New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-01
"GRAYD GENITAL PETE" FOILED
Dir. sEELEY SAW THROUGH HIS BUNco SCHEME
ATTACKED BY TIE RUFFiANs

Dir. sEELEY SAW THROUGH HIS BUNCO SCHEME
ATTACKED BY TIE RUFFiANs.
Peter Lake. alias Grand Central Pete,
sauntered along Canal.s on December 16 with an oyc
for countrymen in buttcrnut suits carrying swellcd
pocketbooks Mr. Lake during the unhappy eclipse Of
Hungry Joe within tho murky walls Of Sing Sing. is
looked upon as easily chief OF tho buncosteerers OF this
city At Hudson-st. "Pete" picked out his victim ia
young whose large frame clad In loosentting 2
gray overcoat OF country make A slouch hat was
pulled down his eyes and the looked ~ he
came from Secaucus, HohOkus some other remote
place In New-Jerscy. But he didn't He Dr. Frank
4. Seeey OF Bridgeport, Conn Dr. 5eelcy had read OF
bunco-steerers In the newspapers. and when Grand
Central Pete" with the air OF lord grasped his hand
expressed his delight at seeing his friend Mr. Brown
OF Cleveland, Dr. seeey suspected that something was
wrong lie told "Graud Central Pete" with some
dnldepce that his not Brown but Charles
Carleton; that he did not come from Cleveland,
but from Montreal ASKING thousand pa rdons, Pete
bade him good day.
Half block further partner OF Peies' clapped
Dr. seeley on the back He WAS truly delighted TO
his fathers old friend Charles Carleton OF Montreal
Tue men shook hands warmly Pete's y partner said
back Montreal OF his circulars aud cards to show
his riers IN that city how we'll he was prospering The
Mr.. Carleton COnscnteL aud went along with the
confidence man TO a house Ia Thompson-st, which was
fitted up as a cutrate ticket office. From shelf the
BWindlc lcr took down satchel filed with samples Of
clothing and offered 70 give the Bridgeport man Sut
While talking about the clothes man with eripsack
entered and pnrchased ticket from the scalper for
Baltimore The scaper told the traveller that his train
would not for several hours The traveller
noisy and laxative lie spoke with the freedom and
cent Of the Wild West lie Opened The gripsack aud
out cards. Three or the cards bore the hgure
OF an eagle while Il dmiuuye rosy
checked baby painted on tho fourth
pastcboard. Throwing the cards down on "A
liable traveller told hoI lie had been necced out OF
800 In BoweIy game" the night before lie men
toned Incidentally the loss small, he had
S27 900 with aim, derived from the sale of trainOad
he offered 81 900 that hc could 10 the trick that
had swndlod him-that is that he could pick out the
baby every time.
Bet hin p said swindcr No. in stage whisper to
DR. Secey.
The doctor observed that he only had $50 with him.
Take this &20" said the sharper handing tho doctor
the money and bet him $40 against 5000 that you can
pick out the baby"
seeley looked ut the roll OF crisp. new greenbacks.
They did not look genuine and thinking 1t time 10
depart he started toward the door. remarking:
doht want any OF Central Pete's business worked
me-" The two swinders rushed at him In "a second,
grasping him by the throat ana striving TO throw him on
the floor. DIR. Seelcy II muscular man. and
be flung the two away. at the same time
the place opened and headed by Grand Central Pete
no less than five OF the raseals jumped on the young
doctor He struggled aud TOared for help The thieves
tried In vain 20 silence his until they became
alarmed The street door was opened and DE- SeeIey
was " fired violently TO the sidewalk.
Picking himself bruised but safe Seeley made ms
way to Police Headquarters He told his story and Of
fcers Dunn and Hardy, VINO have beats In Canast.,
captured Lake Wednesday. DIR. Seeey nentfed him
as one of his assailans Yesterday morning IN tho
onbs Court Justice Murray held the buncOsteerer In
IS, 900 bail for examination ON Thursday