The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-01-09
JUDGE AND BUNKO MEN.
A NEW YORK CITY JUDICIAL OFF,
GERS EXPERIENCE.


Two smooth Tongued sharpers Make n
Sad Mistake in "sizlng Up" Man,
aud One Is Arrested and sentcnced-The
"Pai" Meets a Later Fate.
At the Lawyers club few nights ago
Judge Rufus b. Cowing and Judge Henry
A. Gildersleeve were spinning yarns on
the queer experiences they have had with
the thieving fraternity, when not known.
Judges Gildersleeye and Cowing are two
jolly and most entertaining compan-
ions. They are very popular wherever
they go and now and then meet with a
sharper who tries to ingratiate himself
in their good graces TO the extent of as
many dollars rs they may happen to have
in their pockets.
Judge Gildersleeve was telling how he
was approached by bunko man a few
years ago at the Pennsylvania railroad
depot in Jersey City, and how he crossed
the ferry with the "hand shaker" who
thought he had made a great capture.
Judge Gildersleeve is a famous sports
man and u sharpshooter. He has won
many prizes with his rifle at national
and international tournaments, and has
written n dozen books on rifles, marks
manship and game, big and little. He
was returning from a trip to Pennsylva-
mia, where he had had a very pleasur-
able time shooting with a party Of Phil
adelphia lawyer friends.
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Jersey City when he felt vigorous slap
on the back
"Why, hello, my dear Mr.. Thompson.
So glad to see you. Just in from Phila-
delphia,' ehI How are all the folks at
homer"
When Judge Gildersleeve got chance
| to say q word he replied meekly;
Eyes, just in from Philadelphia.
guess the folks are all we'll. They were
when left them, anyway"
"Now, I've met you in Philadelphia,
am sure. Don't you remember me2"
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.
"Why, you must be mistaken" salu
he to the bunko man. "My name is
johnson, Joseph w. johnson, and keep
a store in Philadelphia.
"Why, beg thousand pardons, y and
the bunko man bowed low and disap-
peared.
GAVE THE TIP TO HIS opal"
Then came the pal" just as Judge
Gildersleeve 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 1 knew you
years ago in Philadelphia, and bunko
man No piled his tongue in the most
voluble manner, Judge Gildersleeve as
senting to everything he said. The
bunko man had got Judge Gildersleeve
to promise that he would meet him again
when he saw he couldn't get him to join
him in quiet game or liquid smile.
'Now, my dear Mr.. johnson, don't
forget to meet me, will you" said the
bunko man as he stepped out of the
ferry house on the New York side.
"Oficer, arrest this man" said Judge
Gildersleeve to a policeman standing by.
"Say, you old jay, what do you mean2"
| shouted the bunko man, red with anger
eve will meet again, young man, in
a short time, hope. Twill give you my
name and place of business-Henry A.
Gildersleeve, judge, Part 3, court of gem
eral sessions"
whats the charge, judge?' asked the
policeman,
Suspicious character"
The next day the bunko man was sent
to the island for six months by Justice
Power, of the Tombs.
THE "PAL' SENTENCED.
Two months later Judge Gildersleeve
had the pleasure of meeting the man
who was king of the New York "hand
shakers" "Kid' Miller Miller was tho
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, got off a Pennsylvania train in
Jersey City one day two months ago, with
a gun and a basket and dressed in my
hunting clothes. / had been on little
pleasure expedition, and you saw fit to
interfere in the business Of a peaceable,
law abiding citizen. Your companion
is now serving a term on 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 Durt judge, In the case
Of Recorder Smyth the "hand shaker
was fresh in from the Windy City, and
hadn't looked the city officers over SC
closely as his calling would seem to war.
rant.
Judge Gildersleeve told me that so fal
as he knew hS and Recorder Smyth were
the only criminal judges that had evei
been approached by the New York bunkC
men.
The only other experience Judge Gil
dersleeve ever had with the crooks out
side his courtroom was during the Cen
tennial in Philadelphia. He had his
pockets picked while going over the ex
p hibidon grounds. He had Just beer
made a judge Of the criminal court il
this city, and some of his friends, who
remember how Judge Gildersleeve fell
p over the theft, do say that for a long
time pickpockets received very littl,
merciful consideration when they wert
sentenced according 70 the jury verdicts
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