Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-25
BOGUS CIRCUS MANAGER.
Certured by the Police Of EI Paso
Yesterday,
He WORKED SLICK SCHEME.

"a. ID. Primrose, New York." is how
he registered yesterday at Hotel An
gelus. and he said that he represented
the Forepaugh-Sells Brothers circus
combination.
The same name appears on the po-
lice ulotter today, says the El Paso
Herald, and he is locked up till the
police can find out just what they
want him for. They already have ma
terial that they think will hold him on
charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses.
During his short stay In III Paso he
succeeded In doing" Fenchler Bros.
for IS and tried to work the same
game on several others, but they did
not bite. The man is said to have
worked the entire west and he came
to III Paso from Las egas and Socor-
ro. He has a pocketful of contracts"
from Socorro exactly like the one he
signed up with II renchler Bros, when
he got the So.
The method pursued was to go to
place. represent himself as the ad-
vance manager of the big show and
work the town to a finish. Stopping at
the hotel he would get the best the
the show for the money which Is GUS
tomary among bona fide circus agents.
While Ira the town he would make con.
tracts with various people for supply
ing the show. and IL he worked the
game elsewhere as he did at El Paso
he got a rake of" on the contract.
He worked Fenchler Brothers this
way and tried TO work the managers
Of the Swift and Armour branches in
the same way. but they fefused to be
caught He first tried Manager KEEP
ley OF the Swift company. and failing,
vent to the Armour concern. Mr..
Kerley had telephoned there first and
no business was done with the man.
ager.
How He Worked EN-.
Entering the place the bogus man.
ager would introduce himself and then
announce that lie wanted to contract
for supplies for the circus when 1t got
here. giving the dates for El Paso as
September and 4 When a price was
gwen him he would say that he would
make out the contract for better
price. as the circus was accustomed to
paying more. II the contractor would
divide the difference with him and
give II to him at once In cash. In the
case of Mr.. Kepley where he offered
the fellow meat at IN cents. the bo-
gus agent offered to pay 8i2 cents,
and SO forth. the difference between
the price he was offered and the
price to be paid to be equally divided
between hIm and Mr. Kepley. Kepley
refused but with Fenchler Brothers
he got contract and the difference In
prices being about $40 the firm gave
him IS cash.
Evidence on His Person.
When the fellow was arrested he
had the contract with Fenchler Broth
ers in his pocket. along with several
contracts that he had made in Socor.
ro. Notwithstanding the fact that he
registered at the hotel as A. d. Prim.
rose. he signed the Fenchler contract
A. ID. Rose ami the Socorro contracts
were signed Harry Rose.
One OF the Socorro contracts was
with Jose Vigil to post bills; another
was with p. N. Yunker to furnish a
site for the circus and feed a number
of employees; one was with Harry May
TO furnish teams and wagons for the
advance bill posters, who would arrive
July 23; another was with May &
Yunker 10 furnish feed. and another
was with Hill a Fisher to furnish beef.
The police have not heard II he OBJ
tanned any money there. but are sat.
!sfied that he did and have wired the
authorities.
At Las Vegas the fellow Is said to
have represented himself as the agent
OF Ringing Brothers, and to have en-.
tered into similar contracts there.
He carries paper for his contracts
bearing the Forepaugh-Sells Brothers
heading and also has a pocketful OF
blank orders In the show These
were all taken from him by the pc