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Show REWARD OFFERED I FOR TWO ITALIANS I Salt Lake, July 1. A reward of Ri $500 was yesterday offered by John IIH Glczos for the arrest and conviction llH of two Italian "bunco" men who last Tuesday fleeced him of $7000 by the , M proverbial "box game." Circulars ! H containing notice of the reward and a L completo description of the two men P( ' wore prepnrod yesterday by tho police U and mailed to large cities throughout the United States. M The police have no clews to the H identity of tho men aside from the M fact that it has been determined al- most to a certainty that the men are tho same who, about two weeks ago, i fleeced a fellow countryman of $7000 llH in Little Rock, Ark. H It was learned yesterday that an jH organized ring of "bunco" men are H operating throughout the middle west jkM and lntermountaln states, with a Pa- H clflc coast headquarters In San Fran- P MH Cisco. The ring Is composed of no- ,"H torious pickpockets, confidence men. 'H wire-tappers and other crooks. A M wholesale wire-tapping scheme was ie'H uncovered in Denver and the Denver KH police say that they have informa- llH tion indicating that members of the PH gang are operating in Salt Lake. It rH Is believed that F. Howard, Thomas P Hogan George Gorman. Harry McGil- leH lis, Samuel Lee and John Smith, six f(i alleged "bunco" men. arrested In a lci spectacular raid on the Taylor house, "H 147 East Second South street, two rm weeks ago, arq members of this gang. fe Information which the police be- r' lievc to be authentic was obtained H yesterday which tends to Indicate that - the two Italians who fleeced Glezo5 left on a train Tuesday for Ogden SM and there entrained for the Pacific 1 coast. Cities on the Pacific coast Wmm have been notified by telegraph to rM be on the lookout for them. 'M |