OCR Text |
Show Alleged Bunko Men Landed in Jail Four of Them Aro Gathered in by the Police on tho Templo Grounds. Four alleged bunko men landed in the city Jail yesterday at tho hands of Patrolmen Pa-trolmen Davis Jind Bporry The two of-llcers of-llcers went to tho Tabernacle grounds In citizens' clothes and began eating peanuts pea-nuts and fruit from big bags. They didn't havo to waste much lime. They had been out but a abort tlmo In the morning before be-fore they ran onto a pair, both of whom are now Identified as having swindled two men. In the afternoon a merry chaso resulted re-sulted In tho capturo of another pair, who nr.- now bi Ing held for Invi ligation " iu of these wrus arrestrd a year ago for picking pockots by Davis, and now confesses con-fesses that ho is a grafter. Admits Ho Is Grafter. I W, Haney and Charles Carlisle arc the names of tho pair arrest.. i in the morning Ham Hall and H Hlgglns aro th men taken In tho Often) I Hall bad Just left White nnd picked up a stranger, but hadn't as yet mad- any overtures toward money. He admits, however, he Is a "grafter," and used this sum term when speaking Of his vocation to chief i.ynch. Hlgglns Is an old thin, little man with a brown Vandyke beard. Ho says ho Is a professional gambler. Captured on Temple Grounds. The morning capture was made at the west gate of the grounds On the men were found a. number of little lock' Hu. h ns are used In tho lock trick, a deputy sl i riff's badge and nearly 1800 In money. Haney had about $175 of the latter. H nod conci tied It i" his clothing, but gave It up wh.-n 8 rg. ant Huberts b. gan to Hrlp him at tho station He camo here from Helena, Mont. Identified the Men. John Johnston, on whom this pair tried I . work a fake check deal In Llbeity park, and John Slmms, who gave up $in to a make-believe policeman the other day. identllled tho men. They will bo prosecuted. |