The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-08-02
KING oE EuNKc-MEN.


some ot the successful ventures OF the
Nosorions Henry WsSibseoif.
Erga av one Of tho nest rRuoasstui Of
tafteySdsy husl0men IN conversation, a
Saratoga ccrrcai ondent Il the ST. Loun
5iatt, ,HsaDaEat aaised him what were the re.
luisitrs aF q successful bunlOo operations
de reH,lsl:
"rasae things are absolutely needful:
81. Tho blnAo man must be dressed in
the heirat0S ssAion.
"2. Ea NUS nave unbounded faith in the
creduli aus galshillty Of mankind.
80 fieiaig,, ea ~ ganleel address and he
must haze hlina audaci1y.
1.-THE rest Is easy rcmomber that sHun.
CRY Joe who was finally 'sont up by In
speotor Williams, OF New York, used to
boast TINT le sold gold brick 10 ex.Sen.
alor Gordon, OF Georgia, and 1t Is really
astonishing the number Of victims we'll
dressca sAacper can corral onto IN year. ~
A Philadelphia gentleman, who sat on the
piazza Of the hosel, spoke up and ,nid; 'sI
can believe, sir, all you say, for McColgan,
who so long kept pool room in Piiiiadel-
phia, was Bounced out Of sS,0oO by a young
man who met him in Cincinnati, and Mayed
no newer racket than the old one Of being
Mr.. Drexels nephew.n
Ny handsome acquaintance, who varied
the monotouy of his story by visit TO the
long bar room, remarked that he didn't
think there was professional who would
st0op to So small an act as TO beat McC Colgan
-eut OF S5esl for professional bunkOer al
ways strgcis for higher gamen He de-
scribe1 with minuteness the success which
Attended q celebrated crook who called him
self Cyraa Maitland, or Henry WesthroOk
Putting his feet on the piazza, and with a
iiftT-eant Flora di Cuba between his lips, he
told the story in these words:
"Cyrus Maitland was the discarded son
of great English manufacturer, who has
twice been member OF Parliament, and
who supplied his sons luxurious tastes as
long as That was possible Cyrus was born
with eli giant desires, which nothing less
than Rothschild's wealth would crafty
CrOokedRess Of the crookedest kind caused
Cyrus to seek American shores.
His first fieid Of operations was Cape
May, where he got away with five thou
sand dollar check from a rich Baltim0rean,
who was SO ashamed at being duped by one
of his own, pretended, townsmen that he
.aok care never to tell the tale himself But
the Jersey authorities did not take kindly
10 Maiialand or to his heathen Chinec
games. The police force could not be in
dneed TO stand in with him, US the saying
goes, and he was glad to get away from the
Cape.
Maitaland's favorite alias was Henry
Westbrook. One cool morning IN early July
the register Of the Chupiaak House bore on
is pages in d bold, clear, commercial hand
The name Of Henry Westbrook lie brough
letiers-ihey were in o good business hand,
for he had written them hImself-frum some
of the leading people in Baltimore. lie had
the finest drug, pulled NJ q 40 gate on At
iantic avenue by the finest chestnut colt in
all Atlantic County. For month Vest
brook devoged himself to the socia graces
only, and lappy the 'ChOptank' maiden that
had tue afternoon cali for drive behind
the high-siepping chestnut
lin august wealth and fashion had
poured intu the big city by the sea. This
was Westbrooks time He rode less In the
Afternoon. saying he was engaged in hang
ing some valuable pictures his uncle had
sent him from Paris His first VICTIM was
a Baptist deacon, who was accosted by name
the hotel register of the Mansion disclosing
his identity. He examined Westbrook's 5
pictures to his sorrow, and Deacon Roger
first nour with MS swell friend cost him
i2,0O0i in cash and $1,000 in checks, all OF
which he paid rather than be brought out Us
q 'squealer' in the public prints.
''Stil WestbrOOk continued the idol Of the
sChoptank' maids and dowagcrs, and a rich
ironmongcr fell into his net and left behind
s1,000 In cash and o check for 5000 The
iron man first took hand at the game, at
which the greenh0rn ia first allowed to
win, with dead sure thing that the next
time he puts up cash or check he Is sure to
lose, A not infrequent trick OF Westbrook's 8
was 10 profess to tear upa large check and
accept small one, which always ended Ia
DIR Bunko Mans keeping both checks,
] which sooner or later turned up against
Inc viciimls bank account, unless the loser
stopped the checks.
'1rhe irun man did not worry over his
I n, ,000 loss, but the 5000 check struck MIN
faaGrd and he telegrlphed his bank IN Phila-
/ aelphia, one OF the strongest financial in
sstiruti0ns IN the city, TO stop payment.
lTThis brought the iron monarehs name into
4 the papers, and Wesebro0k, on the arrival
Of the ten a M train at Atlantic City, was
/ S.amed as the somewhat celebrated bunko
7 sharp Of Baltimore and New York The
'Chopiank' maidens stralghtway cut him
/ dead, and the brightest Of the iair bevy Of
seauty took an immediate train to Baiti-
/ more.
'.But bold as aNumidian lion and, strange
4 to say, entirely fearless Of the city author
tiles, Westhrodli determined to make a bold
dash for big game before the city BY the sea
I got too hot 10 mold him AT the bathing
hour the quiet but well.dressed gentleman
from Baltimore addressed Treasurer
Horner, OF the p, B. a. W. railroad, SAYING
he was an old friend Of his sons The treas
urer, q grand old man Of seventy summers.
was delighted with the frankness Of his
new-made friend, and willingly accom-
panied him to his picture gallery on Allan
! TIC avenue.
'By some subtle alchemy which the
young often exercise over the old, the
treasurer tried his luck, and went out Of
the picture gallery leaving 900 cash in
Westbrook pocket and a check for s7,00O.
.The treasurer's SOD got wind Of it, stopped
the check, and after lively Lawsuit, IN
which Lawyer Page and Thomas II. Diehl
defended against the check, the bunko men
gave up the fight and gave up the check.
s.Maltaland dritied, like so many Of his
class, to New York, and falling into a bad
streak of luck, was found one morning at
the Grand Central Hotel with tine gas
turned on-and life's htful fever was
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