The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-22
CAVE UP HIS Cash
Charles Watson Loses Ten
Thousand Dollars.
Was Victim of a Fake Wrestling
Match.
ONE ARREST is MADE.
Jack German in Shawnee
County Jail.
Makes a Partial Confession to
the County Attorney.

Charles Watson. a stockman from
Washington, Kan, is in Topeka pa
tiently waiting for the return of $1O,-
900, out of which he was buncoed
Friday night. Jack German, a fake
wrestler, is in the county jail awaiting
the pleasure of Sheriff Cody of Frank
lin county, and four badly disturbed
men. who are supposed to be impli-
Gated in the swindle, are visiting
around the county jail where the
wrestler is confined.
At the instigation of members of
this party, Watson says he bet $10,-
900 on the prowess of the wrestler.
The match was pulled off near Que
memo last Friday night, the "favorite"
was beaten, and Watson Is out $40, 900.
The plans for the final coup have
been in progress for a long time. The
stake was big, and Watson was played
up to the proper point.
A partial confession from German,
the fake wrestler. which was made to
County Attorney Schenck. is to the
erect that he wrestled with. person
known as "Dago Kid in Marysville,
Kan, on the night of April 10. and
Watson was present to see the SHOW
This seems to have been bait NUMBER
one. German vanQuished his adver-
sary with ease. After he had done
so, two men approached Watson and
told him that German could throw
any man in the country, and that
bet on him was just like finding
money. AS a result of this talk. five
men registered at the Fifth Avenue
hotel in Topeka on April II. They
were J. Hubert McGinnis. who signed
lister, Charles Watson. the victim, J. E.
German, the wrestler. and W. Hays
and E NJ Grindle. Germans hackers.
All registered as coming from
Marysville with the exception OF wat
son. AT this meeting a match was ar
ranged with three men claiming
champion in the person of a wrestler
named Mccormack They gave thelr
names as Hughes, Pomeroy and Key
nolds, and they now hold Watson S
10000. Watson did not have $4,000
in ready cash, but he easily borrowed
it from Jones and Adams. two Kansas
City commission men, by giving
mortgage on his cattle. All hands. in
Guiding Jones and Adams. repaired to
Quenemo, and Friday night the WreSt-
ling bout was pulled off. About the
first thing that happened was the over
throw of German, who fell down ana
spit out a mouthful of blood, claiming
that he had ruptured a blood vessel in
his throat. He was Immediately taken
to hotel in Quenemo, but in the ma
die of the night he got up ana LOOK
Kinney of Quenemo. who had seen the
show and Germans peculiar memoir
rhage, decided that something was
crooked. and telegraphed watson n:
ZONES and Adams to head German OH
at Topeak They did so, and Detectives
Voiles and Parcels and Sergeant Ross
arrested German as he unloaded from
the train ..,,
connected with the swindle in some
way. and the detectives have unearth-
ed a rendezvous in Topeka where sew
eral of the "sharps" hang cut WhlIe IN
from information CLEANED from Wat
son, the victim, that there is strong
suspicion against Jones and Adams,
the Kansas City middiemen, who
loaned Watson tie money This sus-
picior arises from a conversation
which the officers had with both par
ties. Watson is rather hard of hear
ing and while the party was walking
from South Topeka, where some or
the suspects were supposed to be MD
length on their sorrow at Watson's
loss, and declared that they had
warned him, almost begged him not
to risk his money on such a venture.
Watson was walking with the crowd
but he did not hear this. Later Ge-
tectfve got Watson by himself, and OBJ
served: Your friends seem greatly
worried over your loss"
YES" answered Watson. They
are worrying more than I am. They
feel bad because they ribbed me up to
make the bet. They urged me to
make It. saying that it was Just like
finding money. They feel bad because
their Judgment was not good. and they
got me into the trouble"
1t is the general supposition that
the fake wrestler held a capsule of
something red In his mouth to give the
impression of r1ptured blood vessel.
Neither of the wrestlers are known
here, but it is suspected that German
is Harry Wright. a Denver wrestler.
The men giving the names of Hughes.
Pomeroy and Reynolds. who backed
German in the bout, left the country
on the first train.
Tt is understood that some of the
suspects have become frightened since
the arrest and detention of German,
and will fix up a scheme today tn
pacify Watson. The scheme Will be
to shown him papers signed by all
referees and Judges of the wrestling
bout to the effect that the bout was
declared a draw. and that another
match to decide be pulled off in Wich-
ita during the next ten days. The
principal object of this would be to
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