Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17
POLISH BEGGAR
GETS NINETY DAYS
Charles Dittman, Who Has Been
Working Office Buildings Sys-
tematically, Sentenced.
ALL NAMES TO ALL PERSONS
soldier OF Fortune with Suaye Way Of
Raising the Wind Comes
To Grief.

Standing before Judge whitaker this
morning in police court with man
with the polish and appearance Of a
German baron. His blonde mustachioe
were carefully curled after the fashion
affected by Emperor william Of the
Fatherland, and his hair brushed into
a formidable pompadour He answered
to the name Of Charles Dittmsn.
Dittman is the man Of many names
who has been working the business
men Of salt Lake by stories that would
cause Baron Munchausen 10 turn in his
grave with envy No occupation or call
Ing was to great for him. He could
be mining engineer. soldier OF fortune
from Alaska, bank president, store
keeper. lawyer. doctor or any old thing
that would help TO extract small loan
from possible victim.
The police several days ago were
notified that Dittman was making
canvass OF the office buildings solicit
ings aims. His scheme was an unique
and plausible one. II your name was
Jones, Dittman assumed for the once
the role OF Jones with all the grace OF
a Mansfield, He would be a distant
relative or friend Of "A relative, etc.
II he could learn your birthplace, or
family connections he would bring that
in also. He was charged with begging
In court today.
LA. JEFFS TOUCHED.
Louis A. Jeffs. a mining engineer
with offices in the Felt building, testi-
fed that he had been approached IN
his Office by Dittman. who said his
name was Frederick Jeffs. and that ne
was a mining man from Alaska. He
was In hard luck for a few days and
could Mr. Jeffs loan a man by the same
name a few dollars until check ar
rlyod?" Mr.. Jeffs could and Dlttman
departed with 81.
William Pischel. an attorney with Of
fees IN the same building, was next
approached. according to his testimony
In court today. Dittman's name TO
Pische was Brennan. He was an
old friend OF the Pishels OF Streslau
in Germany. Might Mr.. Pischel be
OF that family?" Mr.. Pischel was.
MIR Brennan was a mining man from
Alaska who had been squeezed out by
the greedy Guggenheims and was just
a little short. He could dispose of
his valuable claims OF course, but he
didn't care to. Could Mr.. Pischels
spare few dollars, because Mr.. Bren-
ham had been a great chum of a young
Pischel m Streslau years ago2' MIR.
pischel could not and told Mr. Bren-
ham so emphatically.
Judge Whitaker looked at Mr.. Dit
man -Jeffs- Brennan with either wonder
or admiration In his eye, and then told
the man with the wonderful nerve and
plausible manner that he would be de-
tanned for about 20 days In charge Of
a gentleman I'm uniform who runs the
chain gang untf his funds arrived
The rest OF the session In police court
was rather tame after the stirring times
In the past few days. Albert Rules.
who stole a fur from the Stencil store
on south Third West street, will serve
so days Ed Williams, vagrant, VIII
serve 90. Several others were sentenced
10 long terms and given hours to leave
the city Morris Wheeler II. l. By
water. Fred Stemblen, J. L. Newman,
and c. T. Lloyd were each fined for
violating the traffic ordinance.