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Show ihat they had attempted to work the same game at the office of tho Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho Sugar company, where a telegram tele-gram waa presented, reading: "Chas. Davis, Grass Creek See . Marchent regarding pumps. If neces- I nary draw through George A. Smith of Utah-Idaho Sugar company $50. I (Signed "E. S. ROLAPP." Before Mr. Smith would accept the telcgraph.c order he called Mr. Rolapp of Ogden on the telephone, and as the two men saw this operation they hurriedly hur-riedly left the office. At police headquarters, when the men were searched, a list of names and addresses of prominent business men were found In their possession. Mackcphle admitted that he had been euiplO)cd as a lineman by the Western West-ern Union telegraph line, and had taken tho blanks from the office Both men admitted having written and sent the messages, Wilson doing the typewriting type-writing of the massages in the office ot the Northwestern Railroad company, com-pany, but each places the blame of the Intentional fraud on the other. No - complaint . has been Issued against the men as yet. GLEVER MIDLERS hum hi z.os SALT LAKE. Auk. 17. In E. Wil-son Wil-son and N. P. Mackephle, arrested on Tuesday afternoon by Detectives Earl Ripley and Harry' J- Curran, the police believe they have nipped two crude, but bold swindlers before they had an opportunity to successfully work out their came. The game worked by the men In eluded the use of fictitious telegrams del.vered to business houses and purporting pur-porting to be from pome responsible outside party, authorizing one "Charles Davis" to secure money on a draft. The police were first notified of the men's attempted game by the Mine & Smelter Supply company. During the afternoon a message was delivered to the company readii.': "'Mine & Smeller Supply Co., honor I draft of Charles DjvIs for one hun-Ired hun-Ired dollars. (Signed) AMERICAN' SMELTING & REFINING REFIN-ING COMPANY." Shortly afterwards '"Charles Davis," identified as E. Wilson, appeared at e company's office w 1th another tele-i tele-i im readiug: "Charles M. Davis, Salt Lake City, -essage received. Draw throuch iinc ii Smelter companv one hun-:red hun-:red dollars. Check mai t'd Pocatello. (Sijed) JKitlCAX SMniTiXG & REFIN-ING REFIN-ING COM PAN V." Suspecting frad In some way. the ' ompany olucUls refused to hoiiT the 'elegraphic request, and when W l:oi 'ad left the plnce the pcH'-e were n rifled. Fronj the derlrd-a furnish, d 'he two n:u wtro picked up at See-id See-id South and Weft Temple streets y Lho detectives. , Shortly after the arrest It developed |