The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-08
JJ DbE AND BUNK0 MEN.
A NEW YORK CITY JUDICIAL .OFFL
GERS EXPERIENCE.

GERS EXPERIENCE
Two smooth '-,nsucd sharpers Make
and One Is Arrested and Sentenced-The
'Pai'' Meets u Eater Fate.
At the Lawyers club IL few nights ago
Judge Rufus B. Cowing and Judge Henry
A. Gildersleeve were spinning yarns on
the queer experiences they have had with
the thiesing fraternity, when not known
Judges Gildersleeve and>Cowing are two
jolly and most entertaining coinpln-
ions They are very popular wherever
they go and now and then meet with a
sharper who tries to ingratiate himself
in their good gr;lces to the extent of as
many dollars as they may happen TO have
in their pockets.
Judge Gildersleeve was telling how he
was approached by bunko man few
years ago at the Pennsylvania railroad.
depot in Jersey City, and how he crossed
the ferry with the ssshand slaker,r who
Thought he had made great capture
Judge Gildersleeve is famous sports
man and a sharpshooter. He has won
many prizes with his rifle at, national
and International tournaments, and has
written dozen books on rifles, marks
naanship and game, big and little He
was returning from a trip to Pennsylv;l-
mia, where he had had a very pleasur-
able time shooting with a party of Phil
adelphia lawyer friends.
He had hardly got off the. train at
Jersey City when he felt a vigorous slap
on the back.
why, hello, my dear Mr.. Thompson
So glad to see you. just in from Phi1a-
delphia, eh? How are all the folks at
! homeH'
When Judge Gildersleeve got 8; chance
to say VOID he replied meekly:
! Yes, just in from Philadelphia. L
guess the folks are all we'll They Were
when 1 left them, anyway
''Now. I've met you in Philadelphia,
am sure. Don't you remember me:'
THE JUDGE GETS EVEN.
| Knowing what sort of "a character he
| had to deal with, Judge Gildersleeve led
him on in a modest, innocent way.
'sWhy, you must be mistaken said
johnson, Joseph w. johnson, and 1 keep
a store in Philadelphia.
''Why, beg a thousand pardons,'' and
the bunko man bowed low and disapy
! peared.
GAVE THE TIP TO HIS pal
/ Then came the pal, just as Judge
Gildersleeye expected He was Just
] stepping aboard the Desbrosses Street
ferry when he got another slap on the
back.
My dear Mr.. johnson, how are you
and what are you doing over here? You
don't remember me, but / knew YOU
Years ago in Philadelphia, y and bunko
man No. piled his tongue in the most
volubie manner, Judge Gildersleeve as
senting to everything he said. The
bunko man had got Judge Gildersleeve
to promise that he. e.would meet him again
when he saw he couldu't get him to join
/ him in n quiet game or q liquid smile
Now, my dear Mr. johnson, don't
forget to meet me, will your" said the
bunko man as he stepped out of the
ferry house on the New York side
Officer, arrest this man. said Judge
Gildersleeve to a policeman standing by.
Say, you old jay, what do you mean?'
shouted the bunko man, red with anger
we will meet again, young man, in
short time, hope. l will give You my
name and place of business-Henry A.
Gildersleeye, Judge, Part 8, court of gen
eral sessions
WHATS the charge, judge?" asked the
policeman.
! - s:Suspicious character.
The next day the bunko man was sent
to the island for six months by Justice
Power, of the Tombs.
THE opal" SENTENCED.
I've months later Judge Gildersleeve
had the pleasure of meeting the man
who was king of the New York sshand
shakers, '.Kid'' Miller. Miller was the
! man who first addressed the Judge in
the depot at Jersey City.
MILLER, I've met you before" said
Judge Gildersleeve.
Not guilty" replied Miller.
Well, Igot off Pennsylvania train in
Jersey City one day two months ago, with
"a gun and a basket and dressed in nv
hunting clothes. l had been on a little
/ pleasure expedition, and you saw fit to
interfere, in the business of peaceable,
law abiding citizen. Your companion
ls now serving a term 1.-THE island, and
the strangers who come to town will be
better off if you follow suit. One year
in the penitentiary," and the bunko king
was led away, and if ever face looked
queer it was that dazed bunko mans.
The two bunko men who tried to cap
ture Judge Gildersleeve's. shekels had
worked New York, and vicinity for a
long time, yet did not know the face OF
the criminal court judge. In the case
of Recorder Smyth the s.hand shaker
was fresh in from the Windy City, and
hadn't looked the city officers over so
closely. as his calling would seem to war
rant
Judge Gi1dersleeve told me that SO far
4 as he knew he and Reco,.dar Srnv,fl, x,,or,o