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Show SHEEPMEN ARE EASY VICTIMS Bait Lake, Feb. 22 The result of being inveigled Into the confidence of a buncombe export capable of con versing in both Italian and Fieni 1' roaepb and Peier Galllcrd, prosparoui Bhe pmep of Price and guests at th Cullcn hotel, are mourning the loss of iiooo of which thdr gllbtongued friend of but :1 fPW hours relieved ; thnm Thursday evening bv bringinc ! into successful execution the time-orn time-orn scheme of "loading a deposit i box wltb greensbods." So cleverly diu the confidence man arrange his plot to shear the sheep- j men that It was not until yesterday morning that they discovered having bean fleeced In their hands was placed the deposit box after .losenh ' Gaitlard topped what appeared lo be .a wallet containing $16,000 with an-; an-; other thousand. The confidence man j locked the box and put the ke in his ; pocket. But whn the tlaillard brothers be-1 be-1 came suspicious at their room in the , Cullen yesterday morning and forced , the lock to the deposit box they dis-fONerd dis-fONerd it contained only 'gren goods " in the form of newspaper dippings, dip-pings, and the ? 1.000 Joseph though' I he placed in the box could not be 1 found The Galllard brothers came to Salt Lake four days ago and were attend-I attend-I ing to business affairs when the COU-j COU-j fidence man. callable of speukinc both i French and Italian, their boyhood j tongues appeared on the scene. j discussed with them charitable work which he had been engaged at. declaring declar-ing he about to distribute $15.CMH he had collected ior charity, by dividing di-viding it among church. Accepting an invitation to go to tho rooms of the "charity worker," the tJaillard brothers were escorted to a building which they believe Is on Broadwav between Main and State-Soon State-Soon the confidence man opened a tin deposit box and displayed what appeared ap-peared to be a wallet containing large amount of money He announced announc-ed the wallet contained the 16,0t)0 he had I ollected "I am coing away tonight, but will be back in the morning." he announced announc-ed 1 don't like to leave the deposit box containing that large amount of money here unprotected. I wish I had someone to care for it." "I will do so." replied Joseph Gail lard I am a wealthy sheepman ami you can depend upon me." "But I don't know that. ' interrupt ed the stranger. "Have you any mon ey to show that 1 may trust you" Halliard went to a local bank an i drew $1,000, returning to the room Upon seeing the money the lattti I said he would be in a position io double dou-ble the $1,000 if ;aillard would care for the safety deposit box. "To show you are in pood faith will you kindly place the $10imi in Inbox In-box with the cither $15,000"" sugvsi ed the confidence man. "Then I will lock it. turn the box over to ou and keep the key I will be back in the j morning and call at your room in the hotel, unlock the box. and give you I back the money, together with what may develop Into an additional thou sand ior you " Joseph (iaillard obeyed and thought j he saw the confidence man lock Lhe same box and turn It over to him Delighted De-lighted with his newest acquaintance, Gaillard tucked the box under his ami and started for the hotel together w it'.i his brother He displayed much pre caution with the box and upon retiring retir-ing tmked it under th? mattreM i became suspicious finally," said Mr. Gaillard last night "and calling in a stranger I and m brother opened the box by cuttting t tie lock The ?L-"00 ?L-"00 I placed in the box was nowhere io be found, but it appeared the wallei containing the $15,000 was still there." Upon closer examination the wallet was found to contain clippings arranged ar-ranged in a neat package To mak It appear genuine $1 bills were tuck ed in the ends of the wallet, four of them being used. Gaillard called upon private deter tlves for assistance last night He says the man who fleeced him was tall and fashionably dressed, having blend hair The Gaillard brothers are French-Italians. |
