Show SHOW ME NA NATIVE liVE I VICTIM OF BUNCO Missourian Neglects to De Demand Demand Demand mand Evidence Before Part Parting Parting ing irig With Money IDENTIFIES TWO SUSPECTS BOTH PRISONERS DENY DEN THEY THY WORKED CONFIDENCE GAME GA The Tho To latest latet bunco game gme In extort extorting ing lug money from the innocent was WA In Introduced Introduce on a a train trin at at the te O 0 S 8 I L I depot at 14 1145 Saturday Su night when J S J a business bun man manof I manof of or Clinton Mo en route rute to Portland Ore was relieved of or The al alleged alleged 1 bunco bunc men were arrested ae ye yes afternoon under une the direction of or Chief of or Detectives George Ge A A Sheets the arresting officer or beta IH being Detectives Erl Kl Ripley H H F VII and R R J Gold Golding In p The prisoners gave their names as pr nel lr C Y Payne and a George Gerg Thomas Tr Stansbury Identified both Starting from the very WI city ct In which the phrase ph Show ho me Im ra from Missouri l url was wa originated Steno Stan Stanbury Sta bury was wa on his hi way W to Portland In view 11 of or making it I his ble home homA When his 11 baggage had hd been transferred Satur Saturday S Saturday r rda day da night Stansbury went to the tl O 0 OS I S L L depot and ad boarded be his hl train 10 minutes minute before borore It was w due to start He had ba barely taken ten his Ms seat t before the man whom he le later ler Iden Identified Icen Identified as A Payne Pa sat at down beside de him The latter hatter ter proved prove and ad enter entertaining taming and had hd begun to discuss Mis Missouri when a man m In shirt sleeves v vand and carrying a railroad lantern over OTer his arm rushed Into the car a Int te er You ou will wi have hav to t pay p for your ex ox excess e cess cees Ce baggage be at a once one he h said d pro pre pretending pr tending to be a baggage e master mer and ad pointing his k fingar q at Payne Paye Payne How much Is 1 the th bill bi asked k It I will wn be b j J just 32 answered ael the man a who pretended to be b beg bag baggage b gage master And A If you dont pay yu P g it I I will wi have the baggage put off of I 1 hove haw 1 only a e few fw dollars doll In change replied Payne Pae but I 1 have havea hv a certified cheek ebe for 1700 cant ct that be b accepted a Railroads accept a nothing Doth but cash C replied the te bogus b b m ha right rt put In Stansbury who had hod become Interested But where am sin a I 1 going IID to get pt the te money there some me place where whore t I can c have hT this tl check chek cashed ce asked e Pane Payne Byth I 1 am a on my m way to Portland to engage en In buM busi business b ness ne lie he added ade addressing Steno Stane SN bury where whore are you y u going Why I am a also all going sing to t Portland Perl and shook hands hand replied a with Payne Have Have you that ta you can o loan Jn me for tor a day or two t r Certainly answered and turned turne over the money mon Payne Pano handed hande It I to the bogus b beg bag baggage M gage gge master and aDd the latter later gave him hima hima a a and went out Just Juet In a as the te train trin was beginning to t pull pul out Payne Pane left ler his hie seat t and ad dashed duhe out nI This made suspicious and a he heals also als left lef the train and a attempted to find him He le had ha disappeared and ad Stansbury reported the th matter mater to t the Ule police Early yesterday morning Chief Ch of 01 Detectives Sheets obtained information information tion Uon that led le to the Ue arrest are of or Payne and Thomas Tom When We searched ehe they the had less l than Ula 26 2 The denied dene that they had bunce but Stansbury identified both and Ad they correspond to the description which he originally furnished They Te laugh laughed laughed ed at nt StansbUry r as a he ho accused them |