Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-22
JUDGE AND BUNK0 MEN.
4 NEW YORK CITY JUDICIAL Off
GERS EXPERIENCE.


Two smecth Tongued sharpers Make III
SD Mistsxe In sliding up, Man.
SD 0se Il Arrested and Sentenced --The |
''Fap' Meets Later Pate.
At the lawyer club a 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 Gildersleeve and Cowing are two
jolly and most entertaining compan-
ions. They are very popular wherever
they 60 and now and then meet with 81
sharper who tries to ingratiate himself
in their good graceSto the extent Of a.
many dollars ~ they may happen to have
in their pockets.
Judge Gildersleeye was telling how be
was approached by bunko man a few
years ago ut the Pennsylvania railroad
depot-in Jersey City, and how he crossed
the Terry with the Ashand shaker who
thought he had made great capture.
Judge Gildersleeve is famous sports
man and > sharpshooter He has won
many prizes with his rife at national
and international tournaments, and has
written dozen books on rifles, marks
manship and game, big and little. He
was returning from a trip to Pennsylva-
mia, where he had had very pleasur-
able time shooting with party Of Phil
adelphia lawyer friends.
He had hardly got of the train at
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, Ell? How are all the folks at
homer
When Judge Gildersleeve got chance
to say word he replied meekly:
ssYes, just in from Philadelphia.
guess the folks are all well. They were
when left them, anyway"
| "Now. I've met you in Philadelphia,
ann sure. Don't you remember mes"
| THE JUDGE GETS EVEN.
| Knowing what sort of character he
had to deal with, Judge Gildersleeve led
him on in modest, innocent way.
| 'sWhy, you must be mistaken said
he to the bunko man. my name is
Johnson Joseph W. johnson, and keep
store in Philadelphia.
| .Why, beg a thousand pardons," and
the bunko man bowed low and disap-
| peared.
/ GAVE THE TIP TO HIS ssPAL-"
Then came the pal just as Judge
| Gildersleeve expected He was just
stepping aboard the Desbrosses Street
i ferry when he got another slap on the
back.
|
my dear Mr.. johnson, how are you
4 and what are you doing over heree You
don't remember me, but l 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 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 policeman standing by
Say, you old jay, what do you mean
shouted the bunko man, red with anger
I'VE will meet again, young man, il
a short time, hope. l will give you my
, name and place of business-Henry A
Gildersleeve, judge, Part 3, court of gen
eral sessions"
Whats the charge, judge" asked tn,
policeman.
Suspicious character"
4 The next day the bunko man was sen
to the island for six months by Justic,
!, Power, of the Tombs.
THE pal SENTENCED.
Two months later Judge Gildersleev,
+ had the pleasure of meeting the mai
q who was king of the New York chan,
! shakers" kid" Miller. Miller was tn
:. man who first addressed the judge il
the depot at Jersey City.
g MILLER, I've met You before" sal,
!, Judge Gildersleeve.
!. Not guilty." replied Miller.
n well, 1 got off a Pennsylvania train il
$ Jersey City one day two months ago, wit
gun and basket and dressed in m
:. hunting clothes. | had been on littl
3 pleasure expedition, and you saw fit t
Il interfere in the business of. peaceable
d law abiding citizen. Your companio
: is now serving a term on the island, an
a the strangers who come to town will b
n better off if you follow suit. One yea
9 in the penitentiary," and the bunko kin
|, was led away, and if ever face locke
queer it was that dazed bunko mans.
The two bunko men who tried to caI
l. ture Judge Gildersleeve's shekels ha
d worked New York and vicinity for
a long time, yet did not know the face
Is the criminal court judge. In the cas-
Y of Recorder Smyth the ''hand shaker
Y was fresh in from the Windy City, an
l. hadn't looked the city officers over
:. closely as his calling would seem to wa
If rant.
d Judge Gildersleeve told me that so f;
,e as he knew he and Recorder Smyth wei
n the only criminal judges that had ev,
Is been approached by the New York bunl
10 men.
re The only other experience Judge Gi
VI dersleeve ever had with the crooks GU
l. side his courtroom was during the Ce
tennial in Philadelphia. He had
pockets picked while going over the e
hibition grounds. He had just BET
y made a judge of the criminal court
r this city. and some of his friends, wi
p remember how Judge Gildersleeve fe
a over the theft, do say that for Ion
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