The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-11
, the supposed railway employe.

to the supposed railway employe.
who answered.
Il know that your check is good.
but It Is against the rules to accept
drafts or checks. Tou will have to
pay for that express or l shall have
the conductor stop the train and mt
1t on Personally. / would like to
accommodate you. but ] can't afford
TO lose my job
At this point In the conversation
Stansbury's seatmate appeared TO be
greatly oppressed. and seemed to be
struggling TO suppress his grief at
his predicament Stansbury, who had
been listening TO the conversation and
watching both parties, spoke up and
asked:
How much Is that bill?"
1T comes to $500 answered the
bogus railway empioye Suddenly.
turning to Stansbury for the first
time. the troubled shipper said In a
voice choked with emotion:
Tightening the Cineh.
II you could possibly loan nae that
amount until We get TO Portland
would be under obligations to you for
tho rest OF my life. l will let you
have this sight draft until we arrive
there to secure your money. The ia
vor will never be forgotten. as II is
OF the utmost Importance that my
dead brothers effects arrive at Port
land on this train.
Stansbury examined the check,
which seemed to be regular, The
stranger appeared TO be suffering
from some intense emotion. and his
every action seemed TO betokeu an
honest man Handing him back the
check, Stansbury reached into his
wallet. took out three 800 bills and
two $40 bills, which be handed to
his seatmate. With voluble thanks
his seatmate turned over the money
to the alleged railway employe. who
made out and gave him a receipt He
then went forward toward the eX-
press car.
Stansbury and his lately-made debt
or spent the noxt few minutes I'm
speaking OF the sights to be seen from
the train window. and the scattered
buildings of the small station the
train was approaching. The talk drift"
ed to business opportunities to be
found in Portland, and, just as the
tain was leaving the station, the bor-
rover of the $500 went forward to
bring back an acquaintance who was
going to Portland to invest. He never
returned
Finds Himself "Stung."
Becoming suspicious. Stansbury
went to look for him. He was not on
the train. Stnnsbury then had the
conductor stop the train and. after
getting of, returned to Salt Lake City
and reported the swindle to the po-
lice. He gave a good description OF
the men, and Detectives Ripley, Will
son and Golding were detailed on the
case. The suspects were located Sun
day afternoon and taken to the po-
lice station, where they were positive
ly identified by Stansbury as the
swindlers, The confidence men gave
their names to the police as c. w.
Payne and George Thomas. Both do
MED that they had ever seen STAINS
bury, or that they had been out OF
the city Payne had $40 when search
ed. and Thomas had $4f1.
In speaking of the swindle STAINS
bury said that the entire transaction
had not taken more than eight min
utes, He left the station q sadder
and wiser man According to Lieu
tenant Shannon, conviction Ia al
most Impossible. and the men WILL
In all probability. be given foaters
and driven out Of the city
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