Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-12
BOLD ROBBERY
AND CARD TRICK
One of the Most Daring Deeds in
Recent Years,
MINNEAPOLIS MAN A VICTIM
a smooth CRATER shows Him the
'iU's sights aud II Confederate
Helps Deprive Him OF s2lO.

one of the most daring and success
tul robberles ever committed within the
limits Of Salt Gake city occurred ON
Capitol hill about 10 o'clock this morn.
Ing. The victim is o. Knudson, man
NIFTY years Of age, who is on his way TO
his home in Minneapolis, and his loss
IS an even $2iO.
There is no better way to tell the
story than using Knudsons own Ian
guage az he recounted his experience
to News" man at the police station
this afternoon.
i have been visiting my brother up
In Portland said he, and when |
bought my ticket to return home, /
made arrangements to stop of here be-
cause | wanted to see the city.
Wen, | went first up to the Catholic
temple tTemple) grounds and was look
ing around when man came up 10 me
ana taking my hand said he was glad
to see me.
i said TO him I don't know YOU
but the man told me the names of some
people | knew ana | thought II was all
right After we had been walking
around for awhile he said to me. Would
you Ike to visit Brigham Youngs
grayeY | told him | would go If it was
not 100 far and so We started up the
street ana went up on the hill We
had been up there about half an hour
When another man came along and
spoke TO US. He said he was stranger
ana was looking around the city. He
said he had just come from Idaho
where he sold lot OF sheep for several
hundred dollars and he claimed
10 have plenty OF money.
THE first man | met finally pulled
some cards from his pocket and said he
would show US a trick like the soldiers
played. one Of the cards was marked
ana he asked the second man to draw
one Of the cards. He took one and then
ne offered them to me but | said no. |
don't want anything to do with It.
Then the man urged me to take a card.
He said there was no harm In II. So
finally | tried to take a card. but the
man said, no, take this one. That vas
the marked card. Wen | took IL, and
the man said good you have won $40;
and he put $50 bill into my hand.
made him take IL back and told him /
had not bet anything and would not
take the money. Then the man made
me take S..
Just then a third man came up and
demanded to know what we were do
ing
OH you are playing cards-you are
are you?
u told him no, that ! had not bet
anything but had just drawn card"
Then, Knudson said the man
opened his coat and showed a police
badge and told us we were all under
arrest and he would take us to Jail"
The CRATER then informed them that
their ofiense meant six months In Jail
and $500 fine. One Of the men began
to cry and offered the pseudo officer $500
TO let him 20, saying that If It became
known he would lose his position. The
policeman was determined. however,
and ordered the men TO stand up and
be searched. When he came 70 Knud-
son he took all he had, something over
$40, and then ordered all TO walk to-
wards town When they had proceeded |
but short distance the officer" !
warned one Of the men that II he ran |
he would kin him. He then turned 10 |
caution knudson likewise, and as he |
did SO, CRATER No. / started to run. |
The officer" took out after him and |
then CRATER No. 2. ran also. The last |
knudson saw of the officer" he was |
over the hin with his $40.
Before long It dawned upon him that |
he had been made the victim Of a
smooth trick and he at once came down |
town, and enquired his way to the po-
lice station.
lie described the fake policeman as
being about 80 years Of age. heavy and |
rather short aud wearing blue suit
81 clothes. Knudson was all broken up
over his loss and trembled Violently
while telling his story. officers at once
began working on the case.
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