The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-11
PERRY OF AVOCA CAME ON.
BROU0HT 500 BxNK DRAFT
AND DULY GAVE IT TP.

Fly tho Su,artpess OF a Drummer and Hack
man George Blenns lie Nay he Able to
Save His Mon-y-Two Of the Green Good.
Men Arrested, hut the Third Escaped.
TARErrowS. ". y. Nov. lO-A swindling
game was blocked this afternoon by drum
mer for New York house with the assistance
Of two hAckmsn. The drummer. whose name
10 not known. was In the Irving restaurant
about O'Clock this afternoon when two we'll
dressed men came in with tall. lhnky fellow
wearing a soft hat with large brim. They
sat down At II table near him and began a low
earnest conversation. The drummer could
not oyerhear what they were saying but knew
by the two mems actions that they were up to
some swindle. He finished b 10 meal before the
others and went over to the depot OF the Cen
trial road. which 10 Just opposite, Here he met
a hack man named George Blenns. and he told
him OF his suspicious Then he left on n north
bound train. The three men came out soon
aftsrward aud Blenns watched them. When
thsy came to the station the two swinders
tried to induce their friend" 10 get out OF
town 10y tho frat train.
As they passed by Benns winked at the tail
fellow and beckonsd for him. He left the two
men and came over. Blenns asked him a few
questions and found that the drummer's
story was true The two men had skipped OUT
but Blenns with another hickman named
Duyer Juinped on carriage and started after
them. They caught them on Broadway and
jumping on tho seat they grabbed them and
demanded they return TO the town. They put
upa nght. but Blsnns ana Dryer conquered
them and with the assistance OF the police
they usro taken to headquarters. In the
meanwhile the man who had been suindlsd
had been Induced to go to Police Headquarters
where he told the following story:
MY ia VI A nd | "a farr
in Avoca. Fla. About three weeks ago began
to get letters from j. l.. Br-sn OF New York
Offering TO sell me $1,000 worth OF Government
notes for 500. The letters said the money
had bscn mum bersd wrongly. but was good as
= test case had been made. wrote to him and
hs mad" AZ nprontmSSnt 10 meet NO in Phtn-
who sad his name was Albert Lawrence met
me ant nGoIogi2ed for Mr. BresG not being
tusine. amt had sent him on To- nri az me ct" to
New York. We came TO New York and stopped
,na n1ehs A. Sm'th MGScts no,e ms h
Putnam liailroad to Ardslsy. where we ucr"
me, by two men who said they were Mr.. Brssn
After eng introduced We got Ito a carriage
and drove TO the Wo"dland, Hotel. where We
NJ. Brscn took out a tin box; about ten inch.,
long and four inches wide He opened it and
TOOK out ,Ge .ns sv ;6.m bill: Te, ,ns %
was in ten-dnllar bills. Mr. Breen counted
tho $1,000 and then tightly sealed the
box up; Some paper and twins we're
shipping p II. boz Ts.y wanted to snip H'q /!
TO my home In llorita ny express. I
objected and finally they gave in TO me. They
handed me tho box containing "a ! supposed
tho $1,000 and two Of tho men wore
10 .S 60 20 Tarry,oun With ne to , zoe tina,
risky for me to have 50 much money, This
elder Brcsn excused himself and took the
train to Now York
Il paid HIM In a draft drawn by the Ci,igsns'
Bank ot Naldosta. Ga. in my favor for 500 on
the Western National Bank Of New York. Mr..
Breen took the first tram to New York to Get IL
cashed. and we went to Elmsford and came To
Tarrytown by trolley The men then suggested
We ent something and We went 10 the Irving
Restaurant whore We had a quiet talk. The
men wanted me to ship the box nv express and
then to take tho ilrst train home. When we
came out met Blenns. and after some persuA-
sion opened the box AMI found only paper.
How they did II Is u mystery to me.
The men were arraignod before Justice Me-
Cutchen and gave their names as Albert Law
renee OF TranOr's Hotel New York. and Henry
Burg ot aS3 East Fourth street. They waived
examinar ion and were held to await the action
Of the Grand Jury. The Chief Of Police tolc-
phoned the New York police and found that
Lawrence and Burg wcrs not known AT tho a
was notified to refuse payment OF draft and It
10 believed hat II has not hcon cashet Perry
will stay here and 60 to White Plains TO- NOR
row to prefer charges against the swtndlars,
He Is a tall thin faced fellow about ~ years
old Brsen has not yet heen arrested. the
police believs the men CAPTURED ara n part OF
The gang that operated at Pelham short time