The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-17
How Bank President was Taken I'm


A PLEASING YOUNG STRANGER WHO HAD JUST
DRAWN LOTTERY TICKET-A LITTLE GAME
AT THE WIDOW J0NEs's.
A Waukesha, Wis. correspondent
writes: The fact has just leaked out that
William Young, president of a bank at
Reading, Pa, has been fleeced OF consid-
erable amount OF money by confidence
men. 1t appears that last Wednesday Mr..
Young arrived here and went into stylish
quarters at the Fountain House. Thurs
day afternoon q fine-lOOking young man
approached Mr.. Young. Mr.. Young, OF
Reading" said the stranger, " | am glad
TO see you. / have been travelling and
have not seen anybody from home in
weeks" and the Young man then informed
Mr.. Young that he was son Of Henry ;.
Eckert, president Of the Second National
Bank OF Reading. lie asked affectionately
for news, and about Mr.. Young's son, who
is cashier IN his fathers bank, and other
people in Reading. The two men sepa-
rated, agreeing to meet Friday morning at
the Silurian Springs.
Promptly at the hour and the place
named they met again. The stranger was
in buggy, and begged Mr.. Young TO get
i'm and take an airing. lie did so, and they
started for Bethesda Park, which Mr..
Young lad not seen. When near the foot
Of Main street the stranger remarked that
he had bought some lottery-ticketS, and
guessed he would see ii they had drawn
ANYTHING: so he halted in front OF the
Widow Jones's house, and the two went
in. They were ushered into rooms, the
only furniture of which was a wooden
table, on which were special drawing
chart and bunch Of numbered cards. a
man at the table said the strangers ticket
had won $1,000, but the stranger owned
only one tenth OF it, so he would be given
800.
TIE YOUNG STRANGERS DESPAIR.
Mr.. Young saw pile of bills foot deep,
and play began. Now his companion was
$500 ahead and then again was penDilesS.
He Jumped from the table in a frenZed
state. and wanted the lOttery-man TO take
his note. "No, SIR" Up and down the
floor the young stranger walked, picturing
the horror OF an exposure. the sorrow Of
his respected father and mother, and the
GOODNESS OF his high-toned friends. Light
came at last. The lottery-man would take
the note of Mr.. Young, a bank president,
and save Mr.. Young's friend. The latter
gave note for $1,000 security for seventy
davs, and the stranger gave note for
81 800 to Mr.. Young for sixty days.
Mr.. Young began investigating. and
found he had been swindled. On Satur-
dav he informed the sheriff, and before
night the agreeable young stranger was
in the cooler.
A special dispatch to the Press from
Reading, Pa, says that William Young is
president Of the Commercial National
Bank, in that city, and has been absent
several months.
When the case was called to-day Mr..
Young was nowhere to be found, and the
prisoner was held until , O'Clock for the
appearance OF his accuser, but at > no com
plant came. and the prisoner was dis
charged. An hour later Young came
steaming into the Justices office and i'll
quired for the prisoner. His surprise and
chagrin when he found he had been dis
charged because of his non-appearancC
may be imagined.
lie explained that friend OF Eckert
took him out of town Oh the promise to get
the $1,000 note. and in that way freed
Eckert. and he discovered too late that he
was being victimized simply to keep him
away from the courtroom until the prison
cr should be discharged. An effort wa,
made to rearrest Eckert, but he had left
the town.