The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18
ALL THAT GLITTERS is NOT
GOLD.
An Old Confidence Game.
The Perpetrator Brought to Grief.

The fellow Manuel Gonzales, who was ar
rested few days ago for attempting in COM
pany with one Jules Roberts, to swindle a
MIR. Lasalle, has been fully identified by Mr..
Joseph Solari, who keeps an oyster saloon on
the corner of Liberty and Gasquet streets.
MIR. Solari states that Gonzales is the same
man who. during December, 1874, in company
with another confidence man, supposed to be
Jules Roberts, came to his store and asked
him to cook some maccaroni in Italian STYLE
This pleased the old man, and he complied
with their request, both of the confidence
men treating the whole time and not allowing
Solari to pay for anything.
The men then showed Mr. Solari a satchel,
which they had, telling him that they were
strangers and they were afraid of being
robbed of their gold, and that if they could
exchange few hundred for greenbacks it
would be more convenient to carry.
Mr.. Solari, not suspecting them, kindly
offered them few hundred in currency for
their gold. Whereupon Gonzales took
package from the valise, and, opening it, took
two or three genuine gold $40 pieces there
from, saying at the same time, "We will keep
these to deiray some expenses" They then
invited the gentleman out to see the sights of
the city, telling him they would entrust him
with all of their gold.
Mr.. S. consented, and fearing he would
lose a good bargain, took with him what
greenbacks he had, so that he might secure
the purchase of the gold. The three pro-
ceeded to bar-room not far off and INDUCED
lthe old man) in many flowing bowl. After
he became rather we'll soaked, one of the
ma rtv hr0ac had tho crb iant Of tho cold
The old mans eyes glistened at the thought
of changing his paper money for "the yellow
stuff, and Immediately drew forth his roll of
$685. and turned it over to the NO men, say
ing at the same time that he had the bag and
would take out that amount. "Oh no, sir,
cried one of the pals; "let us settle this right
here. Business is business, you know. Now
you 60 home and get the satchel of gold,
bring it here and we Can then close the bar
gain"
Sure enough the old man bit at this decoy
bait and was off in moment, and SO were
Gonzales and his associate, but in a different
direction. SOLAR soon returned puffing and
blowing with the weight of the gold a. but
upon his arrival found that his men had gone.
This did not at the time concern him, for
said he ~ have the satchel and the gentle
men will return"
Hours passed, no men. Solari became i'm
patient, and thinking that " hope deferred
maketh the heart SICK" concluded to open
the packages. He did SO, but oh, how much
sicker his pccket was than his heart. Carefully
holding one Of the heavy packages in his
hands, he slowly united it, and removing the
paper held his lap to catch the beautiful coins
and hear them ring as they fell But, alas
for his hopes, the contents did fall, but with
a heavy dull thud His gold turned out to
be nothing but lead nine Wrapped nm and he
found each package the same.
The one that had been opened in his pres
ence did contain three pieces of gold placed
carefully in the top, but the rogues had taken
that out as blind, and taught the old man
that calls not gold that glitters."
An affidavit was made against Gonzales
Tuesday morning before Judge Evans.