Show POLICE SAVE I TEXAN FROM LOSING ROLL Consolidated Turf E Exchange change Had Check for Corning Coming COling Its Is Way SAME OLD RACE SWINDLE Companion of the Prospective Victim Occupies Cell Cel in City Bastile Bastle While at the point of being made the f victim cf QC a race raco horse swindle H H. H E E. E Bauknight a wealthy dry goods goods' merchant of oC Goree Gorce Tex Tex was saved ell k last laRt night from what wha might have de developed tie tie- Into a n heavy financial loss due to the suspicions of a local business businessman 1 f man and the prompt action acton of oC George White a When hen informed that na Bauknight ht was wag In strange company compan White te telephoned for Cor the police and shadowed Baul Bauknight i ht and a companion to a telegraph office There he he pointed out two men to Detectives De DR- Ds- Ds F. F D. D Huntsman and Mike 11 e Fiz- Fiz Fitz Fitz- I 0 gerald By looking over r o the shoulders shoUlder of oC the the men Huntsman read a 3 telegram in reference to confirming a check for Cor t i Before BeCore you send that telegram you CU I had better beter come over O to police pollee polIo 1 headquarters head head- ad- ad quarters said ald Huntsman and taking c A I Daul Bauknight nl ht aside explained th the tho situa- situa 3 Bauknight looked surprised Bauknight's new acquaintance acquaintance who Who said sall his name was Charles II H. H Williams Williame IlamS j aged 34 years was taken into custody f ft 1 Bauknight then explained that that he had lund f fi fi bet in a pool of oC 1000 to dra t down 3 and that he ho was tele- tele T Tl TJ graphing his bankers ors at Goree Gorce to con- con cont t 3 tn firm a draft cf of C on Walker alker Tires Bros bank banle He said ald he had bet on horses at atthe atthe a athe the Consolidated Turf exchange e which he hc said he huc was assured was was backed by Salt Lal Lake financiers and J was as solid old as Gibraltar j 4 tj Take Pukes to In 11 Exchange He lie was surprised to find that police I officials knew nothing o of the exchange ex cx ex change and took tool Detectives B. B B H H. H Seager Sea Sea- Seaf I- I f 1 gel gor ger F. F D D. Huntsman MIko Fitzgerald and Fred Ellis Els to rooms 30 and In inthe tl jl the Brooks Arcade at sit State State anti and Broad- Broad 11 Wa way The rooms roms were found to be fur fur- furZ tie tie- Z with wih desks tables chairs and a. a 1 telephone but racing charts and telegraph telegraph tele- tele teleA tele A graph tickets which Bauknight ht said h he was sure he lie had seen could not bo be found The rhe rhe furniture and telephone the latter later attached to a a big bl desk were wera I taken to police headquarters Race Racehorse Racehorse Racehorse horse tickets bearing hearing the name Con Turf exchange were vere found scattered about the Ioor room I j When 1 I arrived ed arri Friday Frida in Salt Lake t Sa from the San Francisco fair Call I I. was met 0 by a very ery affable man who said his Jt name nam was Williams iiams explained Bauknight Bauknight Baul Bau- Bau Baud d l knight i ht to police officials We were J. J walking in down Main street when J my J new acquaintance topped stopped another manof man of oC Imposing appearance and tried to tall call al him b by name The man failed to recognize nize him but finally Williams said I rj 1 i I know all 31 about you yon and that you ou J got on tho the ponies last said the Youve got me at sale a aman man and he appeared to turn toni pale 5 3 Ill Til l go with wih you OU the ji Jig Is up Will Will- 1 j lams told him that we wo were not detectives detec detec- tives but simply wanted to bo be lo cut In Inon in inon on Information ho Ito 10 got ot on horses Wo Yo went to a restaurant and anti ha had something something something some- some thing to eat The stranger asked nJ Will Will- t lams Earns Inna for a dollar to bet on a hors horst that would be a sure winner It I wa was given sl to him and soon he came hack back backwith hackwith back with 5 55 and handed it to Williams 7 1 1 l was Y stopping stopping at the Linden hotels hotel and Williams came to room rne me The next da day clay Williams ilams Informed Inform ell in 1 that he had Information b by which w could win In lots of mone money at the Con Tur Turg exchange exchange He took into m in to the exchange and I saw man maui of ot Imposing appearance Jotting down figures ori on a race track hoare board After my friend appeared to have madl bets and won 1000 in cash real reali mone money which I saw placed In his hands I was Induced to enter a pool on a a horse which would be a sure winner i l lJ J horse lorl c Hot let On Wins AVIn InN Williams called caled me into an anteroom anteroom ante- ante room and the man he accused of oC having haying hay hav ing won ott camo came in and gave us usa usa usa a a tip tp that a certain horse horbe horte was wag to win In the next race Williams put up Ull tho the I 1000 lie he won oa and wrote rotc out a n check for for CO which he lie was given gl a receipt re- re ret t I b by the cashier of ot the thc exchange I wrote out a cheek check for on the tho First National Bank of Goree and it it- it it was Indorsed b by Williams The horse we e bet on won on and when we ve about to collect the bet bel the cashier questioned my check Finally Finaly he said sall th that t the bet would bo be paid if It I would ha have havo vo money cover cover- cover r F Ing lug the check transferred from my bank banI to a Salt Lake bank I went to Walker Valker Brothers' Brothers hank bank and got a I draft for This draft would woul havo have been payable about tomorrow after I had hind wired my wife and m fit my bank to telegraph Walkers bank hank In Salt Lake that transfer might be made mado of oC the money In mone ey Mr lr Bauknight added that ho was de determined de- de dei i to collect the bet ha having haIng Ing been been- IJ Informed that the turf exchange e was reliable and properly licensed nd that thal he would have havo had in cash toda to- to to 1 In da day 3 Until a late lata hour last night no trace traces had been found of the tho two associates of Williams who are said to be known knon Sam Aresta Arosta age 56 years ears an Italian was arrested about midnight at and Second South b by Detective Fred Frel rel Ellis being suspected of ot being doorkeeper doorkeeper door- door keeper at tho the Consolidated Turf rj Ex-rj LX- LX change |