Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-07 | Page 1 | Suckers Have Begun to See Fair

Suckers. Have Begun to See Fair Utah Can Tnken iv- for , S600 Shortly After His Arrival jn. ---St. Louis, t . . Special to The- Tribune. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May C In a gambling tent which is running run-ning wide open just outside the' city limits, A. S. Lar-sen, Lar-sen, a miner of Salt Lake City, who arrived ar-rived In St. Louis yesterday, was llecced out of a $600 draft less than three hours after his arlval. Charles Johnson of Denver, Larsen's friend, lost $15. The smooth stranger met Larson and Johnson John-son at the station as they left their train. He said he was a stranger In St. Louis, proposed that the trio engage rooms together. The. proposition was accepted and the rooms were engaged. Then the trio started for the World's Fair. The stranger led Larsen and Johnson into a saloon, where he met several friends, whom he Introduced After a few drinks, a three-card monte game was proposed . and Larsen bet heavily. In a few minutes his indorsed draft had passed out of his hands. Then the stranger having urgent business 1 down town, left.