Show quite a sensation was started la brigham last friday morning by the report that aco W craghead of this city had been fleeced out of by a dashing young lady and then mulched mulcted out ot another 1000 by a pair ot confidence men down at los angeles the salt lake dallies of last friday printed the story which was reported by the associated press and mr craghead Crag bead who r turned from los angeles that same morning was not seen by any representative senta tive ot any ot the papers and the stories printed were so garbled that the gentleman gave a NEWS representative senta tive the following account 0 bis experience yesterday afternoon he left for LOS angeles sunday morning june or the purpose ot getting into communication with bliss emma harlow the young lady in the case and who had tailed to keep her promise to meet him here in brigham on june ath soon after which time they were to have been married sir craghead Crag hend while looking around los angeles fell in with a stranger who styled himself an officer from salt lake city looking for ft couple ot criminals whom he intended taking back to utah in company with another prisoner who was then locked up in the city prison lie wore a star and gave every indication 0 being what he represented himself to be mr craghead being thrown oft his gaurd by tb definite knowledge know ledga of salt lake city and utah generally which the stranger evinced they wera boon boon sightseeing companions riding out from the angel city by electric car to san pedro and then went strolling around that city together they finally found their way down to the harbor and were admiring the splendid ing the balling crafts and generally entertaining themselves when they ran across a man sitting on the sea fumbling a roll of bank notes As they passed by the fellow the officer craghead J blui an oath 1 I believed believe 1 havo fel low in salt balte he then accosted the man at the same time asking him if he did not live in salt lake city the slick ephraim as craghead termed him arose and walked toward the pair denying his residence in utah and began to ply them with questions as to where they lived the three became quite friendly and bhea ephraim was asked as to where he got so many bills he replied that he was trying to place some money on a horse race but pool sellers would not let him bet because he had won too many big stakes and he asked craghead and the officer to place the money tor him the officer saw a chance to make a barrel ot money so he left craghead and ephraim hastened over to the establishment and took a chance when the officer loft the other fellow began to urge craghead to put up some bills and get sn on the race tor it was a sure thing craghead refused and the two made their way over to the pool room when ephraim tailed to get any bills from craghead he wanted to get him to write a dratt on hia bank and that would be acceptable at the same almo asking where craghead did hla banking all his request met with failure however and be seemed to be discouraged with his effort until finally he wrote a draft ori his own bank as be sald handed it to craghead and asked to put it up on the race as V dope to the effect that would sure win all this while tho officer talking over the phi adjoining room supposed information on the race betting etc this int repeated to bis compan were now four of them b bead from time to tim ports serving to stimulate in his efforts to set put up the money W was handed to mr crag lessly threw it over onta the remark that in as P him nothing he had n fusing longer to acce the stranger after alie money h ted the officer over the phone to taj horse had won and I 1 to pay over the bead and the others while thus engaged and the officer got continued on |