Show LARGE FORCES OF detectives ARE IN THE FIELD not only the short line but ahe rio grande Is after the pick pockets from saturdays standard the railroads running into this city have started an active campaign against the drafters grafters gr who have been working the trains and the stations along the lines of the various roads at a conference held in salt lake friday the matter was taken up and the officials decided that something must be done to protect their patrons the railroad men recognize the fact that the crooks who operate on the trains are not of a class who can be easily caught as they are the cleverest men of their class in the country from this city to portland and as far east as omaha come complaints of passengers having ayen fleeced not a day passes that a victim of the confidence men docs not find his way to the depot police or to superintendent mansons office to report having been victimized by some nice man who has engaged the victim in conversation in most it is the old story of misplaced confidence the victim meets a well appearing man they get into conversation the well appearing man knows all about utah and the points of interest in the state he Is an interesting conversationalist a good story teller ami the traveler Is impressed with the hospitality of utahna then later when he takes ac of stock his money or perhaps his watch is gone and the pleasant stranger has departed in some cases the money is the hard earned savings of a year to be spent in visiting the fair the loss means tho curtailment of a pleasure that has been long looked forward to and the vacation trip so carefully planned Is spoiled then drafters grafters gr are no re specters of persons or of old age the latter class make up majority of the victims who are easily entertained and trustful superintendent manson said tins morning that from this city to portland there was not a train or a station of any note that had not bean worked by the drafters grafters gr and that in spite of the vigilance of the railroad detectives of which there are a great number the crooks manage to make rich hauls mr manson says that the local police department have done good work in keeping the crooks away from ogden and that they are ever ready to help the depot police in protecting the passengers this city Is less afflicted with the drafters grafters gr than is salt lake and the number of cases reported here is due lo 10 the fact that many of tha victims 0 o not discover their loss until they are on the arald bound lor this clymo they naturally report the one thing that handers the railroad officials and the police are the actions of some of tha victims of the drafters grafters gr in refusing to appear against a man when he has been arrested they should be made to appear said mr manson and then after one of their hind has received a severe sentence perhaps the others wilt appear less bold the passi engers on the rio grande western between grand junction and ogden have suffered much from the work of crooks and that road has taken stringent measures to protect passengers on every train that runs between the two points a large force of detectives have been put on duty to look out for the light fingered gentry and to protect the passengers at the stations |