Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-12 | Page 11 | Salt Lake Proves Sterile Field for 3 Alleged Mebers of Bunco Gentry

Salt Lake Proves Sterile Field for 3 Alleged Members of Bunco Gentry I A gang of or alleged bunco men In Invaded invaded in- in Salt Lake early Tuesday mornIng mornIng morning morn morn- Ing and within a few hours after their arrival three members of ot th the tongued smooth-tongued gentry were in th the city Jail JaU Bent on fleecing wealthy wealth tourists the spoken glib band of confidence men arrived o on an early morning train from the Pacific coast The They immediately spread out to case the city for likely spots where the unwary could be parted from the money with the least danger of police poUce interference accord according g to City Detective Dc- Dc Lester F. F Wire So busy was John Anderson 50 looking over a suitable base for tor future I operations according to Wire that he failed to note the arrival of the palice police po po- lice bunco squad quad at Third South and State streets Two men with Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson saw the thc officers and fled tied Ander Anderson on who po possesses an unsavory unsavory un un- savory con record in numerous Pacific Pa Pa- chic coast cities Wire reported was arrested and booked on open charges without ball after being mugged and fingerprinted A short time later at Second South and Main streets C. C C C. Walker 41 and F. F J. J Willis 40 other alleged members of the gang were arrested by City Detectives Wire M M. D. D McGinness McGinness Mc- Mc Ginness V. V W. W E. E Eggleston and J. J Ross Roo Hunsaker Willis and Walker agreed that Salt L Lake kc would benefit by their absence and after a visit to the police identification bureau pleaded guilty guilt to vagrancy in police court l' l Judge C. C F. F D Dalby and w were given r thirty day thirty floaters out of i town wn