Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-04
Jake Carbenir, of Marble Rock,
Suffers at Hands of Clever
Confidence Men
HE is OUT THE SUM OF $1,000
The Game Was So Well Arranged and
Successfully Carried Out That Car
benir, and Two Companions, Were
Very Slow in suspectins That Any
thing Was Wrons-Detais of Case.
pecial to Times Republican

Special to Times publican.
/ Clinton, Feb. 4-Jake Carbenir, a
lwell-to-do farmer who lives near Mar
BILE Rock, this state, fell into the hands
| OF some confidence men, who are max
ing this city their headquarters, and
before they parted company, the Gin
ton men had $4,000 of the farmers hard
earned cash and the latter had some
experience which will last him the re-
mainder of his life. He came here and
went up against a foot race, a sure
thing, as he was informed and so 1t
was, but sure for the other fellow.
Carbenir, even after he had been
fleeced out Of his money thought all
was on the square and did not sus-
pect anything wrong for u few days.
when letters to the men here who had
robbed him, failed to bring a reply.
Then he came to Clinton, accom-
panied by r. c. Winchell and c. T..
Rex, hotel keeper and barber, respec-
lively of Marble Rock, who were with
Carbenir and advised him to go into
the deal, but put up no money. How
ever, they We're innocent parties to the
deal and did not share in any of the
profits. The three men came to CIn-
ton and laid the matter before the
county attorney and judge of the dis
trict court and the grand jury was
reconvened to investigate the matter
In relating his experience Carbenir
said man by the name of Sherman
made the acquaintance of Rex and
Winchell at Marble Rock. He told
them OF a sure foot race he had here
and said he was to let a man named
Graham, who was to run against him,
win the race; that he had several thou
sand dollars to be. but wanted someone
to place the coin. He said he would
pay their fare to Clinton and all their
expenses. He said, however, he wanted
someone te, go along who could take
$4,000 just to make a showing with,
but did not care to have anyone on
the outside bet. The two men con-
ferred VITA their farmer friend and
induced him to come with them and
he brought the cash which was deposit
ed in a bank here Sherman bet large
sums of money, or gave it to Carbenir
to bet and there We're thousands of dol
lars up on the race. Finally, Car
benir became so interested he put up
his $4,000. The race came off on the
o Tier side Of the river, in, Illinois. The
racers were backed by number of
people and altogether $4,000 was
posted. A place was selected for the
race and the two men started Gra-
ham was winning easily, according to
program, when he turned around to
guy Sherman, when the former tripped
and fell and Sherman won the race
Or course there was disputes and pro
tests, but the race had been won and the
farmer saw the other fellow carry away
his money. Even then Garbenir thought
the fall an accident but his two friends
We're suspicious. They returned to their
homes, but were told before leaving
Clinton they would be given an oppor-
tunity of winning their money back in
a few days and We're told to write Graz
ham. This they did, but not receiving
any reply, came here to make an in
vestigation and learned they had been
taken in by some of the cleverest crooks
that have operated in this section for
many a day. There have been rumors
of other deals of a similar nature here,
but they We're always shrouded in mys
terry, with the exception of one couple
of weeks ago, when n Chicago man
complained to the police that he bet
$1,000 on a prize fight, but was certain
he was going to get the double cross
and demanded the return of his money.
The officers interceded and the cash
was given UP.
These men. and no one knows who
they are, altho thye live here in luxurl-
Gus style, informed Carbenir that they
were members of the Clinton Athletic
Club, which, they said, included in its
many of the leading young
business men of the city. In fact, they
introduced to Carbenir and his two
friends several men. using names of
some of the best known business men of
the city. They took their victims out
driving and would point out the fine
residences of those whose names they
had taken and claimed they resided
there. The names We're familiar to the
Marble Rock men and they never sus-
pected the alleged business men We're
parties to the scheme. In this and other
ways the confidence Of the men was en-
tirely won, and when the time came,
Carbenir fell an easy victim to their
wall laid cchape