The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-20
BUNCO GOT MORRISSEY.
HAYSEED, TICKET SELLER, NICE
YOUNG MAN WITH SAMPLES.

HAYSEED, TICKET SELLER, NICE
YOUNG MAN WITH SAMPLES.
The Colorado Miner and Racing Man
Has to Fight to Get Out of Their
Clutches in Grand Street-Seems to
Have Made $500 by the Transaction
Anyway.
From the Ne,c York Sun.
Col John d. Morrissey. the Colorado
miner and owner of Montana Regent, re-
ceived courtesies from strangers yesterday
afternoon that touched his heart Mr. Nor
rissey, who came to town in SLOUGH hat,
has got over that now, and looks like an
affiuent sporting man, if anybody does. He
was coming out of his lawyers office in the
Stewart building, Chambers street and
Broadway, about 2 o'clock. when he was ac-
costed by a young, well-dressed man, who
carried valise. The young fellow rushed
up, grasped Mr.. Morrissey by the hand. and
almost shouted: "Hello, Johnny, when did
you come in from Leadville"
The young fellows face was familiar to
Mr. Morrissey, and when he mentioned the
names of two or three Leadville 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 samples of cloth.
His first break was to offer Mr.. Morrissey
enough cloth to make him a winter suit of
clothes, and he insisted on taking Mr.. Nor
rissey up to the dry goods house of II. b.
Clafiin& Co. to introduce him to H. B. Clafiin.
81 did't want to know any dry good S
people" said Mr.. Morrissey, "but / was
rather puzzled to know what | had ever
particular interest In me. [ tried to place
him, but it was some minutes before I could
do so. Then | remembered that | had seen
him in Denver. He was a roustabout in a
hardware store there. l was glad the young
fellow had good job, and we started down
Broadway. He was very agreeable, and
when we reached the Aston house, says he.
Let's go up town. l must go to Clafiin's,
and we will select the cloth for YOU Ac-
cordingly / went with him, and we got on a
Fourth avenue car, he very obligingly pay
ing the car fares. We roade up Center
street to Grand, and got off and started up
Grand street. Only two or three doors
from the corner he stopped before what
looked like cutrate ticket office, and asked
me to come in. He said l might as well
select the cloth from the samples in his
Nd4ecs LII WouOs no SLOW6u bQG
cloth, and mighty fine cloth it was too
"Just then in come hayseed, with a
cowboys hat on, valise in his hand, and a
hal7d-me-down suit of clothes on. He also
wore spectacles. He talked like granger
and asked for a ticket to Leavenworth. NV
young friend appeared to be at home, for he
got out a ticket and began punching it.
didn't think it strange, for my attention
was given to the granger, seeing he was
M hrv, 4 ,,,f0
with him, ard he told mo he had come to
New York with a load of cattle, which he
had sold and the money was in his valise.
He opened it to pay for his ticket, and my
young friend demonstrated with him for
carrying so much money around loose. He
advised him to put it in bank.
g But said the granger. 4 don't know
any bankers here Whereupon my young
friend said, We'll, here's Jack-he called
me- Jack, as they do out at home; very
familiar, you see-'he knows plenty of
bankers here; he can fix it for you.
''This seemed to please the hayseed, but q
troubled look came over his face as he said
4 wish I'd met him sooner. Only a little
while ago | was in a ticket Office and some
fellers was playin game they call base
baIl-three cards that they flung around
and if the Teller guesses the red card he
wins the money-and | bet 'em $500, and
they won it. By guml 1 got beat, but
snatched the cards and run out with 'em
here they are
land here the fellow pulled out red
bandana, from the folds of which he ex
tracted three cards, which he proceeded tt
throw around, three-card monte style, q
game we are familiar with in Colorado.
81 asked him what he got for his cattle
and he said he got S. so a hundred, al
though he suffered little. | didn't thinl
that was right and began to smell a rat.
However, didn't mistrust my young mar
from Denver.
"'How did you lose your moneyp asked
Denver
Like this said the hayseed, and ht
threw the cards again. bunglingly. yor
know, and then offered to bet $500 with my
friend, who took him up and won thu
money. The hayseed paid it over, and fell
bad about it, but tackled me to bet. Their
my friend came and sat down beside me
whispering, We might as well win some Of
this old farmers money as not
II said | would guess the card, but not
for money. l did so, and picked out the
winner, whereupon hayseed handed me
over $500. Then, says to myself, I'll skip
1 knew was being buncoed. especially al
my friend had gone outside the door.
really expected a trap door to open under
me, or something else, maybe gun or q
knife. I'd have felt more courageous il
Denver had stayed by me. However, up
got to go, and the hayseed picked up his
bag of money. He looked in 1t and then
says to me:
"lT've made mistake There is 81 ,O0C
bill in that roll. Please give it to me until
l rectify the mistake
'Says I: If you come up to the st. jaime.
hotel you can get your 81 900 bill, and
made as if to go. He got up in my way
When / saw that l knew it was fight, so
drew the roll of bills out Of my pocket in
nv clenched fist, gave him a right handler
in the stomach and left handler between
the eyes | broke his spectacles, smashed
his nose, and knocked him galley west Ther
l rush ed out, and there went Denver up the
street faster than French Park can run.
was looking for an ounce of cold lead ali The
while, but asked a man where Broadway
was. He said it was three blocks go
there in quick time, and here l am, none
the worse unless it's a bruised knuckle, bu
I'd never believed it, indeed wouldn't
shall keep my eyes peeled for that Denver
fellow. 1 ought to have had him arrested
but to tell the truth was rattled-yes sir
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