Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-19
BUNCO MEN.
A Pair Attempt a
Neat Game
ON A BUSINESS MAN.
VaIise Packed With Shin.
ing Gold and Bills.
BALKED IN THEIR GAME.
BALKED IN THEIR GAME.
The Money" Turned Out to Be Iron
Washers and Tobacco Wrappers.

Today Detectivos Haberlin brought to
business man OF Dexter street, Central
Falls, came near being buncoed out OF
a neat sum.
The story Is as follows: Tuesday the
business man was called on at his store by
we'll dressed stranger who left an order
for some goods and paid n deposit on
them.
He said he was stranger in these parts
and had plenty of money. lie spoke
French and said he was Frenchman. He
would return Wednesday for the goods.
Wednesday no arrived on time and said
ho liked the locality very well and had
heard of some lots of land for sale on
Watson street and wanted TO see thom
with the intention of making purchase.
lie wanted the Businessman to go with
him and he did. When they had looked
at the lots and the stranger said he was
satisfied, they started to return. While
coming back they met another strange
man.
He accosted them and said he was lost
where no was stopping at the Mar
ragansett Hotel. He spoke French, also,
and was delighted to find that bis new
found friends were also French.
The Central Falls man invited them to
his home and there the second stranger.
who said he was from Colorado, told his
story. He said he was immensely rich,
having been bequeathed the wealth by
his brother.
According to his brothers. will $4,000
was to be devoted to tho support of his
orphan child. He wanted the Central
Falls mans assistance and also show him
how to do banking that he would feel
that his money was secure.
Tho three men went to Providence.
While stranger No. was entertained by
the Central Falls man, stranger No. from
Colorado, went after the satchel. He re-
turned in due time and opening tho grip
took out handful of gold coins and put
it in his pocket.
He also showed a roll of grecnbacks rs
big as a mans arm.
He wanted the Central Falls man to
draw out his deposit in the Providence
bank and then deposit 1t again, so he
could see how 1t was done.
Tho Central Falls man made seme ex-
cuse and said he would do so next day
which was yesterday, and all three came
to Central Falls bringing the valise. The
man from Colorado said he would leave
the grip at the Central Falls mans house
and In order to be sure no one opened it
he put on two long strips of wax. They
left and the family barely slept that night
for fear some one would steal the
money.
Yesterday morning both were to come
out, but only ono showed up, and he said
the other was sick.
lie told the lady of the house that he
was going up TO the store and sec her hus-
band, but he left and has not been seen
since.
Today Detective Haberlin was sent for
by the business man.
He went to the house and was about to
break the seals on the satchel when the
woman said:
go, don't, there is lots OF money in
there"
an show how much money Ia in there" ("
said the detective.
He burst the seals and took out tho can
vas bags, cut them open and found about
five pounds OF iron washers. The "green-
backs" were wrappers from Consolation
tobacco.
II the Central Falls man had drawn his
money that afternoon the tobacco would
be all the "consolation" he would have
now.