The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
Attempted Confidence Game in
EmplOymentiCffice.
ARRESTS ARE MADE.
And the Boy CTS His Money
Back.
Guardians Of the Peace Are
Having Busy Time.

Once more "Bob" Pigg. the real
estate and employment dealer en-
tangles a country boy in his tolls and
Kobs him Of hard earned money. The
outfit was arrested this morning and
the boy was given back hts money:
James Neil. a young farmer boy of
Lyndon, Kan, read through numerous
advertisements of the excellent oppor-
tunities offered by the Pigg employ
ment agency. All that was necessary
to get Job was to plant a dollar with
Pigg and life was but golden dream
with a hundred dollars week and
nothing to do. Neil came to Topeka
60 see the Pigg outfit and deposited
his dollar for the Job. Pigg was not
present during the proceedings but he
had his ear to a crack In the door.
Neil was asked by Pigg's agent what
kind OF a Job he preferred. The far
mer boy who had been toiling out of
doors all his life decided that he
would take one OF the million dollar
indoor clerical positions offered by
the pig" grafters. Then the game
commenced. The spider began to
spin its web and the country boy
was allowing himself to be touched
on all sides. Smith (the pig" repre-
sentative) told the Innocent tiller of
the soil that job like this would be
just the thing and he began to look
over his mammoth list of open jobs.
Suddenly he turned to the boy and
putting his arm on his shoulder ne
whispered in his ear:
Say. have a little business
proposition OF my own that VIII make
US both rich in a few minutes. 1
want Just such man as you to come
in partnership with me-" -,
The CRATER then went on TO tell
Neil of the excellent propositions and
he showed him a list of the sales he
was about to make. He said that all
the farmer lad had to do was to sit
in the office and write a letter once
In awhile To get into the proposition
he was to deposit $50 and half of the
business was his. The web was weav-
ing closer but something told the
farmer boy that he must not sink
$50 into such a business and he be-
gan to crawl out of it. However the
Pigg sneaks were not going to let
such q good piece of bait pass by and
when the deal was closed Neil had de-
posted $40 and had promised to pay
$40 more as soon as he could get 1t.
Meanwhile another member of the
Pigg gang had arrived and tore his
hair and raved like a mad man be-
cause he was unable to take up the
proposition himself He pleaded
with the "Piggs" to allow him to get
into the business but they turned
him down with az cold hand saying
that the Neill boy was the sole half
owner They did make him sign the
paper as witness to the proceedings
and the matter was closed.
Neil thought the thing over and
using his judgment he made a trip to
the police station thinking that some
thing was wrong. When he had told
whole deal at once and Officer Wyatt
made a quick trip to the Pigg office
and arrested the two agents of the
company. They were given one of the
severest and most singing lectures
ever heard in the police station by
Chief of Police r. w. Eaton and
they promised to give the boy back
his money and tear up the signed
papers. The boy leaves the city today.
ten years older for his experience and
a fellow who will go out into the
world with his wings clipped enough
to make him full fedged.
In speaking of the deal Chief Eaton
said today:
THE Pigg outfit Is the biggest bunch
OF towards 1 ever knew. 1 would lots
rather deal with a bunch of highway
men who held man up and took his
money from him than with such d
snealxing lot Of thieves as the Pigg
company. They are big, able bodied
men and they take no mercy on a poor
little innocent country boy. AS long
as remain cn1eI OF ponce, the P1gS
agency will never be able to get an
other employment license. They are a
low-down cowardly set OF men and
should have gone to the state peniten-
tiary. My ambition is to clean Topeka
of such whelps."
The police say that every few days
some green country youth reports such
deal to the police and time and again
they have ached to get their fingers on
the bunch. During fair week in Topeka
this fall, they conducted a tent on the
grounds and robbed hundreds of Wis
ting farmers. They make a Speciality
OF grating boys.
AS long as Chief Eaton is on the
Topeka police department 1t will be
warm proceedings for Bob" Pigg.
John Laslew. the Horton Indian. who
was arrested for being drunk and dis