Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-20 | Page 15 | Suspects Accused of Using Elastic Band in Newest 'Bunco Artistry'

Suspects Accused of Using Elastic Band in Newest Bunco Artistry I It remained for two men held In Inthe Inthe inthe the city jail on open charges to produce produce produce pro pro- duce a new contraption of bunco artistry that baffled even the veteran veteran vet vet- eran cran members of the police department department depart depart- ment according to police reports Friday But while police t taxed their ingenuity inge inge- nutty to solve the puzzle which they the claim Is a variation of ot the old shell game Jason Scott 24 24 and Lauren Purvis 22 arc are reposing In a jail cell I Their arrest followed the complaint of ot Quentin Stafford 26 of Stanch Stanch- I field Minn Thursday that he had been seen swindled of ot his watch and a valuable ring by the two affable l able young men who displayed their trick to him in Pioneer park Stafford said according to police pollee I reports Scott and Purvis approached him in the park and produced a lon long piece of ot rubber band which they manipulated manipulated manipulated ma ma- in such a way that it attracted attracted at at- his attention Soon Staffords Stafford's interest raised to such a height that he posted his watch as a wager that he too could perform the trick he told police But Buthe Buthe Buthe he lost The young youn men continued to perform perform per per- form their feat and he became more enthused he related until he was convinced he could do likewise In Inan Inan Inan an effort cHort to retrieve his watch he posted his ring he said but again he lost Scott was arrested a n short time later by Patrolman George Phillips in Pioneer park and Purvis was taken Into inlo custody at Broadway and West Temple streets by City Cily Detectives IJohn John A A. Morgan Morean and W. W F. F Heninger