Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-13 | Page 7 | Beats a Confidence Man

BEATS A CONFIDENCE MAN. Cook on Atlnntic Liner Neatly Foils Alleged American Millionaire. - Tho classical confidence trick has ben neatly played on a .would-be swindler swin-dler in Paris by his intended victim. The latter, a cook on a transatlantic liner, had' been done himself before and was too old a bird to be caught again. He struck up an acquaintance with an engaging but obviously &ham American millionaire in the train to Paris, confiding con-fiding to him that he had 40,000 francs In his bag and meant to amuse hlm-nelf hlm-nelf on tho boulevards. "Well met, Indeed," In-deed," said tho millionaire; "I have also made my pile- and intend seeing the merry side of life In gay Paree." They started the evening with an expensive ex-pensive dinner, paid for by the American Ameri-can millionaire. At coffee the latter exclaimed: ex-claimed: "Hullo, I have not any cigars; suppose you go and buy eome. You can leave your bag here, where It will be quite safe. But, as- you might be auspicious, here's my pocketbook. Keep it till you Join me again." As soon as the cook's back was turned the American millionaire, of course, bolted with' the bag; but the latter only contained old newspapers and the cook's card, with the words: "I have been had before; you have met your match this time." In the would-be swindler's pocketbook was the sum of 24 in French notes, which the cook took to the police station, usklng the officer to whom he told his tale with understandable understand-able relish to give the money to the poor.