Evening journal., 1896-05-07
he WORKED THE YOUTH
Got Three Round Dollars for
Worthless Brass Ring.
WAS THE OLD, OLD GAME he USED

And Neville hit Hard The swindIer Held
FOR the Upper oourt-A Young Nan
Fined for Tresspass-o Gases Han
died by Judge Bali.
It was a dead case Of working A very
old game on a very young man. and even
Judge Ball had to smile AS he listened to
the story, AS told by the victim on the
stand In Municipal Count. this morning.
William j. Neville Is the verdant youths
cognomen and he halls from Northeast.
He was visiting WILMINGTON, and on
Tuesday evening was .tsklng I'm the
excitement around Fourth and Market
streets He was crossing Fourth street
when he noticed a rather good looking,
we'll dressed young man suddenly stoop
down and seemingly pickup a small
leather box, which he opened disclosing
plain ring, looking like gold, and large
and heavy The man remarked that 10
WAS In luck and asked Nevllles opinion
OF his find.
Under tho EIestrIc Light.
The two men examined the ring under
the electric light, and the stranger dc
clsred that II must be valuable and that
probably heavy reward would be offered
foc 1t, He was not going TO remain in
the city, however, ard suggested that
Neville give him n small sum for the
ring and then take the reward when IL
was offered. Neville was a little sus
piclous as TO value and the swidler sug
gested that they 60 and see n jewsler.
The two went TO Thomass store, but in
place Of entering the store they went
into the hallway Just south, which
leads to a photograph gallery. There
they met man, partner OF
the swindler. The latter asked for
"the boss" and was Informed that that
gentleman was out but that any business
could be done by the partner" The
ring WAS then Inspected pronounced to
be 10 karat gold and worth $50 The
swindler told OF his finding IL and he
offered to sell IL then and there, bat the
bogus jeweller had no money de
advised Neville to buy IL, however, aud
even followed him down the street and
continued his advice
The Sucker was Landed.
Neville did not have much money, IN
fact, had but SO In his pocket. When
the ring worker suggested that Neville
take the ring back to the iswslry shop
and get a deposit Of say $40 on IL, the
operator agreeing to remain on the cor
ner until the victim returned. Neville
took the ring and started OF when the
finder OF the cir clet suggested that Ne
vile leave $3 with him as security. This
Neville did Then he went hack to the
photograph gallery, found "the boss"
still ont but Was directed to the jswelry
store next door, whsre be found the ring
to he OF brass, and worth about 90 cents
He hurried back to the corner, but tho
man was gone Then he told Deteotlves
McYey and Wiisl and gave a doscrip
tlon OF the man
The detectives anticipated that the
man or men would 20 TO the Elkton
races, and we're at the depot at noon
yesterday. There a msn by the name OF
Charles Daley. a follower of----the races,
was pointed out by Nevlll and promptly
arrested. He clalmsd to be innocent
when arraigned thls morning In MunioI.
pal Court, but Judge Ball held him In
$500 bail for upper court. much to his
clsgust.
He Got on Very Easily.
Mary Bsrrell aud Frank Burns were
charged with trespassing In MessIok's
hall. on Second near Washington street,
on Tuesday night The woman said she
was induced to q there by Burns. and
as there WAS no evidence to Stow that
her story WAS not true she was dis
charged. Barns was fined So aud costs,
the penalty prescribed by the ordluanoe.
R9bsrt Morrow, arrested by Onicer
Aaloney at Front aud Washington
streets, said he came from Elkton to
buy clothes. bat he got drunk instead.
II cost him 81 and trimmings
Matthew Oonnsll, charged by the City
Railway Company with breaking windows,
was allowed TO 60 as there were grave
doubts 10 to his being the guilty party.
Frank Morrow. charged with larceny,
was given Till TO morrow TO prepare for
trial and John McLlnu. disorderly con-
duct, was allowed until May o Rt7p 70
Charles Virgins was arrested by on
Ger Ford At Lancaster avenue and Harn
son street He was drunk aud diaorderly.
When he gets full he gets very danger
GUS Al the officer said he had cut men
before. He was taxed So and costs
Ia the absence os City Solicitor Har
man. Howell s England cared for the
city's interests