San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-21
FLEECBD BY A STRANGER.
A $3.50 GAMBLING DEBT AND
HOW 1T WAS COLLECTED


Has Not Yet Skipped. =
A few weeks since, one of the
obliging young employees of the San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway,
with great deal of pride, introduced
to a LIGHT reporter, a young man,
perhaps five feet eleven inches in
height, weighing 40 pounds, dark
eyes, dark, dropping moustache, and
a general swarthy complexion.
"This is Mr.. r. E. Ray nor, cousin
of mine,n said the employee to the re-
porter. The latter bowed in acknow-
Judgement of the introduction, and in
less than five minutes, fell into an in
innate conversation with the smooth
and entertaining stranger he had
just met. A few times since, he met
the stran ger, the last time being
Tuesday noon, since which hour he
has not seen HIM. 1t now leaks
out that the glib stranger Is
neither q cousin Of the young man at
the S. A. P. depot, nor is his name
r. Z. Raynor, but J. H. Boyd, hailing
from Greensboro, n. c., 1t is said.
He also claimed to be nephew of the
late Judge ZENITH Raynor, formerly
OF the treasury department, and like
kindred, all of which 1t is now ascer-
tanned, was done for the purpose of
working himself into favor and conf.
dence among the people whom he ex-
pected to use for his crooked work.
Scarcely had the pseudo RaynOr
worked himself into the confidence of
the young railroad employee than the
object of his visit to san Antonio and
to the man whose cousin he claimed
to be, became apparent, and thereby
hangs q tale.
Just about four months ago, when
the Knights of the green cloth were in
the zenith of their glory here, when
the ring of the dollars and the clink
of the poker chips mingled
and made merry many q
gambling hall in the city OF San
Antonio, two young we'll to do busi-
ness men and highly respected citi-
zens of Uvalde, were playing 1t
recklessly in the Ranch saloon. The
tickle goddess had deserted one OF the
two young men and he lost all the
cash in his possession at the time.
Then he had recourse to his check
book. A check of $500 was handed to
check was torn out of the book and
the stub showed S400 more. The game
continued, the loser being in a
semi-delirious state of interest
and excitement. The early
morning hour crept ON and be-
fore the break of day another check,
this time for $3.50 was given to the
winner. Three checks amounting to
1880 lost in one night at game of
cards. The young man, haggard and
worn by his nights debuach, regain
ed his calmness by the
fresh out door air, on the way to his
hotel. He then and there de-
cided not to pay the checks
and payment on them was ordered
stopped as soon asthe bank opened
for business. The winner presented
the three checks but could obtain no
money thereon. He returned home
and then thought of friend of his
in the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
freight office. He sent him the checks
for collection, but the railroad man
not liking the nature of the business
did not make any serious attempt at
collection.
Meanwhile q group of gamblers in
front of one of the elite saloons of Gal
weston, who had to leave San Antonio
on account of the closing down of the
gambling rooms here, were telling of
the game, the stopping of the pay
ment of the checks and attempts Of
the winner to collect the debt through
a railroad man in San Antonio. A
sharp young man to whom reference
has already been made In this item,
took in the situation at a glimpse,
and concluded that there was an
opening for him, for in Calves
ton he had already run out his
ropes length. So this shrewd
stranger came to San Antonio, as
sumed the name of Raynor and
worked himself into the conf dence
of the railroad man holding the
gambling checks. Through misrep-
entations, and smooth talks he
succeeded in obtaining the checks for
collection.
After several days, it is claimed he
reported poor success and continually
put off returning the checks, until
the railroad man grew suspicious.
Then he investigated the matter and
ascertained that his pseudo
cousin whose right name is j. II.
Boyd, had through one of the lawyers
doing business in the Kampman
building, collected the debt last Tues.
day morning, the loser through fear
of publicity, settling the bill. Mr.
Boyd alias r. E. Raynor, the pseudo
relative, disappeared and thereby
hangs another tale-smaller and OF
less Importance to be sure.
When Boyd arrived in San Anto-
Mo two weeks ago, he put up at Mrs.
Lockhart's boarding house, stating
hnt thnt ha dasirad to staY but one