The record-union., 1897-01-20
GOLD BRICK TRICK OUTDONE.
How Joseph Lycadord Was BuncOed Out
Of $500.
Suffered Himself to be FIim-Elammed
by a Trio of Smooth
Strangers.

Joseph Lycadord is a native of Swift
zerland who for the past eight years
has conducted a laundry in the alley
in the rear of the Old Pavilion, and dur
ing that time accumulated little
money, but he hasn't any of it now.
A little before noon yesterday he went
ITO the Police Station and between sobs
and tears of woe related how he had
been buncoed out of $500 of his hard
earned wealth.
Some ten days ago, according to his
story, a man went to his place and
stated that he was out of work and out
of money; that he was waiter, and ex-
pected soon to secure employment with
man who was about TO open a res
taurantt and who would be here from
Marysville in a day or two.
Lycadord relieved his alleged tempo
rary necessities, and a few days later
when he called gave him a good meal
The man called again and stated that
he would be at work in a few days. His
new employer would arrive here on
Monday, and he wanted Lycadord to
meet him. The man stated that he was
a Greek, but spoke very good French,
which was the vernacular of Lycadord
He had a hungry look that appealed
to the good heart of the laundryman.
On Monday he called again and as
Lycadord was going out on trip for
laundry work the man went with him
on his cart. AT the corner of Fifth and
K streets dressed man was stand
ing, to whom Dominic, the waiter who
had been befriended, introduced Lyca-
dord, and soon after an adjournment
was taken for a little wine.
While in the saloon the stranger pro-
duced a big wad of bills from his in
side coat pocket and a handful of $50
gold pieces, with which he said he was
about to open a restaurant, and stated
that Dominic was to be his head waiter.
After leaving there another stranger
joined the party and he was introduced
as partner in the new enterprise.
Both of the parties said they were
very nervous about their money and
asked Lycadord what they should do
with it, to which he promptly answered: :
Put it in the bank" They demurred
at this, as they could not, apparently,
understand how they We're to get the
money back again.
The laundryman told them that was
easy enough, and after some parleying
he went with them TO the Sacramento
Bank to show how it was done. He
first drew 500, and on that not being
satisfactory, drew 5000 more, and the
trio then left for Lycadord's house.
A little wine was partaken of there,
and as it was then too late to deposit
the money in the bank the laundryman,
was requested to keep the money
belonging to the strangers over night
as they were afraid to go out with it
themselves. He finally agreed to put
his $500 with their 81 900 in a red hand
kerchief, which was deposited in a val
ise, produced by one of the men, and
shortly afterward the trio departed,
after warning the Swiss to be very care
full that some one did not steal it while
he was out, and he agreed to stay in
doors the whole evening and guard the
treasure.
When the time came for their reap
pearance, and then passed, Lycadord
became uneasy, and finally cut the val
ise open, only to find that the old game
had been played on him. Two handker-
chiefs were gone, and the one left in the
vahse contained only a chunk of iron.
The police have a somewhat vague
description of the men, but there is
little doubt that they took the very
earliest opportunity to seek new pas
lures and new victims.