The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-06-04
CORN FED IOWAN
TRIMMED FOR $1,000
E. w. COYLE MEETS STRANGERS
FALLS FOR GAME AND
LOSES OUT.
BROTHER OF SAUk CENTRE MAN
MOTH EATEN WIRE TAPPING
GAME VEHICLE USED
BY SHARPERS.

E. W. Coyle and wife, of Mason
City, Iowa, left Sank Centre the first
part of last week after having spent
several days in this city, guests at the
home of the gentleman's brother, J. F.
Coyle.
They stopped, enroute home, for q
few days outing in the Twin Cities,
and while strolling about alone Mr..
Coyle is said to have met stranger
and later another one. The latter was
extremely wealthy, having made his
money on "sure thing" game. He
was willing to let his newly made
friends Elm on good thing. Mr..
Coyle was willing, and later develop
ments proved that he was the "good
thing" The following story in the
Minneapolis Tribune of last Thursday
tells the story somewhat in detail:
E. w. Coyle of Mason City, Iowa
says he felt all a'ong he was being
"buncoed" he was. He was mace
the victim of one of the most VEN
cradle of swindles, the fake race wire
tapping game. 1t cost him $4,000.
It happened in Minneapolis yester-
day. It happened just as it has
al ways happened-not a new. feature
in the plan of action unfolded by two
affable, respectable apparently trus..-
worthy ranch owners from Mon
tana."
Mrs. Coyle shared her husbands
credulity, and she shared his loss. She
was "in" on the game and until II a.
m. yesterday she held the stakes. It
was she who turned over the lamented
St, 200 to Her husband and said "Go
ahead"
In Mason City, Iowa, Mr.. Coyle is a
coal dealer. He had business in Min
neapolis, and he brought his wife with
him for holiday. They went to the
Wet Hotel, where they are waiting
this morning for the police to help
them unravel the plot that was going
to make them a fortune.
They arrived in Minneapolis We'd
nesday, May 20. A day or two later
Mr.. Coyle was confronted in st. Paul
by an affable stranger. The meeting
was accidental and entirely above sus-
picion.
They became better friends. Later
the same day Mr.. CoyIe and the ac-
quaintance met third man in Mime
apolis. Mr.. Coyle's acquaintance wei
coined the newcomer as long lost
brother-everyone knows the sort Of
brother.
The brother" was wealthy with
race talk. In fact, he had amassed a
young fortune since leaving that
grand old state, Montana, in following
the horses. He had little game-all
right, you know, but something it
would not be wise to rush right up to
a police captain with.
Well, the upshot of it was further
friendship. 1t was agreed that Mr..
Coyle should be let in on the race
game. He was let in. This morning,
to diverge bit he will try to lead po-
lice detectives to the rooms where the
third Montana ranchman "let him in"
In these rooms there were secret
wires, and over these wires, secretly,
came daily messages telling the Gin
side stories of the race world. Over
the wires came unerrng tips as to
just what horse was going to win the
race or was not going to win race.
AS sort of an experiment Mr.. Coyle
placed little money proffered as
check-upon horse which the secret,
buzzing wires said would win. The
horse did win! Mr.. Coyle's check was
returned, but he was advised to let
the winnings lie for another flyer. He
took another tip and won. Then an
other.
Day before yesterday Mr.. Coyle, in
little penciling bee with his friends,
found he was just $30,5OO to the good
ON paper. Upon their advice he had
let everything lie for a repeat"
Then came his friends grand
SIAM" The secret wires interpreted
a secret message. It was hundred
to one shot. It would be a killing. It
would make Mr.. Coyle rich man. In
feet; it would make all of them rich,