New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
"REMINISCENCES or 4 "BiNK" OFFICIAL

A SwINDDER's SCHEME TO CHEAT 4 GAMBLER
"When holiday times come around they make me
think of a clever swindlc that was played on tle
bank | was engaged in seven or eight years ago.
Ii Night be as well to mention the fact that inc
speaker an eX-manager Of a prominent farobanK'
which once existed near Broadway and Fonreenthst'
You pencil SINGERS" continued he to the reporter,
don't hear about all the 1y movements or ingenious
operations of crooks. Here's story | didn't give
away at the time it happened. l was too mach
ashamed Of myself TO 'squeal.'
at was Christmas eve and we had an awIuhy
swell crowd in the houSe-give You the names "n".
do you take me for! If there's honor among thieves
there should be at least decency among gamblers no.
no names. Well, was saying we had as fine blue
chip racket as | ever spread; it beat oid-une
Saratoga Three or four Of the party stacked rign'
I'D to our two tousanddol limit, ana the game "a'
making big money deal after DEAL
Just before IL O'Clock there came ring for al
mttance: the porter peeptd through the slide ana
suddenly signalled me to 20 to nm.
".Who is it, / whispered
".Polcemanr lie gasped, his face showing thai
elephant skin sort of hue which genuine Africans
face assumes when he's really scared.
Il muttered something that you'd better not print;
II the officers visit meant the notice of raid, which
we sometimes got In friendly way. or an order TO
close up for night. why, up went our magnificent
game Besides dslikeo to let the stylish guests
future advertisement TOR the pace. - told tho
porter to give blum u any body who inquired about
NE in the room. and slipped outside TO interview ths
cop in the cimly lighted vesubulc. lie ~as one
could not remember Uc0ns.7 40 III; heis"ooi'1Vd
and that gave the Visit "A serious uhsc.
'Nha,s up. | asked, uciN Ol>h.
lie smiled, and with ii slight Irsh accent replied
'uh, Just nothing at az ger hc0Iit -es !ci'ei
rartled i'm the least. Tnc captain Ia, the prislut
OF Christmas check from some Of The big store,
n, per, m the ward, bat 1t AUNT re1th MIN uaUI
about an hour a-0. Hes -Om- TO BostOh on the
midnight train spend Christmas, ana ne wants 10
with uinl. ~ he sint ne ID asa on
If Won viii obligc hiu with currency Tor l.. Hes
writ his name the back OF IT,, ana the man, hand'
INK me 4 heat looking Le'k. otdwi Dr @-1J bedt'HS
"A leading merchants name ~ slSnc', ana captain
IS Endorsement.
Il can assure you the explanation and rcqnes. put
A more cheerful color 10 the affair, i0st no time
IN diving into my inside pucAct aud drawing Out iN1
cr,Sp tfi.s. | handed them Ia The ppreman, win
The check as We'll. Tell the captain sald !, I'M
aad 10 accommodate him. That ht may return me
money at his own convenience. and that prefer
that lie should hold the clCct, a, his Endorsements
To me might compromise hiu. TIN, was diplomacy
would help to strengthen my pull MAKE things moro
All right said Ne. turning TO 90 ont.
LET The porter bring ont driuK for Nou,' sug.
rpspd lie declined with thanhyc. don't want The
old man 10 smell liquor on ne; III have a cigar.
though
II gave him one out # my case. he lighted it and
took the peculiar stwuG gait Of a cop toward the
til Precinct.
"On the morning after Christmas I got An express
all a dark brown wig and full dark sandy beard.
also a note which read: apologize for again ntrud-
Ing upon the palliial jungle of the Royal Bengal old
fel but if you will kindly return these thing, 10 tho
ro>tumcr whose card j., cncl ,rd. Won NAV keep no
80 deposit lefi on them on the 2iih ins Nothing
mean about me-