The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-04-22

a FHhED DEHTH ON THE mn.
rs Gordon asked me to place bet of $1,000
~ or $4,000 on the side. | deferred doing
M It, however. Shortly afterward George
Hy Bennett, the private secretary, told me
M, that his money, which he had hoped to
W get in Omaha to bet the match, had
nm not come and that it might be declared
'M off If | wouldn't help. Stowe and Myers
W and Shores, the wrestler, wept and plead
Wil ed with me to help them by putting up
W the stakes they needed Finally consent
ed. The money was to be merely an adj
vance | got the $4,000 at the bank and
gave 1t to Stowe to hold, as he was the
only man | knew well---or thought did
He gave me this receipt:
Received .slo.oS
which is not to be bet or hazarded in any
manner (Signed) LOUIS STOWE
The wrestling began promptly. Our
man, Shores. got the first fall He was
to get the second, too, because the miE
lonaires man, German had agreed to give
up. But in the second bout Shores fell
and apparently bursting blood vessel.
gave every evidence of dying in great
agony.
Everyone was greatly excited. Cor
don wept because of the disgrace attach
ing to his family in having him present
- element Bennett, the private secretary
rushed up and whispered that he was
ruined. He had bet his employers mon
ey-the stakes he held for them--ans
must now escape to Canada, ] was hus
tied out of the building on the plea that was
a guest and must be protected. One Of the mil
lionares remained with the supposed corpse.
Stove protested to be ruined lent him
enough money to get out of town. He said he
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all got away. l was glad to get out Of town
and into my own state. / never saw any of
them again until now-in the Little Rock jail
Stowe never has been caught-nor has my
10000"
1t is interesting that the case which resulted
ultimately in the arrest Of the swindlers, arose
out of another friendship of several years
standing This was the Sutor case. Mr.. Sutor
Is known to many persons in Kansas City who
have spent the summers at his resort, Cass
Lake Mimi He had known one Barney Mar
tin for years, he said, and liked him. He knew
him so well and liked him well that he never
supposed he would defraud him When Barney
gave him a tip" on a supposed good thing Mr..
Sutor saw no valid reason for turning it down
any more than he would at track with every
day races. Four or FIVE horses were to run in
a race at Council Bluffs--this was in August,
last--and Mr. Sutor decided to 90 over with
Barney and put down bet. He did. He had
to borrow 81 goo to make up the $4,000 needed.
But 1t was sure thing, Barney said, and Bar
ney certainly knew or course Mr.. Sutor's
Sure thing thing fell in the stretch or the
jockey fell off and "bled" and scared every.
one away as usual.
Nj? Sutor thought 1t over at home and de
cided to get busy. By the time he had de-
cided all the "mllionaires" had fed from
Council Bluffs, Barney with them. But the
government was in 1t now, Barney had writ
ten letter helping Sutor to borrow the $4,000
and so had used the mails to defraud The fed
eral officers got busy at once. Decoy letters
were sent out by the postal inspector In Coun-
ell Bluffs, J. s. Swenson, and the syndicate,
so adroit in fooling others. swallowed the bait
itself.
In the closing days there came Inspector
Swenson. In few hours he had enlisted Sher-
if B. l.. Roberts, Deputy j. j. Hawkins, Du-
rand Whipple, the sixfoot son and law partner
of w. G. Whipple, United States district as
torney. Warrants were issued Revolyers were
examined and tested. The trap was ready.
What warning the syndicate had may never be
known, but 1t is true that when the officers ap-
preached the mansion the syndicate was just
getting ready to leave. The leaders were in
the touring with their valises. They knew
instantly that they We're in for it, They sprans
from the car.
Hands up-quick!" was Inspector Sven
sons crisp demand and up went two pairs of
hands. One mans were elevated only to his
waist. Whpple didn't like that. He searched
the leader, but finding no weapons was about
to step back when a thought came to him, that
may have saved his life. He seized his hands
and pushed them up high. Then he lifted the
mans vest, and there in the trousers band,
was revolver. 1t had been within a few
inches of his fingers all the time.
The syndicate books were very carefully
kept. A large envelope labeled and bearing
the name of the victim, the numbers of the
streets and the amount was kept for each case.