The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-11

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consideration in the light of his cour-
tesy to them did not for a moment
cross their minds, and so it was ar
ranged that a contract should imme-
diately be executed giving the two pur-
chasers the option of taking the prop
erty at Trimble's own price in twenty
days, and that they should return to
England and bring back the money
with them.
so far so good Everything seemed
plain sailing, but a hitch came when
the result of the negotiations was re-
ported to Cromwell Incidentally an
other example of the attention to detail
with which this swindle is worked out
was shown. Cromwell insisted that
Trimble should extend the time. Thorn
as wished to pay the $35 900 himself.
he said. and wouldn't hear of the wife
of his benefactor advancing him more
money. An agent of Trimble had been
prowling around the mine a few DAYS
before, however, and the walls of the
shaft had been dynamited in order that
he might not discover the richness of
the mineral deposits and of the gold
hidden there. 1t would take several
weeks to clear out the passage again
sufficiently for the bags of gold to be
reached. Hence the request for more
time.
Cromwell was so emphatic upon the
point that the two strangers went once
more TO Trimble to see if they could
not induce him to extend the time He
in his turn proved unexpectedly obdu-
rate. Decidedly he could not. he gave
them to understand. His time was
very valuable and his trip to Japan
quite imperative.
There thus appeared a deadlock
which it seemed impossible to break.
Cromwell would not hear of the lady
advancing any money. Trimble on his
part would not extend the time one day
The obstacle seemed insurmountable.
In the greatest perpieXity the two Wis
itors debated with Cromwell ways and
means. Finally to the brother came the
inspiration desired and upon which the
swindlers had counted.
Suppose you let me pay it, he Sug-
gested eagerly. Then neither my sis
ter or Mr.. Thomas, whose scruples 1
admire. would have the responsibility
on their hands,
After deep thought Cromwell con-
sented.
All right he said, 4 guess that'l
do with the air Of giving the greater
concession.
$50 it was arranged with Mr.. Trim
bic. He had gained his point, since the
time was not extended. Cromwell had
made his. since the lady did not adj
tual good feeling at dealing so honor
ably the party of three prepared to
sign the agreement drawn up by Trim
ble's lawyer. Incidentally Cromwell
and Trimble exchanged exultant
glances, for they had their victims
just about where they wanted them
now The document which was to be
signed-an option-required, of course
a deposit of money. Five hundred dol
|
another difficulty came up. The broth
er and sister did not have that amount
with them, moderate though it was. 1t
was an embarrassing time.
Oh, here said the brother. push
ing the paper away from him in morti-
fication. This matter of the money is
becoming baIly ridiculous We've cot
it, you know
OF course. of course. my dear fell
low FASTENED Cromwell placatingly
! of course, we know you have the
money. Let me make this payment
and settle this once for ALL and with
/ the words he pushed across after the
paper a $500 bill.
THE Englishman was naturally quite
! grateful for this exhibition ~ good
faith, and so finally the agreement was
completed, without the good feeling of
the parties concerned being at all shak-
/ en- 1t is interesting to note In what a
| simple form this old confidence wrinkle
of the exchange of money was worked
| Every thimblerigger knows what it is
TO have a confederate flaunt the coin
in his face.
Matters were now at last arranged
and the two representatives of glorious
Great Britain sailed the next day for
their home. On the pier behind them
they left man who believed without
doubt that the money was now surely
in his grasp and that reward for his
ill-conceived labors was on its way.
At any rate, he had played his hand to
| the utternost so when he met Trim
bic that night in cOngratulatory sup
per that one mutually gave the other
good spirits Of various sorts were ram
pant.
There is many a slip 'twixt the cup
and the lip, however. The brother and
sister reached England still unsuspect-
ing and building roseate air castles
against the time when they should be
bloated mine owners. In this spirit they
made q draft on their banker for the
amount in question. He was somewhat
surprised at the suddenness of the
requisition for so large an amount, and
asked for an account of the investment
they proposed making. This was given
him, and after thought he decided that
somewhere something must be wrong
and an odd little recollection of a sim
liar case stirred in his brain
Accordingly he put them off a day
or two. investigated the matter and
then mad the unpleasant task of en-
Tightening his two clients as to Just
how far they had been taken in. In the
narrowness of their escape they bore
him no Ill feeling, however The Scot
land Yard officials were notified. orr
own Office was given the tip and thew
cabled to the British embassy at Wash
ington.
That's how 1 came to be in the case
and to have the pleasurt of arresting
both Mr.. Cromwell and Mr.. Trimble
not long ago.
So saying. the secret service agent
finished his narrative There was still
one more question. however.
Are many Englishmen taken in in
this way?"
"A hundred or more every year" he
replied. AT the time of the arrest of
Trinble he was in communication with
two other parties, and even while me-
gOtiating with the Deorle SpoLa1 &c -