The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07
BDNKD MEA AGAIN 1t work
TWO rysrSPECTING MEN LOSE $50
AND e1ss, RESPECTIVELY.
An ua>>ens Through . Little Game
ef stuA Peker and . Freight Bib
one vietia . Returned, the
Other = Prospective KlondikeR.

The bunko men broke loose afresh yes
terday and perpetrated = couple OF very
neat jobs.
The first victim was G. w. Johnson.
returned Klondiker, who u just back rom
Dawson City. and who occupies room at
the Hotel Seattle. Yesterday Was a nne
day, and Mr. johnson was naturally look
ing about the city. He encountered man
of good address, and soon fell into CONVEX
safion with him. According to Johnson
story, they went about good deal TO-
gether taking q trip out to Lake WASH
ington. johnson says that he had peen
warned against bunko men, and was on
the lookout for them. When the stranger
asked him II he would like to take a
Turkish bath he was suspicious and
promptly answered no. Finally they DRIFT
ed TO First avenue. and the stranger pro-
posed going into the Bronson, neat ana
respectable lodging house near the
Rainier Grand. Johnson consented. Ihey
went upstairs and entered room NO. !.
Here they found a couple OF men engaged
In an apparently friendly game or caros.
This was at 1:36 o'clock p. m.
Johnson's new acquaintance proposed to
get into the game. but the players de-
INJURED at this proposition, saying they
were only having a friendly game for
little money. Johnson's guide, however,
insisted, saying that he would not object
to playing for a dollar or two. Just to
buy drinks and cigars So he entered the
game, and was soon successful enough to
win IS or 81 worth Of chips. At this point
he presented Johnson with 5 worth Of the
chips and insisted that he take part In
the game.
The game was stud poker. and as for
Johnson. In the language Of Bret Harte's
heather chinee. the game he did not
understand" Nevertheless. he yielded to
he eli IF ~
dry winnings and losings he found him.
self in the possession of a good stout
hand-a pair of aces and a pair of jacks
and there appeared nothing around the
board to beat him. What was his sur
prise to find one of the players offering
to get $231. johnson himself was dealing.
and he felt so confident of his hand that
he decided to call the bet. He didn't have
the money with him. but could get II In a
few minutes.
He readily got permission to do so. To
guard against all fraud the cards were
sealed UP in FIVE separate envelopes. one
for each of the four hands and one for
the deck. johnson got his money. Hts
opponent tntimated that he would be glad
TO make the bet $500. Johnson agreed.
The cards were dealt and Johnson was
confronted with three sevens. He Is con-
fident that one OF the three was up hts
sadder, but wiser. and swears he will
never be inveigled into a card game again.
He has described all three Of the men
very fully, and the police are confident
that they know who the men are and can
lay their hands on them. They think
they have discovered just such a game as
was run not long ago In the Shorey block
The other trick was the old freight bill
ICON" game Frank Fritsch lives at Bur-
lington, Wash. He had made all his ar
rangements to go to Alaska. and was in
the city expecting to take the Dirigo last
night. In fact, he had gotten his ticket
and had gone aboard the steamer. There
he met a man OF good address, who rep
resented himself as Juneau merchant
and a member Of the council in that city,
he said that he was taking up lot OF
freight on the Dirigo for his store.
The two men strolled up town together
As they were passing the Bailey building
man. apparently an expressman, rushed
up hurriediy and said to Frftsch's new
acquaintance. 1.-The bill on them goods Il
Sl5s. and you will have to pay It quick.
too
Or course there was q little perplexity.
draft produced. a hesitating request
that II Fritsch could only let him have
the money he would be perfectly safe
Frftsch thought 1t good policy to culti-
waite the good will of so influential a man
as Juneau councilman. When II was
too late he found he had been duped.
Still another complaint was filed nj
Headquarters last night by A. MARI who
that he was rolled" In Denver Ed.
Smiths place on Second avenue south on
the morning of July 4. and that the fol-
lowing articles were taken from him: a
goid-plated double chain. a gold-filled Ell
gin watch, glass case inside, number of