The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-27
BunCO Artists Touch Him
For His Roll of SIS
in Salt Lake City.
WIRED BACK FOR HELP
Police Get Men Who Are Believed
to Have Worked the Trick-..Put
Up Big Fight.

A friend in this city on Monday
received a telegram from Joe Popp,
until recently connected with smelter
construction work. in which Popp re-
quested that money be sent to him
Immediately at Salt Lake City. Not
understanding the occasion for
Popp's hurried needs his friend
wired back for further explanation
Popp wired back that he had been
buncoed and funds TO enable him to
tide along to his destination in Mon
tana were sent him. The story of his
misfortune is now out and is not I'M
interesting. 1t is contained in the
following account of the arrest of
couple of bunco men on Monday night
in Salt Lake.
After desperately trying to escape
one by running down the side of the
train and the other by dashing
through the coaches, two well dress
ed good looking men, giving the
names of Frank McClain and Frank
DAILY, were arrested by Policeman
Segfus as Denver & Rio Grande train
No. 4 pulled into the union station
about 1880 o'clock Sunday evening.
DAILY knocked two or three bystand-
ers down and ran into the arms OF
a switchman, who made him prisoner.
McClain sent passengers on the train
sprawling before he was overpowered
by members of the train crew. They
are wanted for working the bogus
check game. McClain and DAILY are
said to have cultivated the acquaint-
ance of a man named Curran during
the trip from Ogden to this city and
to have attempted to induce him To
cash a bogus check. The conductor
"got wise to their scheme and had
Policeman Seigfus waiting upon their
arrival here.
They also are believed to have
neeced Joe Popp, a youth from Nc
Gill. New. on his way to Chicago, out
of $75 on freight bill game a day
or so ago. Meeting Popp at the Rio
Grande depot here DAILY invited him
to take drink. The invitation was
accepted, and as the pair were walk
ing past the freight depot. DAILY said
he would have to attend to some
freight he was sending to Chicago.
D2ly's pal joined them at that june
ture and told DAILY the bill was $75.
DAILY said he didn't have the money,
but brought forth a check purport-
ing to be for 5000. Popp, falling in
with their play with gratifying alae-
rity, gave DAILY $75 to pay the bill,
refusing the 5000 check, which WAS
worthless, with the understanding
that he would get his money later.
Daily and Mccain entered the freight
Office together and slipped out by the
back door After Popp had held
the bag" for 30 minutes, he 'tum-
bled =" but too late He was stripped,
having only about 81 remaining.
McClain and DAILY so closely an
swer the descriptions of the men who
heeced Popp that the police are con
fdent they are the same. McClain
gave his age as - and said he is
clerk. DAILY gave his occupation as
railroader and his age as 20. On
the former was found $3.50 in
money and a large roll of phony bills.
DAILY also had a huge roll of similar
currency DAILY is said to have
daughter here. He and McClain at
first protested their innocence. claim
ing to be Chicago bankers. The po-
lice say they worked the trains from
here to Ogden Saturday night and
back Sunday night, Curran today
will swear to a complaint against
DAILY and McClain charging them
probably with attempting to obtain
money under false pretenses.