Evening journal., 1893-11-14
TWO SHARPERS FOlLED
They Tried to Swindle George
Thompson Out of 81, 900.
TOOK HIM TO A TENTH sTREBTROOM


the sharpers wanted Him to show
1000 Before 1hey would Give It to
Him One OF the Men said He Was an
omcer of a Chester Bank.
Several days ago two glib-tongued
young swindlers tried to cheat George
Thompson, Of No TIA King street, out Of
| 81, 600. Mr. Thompson Is an old man,
but he was too sharp for the young Eel
lows. and when he saw what they were
up TO he quietly extricated himself from
the meshes of their net and went hon e,
leaving the discounted shsrpers to mourn
the incidental expenses.
On the morning of the day in question
Mr.. Thompson was at Ninth and Shipley
streets looking at the new post office. A
fine looking young man approached him
there and entered into conversation.
During the course of conversation Mr..
Thompson told the stranger his name,
but failed to get value received The
stranger said that he had money to in
vest, was a stranger here, and asked
which bank was the best. Mr. Thompson
replied that all the banks of the city were
tirst-class. AS for himself he kept his
account in the First National Bank of
Chester. Mr. Thompson then went home
Later in the day he was standing in
the front door when a young fellow
walked up, reached out his hand and
said:
How are you, Mr.. Thompson-how
are your I'm mighty glad to see you.
81 believe you nave the advantage of
me, said Mr. Thompson, who thought
the man a forgotten acquaintance.
you don't know mel Why that's
strange, Booths my name, and I'm an
officer in the First National Bank of
Chester, Pa.
Il know President George NJ Booth,
of the First National Bank, but / have
no recollection Of seeing you.
Il am related to President Booth,
was the reply. II have a map aud
history for you. l won two in Chester
and said to myself that l would keep
one myself and present the other 10 the
man whose name my eyes first rested on
when opened the history. And just to
think, the first name / saw in the local
history was George Thompson. imme
diately sought for you and found you
Put on your hat and walk a square or
/. two with me and l will give It to you "
Mr. Thompson believed "Mr. Booth
and left the house Booth conducted him
to house on West Tenth ST. eet, near
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, and
ushered him into the parlor. There was
man there and Mr.. Thompson recog
nized In him the stranger who had &C
costed him at the new Federal Building
in the morning
IL have come for my maps" said Booth
who pretended not to know the occupant
of the parlor.
81 should like to give them to you,
2 said the supposed agent, but the trutl
is they were damaged in coming here
and had TO send them back for repairs
However, there is a drawing for prizes n
connection with these maps and vi
. might as well have it now. Here ar
numbered cards Each of you draw
eight"
They drew, and the first time did no
get anything.
II Now, we will draw in partnership,
10 said Booth
"All right. said Mr. Thompson, VIII
y began to smell a rat
n They drew, counted up the numbers
d and found they we're entitled to $4,000
/. or s., 600 each
The map agent threw down a bundl
L Of notes at each end of the table
IS There is your "a 600, but before pa
/
d with which to have paid me, had 20
q lost
They demurred, aud at last he said b
It would give them the $4,000 II the
Ie could show $1,000. Mr. Thompson sal
10 he had the money but it was in Tn
e Chester bank. They gave him fou
IS hours in which to get it, Instead o
10 going to Chester ne went home and re
e. manned there for some time. Then b
2 walked up King street to Thirteenth an
le over to Market There Booth met hin
"Why. hellol You didn't go {
sr Chesterr' exclaimed Booth
D mo, Booth, didn't discovered whs
is you were about shortly after reache
Or the room. and Thought it the smoothe'
b. way out, said Thompson
IN You are mistaken about that, sal
le Booth. 1--WE are not green goods men.
IN can draw all that money.
you are welcome to it. / don't wal
any money that doesn't belong 70 me.
After protestations Of innocence Boot
left him Mr.. Thompson did not hay
them arrested because he thought
st could prove nothing positive sgainl
at them And then, again, he did NJ
lis want the publicity. There is no telliu
e. how many other persons the scoundre
is tried to work.