The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-21

| train. This young man, singular to say
asserted that he had formerly resided at
| Knoxville, Tenn, and claimed to know
several citizens of that place whom young
| Cobb mentioned, and the latter warmed
up to the stranger in short order.
Cobb says Jones finally suggested that
| they walk about the town for a time
while waiting for their train and Cobb
readily assented.
I'VE soon met a third person." said
| Cobb, in telling, "and Jones made some
| inquiries regarding the town. Then the
new fellow pulled out deck of cards and
asked if We wanted to buy it and Jones
| told him we did not want the cards The
fellow put the cards back in his pocket
but one card fell on the ground without
his seeing it. Jones picked up the card
and put il in his pocket, at the same time
saying TO the other fellow: I'll bet you
haven't a full deck there
:" How much will you bet?' asked the
fellow
Amy amount you want answered
Jones.
THE fellow pulled out a rooI of green
backs, saying there was SO in it, and Of
fered to bt it
." IN write you check on Nashville
bank said Jones.
NO replied the other, 4 don't want
any check, but I'll bet you five dollars;
you certainly have that much.
Jones said: No. l have only dollar
and something and then he turned and
asked me if l had any change and L gave
him four dollars
They were counting the cards when
another fellow (who was later arrested
and gave the name of j. a. Dorman of
Corsicana, Texas,) came UP and told us
he was a detective and that We could
consider our selves under arrest.
THE other fellows moved away and the
detective. pulling me to one side, said,
You're all right He took me to the de-
pot and there asked me how much money
| had. | showed him my money and he
told me if / would give him s. 50 he would
square this thing and l could go on. L
hesitated and he then said. BY God. you
had better give me the money or I'll give
you a dose of the law | was frightened
and feared having t o go to Jail and when
he asked me to go into a saloon with him
did so. lie called up the drinks and let
me pay for them. He told me to get a
s5-bilI 1 had changed and give him $3.50.
Then he said, III get that other fellow
and throw him in Jail and give you this
81. 80 back. Being scared and anxious /
did so. He then went off, telling me to
remain at the depot and that he would
come back in about thirty minutes.
Il walked down TO a salon where there
was a barkeeper whom l knew. Just as
[ got in the door the officer came up and
called me out and said he must have s1.50
more in order to square the thing at po-
lice headquarters. | protested that 1 had
to go home to my sick mother but he
guaranteed that would get all my money
back. and gave him the money. He went
away again, saying he would be back in
thirty minutes.
when he left the barkeeper called to
me and asked what that fellow had been
saying to me. and | told him the whole
story and was Informed that | was being
worked by gang of bunco men and was
advised to report the case to the police
which / did"
Cobb pointed out fellow to officer
Station as the man who had pretended
to be the chief of police This fellow.
when arrested gave his name as Joe Par
nell and gave away the bogus detective.
The latter. when arrested. gave his name
as ]. \. Dorman and said his home is at
Corscana. He protested that his arrest
was case of mistaken identity, but he
came docile and had nothing further to
say when Cobb confronted him and said:
THAT is the fellow"
All the parties supposed TO be implicated
nthe swindle are now under arrest.