, 1874-02-07

tryman'e exploits at Dunko, hut NC challenge
tll0m to cite NIL instance whore tho gontlemRn
otttor in funds or au,nul apritB. Thoro bas
boom truly remarkable similarity IN Dunko OK
porloncos. It Is, to COMO to tho point, ono OF
tho tnoHt fmpudont and barofacod traps ovor set
for Q gree1,horli, and = mnn who would fall into
1t almost deserves to 1uHc his money, for 1t IL bis
eagernoBg to gotsomotling for nothing that loads
lin on. Ho fanoica ho acos splendid ol,ancc
to got q laigo return on small fnvoat-
1nont, with no ris1t Of loss, and accordingly
hive boon mnle to describe tho Dunko procoss,
but nlt hnvo fallcn short of accuracy by reason
OF luck OF correct information. ThoBo who have
boon bunkocd never can toll just how 1t was
done,- tho operation Is 10 rapd and soon over,
ohnry Of thcir descriptions.
THE APPARATUS
oonnfsts OF q cloth painted into forty.eight
squares similar to olccker-boarl. and n llce-
with tho tools: 4 Dunko.ropor spots groom.
horn, al,d, by degrees, makes his acuualntanco;
invites him to drink, Of to cat an ovstor-stcw, OF
to play game Of billiards, as tho case may bo
with lts loose ol,ango lottery, ticket; is aur-
prisea; had forgotten TINT ho Ind It.; must go
and 500 what 1t las drawn asks tho victim to
go along tho lottery "agcnt's" Office is
foaehod;, It has eigh. "roal estate" on tho
ticket has won $40 in gofd, or s3B.4o loss its
commission.
TIE ROPER SUGGESTS
Tint thoy have 4 private drawing for the odd
change agent consents, and produces tue Bum
ko paraphernalia; roper explains tho scheme in
IN undertone to tho groenhorn B,lro thing no
chance to lose merely lono iii connection with
tho lottory business to holp attract custom lo
cau SEQ for hinnoIf groonhorn hees it and
wants sorne OF 1t tho amouns is small, and tho
Hohemo inviting produces SLIGO, aud IL to B,aro
tho winnings such nre tho rlsuaI prell,ninnries,
with variations according to circumstances.
Then
THE TUTORING rRooEsa
commences. Tho forty-eight Hquaroa on the
clotf, contain figures to correspond with tho
ynrioua combinations Of i]g,lrca which can bo
thrown with oight dice. 4 small proportion Of
tho squares contain the amount Of a prlzc-two
aqunrea aro marked" b.. moaning Dunko, aud
i. very few nro blanlss. Tic rulo is, If figure
with prize IL thrown, tho throwor gota from
two to four times his money back II 4 :" B."
figure is thrown he docs not loHo, but must
'REpnEsENT" HIS MONEY,
that is, must duplicate it, no mattor how largo
tho sum becomes; II blank is thrown. ile loses
oil, but aB tue blanks nre very gow, aud nro
numbered with almost impossible throws, such
as and 49, thero Bcoms to lIo Bmal chance Of
losing. To mako 1t perfectly FUR, tho victim is
allowed to throw for himself, but tho ropor
stands by, nnt, by noaus Of rapid counting, with
an occasional tumble Of dio, he takes good caro-
that the throw shall be Bunko figure. lie
Inns been previously provided with funds with
which to represent" +" and tho victim can do no
less than como down with his money, especially
as it is understood that his winnings shall be
corrospondlngly increasod. When he has
represented" until ho is either disguRtod or
out Of monoy-tho Indications OF which arc
carefully watched for-thoy manago to
count lin as having thrown . baals, and TINT
ends 1t. His friond, tho roper, ia awfully cut up
about it, mud goes on with him, lamenting that
1t was thoir beastly luck to throw that losing
number, but soon manages to Blip AMY, aud ro-
turns to claim Ills shnro Of tho plumber. Such
Is Bunko, aud tho only wonder is thnt there are
fools enough to get swindlcd by IT.. II is prob
oblo TINT tho Buuko-mon havo seen uhoir best
tlays in Chioago, at the Superintendent of Police
has given notice that, upon recurrence Of 4
woll-fouudod complaint ho will run every
Dunko-roper out Of town. lie should keep his
word by all mcanB.