The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-18
THE SAME OLD TRICKS
That have bcen Worked in Wheel
ing SO often In tho Post
SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED AGAIN..
a Gentleman from sowlclsloy drops
an Evcn Hundred, aud Ia thon
Bounced from Saloon whore tho
Scheme Is Carried out...A Case for
Inquiry by the Authorities.

Another case OF bunco robbery oc.
Cured in this city yesterday, and 1t
ought to BIO possible to approhcnd tho
particswhog worked 1t aud tho several
others who connivod at 1t. At least
four persons were equally guilty in tho
matter, as 1t appears on the face OF 1t,
md If thoy did not all get share OF tho
ppoils, those who did not arc what tho
boys call Crank chumps,pg
Joseph NJ. Compton, who says he is
. merchant at scwickley, Pa, was pas.
songor on the down trip Of ono Of tho
Cincinnati packets yesterday morning.
As tho boat lay at tho wharf in this
city 4 stranger came on board, and sit
ting down near Compton, engaged him
in conversation. Compton told him
where he lived, hia business, and that
lie was going down the river to buy
poultry and produce. IIo added TINT
hc had tho cash to pay for what he
wanted.
Tho stranger was much interested in
this information, and said that he was
running n clothing business for q New
York house, and would like to hire
somebody who was going down tho
river to distribute some cards, circulars
and other advertising matter among
tho country people. /. Compton said he
could attend to this business, and the
other man said he would be Had to pay
him well for the service. :
At tho strangers invitation the Sc
wickly man accompanied him up town.
lie was shown to Sullivan's saloon, on
Market street, where the two entered
The stranger asked il that boy had re-
turned with those bills, and was told
that he would BIO back in minute.
The stranger proposed a drink, but
Compton said no did not drink. After
being urged over and over, he finally
consented to take glass OF cider. Just
rs they were about to drink, third
party entered. and was greeted famil-
iarly by the clothing merchant. The
three drank together, and then the two
disputed as to who should pay for the
thee drinks. Each produced five
dollar bill, which the barkcepor said he
could not change. Mr.. Compton offered
to change them, and produced good
sized roll.
One OF the men proposed to shake
dice to SEQ who should pay for the
drinks, and this WAS accepted. The
man who had met Compton on the
boat showed him trick, by which he
could tell what dice was up. The other
man did not believe he could do it, and
they bet dollar. OF course the cloth
ing man won. Another bet was made,
with the same result. Then the dice
operator offered to bet that the Sewick-
ley mau could tell. The other fellow
said he would bet if he would make 1t a
hundred. Tho bet was made q hundred
dollars, and the Sewickley man, who was
amused ut tho way tho sucker was 90
ing TO lose the hundred, lent his friend
hundred till the bet was settled.
Compton guessed, and OF course by
that peculiar bad luck which ordinarily
enters into such game at about that
stage, his guess was wrong, and tho man
to whom he had loaned tho money lost.
The winner, gathering up the stakes,
left by the back door with pleasant
good morning.
Then Compton realized tho game. He
seized the man who had brought him
into the saloon, when Mr.. Sullivan in
tertered. He did not want row in his
saloon, of course, and whom the victim
OF the game persisted IN holding his
man, Sullivan separated them and put
the sewickloy man out Flo protested,
and demanded that tho other man be
put out, too, whercupon, as no after.
wards declared to the police, Sullivan
mt him in the mouth with stick OF
some kind. He went back into the So,
loon minute later and hiG friend the
clothing merchant was gone.
An lSTELLIGENcER reporter asked
Chief OF Police AlcNichol if he was not
going to arrest about four or five men
for completely in the ROBBERY, and was
told that Compton had lett the city, and
II the guilty parties were caught there
could DO no prosecution without his
evidence.
Tho man who had brought Compton
10 the saloon offered after the other
man left with the money, to give Comp
ton check for SO, and asked Sullivan
10 cash it, but no refused. II he had
given the man so, the thieves would
nave been in just thirty. That would
no; be bad pay for the little work they
had done on tho case, but perhaps Mr..
Sullivan yoNld pavar bo,o ,,n,, l. 3, o.,