Salt Lake Herald | 1908-03-28 | Page 3 | Presti Was Too Clever

WAS TOO CLEVER Was Able to Play on Dr ls Sym Sympathy Sympathy Sympathy pathy Just Once Ernest an nn Italian was arrested in Salt Lake and brought up by an Og Ogden Ogden Ogden den officer yesterday esterday on a charge char e of ot obtaining money under false pretenses S while In Ogden a short time ago i came acquainted with a local Italian Italian named Dr Frank He fame caned ned that the doctor had a lame lamen lie n how hew somewhere in the west for Cor whom he no had great regard and affection Early in m too tuo week he went to Salt Lake Jake and immediately im immediately ImmedIately mediately began a clever game to work the doctor for cash Impersonating the nephew sent senta s nt nta a telegram to Dr asking that hs he h send him SIO 10 and signing name The Th money was vas forwarded as directed Apparently the ease past with which he got this amount tempted him to mate mane another effort fort and a second telegram im was wan sent for a 11 like amount It was then that the tho doctor conferred with the police and Pres Prestis PrestIs Prestis arrest followed The third telegram asking for tor another sic 10 1 was received yesterday morning After landing at the city Jail talked with the physician over the telephone and said bat hat he was sorry for tor what he had done donena and na begged for forgiveness his change of ot heart a complaint Charging him with the offense was wac drawn up and he will be called upon to stand trial trIa