The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-10-24
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Other Confding Countrymen.-A man
named John Bristor was arrested in Baltimore on
Monday morning last, charged with swindling
| David Hanway, well known Hartford county far
mer, out of 1880 by scheme known as the
"bunco game" Bristor, who is "medicine man.
and sharper generally, attended the Belair fair
last week. accompanied by confederate. On
Friday the pair hired team from Mr.. Peter Il.
Carroll who keeps q livery stable in Belair, and
proceeded to the fair grounds. At the fair the
pie became acquainted with Mr.. Hanway and
after some conversation he was induced to drive
back with Bristor's companion to Belair, where
he wanted to get lottery ticket cashed. They
drove to back street in the town and were asked
into an upstairs room, where several confeder-
ates were engaged in drawing prizes Mr.. Hanway
was induced to invest 81 $50 in the enterprise,
and after some time was informed that he had
drawn blank. In the meantime his new friend
had disappeared, and he recognized the TACT that
he had been swindled. He notified the authorl-
ties but was too late to recover his money, as the
birds had flown. Word was at once telegraphed
to the police authorities in Baltimore, giving
description of the two men, which led to the ar
rest of Bristor. The parties at Belair were notl-
fed, and the States Attorney and Sheriff, accom-
panied by Mr. Carroll, the livery stable keeper,
came on and Bristor was at once recognized by
the latter as one of the men. The magistrate
turned the accused to the county authorities,
who started for the depot with their captive. Sid
ney Hall appeared as counsel for the prisoner.
As soon as he heard the fate of'his client pro-
nounced by the magistrate he fastened to the
Criminal Court, where he obtained from Judge
Duffy a writ of habeas corpus against Captain
Farnan of the Central police station, for the pro-
duction of the prisoner before his honor. Mr..
Hall, knowing that there was no time tor delay,
hurried back to the station house with the writ
for the purpose of serving it himself before the
accused had been taken out of town. Upon ar
irving at the station house he found the prisoner
had been taken away from there, and, suspecting
that he had been carried to the depot, procured
hack and started at full speed for the Maryland
Central railway depot. While going out Charles
street. and keeping sharp lookout, he espied the
prisoner, in charge of Detective Hagan, IN
street car. Mr.. Hall at once left the hack and
became q passenger on the car, where he served
the writ on Detective Hagap, who returned to the
station house with the prisoner to await the ae>
ton of Judge Duffy.
On Tuesday morning the matter came up for
hearing, States Attorney Maynadier, with sever
al witnesses from Belair being present. After
listening to the testimony of several Witnesses all
all whom identified Brstor Judge Duffy decided
to hold him in SIS, 900 bail for his appearance at
court Counsel thought the amount of bail ex-
cessive and the case was postponed until Satur-
day-to-day.
Mr.. Hanway lives not great way from Belair
where he owns farm. So completely DID the
sharpers ingratiate themselves into his confidence
and so implicitly did he believe in their scheme,
that he went to the Belar bank and had a note
discounted in order to raise the necessary money
to engage in the gilt-edged enterprise which was
to make him wealthy man in very short space
of time. 1t is likely that the lesson, which he
paid for so dearly, will remain fresh in his mem
DRY for the balance of his days.