The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-11


4 Solid Merchant % the city of Brcth~riy
Love Taken Ga and Done For 20 the Tune
% o.soo ny Gang 81 Bunko shsrps -
Atlantic city, New Jersey.
NEW YORK, August si.-Charles
Fields. senior, one Of the oldest mer-
chants In Philadelphia. who i cottager
Il Atlantic City, was reeced yesterday
BY brace OF bunkomen, 70 whom he
gave check for O.. 500. made payable TO
his own order and Endorsed b. himself.
While promcnadin- along the board
walk. snufing the ocean breeze, the
old gentleman, who bears up well
under the weight OF eighty i've
winters, was accosted bv ayonn. man
with q waxed mustache and checked suit,
who addressed him familiarity As Mr..
Fields, and referred TO his business In
Philadelphia. aud also the sfalrs OF the
Pennsylvania National Bank, where he
said he was clerk. Mr.. Fields, who Il
agent for Clark's spool cotton and
does business at No. 2i2 Market street,
Philadelphia, has been deposstor In the
above mentioned bank for over hlty
years The Young man said that he hac
just returned from Europe, where be had
purchased . number OF pictures. and
which he would be pleased 10 show Mr..
Fields and have him express an opinion
on them. European matters were so
nicely discuss "a by the youl- man that
old Dir. Fields did not observe Just how
many corners he turned during the
walk, but brought mp At cot
tagc where be was introduced 10
two other young men. one an alleged
New York agent. sweat board was
produced and the three gentlemen played
: game, each winning about 81, 000 The
old gentleman was 4 willing spectator
and was finally induced TO try bis luck,
coming out 500 loser. During the
progress Of the game the young man
kept Nr. Fields Interested BY talking
over the Affairs OF the bank, its
earnings ana investments. After play
ing some time. the blnko man cOolly
asked the gentleman for his check for
$500 drawn 10 himself. as the collat-
eral for the grand prize be had drawn on
the sweat-board. Thinking hat the
bunko man was really his friend, be told
him to I'LL out check and be would sign
Il, which he did. drawing IL to the order
Of Charles Fields. ST.. aud Endorsed by
him. The check was, Of course, on the
Pennsylvania National Bank As . re-
ceipt Tor the amount sinve<ted." he was
given . piece Of paper about the size Of
physicians prescription blank. on
which was written the followin.
Atlantic City, August 80, 1855. No. p
b" The young man made prof-se .pol-
ogles for his connection with ~. little
scheme, declaring he had never played at
games OF chance before. He begged Mr.
Fields not TO mention the matter 10 any
one and be would not use the check until
be got the grand prize. Mr. Fields,
later In the day, made search for the
man who had his check, but found him not
About five O'Clock ID the afternoon he came
into the reading room f the United States
Hotel with tears trickling down his
cheeks When asked the cause OF his
grief he related the above particulars,
and said that he believed he had been
swindIed. When your correspondent ac-
costed the viciimlzed man ne said ~
can not understand how I conld have
been induced 20 give q check
for such q large amount on the
mere recommendation Of talka-
tive young man. was Of the opinion
that had seen the young man In the
bank, aud that be was protecting me in
the matter. have not yet informed my
family OF the loss, for feel ashamed Of
II. will 90 TO Philadelphia tomorrow
morning early to see what can be done"
II Is thought that the bunko men carried
the check TO New York last night and
negotiated IL there