The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-18

hundred dollar bills and SO in odd
bills. / also had Q fifty dollar bill Bell
took $4,000 from the mining expert and
his revolver, and told him be would get
the money when he got TO tho station
Shortly after Davis left Bell said it was
about time we were going out The raj.
ming expert said, You will not require
me to go to the station. | am well
known TO you, and you have $4,000 of
my money, and that will be q bond. ,
lie said he would like 10 remain IN the
Office and explain the circumstances TO
the Colonel, Bell said that was all
right. Now you will remember TO
come up to tho station in an hour, -
Bell told us TO follow him, and my
brother aud l went out.
'When we got TO the street Bell I'M.
mediately turned back and said, i
must have tho valise and poker chips
fact that gambling has been going on
He went up the stairs running, l fol
| lowed and when we entered the room
| there was nobody there. The bag, the
chips and tho cards were gone. Bell
came away saying. That was bad
thing, it will be difficult now to prose-
cute the parties, l said was willing
to see this thing through, that l had
| beon robbed.
w o1hb ~ wa AhVIl Nj lPo'
AS we were going up the street Bell
we could establish our identity. Ny
brother said our grips wero in the
Cullen hotel and Bell told him to hurry
up and get them. My brother went
to the hotel. Bell went into the Cbesa.
peake bar and took q drink OF whiskey
and asked me if J. wanted any aud L
said No He went to the back and
mt 1I- l. 4 IL i
The man he spoke to If he knew Bell
and he said, No The man said he
did not know whether Bell was n po-
hceman or not. l also met man in
the front of the saloon and asked him
If he knew Bell, and he said, NO
Ny brother then came out with
the the i grips; They were heavy and I
asked II 1T was far &c. the police sta,
tion, and he said Yes. J. said we had
better take q car. We had only gone
a short distance when Bell jumped off
the car and ran away. followed after
him. My brother was going to get
of the car but I waved to him to
stay on the cur and look after the
grips. | caught up with Bell and asked
what was the matter, and he said the
doctor was a friend OF his and he
thought we could settle the whole mat
ter. ] went to the Sanitarium and
Bell asked ono OF the women there if
Mr.. Davis was in, He said, Tell him
Bell wants to speak to him.. The
woman went upstairs and Hemenway.
or Davis, came down. I was surprised
at this and asked, How did you come
up here9' He said, Il have been at the
has charge OF you The two of them
then conversed in the hallway, but
could not hear what they were saying.
The three of Us went up together;
Bell and l went into drug store and
Davis stood outside. Bell telephoned
TO somewhere. l asked man behind
the counter if he kssw Bell and if he
was connected with the police depart
mont, and he said he did not know
him. think Bell telepboned to No
rs, or something like that. Bell and
Davis talked together for some time.
i asked another man on the street If
ne knew Bell or Davis, and he said he
did not want to have anything TO do
with my game. We walked down TO
the postofice, and there Bell passed
over TO Davis the roll of notes he had
asked Davis for $50, which he gave
10 him. At the corner of Fourth South
Davis left us. Bell then turned round
TO ME and said, 'Wr won't be long In
getting TO the police station now [
said, No. since you have passed all the |
money TO the other fellow you will be !
free now
At the Police Station
"He then marched me straight up
the street and we entered the police |
station by the back way, In the corri- !
dor there were some officers standing /
and Bell asked for the Chief of Police. |
said, j want a few minutes converse |
tion with you, and the Chief took us |
into lis own office. Bell turned to him |
and said, This young man has heeu |
gambling and lost over $4,000, and he |:
asked me TO bring him here TO make |,
a complaint. | was staggered at this |
and said, Chief, that is untrue /
said, This man is not an olficerl' and |
the Chief said, Decidedly not I said,
Has no man been here to deposit So |
900 in my nameP and the Chief said,
No. ] said, This man poses as An I
auxiliary OFFICER and he is one Of the !
gang concerned in the robbery OF So, |
900 from me today The Chief said !
ne knew all about it. Ny brother had
been there and told him the story. We |
had Just been buncoed. | asked if |
had sent out an officer TO identify the !
men. | asked would ne not be able to |
trace the robbers through the $1,000 bills !
and he said No. there were plenty
of $1,000 bills going about, I asked
him If he could not give me an officer
so tnat ] could go out but he said all
Of his officers we're out and 1T would .
be better for me to remain for my
brother, The Chief said. I can arrest /,
this man if you care, but I suppose
you want the return of rour money
Has he got your money? Did he take
your money! / suppose what YOU want
Is the man with your money?
Talks With the Chief,
Bell said. Did l handle your
money! and | said, No, you didn t
exactly handle my money, but you are
one OF the gang. You nave been chss
ing me around town instead Of bring
ing me here. I gave way here and
began TO cry and said that my brother |
aud | were now left penniless. Bell
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