Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-08
TAKEN IN.
And How He Was Done For.

We briefly noticed yesterday that a Lam
and done for at the bunko game by some
sharps in Reading. The Reading Eagle
gives the following particulars of the
game:
Aaron Eitnier, hailing from Lincoln,
Lancaster county, was walking along Penn
street, when he was accosted by a man, an
entire stranger to him, who ran up to him,
and heartily shook him by the hand
saying: GLOW d'yOu do?'' Mr.. Eit-
nier replied that he had the better of him,
as he was not aware that he had met
him before Mr.. Eitnier formerly kept
a hotel in this city, and is we'll known
here. ''Oh, replied the stranger" l know
you very WE'LL" lie then went on to say
that his father, Horatio Trexler, president
of the Farmers bank, was very we'll ac-
Iuainted with Mr.. Eitnier, and that he, the
son, was often at his place when he kept in
Reading. lie inquired after Mr.. Eitnier's
family and their general welfare, and was
very solicitous to know all about them.
Matters ran on in this way when the sup
posed Mr.. Trexler told Mr.. Eitnier that he
was about leaving the city for the hot sea-
son and that he had two beautiful oil paint
ings, which he desired to get rid of, and he
though he could do nothing better than
present them to his fathers old friend.
Capital idea They would he just the things
tOadorn his Lancaster county place. Would
Mr.. Eitnier step down this street and look
at them? Certainly. While on the way
the stranger informed Mr.. Eitnier that
he had been very successful in lottery,
and that he might just rs we'll draw the
money now. They would then look at the
pictures. He took Mr.. Either to the room
on Court street above Fifth, where the
strangers confederate sat behind small
desk, twirling his mustache, and looking
very uncOnccrned. Mr.. Eitnier's friend
laid down his lottery ticket and received
in return a roll of bills amounting to several
hundred dollars. The lottery dealer asked
him to take another chance, but the sup
and was about to depart, when he was
in the envelopes before him. One picked
up at random contained $3.50. BY love!
that was something trying for. Mr.. Eit-
nier was asked to take chance. Yes, but
he didn't have the money-only $15. He
thought, however, that he had struck
bonanza, and was SO impressed with what
he had seen that he departed, and bor-
rowed 500 from friend, a business man
of this city. He now returned with s115.
Mr.. Trexler and himself were to buy a
ticket together. He laid down his money,
and what happened subsequently is a
perfect blank. He only remembers
that he deposited Sis; that in less
time that is takes to tell it the swindlers
had decamped, and he was left standing in
the room. dumfOunded and alone. He
was not slow in gathering his senses. how
ever, and Immediately informed the police
of his loss. The city was throughly
searched, and every effort made to ferret
out the swindlers, but it was not until late
in the afternoon that it was discovered
that the blithe-loOking strangers had hired
a team several hours before, then driven
to BirdsborO, and there got on the train
bound for Philadelphia. 1t is doubtful if
Mr.. Eitnicr's money will ever be recovered.