Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-26
FOOLS NOT
ALL DEAD
Colorado Springs Sucker Drops
His Wad on Fake Foot
Race This a. m.
Whole Push Arrested and Now
Stopping at County
Bastile
From Saturdays Daily.

from Saturdays Daily.
This is an age of enlightenment.
but it does not prevent gold brick
schemes and foot-racing.
Yesterday afternoon man named
Rathbone, from Colorado Springs, and
also given out as coming from Ho-
boken. arrived in the city accumpan.
led by foot racer. Later. Steve Ell
kins. Bill Bostwick and Squire Wal
lace arrived from Mancos. accom-
panied by another sprinter, a match
having been previously arranged to
take place in Durango. The time
set was $50 this morning at the fair
grounds The man from Colorado
Springs had about $50 in cash and
diamonds valued at $500 or $500. On
the diamonds he secured loan of
$4OO which he wagered on his man.
along with the currency above men.
toned. The race was for rs yeards.
mutual start. Result: The Man
cos boy won by foot or two.
Result No. 2: The man who had
dropped his dough had planned to take
the east bound train. He was conf
dent of winning hands down. He
went to the depot and was there Join
ed by Elkins, Bostwick and the Man
cos sprinter. 1t was supposed that
the visitor was going away, but he was
broke. Just as the train pulled out
he was given some money but he
claimed it was not sufficient to pay his
fare. He got on the train, however,
but got off again opposite the foun
dry.
Result No. 8: The sheriff was i'm
portuned, warrants were sworn our
for both foot racers, Elkins, Bostwick
and Wallace, and all were arrested
and taken to the county jail. charged
with having by confidence game,
put up job. secured the aforesaid mon
ey and diamonds
The Herald is not conversant with
the real facts. but it is safe to assert
that had the man.who lost won, there
would have been no kick coming.
Whether the race was on the square
or not is not for us to decide. as we
know not, but the man who has a sure
thing is perfectly willing to do" the
other fellow and when anyone is fool
ish enough to back a foot racer he
must take his medicine This is what
the Rico contingent did few weeks
ago when they dropped several thou
sand dollars.
The Mancos foot racers real name
is Wilson, and this is his first race
in this section. Mr.. Elkins says he
is spending the summer at Mancos,
where his uncle has mining interests.
In the complaint his name is given as
Jack Raft and the other racer as Jack
Perkins
The man who lost refused to talk
; to n Herald reporter, but we under
stand he stated he was en- route to
Silverton and fell In on the way with
Perkins, whom he had known in Col
orado Springs or Denver. The foot
racer was about to be put off the train
when Rathbone came to hand with
the necessary amount to pay his fare.
He claims during the night he was
knocking about town and having a
good time the foot race was arranged
and he was accordingly jobbed
This afternoon Sheriff Mccartney
received a telegram from Rico to
hold Perkins on charge from that
place Perkins is now said to be the
man who did up the cvrowd there and
that Raft is the one who ran against
him.
At any rate, there is music in the
air. Elkins and Bostwick stand ready
to give bond as soon as the officers are
ready. search being made for the dia-
monds, which are supposed to be in
possession of one of the party.
Squire Wallace was not among those
arrested, as he returned to Dolores
this morning.
Mr. Bostwick says he is an innocent
party to the whole business, simply
being with the Mancos contingent.
As before stated, is was simply a
little foot race, and one side won
while the other lost.
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