Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-03

HOW IN CAUSED GO NOTE TO pIsAPPHAl
WHITING r.

HOW HI CAUSED A GO MOTIF TO pIsAPPHAR
By WHITING 1T.
Last evening Sergeant Poole and Oficer
Dyson, Of the second precinct, arrested ysuug
colored man, giving the name OF VIM. warner,
and took him 20 the station 70 answer a charge
preferred by Dennis Wallace, an old colored
man, OF obtaining money from him BY false pre-
fences. The parties made their statements,
which show the following facts In the case I:
They met on 7th street. between X and s and
Warner asked Wallace If he knew lady name d
Mrs. johnson, with whom he had some bust
ness. Wallace replied that he knew several
ladies of that name, and the following conver-
ssiiop then took place:
warner.-weli, uncle, you look like you have
wsIlsce.-Yes, am; my family have gone to
NoIth Carolina, and / have good deal ofmsney
owing me-
wsrner.-why don't you have luck?
Wallace.-You pretend to be enc Of them wise
men? -
wsrner.-You can read and write, and yeu
Wallace.-WeIl, amt got no money.
Harner-Oh, yes, you have got some.
Wsllacs--Well, have got some that 1 don't
warner.-well, I'll "run the cards." and If
luck comes you can pay me-
They then went to wsliace's hoase. in the
rear of Howard University, and Wallace going
in the back door opened the front door, and
letting Warner in led the way up stairs and
went to his trunk and took out his money, SO
Wallace said that his wife was gone, and he
thought that there was something or other
wrong by her staying 80 long. -,
Wsrner--Oh, yes, you have been dstrusting
things, thinking there was something bet ween
them. But can get her back to you.
Walaee.-Well, il you will draw her home,
think III risk 1t.
wallace to get some red flannel, and he soon
brought q red glossy" and after running the
cards, said that he would sell his trick and show
him his tiIst wife, and he pretended to do 70.
Wallace thought he saw her picture. He fb an
asked for all the money Wallace had and he
would give him tricks to get something that he
never had before. and he would put spell
victim handed the money over, and nd
Warner pretended to put II in the red bag,
made out Of the josey, but the $50 bill was
dropped, and the victim called his ate ntion to
Ii: warner said he must not put the silver and
paper money together, and then told him that
be must vet the bill. The victim did so, and
told him to put IL away. They then talked OF
brother in the Lord, and after little he said
"Brother, let's look at that note, it don't ap-
pear to be right, and you will have 70 wet it
again" The victim did so, and they again
talked Of the prospects OF the churches, and a
third time he wet the note, when Warner said
that he did not wet II enough, and he took the
note, and that was the last the victim saw
was, and the sharper SUI gested that it had gone
ont of the window. Wallace accused Warner
Of having IL. He denied 1t, and offered to 90 to
the station house; but the old man (waiiace)
searched around and finally sent for the police,
and Sergeant Poole with Officer Dyson, on
going 10 the house and hearing the story, took
warner into custody. This morning the pris-
oner was taken to police headquarters, where
he was recognized as an old hand, who some
months since "beat" a party out OF y watch.
He acknowledges that he practices the business ,
and If men believe in such "luck' Il il none
the $50 bill, but that Wallace will find it before
night.