The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16
FO|[S
WIRE TRAPPERS
"YelIowiKid' and Other "con''
Men Had Set Traps for
Y "a Count.

d.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-It. had not been
1.-THE purpose OF the Count dc sels, of
French Guiana, to tinker with bet
Ilting on horses" when he came to re-
Isde temporarily at the Maison d,i
INord. Hestame, rather, to negotiate
| the purchase OF a few small steam
boats TO ply IN the South American
coastwise shipping on behalf OF his
government.
What ineffable luck, then, FOR him
to chance into the basement OF state
street store and come upon R. @. Wal
singham. Mr.. Walsingham was en-
gagged in the genial employment of
I,Jvrlung holidayscards. A kindly heart
beat in his bosom, and he paid a warm
cordial word to the strange count
81 can do you some good" said he.
~ am acquainted with a man who Is
very high in the United States Steel
Company. In fact, he Is the nephew
of Andrew Carnegie and cousin OF
Judge Gary. ! can arrange an intro
duetlon. The steel company controls
most Of the boats on the lake, and !
AM sure you can buy all you want at
a low rate" VT n
"Carnegie's Nephew" Calls.
The next day came, and the Count
de SELF had telephone call. It was
from the nephew Of Carnegie" and
the cousin sof Judge Gary" Present.
by taxicab rolled UP in front Of the
leAaison du Nnrd, and a stately gentle
IMAM stepped out and welcomed the
count. ssl '''5
He was none other than the Ind
vidual known in the archives of the
police as 1.-THE yellow kid" wiretapper
and confidence man.
az" he said, "am W. G. Wellington,
connected with my uncle. Mr.. Car
negie in the steel Business. / have
come at the request Of mutual
friend, l believe" The count entered
the cab, and they were driven to the
Relnzi cafe, s ~
Mr.. Wellington spied o. large we'll
groomed impressive looking citizen.
'H'm,' said he. Then he called q
waiter. and told him to ask the GENTLE
maj, at the far table II he wasn't Mr..
Stevens, the great racing millionaire.
'Mr. Stevens racing millionaire,
was, the police alleged, another swim
dler, confidence man and the chief
Wiretapper. who took" Banker Kirby
In for 100000. 2 q
aMr. Stevens" Has IN Couple"
The waiter approached "Mr. Stew
ems" but the latter was in no mood
to be trined with. He scorned the
waiter and snubbed 'rMri Wellington"
and the count. Then he stalked out Of
the room. He came back later, but
there was q change In mien, for he
walked over to the counts table and
pardoned himself handsomely.
whats doing in the races?" asked
the Yellow Kid.
"oh," said ''Mr. Stevens" i've got
a couple Of small hot ones. Want to
get in?"
The count protested that he wasn't
a betting person, but "Mr. Yelling
tom broke the ice. "Here,' he said.
an stake the count for a couple Of
bucks. Well bet two apiece"
And In five minutes back came "Mr.
Stevens" from his betting commits
sioner with $50 each for the count and
"Mr. Wellington"
Then things began to happen. And
the first thing you know "Mr. Yelling
tom had wagered $4,000 on race
4 half hour later word came that
s,Wellington' had won 100000. \
Meet with Slight Hitch.
But there seemed to be slight
hitch at the bookmaker's. He said
],e could not pay the bet because "Wel-t
lingtonv had given a check. The check
must be good, hut check is check
s'Wellington," drew the count aside.
"Idsten," he said, "tiat was my uncle
Carnegie's money / wagered. ] cant
,raise the $4,000 myself and II the check
goes through I'm gone. ] can raise
part Of 1t and II you can get $1,000 III
be safe. I'll give you $4,000 for the
loan"
3 In haste to aid a friend and to seize
Il chance to drive a sharp bargain the
count went to. get $1,000.
He approached a friend. The friend
sent him to the police. But while the
count was comforting with the police
he did not know that the racing mil
lionaires' had a SPY on his trail. That
is why sysTr. Stevens" and Mr.. Well
ington" didn't keep their appointment.
MULE DISAPPEARS.
(, NEWMAN, III. Jan, TIA mule
hitchad IA a WAGON and being used ii]