The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-06
TWO SHARKS AND A SUCKER.
THEY BET ON THE VARIETIES
OF FISH IN THE RIVER.
n Pair of Sure Thing Men That
Chief Dryer Put Behind
the Bars.

Several days ago James Kennedy
came down from Truckee and visited
k-street clothing store where he re-
plenished his wardrobe, and incident
ally cashed a check for 800.
When his business had been transact
ed Kennedy left the store and on the
street found, or was found by an inno-
cent looking alleged tourist who struck
up a conversation with him. The tour
ist asked Kennedy TO show him the
town and this Kennedy agreed to-
The stranger expressed desire to
view the beauties of nature from the
railroad bridge and Kennedy, confident
that he was doing himself proud, ac-
companied him and pointed out objects
of more or less interest.
The second stranger showed up, soon
after, and by the time he arrived Ken
nedy was comfortably drunk, and when
the ancient griZZled lock game was
sprung on him he bit like a carp at a
potato. He was rung in for a $50 piece,
and then the two bunco sharks got into
a wrangle about what kind Of fish
there We're in the river. 1t did not oc-
cur to Kennedy that two sharks and a
sucker were standing on the bridge,
and when his first-found friend wanted
$40 to bet with his pal that salmon
abounded, Kennedy dug up, but his
memory was somewhat befogged as to
who won the bet.
The next day Kennedy again met his
fshy friends, and before he got through
with them they had his gold watch and
chain, his shoes and his new suit
clothes and he finally concluded he
had been buncoed and told his troubles
to a policeman. He was locked up on
a charge of drunkenness, and Chief
Dwyer started two of his officers out
to investigate.
They were not long in finding where
Kenendy's property had been pawned,
and before long had the sure-thing
men under surveillance. Yesterday
morning one of them picked up a Kan
sas man who had stopped off to see the
city, and took him to a lodging house
on Seventh street between L and j,
where the other partner was in wait
ing. The Kansas man had $50 in his
inside pocket, and that was the game
they were after.
But the officers came along before
they had a chance to work their catch,
and the sharks were induced to throw
up their hands. officer Maley noticed
that one of them kept his fist doubled
up, and roared at him to open his
hand. He did so, and the old, old pad
lock fell to the floor.
The pair of tin horns gave their
names as George Wilson and John See
ley. A search of their room revealed
several padlocks, a spell mark, which
answered the purpose of a $50 gold
piece; the usual alleged roll of TWEEN
ties; over 5000 in Confederate notes
a bogus check on the Los Angeles State
Loan and Trust Company; a blank
draft on the National Bank of D. 0.
Mills & Co. of this city, and several
blank drafts on the Bank of Central
California and the Fresno National
Bank, both of Fresno, to say nothing
of a box of poker chips and deck Of
cards.
The Kansas man went on his way re-
joicing yesterday, and Kennedy gave
an outline of his share of the business
to Justice Davis when he was arraign-
ed on a charge of drunk yesterday
morning. He will be on hand as a
witness when the cases against the
bunco men come up for trial.
Among the effects found on the men
was letter from a woman in San
Francisco, who was evidently next to
their graft" and spoke of the soft
snaps" they were catching here.