The Indianapolis journal., 1885-05-23
A SUMMER RESORT swINpLER.

The ''Wealthy Wool Grower from Australia
Takes In Atlantic City.
Atlantic City Special.
"a wealthy wool merchant from Australav
has pulled the wool over the eyes of the proprie-
tor and some of the guests of the Dennis as we'll
as many of the storekeepers here. to the tune Of
about $500. "Gerald W. Dunno and wife, was
the signature placed on the register in the mid
die of March last. The couple were Just from
New York, and rhe roll of bills which they
placed in the hotel safe amounted to $3.50
From this sum the affabe Gerald drew daily
until less than $50 remained, with board bill
hanging in excess of those figures.
Dunno, however, when his attention was
called to the fact, was merely awaiting returns
from his immense wool crop" in far-off Aus
tralia. The proceeds would be along in few
days, and Borton & Marshall, of the Dennis.
were apparently satisfied. Gerald had told the
same story to several of the guests, and had
reaped pretty good harvest From one gen.
tleman named Mcintosh he had secured $50, and
from another Mr.. Atwood, of Philadelphia, he
had whistled away $25 The wife, too, had
played her part WELL Gifts Of exquisite bou-
quets, bought on credit at Pacifc-avenue
florists, Strawberries and other deicacies of the
season, soda water refreshments during daily
drives, all charged to Mr.. Dunne,' had won for
her the companionship of the lady guests, and
the belief of those from whom she made her pur-
chases that she was really the wealthy Mrs.
Coppinger Of New York. who created furore
at the Brighton year ago by her lavish ex-
penditure
One day Mrs Dunno was taken sick, and a
leading physician of Atlanta City was summoned.
He attended her regularly, and during her ILL
ness the husband called frequently at a leading
fruit store, where he purchased dainties without
cash. On one occasion, when strawberries were
selling at fifty cents box, he ordered four boxes
sent to the physicians house, which the accom-
modating fruit dealer was requested TO charge"
The owner of the handsome phaeton and cream
colored pony, with which Mrs. Dunno took fre-
quent afternoon drives along the strand in com
pliance with her request, was likewise charged.
Other hackmen favored her in the same way,
until finally Dunne's bill for carriage hire alono
was considerably over $50. Still the hackmen
did not feel uneasy, as Dunno told them he
owned l37, 900 sheep in Australia and was not
only gentleman and a scholar but man of
very large means who owned beautiful man
sion on She Hudson, whittier he expected to 60 as
soon as he received those returus from his wool
crop So, for the time, no one felt disposed to
dun Dunno.
But finally some of the bills became so largo
that few of his creditors grew impatient and
it began to be whispered that Dunno was not
altogether straight; that he was not wool mer-
chant at all; that he never saw 1877 900 sheep and
had never been in Australia. On Monday
druggist ventured to call at the Dennis with his
bill Dunno was not prepared to pay but the
druggist wanted his money at once. The wool
merchant played the indignant and ordered his
lmportunate creditor out of the room. Ycster-
day he announced his departure and rendered in
payment of his bill at the Dennis check for
$500. 81 on the Chemical National Bank of New
York, which the proprietors, after much per-
suasion on the part of Mrs. Dunno, consented to
accept.
Dunno and wife were soon off for Philadel-
phia, where they registered at the Hotel La
fayette, leaving suddenly, however, ostensby
for Old Point Comfort but really for New York.
whittier Mr. Joseph III. Borton, of the Dennis.
and detective have gone. The check for $780,
which Dunno gave Borton 81 Marshall had, of
course, been found to be worthless. This, with
numerous smaller bad debts, makes the sum
total of the swindlng operations in Atlantic
City about $4,000