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Show 'GOT' HIM ON TEMPLE STEPS. Salt Lake, Aug. 20. V. R. Humble, of Goldfleld, Xev., reported to the police po-lice yesterday afternoon that he had been swlndle'd out of $10 by bunco men on the Temple grounds earlier in the day. According to tho story told by Humble, Hum-ble, two mpn met htm at the south cate of the Tempie grounds and offered of-fered to show him the wonders of the Temple and Tabernacle They finally fin-ally suggested matching dollars on the steps of the Temple and h:-eaus-v of tho novelty proved an easy victim. vic-tim. They had playd ten minutes when a newcomer pounced on Humble and ! pretended to be a detective The strangers with whom he had played suggested that he give up all bis money to the defective In order to be released. Humble obeyed and It was hours before he reall.ed that the detective had bccn an assistant of the bunco men. ' |