The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
TAUGHT HIM GAMES.
How Frank MeQuade Lost His
Money Among Hoboken
S~harpers.

One of an organized band of comhina-
ton crooks tina has been conducting
trade in Hoboken for months past, safe
ly eluding the police, was caught last
night by Detective Quinn. The gang is
composed of five members, who have
gone from one saloon to another swim
ding susceptible people. The prisoner
described himself as Thomas J.. Barry,
q years old, of Cleveland, o., a peddler
of ink erasers. He was neatly dressed
and was a smboth talker. Barry was
arrested upon complaint of Frank Nc
Quade of No. 118 Washington place. New
York. who charged him with securing
money under false p%retenses. McQuade
is a veritable country boy, 20 years old.
He had come from a small town way
up in New York State. three months
ago. Tucked away in an inside pocket
he had $500, but the crooks have eoaxed
TO Buy a SALOON.
Wednesday night McQuade read an adj
vertisement in a New York paper offer
ing for sale a saloon at No: l05 Clinton
cd that the saloon was doing a gigantic
business, and a half interest could be
had for SIS. McQuade thought this the
to embrace it. He was near the saloon
when he was approached by Barry, who
sseesed him inside. To substantiate the
assertion tlaI business WAS TuSI.ittS q
crpw6 was sent for, and MeQuade was
delighted with the way money rolled in.
ffe bought a half interest from Patrick
Walsh, proprietor. and a bill of sale was
drawn by Justice White, for which pro-
cess MeQuade paid $3.50. Next day Nc
Guaas returned to the saloon fPreparea
went ssfnee4here else. and McQuade all
GaX long didn't ring up 50 worth OF
TAUGHT HIM GAMES.
All through the day five men hung
around the saloon Ike flies over mo-
Cusde, and beguiled him into throwing
lnaded dice and playing all sorts of
aanes for their benefit. Frank, who was
losing money right and left, thought the
crowd were swindlers, and told them SO;
hut they persisted that they were teael-
ing him. Sometimes the crowd would
lose a dollar or two, hut Mct2uade sup
Piled most of the money.
One of the men, says McQuade,. offered
him 81, ECO worth of green goods for $500,
but he was smart enough to refuse.
Among the men was Ike Neiss, OK
pool manager at William Winge's sa-
loon, Hudson street. He HELPED With The
tion McQuade learned that they had been
driven from Winges' saloon. as tod ex-
+. NieOuaie declares half a dozen besides
himself were feeced out of their money.
Yesterday morning he became Disguised
with lack of trade and wanted to sell
oGt. He had been fleeced out of 5000.
psgry said for a dollar he'd get a pur-
BARRY CAUGHT.
He took the dollar and treated him
self with it. He told McQuade he would
60 to Brooklyn. The boy followed him;
again put Detective Quinn on carry :
truck. Later the mar was caught in
Klse Brothers saloon, Newark street
Barry hadn't the dollar nor a customer
He protested his innocence. lie said
he was q reporter recently on the Bridge
port '2:Sews."' and had a good. repnta-
4=A,~ Nfa(1lrr do anaTCEA him nf h9Linp
fesaed Rim out of noHeI. besides The
dollar. Today the gang has vanished
fron the N hgRy q F1 E Sss sf S9,ool.
when Barry was arraie..ssl before Re
cor5er McDonough this :cornirg the lat
ter declared the charge 700 trivial and
yatyed, 81. was too paltry TO send the
case to the Grand Jury, although he be-
lieved Barry took part in the flim-tfanl-
ming. At nine o'clock this morning Rich
ara Dooley, claiming to be O deputy
sheriff. but having no commission or
papers or badge to display. was arrest
ed Upon suspicion. McQuade recocnizs'
him as the one who offered him tas
green goods, Dooley made no deniat
this fellow with the gang acting MS cap
per to their card games. l saw some
poor sucker, caught He had a l3t
One of his friends. named Homan, foolee
me into buying a clock that wouldn's
rim. I bought a gallon Of Mhiskey IRON
T. S--E III G1tAIA 01AA Noh l go
and his friends said they had been work
ing a gang at Schuetzen Park. Homan
had a big wad of money. J don't know
If it was the real stuff. When Dooley
saw Detective Quinn come IN the. saloon
the other night he hid behind adoor
l don't know anything about Walsh
but he. isn't any too good when With
the other fellows"
Doolev said he didn't know he rPs IN
bad company. He had begun to play
cards and liked the game. Recorder Nc
Donough said he was reluctant4to lib
crate Dooley, but thought the evidence
insuf lctent to hold him. McQnade again
swore that Dooley wanted to sell him
green goods. well, indications are thar
he's bad, but 1 can't hold him on that
persisted McDonough, and Dooiey went.
At 1880 o'clock Detectives McAenna,
Hanson and Niece of the n, l.. < II.
r. r. arrested Alfred Hall, Wilton
Parry and William Rooney OF New
York upon suspicion. The men were
known tc be p-icketpockets and ware
lettering about the depot as though wait-
ing for victims. They are held.