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Show iodic liiKirIg PARTSJVflH i!Et j Earl Turnin, Shecnherder, Fiim- III; Flammed by Strangers in SIM Pool Game. Wj' Earl Turpin, aged 21, of Granger Mfc--' Utah, was relieved of $KI0 in the pool-aBIr room of the Wellington hotel Saturday MftV'' evening at 0 o'clock by Kobcrt Young 'Hf n "pool shark," and an unknown ae' wf complice. Detectives Curran and Jtiplcy VJHi captured Young a short time later and brought, him to the police station, where. 'JK the money, amounting to ;i?130, was HHl found in his pocket. When questioned fflE by the officers at the station, Young ad- m9H milted that the money belongod to Tur- 'aH pin. He will appear before Judge Bow- jHB man on Tuosday at 10 o'clock and cx-plain cx-plain how he got the money. The po- jpP lice are searching for the accomplice. jsF It was the same old story of the ver- m ' ' daut youth from the country meeting M' ', tho affable- stranger. To a rcpresenta- ll tivo of The Tribune young Turpin tolcj M ' the following story: "I havo beea W working as a sheepherdor for Edwin M Bennion. who lives in tho Sugar Houso 2d ward. I have been herding sheep at fl Of 1 IJolbrook and Downing. Idaho, and I ' came to tho city to meet my father, M BOH While waiting around the Oregon Short ' Line depot 1. went into the poolroom m (0 of the Wellington and a very pleasant ' gentleman asked me lo play a game of j i pool. I told him T did not know how ffl to play, and he said that he would pay "Ja for the game. T did not mind learning JK Hlft to play, but we had not been playing ja very long when a very nice man came $ up to the table and looked on. X "My new friend asked him if ho 3 wanted to play, and ho started to plav i the game. My friend seemed to beat i him easily, and finally told me that if J he had the money lo bet he could win ( something for both of us. 1 told him "I I. did not have the money, but J had a a check and would gel it cashed. T went w lo Siegol's clothing store and bought, ; . a suit of clothes and Mr. Sicgel gave j mo $J30 in change. When I went back m Ljj lo the poolroom J found the two men sj t and gave my friend the $130. Thev f tqj made the bet and my friend lost He jg 'f handod the inouev to the other man, 4 pri who went out of tho door. ft "My friend told me to wail awhile. 1 as ho had a friend who was coming to J , meet him who owed him $200. When : he got that lib would pay me. But the & friend did not come, and finally I told 1 another sf ranger what had hanper.ed. fl 6 The stranger sent for the police and ffll 1 thc3" caucrht (he man who had mv 11 till money. But, say, do yon think they M will give me my money 2' ' lip |