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k tun-oward:J» thoi Free prop-t con*n therating In the115 of-mmlR-lt sta-stock-; 00m-luo of roalona* ip-Mlncs Creekbeenrnud-n the a now of onirlpple natter gainst ora of at he Creek, t wcro g wan iu theCrockemberlast na ofbeenfdonlarovingli.AAI.llV iu n.BUNCO STEERER1 •James Bradley, R. G. Cranston and Edward Moore are In Jail and the sheriff's officers are Inclined to think that In the former they have made a good capture. They thlnk.-.tliat lie can explain many of the transactions In the way of bunco games which have taken Place in Colorado, City \yJthln tho past few weeks. Bradley was arrested by Marshall Blrdsall of Colorado City yesterday on complaint of Char ten R. Camp, a young man who has charge of the town herd and who tells a story of an astonishingly hold attempt dti the part of ..Bradley to extort money from him. Cranston and Moore were (11 tho house with Bradley und were also taken Into custody for Investigation.Camp lives at 6Di North Fourth street. Colorado City. He says that Monday evening he was walking ulong Colorado avenue when he noticed Bradley, who was standing in a saloon door-way. sizing him up pretty closely. Finally Bradley followed him and accosted him, displaying a star on his vest and telling Camp that he should consider himself under arrest. He made Camp go with him to a house on Colo-vado avenue, and taking him Into a back room proceeded to search him. He told Camp that he had been watching him for several days and thut he k*jew all ubout him. He chnrgpii Camp with having been roistering about Colo-. ? v dr,hlt,n8’ and associating with shady women and raising a disturbance generally. When he first accosted Camp and told him he waB under arrest he said he wanted Camp to go with him to a place where he asserted Camp had passed a counterfeit dollar and counterfeiting was one of his chief charges In the back room seance.Camp was naturally rather scared about tho proceeding. Ho knew' theagainst Anderson and Sutton. They are perfectly innocent. J. E. Ansel.’*In this manner does the hull dog eul-charges were preposterous, but the slghi of the star had made him think the man was an officer. He says Bradley told him that there »re:fihotjl 15 row-boys at Canon City und that 16 wouM be about the right number. Camp's appearance. Indicating -hla: profession. Bradley guessed he. would Just no:*! camp along to Join the others. .,On second .thought, hpwever, Camp looked like u pretty good young num. said the pretended.officer., He believe! that l/-bo was given a otianco he woull cut out hU* booze -fighting, -proellvl-ties and his association .’ with iittmoml companions aud would henc'aror.tK trend the straight and narrow path. Now. how.much would Camp give If he Ul him go? .Camp fatil he.bad no money. The search of hlH packets dcmonetrated that to the officer. Camp didn’t say anything about a $10 bill which le had in the sweat band*of his hat; Finn by the .officer, gave It up as a bud jol He took Camp outside H.nd.tqld.hlm that he w.ould let him go on one condition. Ho must not say anything about th“ matter. Camp said he wouldn't, and went his way- The mbre he thou*hlt; about the matter the 'tnore he was convinced that It was a Job and In' looked up Marshal Blfdsftll and tctt him all about It.1 Yesterday mornliip Blrtl3all nwoopej down- upon-the house and arrested Bradley,1 Orunston anu Moore, turning them bvel- 'to Sheriff Gilbert. While impersonating an.officer la *»»' charge that can be made against Bradley it Is only a misdemeanor and ill? officers will probably charge him wlili extortion. He cun also be charged wlili assault. Whether-the oilier two men are connected with the affair remain? {?„**• Bfen- ,ThG officers -think tlwt Pradloya-real name in Pat Hncnn.R. G. DUN CO.’S REVIEWBy ASBQOlutPil
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Colorado Springs Weekly Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Thu, Oct 02, 1902
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