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Show FAKE FOOTRACERS NABBED AT 'FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO. June IS. Pearl WU-kerson WU-kerson has surrendered himself to the police, po-lice, making the third of alleged bunko men to be behind the bars in connection with a footrace run in Golden Gate park yesterday, whereby Herman Grunauer was parted from 8200. Grunauer, who Is a merchant, some time ago met D. E. Fletcher in Chicago, and a few days since Fletcher, who claimed to be a professional f 00 tracer, arranged a match with Frank Campbell, alias Brown. Grunauer was led to believe be-lieve that Fletcher had a "cinch," and he wagered 8600 on Fletcher. The men gathered yesterday near the park, and an employee of the place who knew the racers, suspecting mischief was brewing, notified the police, who arrived lust as the race was finished. With Fletcher a the loser. Fletcher and Campbell were arrested, but Wllkerson. who was stakeholder, escaped in the brush. In Campbell's possession was S2y. which was seized by the police. Wllkerson today declared that he believed be-lieved the race was to have been honestly hon-estly run. He is the husband of Maude Amber, a local actress, who is now suing hrm for divorce. He is well known on the coast, having handled the "Fiddle Dee Dee" on Its recent tour. |