Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-27
AROUND THE CITY.
The Arrest of Another Bunco
Sharp.
THE CATTLE QUARANTINE LAW.
Items of Interest Gathered About
Town Yesterday-Several Bits
of News.
E CATTLE QUARANTINE LAW.

Hon. John B. Haskins is determin ed
to remain in the city and prosecute the
bunco steerers who "did him up'' for
over $5 900 on Monday afternoon. He
is keenly alive to the situation as regards
the matter though, and speaking of it in
the Nadeau lobby yesterday, he said :
''The laugh is certainly on ma this tim e.
l was in Washington when Charles
Francis Adams was feeced, and when
he told the boys about it in the house
lobby one evening, l said to him, Adams,
what fool you were.' 1 suppose that,
back East, when they hear about my ad-
ventures, similar remarks will be applied
to me-" Mr.. Haskins stated vehemently,
though, that in the interests of public
morality he would remain here and
see the offenders brought to Justice. He
stopped over in Los Angeles to see Mr.
j. Downey Harvey, who, when on visit
to New York some years ago, had letters
of introduction to him and made quite q
stay in his place. During the morning
Mr.. Haskins went out with Detectives
Glass, Russell and Metzler to see if he
could by any chance run across and
identify the man who had dealt the cards
at the game in the Crystal Palace. The
officers took him past Roses headquar-
ters, and at the door was standing Billy
White, who, Mr.. Haskins said, was the
man wanted. The detectives at once
arrested that individual, and claim
that he is one of the most danger
GUS confidence men on the coast. He
was \ formerly a gambler IN Boston,
but emigrated to San Francisco, from
which place he graduated to San Diego
and Los Angeles. He was at once taken
to the city prison and incarcerated, in
company with his friends, Frank Rose
and James Hood.
Roses friends are of opinion that he
will get off scot free, as they claim that
he was in no wise openly connected with
the affair, the only evidence against him
in this instance being that the game was
conducted in his rooms. District Attorney
Kelly states, however, that there is suf-
fcient evidence from other affairs to in
criminate Rose. Crank" is very popu-
lar among the sporting men, by
whom he has always been regarded as
one OF the sleekest members OF the profess
sion. He has successfully operated some
very bold schemes in this town, never on
any occasion openly associating himself
with any OF them, 30 as to avoid prosecu-
ton. He has always been one of the
best-dressed men about town, and being
OF plausible address and engaging ap-
pearance, was just the man for the
sphere of life he chose. He is in good
standing with the bankers and is said to
have deposit account of about sec, 1000.
District Attorney Kelly and his depu-
ties were busy yesterday afternoon draw
ing up complaints against the bunco-
men. Three different sets of papers are
being prepared-one charging the parties
named, Hood, White and Rose, with
conducting a bunco-game, the punish
ment for which is the same as for larceny;
the second charging them with con.
spiracy in their arrangements to defraud
Mr.. Haskins; and the third charging
Hood for impersonating Mr.. James.
Meantime, the three confidence men are
languishing in the city prison.