Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-09
IDAHO FARMER
IS now WISER.
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He Met a Stranger and Lost His
Money In the Old
Way.
ONE MAN LANDS in JAIL.
lie Was Found BY His Victim and a
Real Policeman Put the Bogus
One in Cell.

Another case OF three graftcrs, one
OF them acting the part of n diligent
policeman, robbing an unsophisticat-
ed stranger was called to the atten-
| ton or the police Friday evening
since which time the detectives and
patrolmen have been OH the lookout
for the bunco artists.
This morning one of the gang was
| captured at the "stockade" by Patrol
man Joe Bush The fellow is A. K.
f1eld1ng and known to the police as
| surethins man, card sharp and gcn-
eral crook. The. latest victim to the
old time trick is II. Fronk of Idaho
Fails, Il young farmer who has a wife
and three children at that place He
was robbed of sos in gold by a trick
not unlike in some, respects to the
one worked on the McWhiter brothers.
He came to Salt Lake last week to
transact some business and decided to
leave on Friday evening for home.
He was at the Q. S. l.. depot when
an affablc young man. approached
him and asked for some information
about the city. Fronk being a stranger
was unable to impart the desired in
formation but the stranger, who prov
ed to be Fielding, suggested that, in
as much as he was q stranger too the
pair take II walk to see the Temple.
Fronk agreed.
MEET 4AF'FlABLE aSTRANG Err
They went to the, Temple grounds
and wcresthen met by another "string-
err who seemed to be most pleasant
and full of interesting information.
The three walked about the grounds
for a time and then Fielding and the
other man proposed o. game of match
RI lp ri II
told sad sad stories of how he had
ibecn robbed Of all his loose change,
ia hundred dollars or So at n SPORT
ing house. He drew from his pocket
"a roll that looked like thousand
dollars to Fronk. He hlandly asked
for change but the other stranger
could not accommodate him. Fronk
was then asked to change a bill and
jobligngly drew his purse containing
$95 from his pocket. The man they.
met on the TempleS grounds grabbed
tho purse and Fronk Immediately
/ seized the man by the collar. Then
Fielding got into the game and seized
sti1e purse. AT this moment another
man appeared on the scene, With be-
coming dignity he Y displayed IA bril-
liant star, proclaimed himself a de-.
stective and demanded from Fronk the
cause of thegtrouble. Fronk explained
that he had been robbed and that the
two men had his purse and money.
Its a good thing I happened along
here" said the bogus detective. "Just
You leave these fellows to me young
man. and I Will place them behind
the bars where they belong. You go
along to the depot SO you won't miss
your train and Ill take these fellows
to jail and bring you down the money
within a few minutes
Fronk 'bit." He believed the man
to be an officer and lost no time in
getting to the station. Then a great
light began to dawn upon him and
he hastened TO the station where he
told his story. Since that time the
police have been looking for the.
grafters. Fronk has been aiding them
and this morning he saw Fielding,
drunk. wandering about the stock
.ade.' He hunted up Patrollnan Bush
and the latter placed Fielding under
arrest. The man had on him a flash
roll" and some real money. Dctec-
tives are now trying to locate the
other two grafters.