The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
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llIS WOIlHleSS checks. II seems IHdC
Wilson Is a stranger in these parts and
being without money or friends in the
city, he proceeded to raise the wind"
He came from Portland and arrived in
the city about three days ago. Wilson
says he is the victim of circumstances
and owes his downfall to the gambling
habit.
Last evening he went to ]. P. Gard
ner's store and purchased a suit of
clothes and some other articles, giving
in payment g. check for $40. The check
with his goods After he had gone
it was discovered by the firm that they
had been duped and the check was
worthless. They Immediately notified
the police of the facts and Detectives
Sheets and Raleigh, who were put on
the case, started out to find and arrest
their man.
needed by the two sleuths, who soon
found Wilson. After following him
about the streets for a while, so as to
make sure that he was the man they
were after, the detectives decided to
arrest him. Wilson evidently thought
the movements of the officers were
rather suspicious for he suddenly
turned into the Valley House saloon,
which he was in the act of passing,
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was carrying under his arm.
Sheets followed him and only stopped
long enough to see Gardeners name on
the paper coveringethe package, and he
and Raleigh made a dash and caught
him. Wilson at first tried to deny
everything, but Detective Sheets con-
WINGED him that honesty is the best
policy and he then told what seemed
to be pretty straight story of the
affair."
Wilson's account of it is that he was
out of money and needed the clothes.
He had telegraphed to Oklahoma for
money but it had not arrived so he
passed the check on Gardner. He also
passed another for SO on some other
firm, from which he purchased a hat,
and received the balance in cash This
money he lost in gambling and when
arrested he did not have a cent The
check passed on Gardner was made out
to the firm and was drawn on the Utah
National Bank. Wilson had signed the
name of S. M. Lewis to it, The other
check has not been located yet, but the
house that took it will undoubtedly be
heard from by tomorrow. How many
other people have been gulled in the
same expensive manner is not yet
known, but the police expect there are
several who will wake up on Monday
morning to find that they are a few
dollars out.
That all the easy marks are not yet
out OF the country, can be plainly seen
by investigating the police reports
Yesterday a man named Robert Miller
and hailing from Bozeman Mont,
came to the city. Miller was viewing
the beauties of Zion, and had wan
dered to the city and county building
when he was met by man who re-
marked, you have quite a fine build
ing here
Yes responded Miller, but 1 am a
! stranger here
so am l." replied the stranger, 81
! have just come from Montana and am
going to California this evening"
so am l. answered Miller.
| In this way an acquaintance was
started and the stranger asked Miller
| to go up to visit the grave of a friend
of his, which invitation was accepted.
| They went to Mt. Olivet cemetery and
after looking around for a while met a
well dressed gentleman, who wore a
! beard This bearded gentleman join
ed them, and the three walked around
I together. In the course of their ram
| bles the man with the beard picked up
a small lock.
/ Miller's description of what followed
is simply the old story of the same old
| lock trick practiced by the same old
bunco men and sharpers in the coun-
! try. He was finally induced to bet SIS
that he could open the lock and. like
| the unsuspecting man he was, fell into
the trap. He did not exactly bet on the
trick, but he did the next thing to it
! he loaned the money to his companion
who Immediately lost it all. The usual
quarrel took place between the sharp
ers and the trio separated.
Miller did not suspect that he had
been buncoed until he had been away
from the men for some time; then il
suddenly dawned upon him that he
had been badly taken in. He reported
the affair to the police and seemed sur
prised when they broke off his tale by
saying, ooh, that is the same Ole
story; we know all about how they did
it" Miller had a check with him al
the time and the sharpers tried to get
him to cash it. but he refused. Thew
also promised him a pass on the rail
road to California, but he did not get
it. The victimized Miller left for the
coast last evening, "a sadder but g
wiser man" It is thought that Chap
man had a hand in the deal and is
probably the man with the beard.
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John Duggan, who was arrested &
few days ago on a charge of ASSAULT
and battery, was in police court yes
terday and answered to the charge
Judge Powers took the case for Dug
gan and Walter Shoup represented the
prosecution. The case was one il
which it was alleged that he haC
struck his mother-in-law and little
daughter during a row in her house
one night during the week.
From the evidence it was gathered
that there had been something of {
fight, in which both sides took q some
what aggressive position. 1t was no
explained clearly how the little cir
got hurt, but it was proven to thu
courts satisfaction that q battery haC
been committed by Duggan and h,
was fined $50. He gave notice of al
appeal.
William Huskin was arrested yester
day on "a charge of being drunk ant
disturbing the peace. 1t is alleged
that he visited the Salvation Arm,
barracks on Franklin avenue and whil
there created such g, disturbance tina
the police We're notified and he wa
taken to Jail.
On the 9th of last September a hi
cycle was stolen from III. e. Daggett
and its loss was reported to the polio
at the time. Yesterday while Office
Shannon was delving through empt,
buildings and other places looking 70
stolen property he found the missin,
wheel and took 1T to the station. I
was in as good condition as the da,
it was stolen. except that the seat ha