The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-22
TOM REEVES ROBBED
Confidence Han Gets Thirty Dollars
OF His Money.

OF His Money.
A farmer named Tom f.eves was film
TANNED out Of $50 yesterday afternoon
at the corner of Hydraulic and Harry
streets in this city. The work was done
by an ola time CRATER named Blood, who
is now confined in the sumptuous apart
ment set aside by the city for the recep-
ton of gentlemen Of his calling who
meet up with the law. Reeves got sep
arated from his coin by means Of the old
/ top and bottom trick, which is SO ancient
/ that it is believed to have been worked
on Noah Just before he built the ark, and
which has been passed Up by all experts
! in the business as oeing too coarse for
these days. The manner of his was this
way: Reeves came into town yesterday
afternoon and met two men in a buggy
near Harry on Hydraulic This man
Blood was one of the men and he stopped
the team and engaged Reeves in conversa-
ton. Blood represented that he was the
agent for the Screw Loose and Pin Lever
Watch company, Dowagiac, Mich. and
that he was introducing solid GOLD
watches in the neighborhood- He display
ed one Of the watches and told Reeves
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he had instructions to place a little bunch
of money in each box in which the first
ten watches sold were packed. He then
drew from his pocket a so bill and SO
and folding them together placed them
IN the watch with the box, leaving one
corner of the money sticking out of the
lid as if he had not noticed it. He got
in a little more palaver and then offered
the box and contents to Reeves for $50
and Reeves went against it. 1t certainly
looked good to him. There was the yell
low watch-he had seen that go into the
box-and he thought that he had seen the
$50 in ILLS 60 in and there they were
sticking out. He didn't see how he could
lose. In fact, could not see any way but
what he would be one yellow watch ahead
Of the deal. So he dug out his bank roll
and placed his $50 in the hands of the
sharper, who handed him the box and i'm
meditely jumped into The buggy with the
other man. grabbed up the lines, whipped
up the horse and drove toward the city.
Reeves opened the box and found absolute
~ nothing but small piece Of rock TO
make 1t the weight and a couple of cor
ners torn of advertising money fell TO
the ground from the lid. Reeves realized
that he had made an expensive purchase
and he got into his own buggy and fol-
lowed the men to town. He told his trou-
hes to officer Bob Pryor and pointed out
the two men in the buggy going up Doug
las avenue. Pryor placed them under ar
II st and they were taken to police head
quarters and Blood was held. 1t was
found that his companion was not con-
cerned in the game, and he was released.
There was no money found on Blood and
it is probable that Reeves will not get his
money back unless Blood wants to tell
where it is. and that is not likely, as this
thirty dollar turn viii about cost him a
trip over the road whether he returns
the money or not.
Warm spring days produce a feeling
of drowsiness if the body is loaded with
the impurities of winter diet Cleanse
the blood. liver and bowels with PRICK
LY ASH BITTERS. It creates energy
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