The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-07
ONE MORE LESSON
SOUTH DAKOTAN TELLS OF EN-
PERIENCE WITH CONFI-
DENCE MEN IN SIOTX
CITY.

Sioux City, Dec. August Pol
chow. a Redfeld, S. D., stockman, re-
cited in the district court how Albert
Chambers, alias Bud Preacher, alias
Tennessee" August Schultz and w.
l.. Brant. alias TEX" Martin, had
conspired TO rob him of $1,000. The
testimony was given at the trial of
Chambers. who is charged with con
cpiracy.
Through Polchow's story County
Attorney Jepson brought out how the
confidence game was played, which
the state accuses Chambers and his
~codefendants of operating. with Pol
chow as their victim.
Polchow declared he was first APP
preached by Schultz, who represented
himself as a horse breeder of Pierre,
S. ID. Schultz pressed his acquaint-
ance, Polchow said. by stating that
he had seen him on the train several
times bringing cattle to the Sioux
City stock yards.
After meeting at the Chicago house
Polchow said he and Schultz went
for a walk and met Chambers ear
Fifth and Virginia streets.
Chambers approached us and
wanted to know where the mule pens
were" Polchow testified. Schultz
told him he probably meant the stock
yards, and Chambers declared he
called them mule pens because he
came from Tennessee and had
brought a consignment of mules to
sell.
Chambers said he had been to a
gambling house the night before and
lost $275. Schultz told him that he
didn't visit gambling houses. but par
ticipated in games of chance now and
then. Schultz and Chambers began
matching dollars. Schultz won So.
Chambers handed him the money.
but Schultz gave IT back. Chambers
remarked that if he ever won a thou
sand dollars from him he wouldn't
give back a cent"
Later Chambers invited me into
the game. Schultz whispered to me
You take tails and I'll take heads.
I'm not sure who won the first SIS.
| handed Schultz a $40 bill and he
gave me SIS in silver.
after matching a few minutes.
Schultz remarked: Dad, you won
$1,000 Chambers added: Yes.
you won $1,000 Chambers then
showed me a roll of bills, on the band
of which was printed $1,000.
cat this ju%ncture, Chambers in
CURED whether if | had lost $1,000.
| could have paid ii. | told him
had money in the Redfeld bank. and
| showed him the returns from my
| shipment of cattle at the yards"
Polchow said he. Chambers and
Schultz walked a few PAGES and met
a stranger. Chambers stopped the
man and asked him If he was a bust
ness man, Polchow said. The man
answered in. the affirmative, declar-
ing his father was in business and
was worth s%350,000. The business
man" said he worked in his fathers
office in the morning, but because of
poor health. spent the afternoon in
walking.
Schultz explained the dollar
matching game. Polchow said, and
the business man" agreed with him
that ii was only proper that Polchow
show that he was worth $1,000.
L 1ldiiDClo u hCd tAC Ioii " Diilo
purporting to be 81, 900, to the bust
ness man." Polchow said. The "busi-
ness man" declared the money was
good and he would put it in his ia
theirs safe, the ranchman declared.
The business man" suggested to
Polchow that he wire for $1,000 and
as soon as he got it. bring it to him
and he would give him the $1,000 he
I won from Chambers.
At Schultz's suggestion, Polchow
said he accompanied him to a jewelry
store, where Schultz introduced him
to a friend, known as Fisher
Schultz dictated a telegram to
Fisher to be sent to the state bank
at Redield. The telegram instruct
ed the Redield institution to send
s 1000 to the Central bank.
Polchow stated that Schultz APP
peared worried when after a visit TO
the Central bank he learned the mon
ey had not arrived. Polchow said he
met the business man" again and
Schultz showed him the telegram
from the Redfield bank, showing the
money had been sent. The bust
ness man. urged Polchow to get in
to communication with the bank
again and see what became of the
| money, as Chambers had sold his
shipment of mules and was anxious
to return to Tennessee.
Schultz paid for the telephone call
to Redfeld. Polchow said, and learn
ed that the money had been sent.
The next morning Polchow said he
and Schultz went TO the Central bank
to get the money. While they were
in there, Chief of Detectives j. b,
Richard walked in and asked for Pol
chow. Schultz ran out of the bank,
| but was captured. Polchow identi-
| fed Chambers as the man who took
| part in the 81 matching game and
| who was known as Tennessee.
The state will show that the "busi.
ness man" was w. L. Brant, a con-
| federate of Chambers and Schultz
County Attorney Jepson said. Coun-
| sci for Chambers in his opening
| statement declared his client would
prove an alibi.
Schultz, the third member OF the
gang, was found guilty OF conspiracy
at the September term OF court and
sentenced to three years at the Ana
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