Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-04-20
KNEW o'BRIeN. THE BUNco KING
CHARLES SHELDON, or KANSAS.
TALKS or THE FAMOUS CROOK.
Had an Experience on santa Re
Train Several Years Aro-rook
Lessons in the Philosophy
of Cheating mt cards


81 have never reioicei A. any mans
| death. but fei, = de.n .c..es -. -
,sitsr - Std''i sense Vl
I.rtt "hen ! heard OF tho conviction of
- ofrien, the Eunco King. at Paris" said
tharle Sheldon. Of Burllneame Kas.
few davs aeo pbUo rb,t,I,s ost,h -,
,-,a,,,,. - - ',,,n "nile '"dt'lhS WIN some
I,,.ss,.s t,l,.S az ,ne Ni'a,ahd.
knows Charlie sheldon the banker mine
owner rolftiof,, 49, a.. -, ~,
4, se,,,ire ~ ,'' -, ~ ,'.t oI ilhe cattle en1
! Ithnihe an round Kansas hustler. When
he marie the statement above the listeners
ono felt that there must b. an interesting
story M any possible connection that could
hs made between tho speaker and the
known Finally he yielded ami told the
story
CITY he said "tho afaIr took place.
~ on my way 70 Kansas city on the
IN. so WltA M was man who pre-
tsHa.d 10 D. q cowboy ana miner from
so, ~ 10, s'3. iie was, very latee man and
many aaNsniures through which he had
slTaiHs sl, ~, erouSShi him out ahead. As We
hunco men toying with an old man a few
cash and he squesied iustiiiy Il io6k9e'd p,s as
thohEh ne was going to make a row and
nIno Ino tnite men decided 10 leave the train.
giving the engiueer a signal 10 ttop. and
as NE train siackencd speed the gang
The old man seizcI ono and was knocked
doWn hN blow IN the face
fellow he was in al roSsh H S house wh1r sn5 SS93 sS
sss thguch the passengers ought to inter-
MAI q, SiEs sIS EssesIea u and my cowboy sect
gang aud as, The man who had the cash
ian fSns oy me ! tfiprsd him and threw him
counted on my cowboy handling the Other |
TWO ana cast "a glance around to see how
ne dia ~ aud what 10 YOU think I saw !
say. that cowboy s0u-af-a-guu was crawl /
lhs over the tons OF the seats in tho car. !
Gi'ing bs ing ,,5 SW3y lust as iast as gossible leay
not my own. felt lonesome.
:, ,r ne other fellows came back and FOR |
handed hunco game that was carried on /
az a merry gait The conductor came In /
play and was mad at the row ! had made |
! r Na@nied @ nm TO telegraph to Lawrence |
wouldn't DO it aud suggested I had better
attend to my business. Then the fellow |
nad .i ihrown ,., down Mied 70 draw a sun and
the worst ot 1t. was new at biufnng But
maze J, go
'n of it said. You're "A bir hiufYer You
alt an OF man after YOU rob him and then
make your blum 20 here continued arJ
ihsn turning 20 the conductor. / said. |
make q run on The santa Fe again You
cent stand in with tho gang and hold your
The blum went They aul, ami y,pfcd
10 talk settlement. Conductor ana bnnro
mon Joined iu request 10 let The rnatt.r
irur and thoy wnul1 pIy. M. rponey b,rt,
10 the old man. / held 6uf for arr,st lrS
'woro would never r.iauf. bui Hp%it
xhtn they gave back the coin Ist ,,g
rhe mon left tho train al Ars.n,ip. ''
shortly afterward h,arl thu gang Nas
% Kansas CITY and was Wing for mo
ion.t run around nights ana So fslt safa
tntil ! learned that il VAS o'Tlri.n.s ssrs
mi that tho man I had the irhf Min vg,-
tGrien. a buuco man known On Tyc -
tn'utS. I was QUITE ungasy r,.,, M +, 49,, |
Irl kept q lookout when away iron, ban,.
~ year later WAS again an tb. s.rt, !
'c train ana saw O'firign. I supn1s.i bt |
vas fixed Tor q row. For moment !
lArlly knew what 90 DO urj then ] walked