The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
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The Working of an Elaborate Buuco
Game Described in Detail.

The Working of an Elaborate Buuca
Game Described in Detail.
From the Rochester Union and ADVERTISE
Timothy Burnham. a guneless old ma,
who sells candy, nuts and fruit about Ina
streets. and particularly at the thea,sr
entrances. is to-day the victim of The
latest bunco game. He was as neatly
done out Of a S5-bill as it is possible fo,
one man to do another. Burnhan is to,
old a man to pay 50 dearly for experi.
ence, and works hard too hard in earn.
ing his money to have it go in that way.
But Burnham has always been unfort1.
nate, and always expects to be- so b,
says. This afternoon he is busy calou,a;-
ing how many oranges and bananas bs
will have to sell before he is even again.
Here is the story Of how MIR. Burnham.
familiarly known to the gamins az
"Fuirt," was swindled:
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock Mr..
Burnham, with his stock in trade in q
basket, was patrolhng Reynolds Arcade
He had stopped near the Main street en-.
trance, when along came a hashiy dress,
ed young man, who stopped in front OF
him and picked UP almost at his feet whae
seemed to be a $50 bill. The mans fsns
seemed familiar. and Burnham says ha
has seen him pass through the Arcade.
WELL here's the stuff, sure enoughF
calculated the fiashily dressed young
man. Il say, old man, you didn't drop
that, did your"
The bill was folded several times. and
as the finder opened it the discovery was
made that nearly one-half Of the certin-
cate was gone. Both men looked at tho
bill for some moments, and then the dap-
per little fellow who picked up the money,
said: mot as good as 1 thought, bus
all L have to DO is to send this to WASH
ington and get a new one. The signatures
and numbers are all here.
With this remark the littdle man passed
rapidly up East Main street and was soon
lost in the throng of pedestrians. Burn
ham made a trip through the Arcade Of
fering his goods to passers-by and medi-
tating upon the luck that some people
have. He had returned to his original
stand when, at about half past 4, the ped
der saw young man pass and repass him
several times, scanning the ground ca
gerly.
Burnham says that he watched tho
young man, who finally came to him and
told his story; Il am employed at l0A
Powers block. and l left the office about
an hour age to do some errands and to
take a torn $40 bill to the postoffice TO be
sent to Washington. You know of course,
that all bills that are to be replaced by
the government have to pass through the
postmaster's hands. Well, this bill which
was a silver certificate, was torn in the
middle, and 1 have lost the larger and
most important half. I win have to re-
place the amount where work if don's
find the lost piece. You see, Uncle Sam
wouldn't give out new bill on this
As he made this remark, the anxious
young man exhibited the counterpart Of
the bill that the fruit peddler had seen
but half an hour before. The peddler then
told the anxious young man what he had
witnessed half an hour before. He fur
Their told the young man that he knew thS
finder of the other half of the bill by
sight He would try to find him. The anx-
ious young man then wrote Frank c.
Doyle, 104 Powers building" upon card
and gave it TO Mr.. Burnham. assuring him
that he would willingly give so for the
missing half of the $40 certificate. Then
the young man went away speedily.
About an hour later as Mr.. Burnham was
getting ready to go home to supper ne
espied the fashily dressed young man
coming into the Arcade from Exchange
place.
Hey therev yelled Burnham. What
have you done with that bill?'
Nothing, my friend" answered the
flashy man. MY house has ordered me TO
Niagara Falls and later to Toronto. l 20
on the night train and won't have time 10
attend to it till l come back. I suppose by
that time the other half of the bill will
be sent to Washington and payment on
my half Will be refused. l think I'll have
to leave the matter with some friend 70
attend to at once. Good-by."
Il say" called Mr.. Burnham. "I'll take
care of that for a commission. I'll agree
to get the money to Washington or find
| the man for you who has the other halI oE
the bill and make him give up"
well, my apple-peddling old friend"
said the tiashy man, " you give me s. as
| security. You negotiate the matter and
may turn up and ask you for an accounting
some day. It's a matter of no Importance.
Make as much as you can and keep it.
! l don't care for money. The V will pay
me for the trouble of picking up the twen-
! ty. Besides, you need money and don't"
The old man thought a minute and then
| extracted a crisp $5-bill from his wealth,
/ which he keeps in a leather bag in his
trousers pocket. He gave it to the stranger
and received in return the fragment Of the
| $50 certificate. The fiashy man was gone
! again.
| OF course Peddlar Burnham lost no time
! in going to 104 Powers building. He was
somewhat surprised to find that this was
the Traders Bank, and that it was closed.
! This morning he again repaired to the
/ DSlIlK anu In1ue dlHgenC inquiries IOI
| Frank c. Doyle. But no Mr.. Doyle was 10
be found. Then he looked in the directory,
! but he was unsuccessful there. He spent
| an hour going through Powers block in
| search of Doyle, and at last came to tho
| conclusion that he had been victimiZed'
| He has told the story to a good many peo-
| pie, and they all agree with him. The piece
| of the bill is counterfeit.
Brute Love VS.. Mans.
! 1t seems to me I heard a woman say
| Once, when 1 laughed at her in teasing
way,
| For wasting. as il seemed to me, upon