Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-03
A FoRaER ROBBED.

Several days ago young man by the name
of F. B. Boyett, aged Is years, came from
his home at San Bernardino to this city to
seek employment in the railroad shops. he
brought with him a quantity of morey-
about S75-snd gold watch and chain, val
ned at Sl6O. He was indiscreet enough to
disclose his worldly wealth to some of those
fellows who are commonly known as "ropers"
and "steerers" for thieving games of all
kinds. On Friday evening he met one of
this class, who made the usual professions of
friendship, end managed to worm himself
into the good favor of the San Bernardino
stripping, and tried to get him to visit GER
tain gambling room on K street. but the
young man did not at that time embrace the
opportunity, and retired to his room in The
hotel. Next morning, bright and early, his
new made friend was on hand, evidently not
disposed to lose sight of his intended victim,
and after passing the usual compliments
of the day, the man from San Bsrnsr.
dino was asked to take a walk to see
the sights. He was asked If he ever played
faro" to which he answered in the mega
tive. The roper" Landed the game, and
told the boy that he must learn to play that
he would take him upstairs to the club-rooms
and teach him the art" and that it would
not cost him cent. They went to the rooms
mentioned, and there found two other persons
playing and dealing "faro." The roper had
already told the boy that he had won $500 the
night before and had his money at hotel.
The roper bought some " chips" and COM
meaced to bet. Finally the unsophisticsted
youth was asked to play, and was presented
with some chips, which ne placed upon cares
as directed by the " friend" Then he was
asked to put six bits to make his bet good.
This the youth declined to do at first, but
was induced to do so at length, upon the
statement that it was only in fun, just to
show how the game wss played. he was
also by the same assurance induced to put up
$50 in gold and his gold watch and chain.
Just at this point the dealer announced that
the youth had lost, snd quietly rsked in the
coin and jeweIry. The game then closed. and
the dealer tipped" as be expressed it, $50
to the roper" saying, This was coming
to you last night. The boy begged to have
his property returned to him. but was only
laughed at he applied to Chief Karcher,
who consulted with the City Attorney, and
the lstter drew complaint charging the par.
ties, under the name Of John Doe ct al, the
true names of the swindlers being unknown,
with the crime of grand larceny by trick aud
fraud. Search has been made by officer
Ash and City Attorney Anderson to find the
parties, but thus far they have eluded the
officers.
Yesterday morning dispatch was received
here by Assemblyman Reeves, of San Ber-
nardino, einforming him that an individual
named Boyest had passed forged order st
his Mr.. Reeves0 place of business in San
Bernsrdino, upon which he had succeeded in
getting a silver watch and gold chain, and in
tipor tho sx8yipd ipr rod ada his
to Sacramento. Chief Jackson and detective
Len Harris, on being notified, Immediately con-
cluded that the victim of the fsro game must
be the forger, and he YVES accordingly ar
rested. He admitted his guilt, or rather
that he had hired another individual for four
bits to write the bogus order. The silver
watch he sold to a man he met at hotel in
Sacramento for S15, snd the gold chain was
lost at ths faro game.