Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-04
Three-CArd Monte Men F0iled.
A STRANGERS EXPERIENCE on THE VIRGINIA SIDE
OF TIE RIVER.


OF TIE RIVER.
Dr.. Parker, stranger, from Seneca Falls, N.
Y, presented himself at police headquarters
this morning TO give his experience In this city.
He stated that he had been here but a few days,
and On Thursday In looking around 70 see the
sights he visited the Presidents House and
grounds. Here he was approached by a stout
man, who appeared, like himself. to be stran-
ger In the city, and after looking about for a
while his new acquaintance proposed 10 him 90
OF Gen. Clusters Hew statue. Parker consented
and they went to Georgetown and then across
the river to Mason's Island and walked across
the causeway TO the canal towpath. After
going short way they met two men, one OF
whom pretended to be a Kentuckian. These
men informed them that the bridge had broken
down, and they could not get 10 Arling-
ton. This, OF course, settled the case,
SO Tar as the "trip 10 Arlington was concerned.
They stopped on the tow-path, hesitating what
TO do. and fell Into conversation together
during which the Kentuckian said he had lust
returned from Philadelphia where he had been
swindled out OF $500. The companion of DIR.
Parker wanted to know how ft was done. The
Kentuckian said he was afraid TO show h m
Ii was done with cards. and he was afr" "a -
would take the cards from him. On ling AZ
sured that the cards would not be dts urba5 no
produced three cards from his poctsts sS,oE ne
stating that they were the same. cards fhe phi,
adelphia sharper had won h,s ssao with and % ha
had Kept them ever s.nce. Each card had a
picture OF woman On it. and the ponr WAS To
turn the picture bf a particular woman: ana
just 10 Illustrate, the kentuckian s9id thev
| must bet their money. He (Dr. Parker1 would
lot bet. being coascientiously opposed 70 bet
tibg ID any lofIn, and so his friend bet and won
every time. He (Dr. P) saw how easy In
was TO win, as One corner OF the card having The
right picture on IL was turned up little and he
could have won every cent the foolish KEN
tuckian had II he had not been opposed 20 BET
Ting. He never saw man so loose with hts
money as that Kentucklau was. His (Dr Plsl
TREND won plenty Of money from him. and he
could have done the same thing, but he wouldn't
oct, although every effort was made by all OF
that card. He started TO return home, and
these men followed TO try to make him bet,
When they got near the bridge the men fe!I
back and left him TO return alone. He had lost
no money by them, but on coming 20 the city
and telling gentleman whom he knew very
Weil-Mr FaTTam-the latter pursu9ded him TO
report the circumstance at the Police head
quarters and describe the men. Lieutenant
Ecklon remarked that he was lucky ia being
possessed OF a conscientious opposition to bet
Ting as he would surely have lost although he
had expressed himself sure that he could have
won had he bet These molte swipdles are
many OF them being well-known TO our
police, but the offence being always COM
mitted In the jurisdiction OF Virginia, moth.
ing can he done here to stop the fieecing or
strangers who come here TO see Washington
city. One OF the chief actors ln these dIfferenr
games TO rob is said TO be an ex-policeman or
this city, who was dismissed several years AGO
and Is well known; but he lounges most of the
time on the Virginia Side about the tow path
Others OF the mob are also known both TO the
police OF the District and TO the oficers and au-
thor1teS OF Alexandra county. Ii would seem
that nothing could be easier than for the au-
ing up this nest OF robbers and punish them but
it is said that the constables across the river are
not inclined TO act in the matter But one in
ference can be drawn from this.