The age-herald., 1897-08-04
Hade a Squeal to the Police, Which
 Proved the Proper Thing.
SLICK ONES CAUGHT AND JAILED
In New York, But Not Moment Too Soon, For They Were About to Embark on an American Liner For
 the Old Country.

New York. Aug 3.-The police have CTS wanted in New Orleans for swindling wealthy saloon keeper out of $7,0OO, and also of beinb members of a gang of gamblers which has operated largely in South American cities and larga cities of this country. The prisoners are An tonic Magan, 5S years of age, of 33 Doane street, New Orleans, and Regio Guitte- ras, 23 years of age, who also comes from New Orleans. Both men are of the Franco-Spanish or Bosque typ= common in South American countries. They said that they both left New Orleans four days ago.
 The swindled saloonkeeper is Pascal Laste1. On July 27 Magan went to the saloonkeep4r and represented himself as Ralph Diaz He stated that he and others were in the employ of the Argen- tine government stationed at Buenos Ayres. Whila thus employed they be- came possessed of $10O,O 900 in gold bricks Diaz displayed one of the gold bricks to Lastell and asked him to have 1t ana lyzed and tested thoroughly Lasaelf had the brick filed and was told that the filings wer pure, unalloyed gold dust
 Tie i.ext time Dlaz called he had with him young man supposed to be Guitte- ras. The young man stated that the elder was his father and for a long time had suffered withan affection of the heart. The reason of this was the great energy he had shown in early life in &C., cumulating a fortune. He and his father did not want to run any great risks and wanted an active man to shara fora con- sideration in his gold brick fortune. When his father disposed of his interest in the gold brick it was his intention to go to Tampa for his health When Las t4ll was told he could have one-third in- terest in the gold brick he parted with his $7,OOO.
 He soon found he had lot of fake gold bricks on his hand and he notified Inc New Orleans police
 One of the men supposed to be mem Der of the gang died suddenly in New Orleans of heart failure, supposed to have been superinduced by th4 excite ment of this transaction with Lastell. His name was Jose Mayano.
 The police of this ely w:re notified thrlt the baggage of the gang, who had de parted, had been taken by the Pennsyl- vanfa company. Two days later the po- lice were furth-r informed that Jose Mar tin'az, alias Gonzalee, was supposed to be known man had sent postal card no Ivan An onio Magan in New York. The po- Nice keIt watch on the postoffice and w,h'sn Magan called for his postal card 1,., .1 avenue. Soon he came out with young man. swarthy and of Spanish origin The detectives followed the pair and placed them uTiier arrsst. On Magan's person vas $750. a draft on London bank for $40 and a frEt-class passage on the American liner St. Paul which sails TO- morrow. On the young man was found ounce in weight diamond jewelry and package of fake diamonds. Both men were loccsd up. Two trunks belonging to the men were found ait the house which coEtainad comple.e outfit for 'ihe gold brick swindle.
 Magan, when questioned, admitted that h. knew Mayano who dropped dead in Naw Orleans. He said Mayano owed him $500 for hong time, but had paid it be- fore he died. The New Orleans police have been notified of .ths arrests. The prisoners were arraigned in the police court and .remanded.