the result Is unknown.
The people OF Wichita viii remember
I the case distinctly as the details of the
swindle were given more fully IN the
/ Eagle at the time of its occurrence.