The daily sentinel., 1906-10-09
FIXED HIM ALRIGHT.
A Grand Junction Citizen Made Con-
fidence man come TO Time and
not only Got Back Flch-
ed Money Amount
ing to $40.


able recapture of funds that had ia
len into the claws of one of these oil
bunco steerers came under the not
ice of the Sentinel today.
Some time ago a gentleman not oil,
in years and still younger in world,
experience arrived in Grand juno
ton from one of the eastern state
with a view to spending some tim,
here. However, before he got It
Grand Junction he ran up against ;
proposition in Denver that came neai
/ giving him an extremely bad impres
sion of Colorado from the very start
Shortly after reaching town he me-
Secretary Aupperle of the Chambet
of Commerce, and told him of his ex
perience in the capitol city. The
young man stopped while in Denver
at the Albany hotel. One afternoon a
gentleman of handsome and pepos
sessing appearance who seemed to be
guest at the hotel entered into q
conversation with the young man as
the two met in the hotel lobby. The
stranger introduced himself as Jas.
Henderson, of Lexington, Ky, travel
ing in Colorado for pleasure. He ask
ed the young man If he had seen the
sights" of Denver town and suggest
ing that as both We're strangers they
might pass congenial hour or two in
visiting some of the places of inter
est. The young man hesitated for
while, then consented To make a
long story short the affable stranger
steered the young man into a room
where a wheel of fortune was in
operation. The two men were pres
ent The young man could hardly ex-
cuse himself but refrained to accept
the urgent invitations to try his for
tune at the betting.
However. the alleged gentleman
from Kentucky went up against the
wheel apparently very hard. Final
ly he presumed to bet for his newly
made friend. Pretty soon when the
scales balanced it was found that the
smooth individual had lost heavily
both for himself and the young man.
a settlement was demanded and
trouble seemed to be brewing. Assert
ing that by some hook or crook mon
ey to make settlement must be rails
ed and by cunning limiting that he
had lost heavily by attempting to
make gains for the young man and
after showing the young man a pas
book which purported to prove that
the holder had a balance of some 50.
200 in Lexington bank the oily in
iividual succeeded in getting a loan
Of $40 and $500 draft on an eastern
assured him that he would write and
wire to his brother who was interest
I'd in the Lexington bank to send the |
mount of the draft. 5000 to the bank |
It the home town of the youth. He
wen wrote a letter and mailed II to
lis brother" The young man was
warned not to say anything about the
and a little later his
Iearly bought friend disappeared.
Feeling blue and dishearteneIl
lfter having unwillingly parted with
lis funds on a small chance of re-
overing them the young man came
IN to Grand Junction. He met Mr.
Aupperle and told his story. Acting
quickly Mr.. Aupperle wired and for.
was in time to stop payment
IN the draft, thus saving for the boy
hat big amount. 1t turned out that
he draft had been deposited in n
Denver bank for collection but the
elegram held it up at Chicago.
But the cheeky confidence man had
more nerve than could be reasonably
expected. A few days ago a letter
anne to Grand Junction for the young
nan from his Denver acquaintance in
'hich an attempt was made to run
blum. Mr.. Aupperle however ans
'ered the letter and he told that
confidence man a thing or two
tating that he was surprised to hear 7
rom him and he informed the smooth
ongued gentleman that he expecte /
i'm to send by return mail the $40
n cash he had secured from the
outh, plus 30 cents, the amount ex
ended for telegraphing to stop pay
lent on the draft, and also the orig
nal draft. and Mr.. Aupperle adroitly
inted at what might happen if these
hings were not forthcoming. Strange
D say a letter was received yesterday
y Mr.. Aupperle containing the draft,
n order for $40, the 95 cents and an
xtra 81, so was enclosed as interest
he writer stated that he would en-
oy personally meeting Mr.. Aupperle
him for the interest he had
AIKEN in the matter and confessed
hat he was out for all that he could
ct and that the young man Ger
linly needed a guardian" The letter
Tas respectful in its tone and prov
d that the confidence man is a per-
on of education and culture.
1t is needless to say that the young
ian is happy over the return of his
lnds.
A nearer and more complete turn
han that Mr.. Aupperle gave this
rooir 10 raroI,- cbronfcIad