The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
SUBSTITUTED
LEAD PIPE FOR
GOLD COINS
Bold Crime of Three
Men.
WORKED AN OLD GAME
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE POLICE
His Companions Landed In Prison
and Booked on Charges
Of Grand Lar -.
ceny.
WORKED AN OLD GAME
THE ARCH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE POLICE

Two clever confidence men are locked
up in the City Prison. Their names are
Joseph Beaumont and John Demaria-
They were arrested last night by De-
tectives Gibson and Wren and Police
Officers Maloney and Daggett. and booked
on two charges Of grand larceny.
Some time ago the arch conspirator,
who has not yet been arrested, visited ID:
Gagne, a florist at 1884 Pacific street. and
by representing that he was a wealthy
Italian soon won his confidence. he
claimed that he was possessed Of con-
siderable money, and offered to buy him
out. The following day Beaumont and
Demaria appeared and anHously inquired
about their rich friend" who had recent
ly arrived from Italy. few minutes
later the arch conspirator put in an ap-
pearance and renewed his offer to buy
out Gagne He carried IN his hand tin
box containing, so he claimed. $4,000 in
gold. Passing 1t to the unsuspecting VIC
tim the bold schemer told him TO take
charge Of it until he returned. Just then
enc of his pals asked Gegne how much he
would take for his business. Thinking
that the time for him to sell out had ar
si2Oo. e'NO " ~ "
The offer was quickly accepted. but as
the chief conspirator was not ready to
take possession he suggested that Gagne
place the amount he wanted for the nur-
sery in the box as guarantee of good
faith" AS he claimed that he had de-
posted $1,000 in the box and as he offered
to allow Gagne to retain possession or It,
the latter, not suspecting anything wrong.
lost no time in going to his home and Sc
He then deposited 1t in the receptacle
along with the money of the confidence
man. Beaumont then took the victim
intend to reimburse him for his trouble
in effecting the sale. Gagne told him he
would give him $40 and as he started for
stracted his money from the box. On
his return he was given the box and told
to keep it until the next day, when the
sale would be contaminated.
AS the prospective buyer did not ap--
pear. Gagne BECAME suspicious and
opened the box. To his surprise he found
that it contained q quantity OF waste pa
reported his loss to Chief Lees. who de-
tailed Detectives Gibson and Wren to ar
rest the thieves.
they learned that they had robbed John
Garrigues, a hotel keeper at sl4 Jackson
street. out OF $500 BY aba similar all o tgiok
ious to buy the hotel, and induced the
proprietor to place $500 in a tin box, which
was ed S With goa jy W5 to ehGT that
attention was temporarily distracted the
thieves opened the box and purloined his
money.
to Garrigues. who placed it in his safe.
The men promised to show up on the
following day, but as they did not APP
pear he became suspicious and forced
open the box. Like their former victim
Garrigues found that the box was filled
with lead pipe and scraps of paper.
From a description given of the men
the detectives. with the assistance q
Policemen Maloney and Daggett, arrested
two of the men and formally charged
them at the City Prison.
The chief conspirator is still at liberty.
but the police are hopeful Of catching
him.