The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05
NEW BUNKO GAME PLAYED.
South Dakota and Michigan Farm
crs Are Vfctfmized.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-The Chronicle
says an inventive confidence man from
the stockyards and a downtown ply
sician who is alleged to be his accom-
plice were arrested yesterday for clev
erly depriving Herman Klepstein, of
Groton, S. D., and H. B. Van Patten,
of Butler, Mich, of their money. The
game was new and worked to perfec-
ton.
Klepstein arrived Monday morning
with a load of stock, and after refresh
ing himself he began a tour of the
stOckyardS. He was accOSted by
suave individual who offered his serv
ices in guiding him through the yards.
Klepstein was glad to obtain such a
guide, but at the same time he made
up his mind that he would not allow
any man to take advantage of him be-
cause he was from the country.
The two men spent some time in
wandering about the yards. The guide
proved to be a most interesting COM
panon and the South Dakota man was
charmed, though he could not at first
entirely rid himself Of suspicion. Dur
ding their sightseeing Klepstein hap
pened to mention the name of Mont
gomery, Ward & &C., with whom he
had done business from his native
IL.
He asked the gentlemanly fellow who
was plotting him if he knew the firms
address.
When this question was asked the
guide smilingly drew out a business
card, saying: Yes, I know their ad-
dress. or ought to, as l am their stock
yards agent, and look out for any of
their patrons who come into the city
this way This statement relieved
1n Of r,+C,
misgivings he had felt before To-
gether the two started down town.
The new friend kept telling KEEP
stein that he was not looking we'll.
though the man insisted that he was
feeling perfectly we'll But the sup
posed agent was so solicitous that the
Stockman became frightened and they
went to the Office of Dr. F. M. Steward,
in the Lakeside building The doctor
looked at Klepstein. and. as the latter
says, advised aim to submit to an OBJ
Grafton. Klepstein finally yielded to
the Doctor who placed him on his op-
Grating table and proceeded to hold an
examination. A brief investigation
brought the physician to the conclu-
sion that klepstein was seriously ill.
When Klepstein got up the doctor
handed him a bill for S150
The stockman objected to the pay
ment cf the bill, but the doctor in
sisted. The matter was ended by the
turning over of a check for $50 and the
signing of a note for the remainder. so
Klepstein claims. The doctor wrote
out a prescription. and at the drug
store where it was filled the charges
were S3.75. Soon after the kind friend
who had shown his interest in KIep-
stein left him, promising to meet him
at the store of which he was the
agent.
Klepstein was at the appointed place
in the afternoon. but the agent failed
to appear and the inquiries convinced
the firm that the farmer was the vic
tim of the latest confidence game. De-
tectiveS were at once sent out by the
firm and the guide was found to be a
Fred Englehart
The experience Of Van Patton was
similar to that of Klepstein, though
he was not such a heavy loser. He
was examined by DR.. Steward and paid
some 81 in cash, he claims, signing a
note for SAB.
Both men came to the Thirty-fifth
street police station in the afternoon
and warrants We're taken out for the
arrest of Englehart and Steward. The
two men We're arrested by Officers
Connors and Wolff, and their case wiz
be heard this morning before Justice
Wallace.
More Money Needed.
DIES MONIES, To-, Dec. 4.-The report OF
Che commissioners of Cherokee hospital for