The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
new SWINDLE GAME
TRIED ON PHYSICIAN
e.. Doctor ]. Z. Bauduy Was Intend.
ed Victim Of THURMAN" Who
had a Sick Jockey.
CLEVER PLOT THAT FAILED.
Services Engaged as Means of Gull
tivating Confidence and Induc-
ing Doctor to Bet $40 on a
Horse Sure to Win.

Doctor ]. x. BauIuy Of No. 2S0S Olive
street was the intended victim of a new
confidence game cleverly attempted by a
man who represented himself as a ricn
owner Of race horses and the employer Of a
Jockey who needed medical attention, but
who. incidentally, had a good thing that
was sure to win at odds Of 20 to /, and
which the physician 49, invited to back
with Il so bill just for j title winning.
The doctor cid not oct. and the swindle
failed. but the game may have been worked
successfully upon other Members OF the pro-
fession In ST. Louis by the same man.
At the doctors office a man appeared
Thursday morning and stated hat he was
the owner Of a string of horses at the Del
mar track. He represented that he had a
Jockey, George F. Walden" who was sick
and needed attention. This Jockeys services
were stated to have been Indispensable 10
the alleged turfman, and to get him well
the owner" was ready TO pay anything In
reason.
After agreeing upon a $3.50 fee the caller
said that he knew q good thing" which
would come to pass that afternoon at the
track. II the doctor cared to put up a
small amount. say 50, he might win 800.
This tip to the physician, of course,
was only given Tor the reason that he had
been courteous, and in addition, perhaps,
would take more interest In r~eviving the
Jockey, who was due 10 ride several impor-
tant races"
Plausible "sick Jockey" Tale.
THE fellow, who called himself IT.
Walsh" said Doctor Bauduy, certainly
looked and talked like a horseman. He
appeared to be ab0at 80 years old, and,
while well dressed, his manner suggested
the stables. His Story about the sick
Jockey was plausible and well told. l
almost believed him. AS for the fee he
agreed to nav A2h1 that considered ua
a small matter to a man VINO might own
horses the skilIful handling of which could
best be Entrusted to ore particular rider.
Therefore. II that rider were sick, and q
CONSIDERABLE sum were at stake, the owner
would talk in the anxious way this man
assumed
Afterwards" Doctor Bauduy continued,
he brought out the race matter with the
utmost ~nonchalance. The horse he mem
uoNed as being sure to win was Dva's OAR
Ang, at 70 TO l. When he sugg ested that he
was going to the track and would be glad
70 place a small bet for me. say 81, l some
how became suspicious.
Il told him l mad not the change and did
not care to write = check, because it might
inconvenience him.
"'Oh, that's all right, doctor he said,
with q gracious air. Permit me to put up
the money for you and then bring you the
ticket when you may reimburse
me
THAT conversation occurred early Thurs
day afternoon" Doctor Bauduy remarked
with a smile. II bought of 1t afterwards,
and came to the conclusion that the fell
low was uncOmmonly generous. / didn't
quite understand 1t. Why should he put
up SD on a sure winner and then come and
hand me 800. / concluded that he was
either a fraud, though he seemed plausible,
or else l should never see him again.
Makes PhysiciRn Second Call.
"A few hours later the alleged IT. Walsh
returned. / met him at the door. He
rendered me a bookmaker's check recording
Il 80 bet on Eva's Darling at 20 to L Very
s1avely he suggested that If / pay him the
$50 I might cash the check for 500.
From my doorway. where the converse
ton took place. 1 noticed a man loafng near
the corner, evidently in wait for IT. Walsh
This suspicious circumstance added to the
doubts 1 already had. Yet, withal. the fell |
law was 30 artistic in his methods that I |
refrained from ~denouncing him as a swinj-
Ter. / merely told hin that I did not think
It would be fair for me to accept the
check. He made polite reply and departed,
l was still in some doubt until l made in
quiries about the race in which Eya's !
Darling ran. / found that she had finished
sixth. That settled it."
Doctor Bauduy says the man was of
medium build and perhaps 90 years old,
but his general appearance was such that
an accurate description Is not possible. The
impression he made was that of being a
horseman in good circumstances. The
physician thinks 1t VIII be sufficient to
merely warn his brother practitioners to
tsware of alleged horse owners who have
Sick Jockeys" and then try to place bets
on some SIRE winner i