The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-06
SECRETS OF rnE BUNKo MEN.
"sure Thing" Pastsrson's Hearing
Rringa Them 10 Lfxhf.

"sure Thing Pastersen's Hearing
Brings Them to Light.
Chief Rogers and Detective Cadihes told
Judge Glasgow yesterday afternoon how
bunko men use the locks and clash
rolls" 1t Is not very often that such
stories are told and il was no wonder the
court room was filled with people. each
anxious to drink in every word aud per-
haps thereby save himself from becoming
q victim.
The occasion for the stories was the trial
Of Il. w. Patterson. notorious "sure
thing" man. lie was arrested few nights
ago and when searched had a pair of
small locks. two drafts, one on . Denver
bank for $50 and the other on the Bank
of British Columbia for $3.50. both dated
two or three years ago and signed by per-
sons Patterson admits he knows nothing
about. One copper. plated to look IKE a
$40 gold piece. completed the outfit. He
tried 10 hide the locks. but was caught in
the act by Jailsr Peer. Detective Cudihee,
who has had twelve years experience with
crooks and svindisrs, took up the little
locks, which we're made of brass, and said !
These are used by bunko or sure-thing
men in turning guy with the sloughs.'
Two men usually work together, although,
of course, the style may be varied. The
leader, having chosen victim, gets
into conversation and accidentally drops
q lock. lie picks IL up and opens and
shuts il to prove conciusiysly TO the victim
that IL does open and shut. Abou. this
time the confederate arrives and says:
Found somethIng?'
"His partner shows him the lock and be
exclaims. 1T 10 only imitation The talk
is so carried as to eventually lead the vic
i'm Ia hat hat he "a "a lnrE xxsf in
ten minutes. The stakes are then put in
the victims friends hands. The fraud
comes when the victim is given dead
lock instead OF the one he has seen opened
and shut. He has no idea that his friend
had the dead lock panied ready TO be
passed out"
What 10 o sdesd lockf' asked the
judge.
words ii Is made 80 that il cannot be
opened"
ais one of those locks rivetedf"
81 do not know. as have not examined
them closely"
Patterson took the locks and to the sur
prise of the crowd opened both of them.
although Cudihee had not been able to open
either.
"The fash roll" said cudihse. lis used
to make victim think the bunko man
has money. They always carry three or
four drafts or checks"
Chief Rogers supplemented Cudihee's
remarks by telling how the lock game was
worked with two locks.
"Did you ever soc any lock. like thosef"
asked Patterson.
NO replied Rogers; "they are such
cheap affairs tha. they would only be used
by a cheap man" This made Patterson
angry and he didn't ask any more ques-
lions.
Patterson explained his possession Of the
bunko implements by the absurd story
that the locks were given him in Victoria
20 carry 10 Robert Hamilton a. Tacoma,
snd that Henry Lnbelskv, who keeps a
secondhand store under the Oakland
house at Tacoma. gave him the drafts 10
keep for safety. i subpoena was issued for
Lubeisky aud the case continued to next
Wednesday afternoon. If Patterson does
rot prove his story OF the locks he viii get
the fall extent OF the Law.