Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-04
SUCKER LOSES
 s200 ACROSS LINE
STRONG GAME WORKED TO PER. FICTION ON AN UNsUsPEoTING GERMAN, WHO WAS FINED s25 FOR BEING A SUCKER.

l DOUGLAS, September 3.--To be bun
 coed out of $200 by the gang of crook,
 who operate in Agua Prieta, one oi
 whom, however, lives on the American
 side of the line, and then to be mad,
 to pay fine of $25 for exercising tn,
 universal privilege of being sucker
 was the fate of German who lives al
 the Avenue hotel in this city. His nam,
 is Wilkerson. When the matter was | brought to the attention of the off
 cials of Agua Prieta, the whole bunch
 was fined s25 each, including the sucker which is certainly going some. One of
 the steerers did consent to pay the German s fine and as three fines had to be paid it cut the profits of the crooks to $l25. But that isn't a bad day s work for hard times. It is understood that on the strength of this touch one of the strong game artists will take a little trip east, resting and recuperat ing from his arduous duties. He will board the train at Douglas when he leaves, as he maintains home on the American side a few miles from town. His pal. however, is persona non grata in Douglas, and always refrains from paying this side any social calls.
 The same old game was played on the German. One of the Agua Prieta gang represents himself to be a Ger man, and probably is. He met the man WilkersOn over the line and at once found himself fearfully busy. He was about to pull of big mining deal Noticing the German dialect of the sus- peeted live one, he let it be known that they were countrymen. Of course. the next step was a drink in the Monte Carlo saloon, the Agua Prieta dive where all the suckers are steered. Upon the sharper calling for drinks he found, to his surprise that he didn t have any small change. It was but small mat ter and natural enough that he should ask the sucker to pay for the drink, promising to get some change in min ute and return the money. By that means the sharpers got line on Vii. kersOn s money and found to their pleasure that he had quite seemly roll. Then the dice box came out with its three dice, and now appears on the scene the other crook, the capper, who is supposed to pay taxes on the Amer ican side of the line. They know theii business and the sucker is green. Pres ently they have big game going, the idea of which is to guess at the total of the numbers on the up and down sides of the three dice. It always comes twenty-one--ean come anything else if the dice are "'square. The shapers got all of Wilkerson s money up on that sort of brace game and the first thing he knew the jackpot was handed over to the bartender and he was told he had lost.
 He kicked Of course he kicked; but for his trouble he was pinched by the Agua Prieta officers, who fined him $25 along with the others.
 Which, as stated before, is certainly going some as a concrete sample of 9 square deal But perhaps he was fined because it was known the sharpers would pay the bill. Which was not bad business.
 It is understood an official move. ment is on foot to have the Monte Carlo crooks run out of Agua Prieta and the American told to keep on this side of the line.
 This is the second job the bunco ar lists have pulled off recently, but in the other case it was pure robbery with. out the formality of buneo game.