The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-14
GET THE MONEY BACK.
Italians Who Thought They Had
Been SwindIed.

Been SwindIed.
There were a number Of very warm
Italians in St. Paul yesterday, who
thought they had been Aswindled by
two of their countrymen,t John F'altico
and Frank TomaSsou. The latter came
from Minneapolis Wednesday morning,
and representing that they wanted to
send men out on the line of the Great
Northern, set to work engaging them.
They wanted $50 men to whom would
be paid slips per day. Having secured
about half Of them in Minneapolis
it became necessary for them to come
to st. Paul for the balance. Some
sixty men paid So apiece and were
given receipts signed by John Faltico.
place Of Frank Rogers, on Water
street, and also from houses on Chest
nut and Grove streets. When they
had recruited all the men they could
find who had the necessary S., they
returned to Minneapolis. 1t suddenly
dawned on a number of che men who
had paid the SIS, that they were about
the corporation attorneys assistants
about 1t. They got so little satisfac-
ton at first that they concluded to
do something for themselves. So
number Of them went to Minneapolis
yesterday evening in search Of Faltico
and Tomassou. They found the men
at their home on First avenue south
east, near the exposition building, and
all who had made the demand received
their money back. Furthermore Fail
tico Informed them that every Italian
who had deposited SIS to secure work
could secure the return of his money,
il he so wished. The accusation Of
.swindling was steuHy denied by i'both
Faltico and Tomassou, who maintain
ed that they were acting honestly in
the transactions with their country
men and could still furnish them the
employment as they had represented.
They explained, however, that they
had not been directly engaged by the
Great Northern railroad to procure
laborers, but claimed they received
their commission from contractor
working for the road.
Antonio. Soft, living at 296 Chestnut
street, called upon Faltico and Tomas
SOU, and was returned $50, which had
been advanced,s5 each, by the follow ng:
Pasquale Farinacci, Luigi Farinacci,
Michele Palumbo, Antonio Soto and
Marino Soto. Petro Soto, living at 265
Chestnut street, was also refunded the
S. which he had deposited. Santo Chic
do, living at 172 West Third street, got
his money back and brought message
to his brother, Roguio Chiodo, and
NlCOld NlZLd, CudC CuGlT COLI WOulu Ue
refunded upon application.
To Antonio Sofio, Faltico and Tomas
sou stated that each Of the Italians in
this city could receive their money by
calling for it, and requested him to so
inform his countrymen here. All OF
those to whom money was refunded,
had sworn to warrants against Faltico
and Toma SOU, charging them with con-
Quoting an intelligence business without
license, but stated that they would
withdraw the complaints today The
whole trouble could have been stopped
Wednesday, it is claimed, but for the
Inactivity or indisposition, Of Corpora
ton Attorney Markham's assistants to
take hold of the matter. A. H. Ander-
son, manager for Moore & Co., was
advised Of what was going on, and
accompanied by several OF the men
who had paid their $5, and then con-
c1uded they had been thrown down,
went to the office of the city attorney
and exhibited the receipts. He told the
assistant attorney that at that moment
one Of the men was working on Italians
living in the Rogers house on Water
street, and that if the Office would send
a detective, he (Anderson) would ac-
company him. Mr.. Anderson says the
attorney whom he saw intimated to
him that if the men were feeced they
and not Mr. Anderson, would be the
losers, whereat Mr.. Anderson replied
that 1t was not for the expression Of
such sentiments that the people paid
salaries to assistant city attorneys. The
kicks were so numerous and persistent,
that twenty-four hours later the city
began to issue warrants.
"PauI DECENTRALIZATION Make.