The record-union., 1897-09-22
Peterson WAS BUNCOED.
THE SWEDE TELLS HIS STORY
IN COURT.
Partial Examination of George
Finn, One Of the Alleged
Bunco Sharps.

The examination of George Finn for
felony took place in the Police Court
yesterday Finn is the man arrested
for being engaged in the bunco scheme
by which Claude Peterson, the Swede,
lost his check, as published some days
ago
Peterson took the stand and told how
he fell in with Finn and went with
him to the Palm saloon. and was roped
into a card game there, in the course
Of which the sharpers got his check
away from him. He was afterwards
engaged by one of them to go to Marys-
vile with a surveying party, his fare
being paid. Finding that he was
duped, he left the train at Roseville
and walked back
On his return he complained TO the
police Captain Fisher went with him
to the saloon and they found Morgan,
the man who had hired him to go sur
veying Witness pointed him out to
Fisher, who talked with him, and final
" told witness to go to the Western
Hotel and wait for him. Fisher came
to the hotel later, and gave him $40,
and told him that the man had prom
ised to pay the rest in the morning.
Fisher also told witness to meet him
in the morning.
Next morning the man who had the
check came to the station and told wit
ness that Fisher was waiting for him
up town. He went to the saloon with
the man, and found Fisher was not
there, but a man wrote a receipt for
the money and asked him to sign it,
but he refused, until he could get his
money. They pretended to try to find
Fisher, but did not Afterwards Ike"
came and wanted to settle with him
for SCI 40. but he refused, until he
could see Fisher. He did not know
whether he had promised to meet Fish
er at the Western Hotel or the Western
Union Office. They kept coming to get
him to go up and settle, and as he did
not find Fisher he finally accepted
SCI 20 and signed a receipt in full.
A picture of Zemansky was shown
to witness but he did not know wheth-
er or not it was the man who got him
TO sign the paper.
Next morning he went to the station
to find Fisher, and while there saw a
number of men brought in, with Finn
among them and he identified them.
When he came here from Red Bluff
1t was TO find work He met Finn that
morning and went with him to the
Golden Eagle to find Mr.. Morgan, the
foreman of the surveying party Finn
said he had been working with. As
Morgan was not there, they went to
the saloon and Finn bought some chips
and. began to play while waiting for
Morgan. Presently Finn gave him chips
and told him to play and he did so,
Finn telling him how to play and tell
ing him he should lose no money. He
afterwards bought some chips himself,
and lost. Finn drew out. but told him
how to bet. Finn told him to bet $50,
and he put up his check to cover it.
Then they raised him 500. and he bet
the rest of the check by Finn's direc-
tions. thinking he was betting for Finn
and that he would lose nothing. Finn
and the others then told him he had
lost.
Then Finn snatched paper from one
of the others and tore it up and threw
it out of the window, saying he would
not see his friend robbed. He told them
he was known at the Tehama County
Bank and could get his money, any
way. Afterwards Finn met him on the
street and told him that it was not
his check that was torn up, and that
it was another for $500 which the 9TH
ers held him (Finn) responsible for.
The examination will be resumed to-
day.