| Show HELD FOR SWINDLING St Louis MaiL is Charged With Doing Crooked Work Several weeks ago a complaint came in from Bountiful that A C Imig who claimed to be representing Fosters Art college was engaged in some kind i of a swindling game It was said that lie was selling exclusive rights in his articles to half a dozen or less of merchants mer-chants in the same town Another complaint came in recently from Kays ville where H J Sheffield claimed to have been injured Yesterday Mr Sheffield who is a merchant was in the city and ran across Imig He called an officer and the man was run in From the story of Sheffield i appear that about seven weeks ago he and Robert Blamire another merchant purchased from Imig 200 tickets each for 20 These tickets were for use in procuring enlarged pictures to be I given away with each 10 worth of goods sold Mr Sheffield says he has written to the firm however and has received no response one letter being returned with the mark No such house Mr Imig protested that his house was all right and would fulfill the contracts tracts he had made However lie could not show remittances after June G when he received 40 He said he had been in the northwest and had just returned Mr Sheffield says he will swear out a warrant for Imig today for obtaining money under false pretenses |
