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IN A TIGHT PLACEIndiana Victims Refuse to Compra* mise with the Fake Foot Race Crowd.STILL AT SPRINGFIELO, ILL, LOOKING FOR VENGEANCE.HORACE E. CAREY'S DENIAL-Clerk of Hamilton County, Indiana, Said to Hava Introduced Farmer Stout to Spring*Id Racer*.(From a BUS Correspondent. 1SPRINGFIELD, III.. July at-Another 'Indiana crowd arrived lari night and L» day they are making an effort to effect asettlement with the gang of ewtndlefahere. The party ia composed of P. C.Reagan, attorney, of Lebanon; Raljdi iKane, attorney, and J. F. Beals, yreai : cutins attorney, both ot Noblesrill*. With jthem la Lucten a Stoat, the Hamilton county farmer who paid In «LU» for hta share of the fake toot raclnc business.After the party bad registered at the I.eland Hotel. Robert C. Shoffaer,- the Greensbur* victim, wandered In. and he was Introduced to Stout.When did they give It to youf aak Stout, with a smile.This month. When did you get Itf' re-.ponded ShofTner.“I rot it last May. How much did they lt;catch you fort And Stout beamed again.Five thousand dollars, eald Sbolfner. with a half eob.Huh, exclaimed Stout, with an **-presston ot glee, they caught me only for“What surprises ms, Interposed Kan*,Is that either one of you would go up J against such an old game as you have.'* Victims Grow Friendly.I tell you what It Is, mister, and Bhoffner grew much In earnest, I have been all over the country, but they caught me. I don't know how It came about, either.”'Jlbu can't tell a thins about It until you get up agalnat It, chimed In Stout.The two victim* grew friendly, and during the evening became chums, .We are over here,” said Kane, “to get a settlement with this gang, and U we don't get It we are going to stay here end send every last one to the pen I ten. tluyy. We have the evidence against them and we will use - iv(Last night and to-day there were conference* between the Indiana lawpai* and attorney* for tha swindlers and th understanding Is that Stout will get his money back and bis lawyers will M paid their fees. Bat that vrltl not enfftW *1 case so far as Indiana Is concerned.The swindling of Stout was one of the wont cases that In s coma to tha noticeof the Indian* auihorltU*.Horace E. Carey, county clerk of Hal Ulon county, 1* said to have Introdtte.-. Stout to Springfield spertmg aajlpW■Stout is an innocent and unsuspecting old farmer of good habits anil childish simplicity. He has known t’urey fur a num-bejW year*, and had great confidence tn J him. Carey, It 1* said, was himself buncoed out faf M,000. H* went back sttee some more, and tot p00 worth, r .L Stmt was to bet on Tyler Cariuther* a .icolored sprinter living at NobiesvUle, but If who la said to be a part of the Springflalig nag.The alleged race was run here, and, of course, Carruihers was defeated ami Stout lost his money. Carey te eald to have winII MO.carruthers was arrested, and he la nowIn Jail on a charge of bunco steering. He•r.ma.ihrifl on fh« whnldl M’ftwd. EBdas peached on the whole crowd, aad C will le used at a wltneM agalnat them. ••We will proeeoute Carey, emphaticallydeclared Kane.Interest of Carey, hta part of the case.Tha Sad Caae of ShofTnar.The holding up of Robert C. Bhoffner, ot Greensburg, I* another remarkable case Bhoffner Is not the greenhorn he has been painted. He clerked tn * store tn Sullivan, was buysr for the largest gag* •. cantiie houae In Ten# Haute, had, the practical management of one of the lara-est stores In Franklin, and hla sstiMHiff , ment In Greensburg does an Issntiaee | hu»ln.-»* He visits New Tork these Of four times a year, has traveled cxten*tiNP-ly and 1* a great reader of hooka MM j newspapers. And yet be went up against a game that Is aa old ag the hffl*.Bhoffner** Tala of Wm.Bhoffner's story Is that Dennis Doa-nacker, a saloon kseper of Greensburg. In whom h# had the greatest confidence, approached him with a scheme whereby they would make U0.0M. He went to the hotel at Greensburg with Donnacker, wha. Introduced him to a man named Kent, from Bt. Louts, a man who held tbs world's record as a runner for flfty-asves yard*.“limy Matthew* I* a moocher wha ihang* around Johnny ConPOWI lWB (w*Hlwanted a foot race wl fetUmamW -had no backer. Johnny Colllna had TMen. elected three times aa president of th*Bprlngfleld Athletic Club, and Was ft /.......... ..'ner would prsteod to back.-Kent, Conners would put up the money, Matthews would throw the race and. a lit, of Bprlngfleld sports would be loeers. Aj„ •
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Indianapolis News
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Sat, Jul 26, 1902
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