Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-17 | Page 1 | Contractor Victim of Confidence Men

CONTRACTOR VICTIM ! . " OF CONFIDENCE MEN j TEXARKANA. Texas. April 17. J.l SchaeCfer, contractor of Rock Island,' 111., reported to the police here today! the loss of $11,000 cash he paid to con- fidence men in the hope of making ai coup in a stock market operation. The first move in Ihc game was made at' Hot Springs, Ark., last week, accord-1 ing to his stateent to police, the end! coming when the two men .promoting, the alleged swindle, disappeared with the money. i Schaeffer had to borrow. monev here' to buy a ticket to Rock Island, he told! oficers.