The sun., 1888-12-15
BUNCO MEN GOT MORRISSEY.
HAYsEED, TICKET SELLER, NICE YOUNG
MAN WITH SAMPLES.
Tho Colorado Miner and Racing Man Has
TO Fight to Get Out OF Their Clutches in
Grand Street-Seems TO Have Mado
$500 by tho Transaction Anyway.

Tho Colorado Miner and Racing Man Has
60 Fight TO Get Out OF Their Clutches in
Grand Street-Seems 70 Have Mado
$500 by tho Transaction Anyway.
Col. John d. Morrissey, the Colorado
miner and owner OF Montana Regent, received
courtesies from strangers yesterday afternoon
that touched his heart. Mr.. Morrissey. who
came to town in slouch hat, has got over that
now and looks like an afluent sporting man.
II anybody does. He was coming out Of his
lawyers Office In the Stewart building. Cham
bers street and Broadway. about 2 o'clock,
when he was accosted by q young. we'll
dressed man. who carried a valise. The young
fellow rushed up. grasped Mr.. Morrissey by the
hand. and almost shouted: Hello, Johnny,
when did you come In from Leadvillep"
The young fellows face was familiar to Mr..
Morrlssey. and when he mentioned the names
Of two or three Lesdvile men the two went
into doorway out Of the wind to continue the
conversation. The young fellow said he was in
the cloth business, representing some mills In
Connecticut. He had In his valise some sam
pies Of cloth. His first break was to offer Mr..
Morrissey enough cloth to make him winter
spit Of Clothes and he insisted on taking. Mr..
Clanin & co. to introduce him to Il. b. Claiin.
peop sqa M asST bsR' asx +s'Sss
sk. ys ssb had Sas9 SG1S s % he
%e%SsIed sGs o had &c him neb 9eayer ss
He was roustabout In hardware store
snd ssa
House, says he. tes's F % up up town. must 20
SSp R went Nth ne1I him Hnd
70 Grand; and got ofr and started up Grand
ner he stopped bsfore re- What looked Ike ga a cut
rate ticket office. and asked me to come In. He
ssmes sa mh a s vse S select % ths @sn Ih H Soxs I
me the cloth. and mighty fine cloth 1t was too.
then in p with
spectasles. He talked like Di a dranger. @ and and
friend Appeared to b Be et home. for he eos oats
ticket and began punching It.. didn't think 1t
strange for my attention was given to the
had come to New York with load Of cattle.
vase 1t pas %pfis and
my friend With him f9r
But % said FL The dranser e L don't know any
bspfe5s BAN Whs5slPon yonnd friend
S Knows plenty % Of bankers here he s'a can tx
1lla This seemed , to please the hayseed: 10 but
m Wsh Ia net p hm aSoneT co Only little Thile
ssscs :hat they fiune around, and il the ieIler
Bet ''em $500, and they Won il, By gum i
get beat. but snatched the cards and run out
with he1s se5e the hasy y{cex sF pulled out red BAN
danna, from the folds Of which he extracted
three cards, which he proceeded to throw
familiar with in Colorado.
dsd asked ID him what he got for his ssts apd
stuttered a little. didn'. think that t was right
and began to smell rat However. 1 didn't
mis!tEust rust ny young mar man from Denver, .
Like this said the hayseed and he threw
so bet ssh sSS @Ra sRs
Sp
beside hIs might as well win
money. AID SO. and sp plcke Y out the the Winne9 VIM
Mhereupon hayseed handed me over $500
gone outside the door. Ireally expected a trap
aSST sSbs 70 on s Soss ss
courageous II Denver had stayed BY mo. How
eyer. up ]. got to go. and the hayseed picked UP
sas bis Peg ao o. money he looked in It, and then
x I'Se made q mistake. There is a 81 900
esey S If shst ths mistake 5S please give it to mo until
Hotel you can get your $1,000 bill.' and made
as II to 40. He got up in mywa When ], saw
that knew II was fight 80 drew the roll OF
bills out Of my pocket in my clenched fist gave
him Q right handler IN the stomach and a left
handler between the eyes. | broke bis specte-
ley west. Then I rushed out and there went
Denver up the street faster than French Park
can run I was looking for an ounce OF cold
lead all the while. but asked a man where
Broadway was. He said 1t was three blocks.
the worse unless it's q bruised knuckle. but I'd
never believed II, indeed wouldn't. ! shall
keep my eyes peeled for that Denver follow.
ought to have had him arrested. but to tell the
truth was rattled-yes sir. rattledl"