The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-17
F|eeced Out Of
A Cool s7,1o5.

q from ClyQe,C county, ~.
D. He was on his way to his old
home, Heidelberg, Germany. He
would be home in time for the Christ
mas festivities. The folks in the old
country had heard of the old mans
success in the United States. He was
taking back something that would
open their eyes. In an inside pocket
of his coat was a wallet and in the
wallet there vas a. bunch of bills
amounting to several hundred dollars.
But that was just for spending money
on the trip. In the satchel he carried
there was gold and negotiable papers
worth just about $1,000. The police
say the old man was hesced by an
oldfashioned confidence game and
lost sos. He says he was fleeded all
right-but that he lost 81, los.
The old man sat down in the wait
ing room of the Milwaukee depot
after he reached the city. He was
waiting for the $50 p. m. train for
Chicago. He is a man OF medium
height, apparently about 60 years old
and with a stubby gray beard. With
his broad-brimmed black soft hat he
looked the picture Of contentment and
good will. When a man came and
sat down by him and began . CONVEX
sation. Cargell was in a friendly
mood and the two were soon duscuss-
ing the odds and ends Of topics which
come up between two chance acquaint-
ances.
HAD to Get Express Package.
The old man thought they were
chance acquaintance. He had no
suspicious when, after the stranger
had pumped him dry of information
he said that he, too, was a German
and bound for Heidelberg. But, the
stranger said, he must first go and
get a package from the express office.
The two walked up the street to-
gsther. Cargell was careful to carry
his satchel with him. They had reach
ed Nicollet and Washington avenue,
when a man ran up to them. he
spoke to Cargell' new acquaintance.
He IRE a cap on which was a band
with express Agent" on it.
''That package is up there, he said,
''but there is a charge on it which
must be paid before you take it
out"
Cargell's new acquaintance pulled
out his wallet and took q check from it.
"That's all I've got" he. said. II
have no change"
Then he asked Cargall if he would
accommodate him with some money
until he got the check cashed.
"He seemed to be a pretty decent
sort OF fellow" said Cargell today.
81 took out my wallet and gave him
$105. The charge on the express
package, the fellow in the cap said,
was 10000, and 1 thought I would
give him a little more to spend until
he got that check cashed.
Acquaintance Held t0liSe.
When he took the wallet out of his
pocket Cargell handed the grip con-
tanning the 81, 900 to his new acquaint-
ance to hold. After he gave him the
sos he took the grip back. Then the
new acquaintance suggested that
Cargell 60 back to the Milwaukee
depot and watch the grips which they
had left there.
Cargell went back to the depot. BE
waited for an hour or so and the man
he had "loaned'' the sos did not
come back. Then he told his ex-
p~erience to Joseph Kilgriff. train an
nouncer at the station, and asked for
advice. KilgriK sent him straight to
police headquarters. Detectives
Martinson and Wirtensohn were de-
tailed on the case.
Cargell went back to the depot.
After he sat there a while a new sus-
pecion came into his mind. He open
ed the grip and in it were four beer
bottles-nothing more There wasn't
ever a scrap of the 81, 1000.
He reported that to the police, too.
The detectives are still searching for
the two confidence men. The latter
are supposed to have followed the old
man from North Dakota Dr. else to
have been informed of his movements
and of the money he carried by some
confederate in that state. 1t 10 sup
posed they had another grip, identical
with that carried by the old man,
prepared and substituted it for his
when he let 60 Of his own long enough
to get out his wallet.
Cargell still has a few hundred dol
lars left in his wallet. minneapolis
journal.