The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19
A Neat Little Confidence Game

Saturday afternoon, Moses Desilet, q
young Canadian, was walking along Full
ton street, waiting for the departure of the
train for Ballston, where he was going to
work, when he was accosted by well
dressed chap, who inquired if he would
like to engage in work on farm. Moses
informed him that he was going to Balston
to work, and with patronizing air the
stranger said, "Thats where my farm is.
l am going there myself, Here is the check
of my baggage exhibiting check and at
the same time some bogus pieces of gold.
"Ah, and by the by" said the sharper,
"will you let me haye four or five dollars
while change this gold Here is my check,
"a common baggage check numbered '37,
G. B."
SILL MEET YOU AT THE DEPOT"
The unsuspecting Desilet complied, Civ
ing the man SO, all the money he had in
his pocket, and went to the depot, where
he waited in vain and finally lost the train,
and went to the second precinct station
house. Acting Sergeant Gleason and bis
Informant started up River street for
walk, and discovered their man. Gleason
accosted him. Not recognizing the officer
as such, the sharper told the Frenchman
thae IL was All JOhc, anu ndlteu HIN Ddck
S2.S5, asking leave to step into his hotel
and get bill changed so that lie could re-
fund the remaining fifteen cents. OF course
this was refused, and to his establishment
he was arrested. His pockets were full of
business cards and lead pencils, and he
gave his name as Charles Gregory, adver-
Using agent. At this instant Detective
Squire stepped in, and mutual look of
recognition passed between the detective
and the prisoner. Gregory so called, was
heard to mutter
"CHARLEY, DON'T GIVE ME AWAY"
'Charlcy" informed the officer that the
prisoner was none other than the noted New
YORK thief, burglar, prison bird and swind
Ter, "Chris" Wooster. Scarcely had Woos-
ter been locked up before an ugly looking
chap, with big scar across his nose, step,
ped into the detectives office, and while a
little under the influence of liquor, COM
menced to talk about the arrest. He was a
''pap of Wooster's and was also locked up.
lie gave his name as ED Hayes. He had
in his pocket bogus check for 5000.
| Wooster was also recognized by exDetec-
tive John Curtin of Pinkerton's force, as n
notorious confidence man aud panel thief,
and as the man who was first arrested in
Philadelphia by Detective Taggert for
KIDNAPPING CHARLEY ROSS,
but who was afterwards discharged. 1t is
still supposed by some of the Philadelphia
and New York detectives that Wooster
knows something about the Ross case. He
said he knew "Jack Straws" and was init
mate with him, but yesterday morning both
he and Hayes denied ever seeing each other
before.
! ENOUGH OF TROY.
| toll A.
ers, overheard the following conversation
Sunday morning Wooster .Well, I've
heard good deal of Troy, but Twas never
in it before. l think it's hard place. |
want to get out and stay out" Hayes,
Strengthening himself UP and casting his
eyes over his snug little cell, answered,
"Tve had enough of it, by" On the
| way to the Jail yesterday morning they
were handcuffed together, and, by their ac-
| tons in concealing the cuffs while on the
street, it was easy to see both had had them
| on before. Wooster did not want his right
name given, he said, for the sake of his
family.
SUPPOSED PoUGHKEEPsIR BURGLARS.
From the description of the men who
committed burglary at Poughkeepsie last
week, when a lot of silverware was stolen,
| 1t was supposed that Wooster and his s'pal'
were the guilty ones. Two men boarded a
train at Poughkeepsie and came to Albany
the night the burglary was committed, and
the description given of one of them by the
conductor of the train corresponds exactly
with that of Hays, it being an easy matter
to identify him on account of scar across
his nose. Wooster represented that he had
been stopping at the Mansion house, Al
bany, and that his baggage was still there
1t is thought by the detectives here that
he and his pal came to this city to es-
cape detection, and, being hard up for
money, resorted to the confidence game.
The check given by Wooster TO the French
man Is thought to be hotel check. The
conductor visited the jail to-day and failed
to identify the prisoners Troy Times.