The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-03
BUNCO Man
ARRESTED
A Scene at The Police
Headquarters.

James Sears. a notorious buneo
man. was arrested by officer Burns
and Deputy sheriff Finn ON Fire,
avenue. near Cherry street. this
morning. The crime Tor which Sears
IL held dates bark 20 March 10. when
=. Carlos. 81 San Francisco, reported
Ia the police that he had been bun.
coed out OF 1910 by men al the MAIDS
GA street park. lie gave a good de-
soflption of them AMI one was idrn-
titled an a well known bunk who
Eoes by the name of ''sireen." The
police had a good description ~
SEARS. but as he was new man
here. they could not locate him.
Several days aEo Carlos met Sears
on the street and recognized him
as the man who had buncoed him At
the park lie Informed the p0iice
department and they toid him " he
mot Sears again, not 60 loose sight
OF him.
Carlos and Sears met on ftrai av-
enue this morning. ana Carlos stop
ped Sears ard asked him about his
money. Sears tried to put him on.
but Carlos would not listen e. such
a thing. and grabbed fsears. Sears
broke away from csrips and started
down First avenue on the run. Car
los following him ysiilng. stop
theft
Deputy sheriff Finn. who happen
81 to be On the avenue. stQppzd
Scar. and turned him over 10 Officer
fiurns. Who took sears 20 h~adauar-
tsra. followed BY a mob - several
hundred people
A lively time was In storr for Capt
Sullivan when sears arrived nj head
quarters. Sears was taken up "a the
counter 10 be searched iils wifr
was standing near. and Sears. reach
inx into hrs v~pt. produced a fash
rolf of eilie. containing SO. and
quickly handed them % his wife.
She tried 60 conreal them under her
Jacket. bus was detected by Deputy
sheriff Finn. whS teok them away
from her. Capt Sullivan. seeing the
money. made a grab Ter Finn AMI.
taking the money away from him
handed the roll % Clerk Kennedy
Sears attempted to Eain possession %
the bills again. ard Vas then hand
cured. Mrs Sears was toad @ 81
horne. ard At the reaucs, Of her hua.
bard. she left.
sears was thea taken into Chief
Reeds Office and warrant was a.
sued for Ma arrest.
Carlos IL surr that ne hE, the right
man. When Cario~ stopped ssars on
the street thi. morning. the latter
said. Don't say anything and ! VIII
return the money" THE descrip-
tlon given by Carlos at the time hr
was huncoed. taIiies exactly ~ith
that u eearaA
Tailor John cnrbett had the live
lest experiences he has had for sans
time In keeping the crowd of an
xious people from rushing into 20
lice headquarters.
q. Carlos. the victim ~ James
SEARS. told the following story Of his
experiences to a Star reporter this
morning. n nrst met Sears in San
Francisco. ana told him I vas on my
way 20 Dawson City. lie iafprtnesi
me he owned mines in Aissks and ~
decided 20 travel 70 Alaska together
on arriving a; Seattle took n room
at the Hotel York. and one afternoon
no called for me si the hotel and ws
went out to the park There We
met two men. who asked sssr~ 10
play carts. Sears ala not have any
money with him. and asked me 20
lend him some. told him ! had a
draft for SEQ. but no extra ehsnwe
lie told me to sign II and he would
use IL, which I dia. Junt an they
we're beginning 10 play. a man repre-
asnttnx hlnswelf as an cffierr. came
up and threatened 10 arrea, us fur
gambling. Hs took aeArs ami ! hy
the arm and led Va away. telling ua
e. leave the Park at once. In the
meantime Sears had passed by draff
to his two conf@iefatcs. and they
we're On their way 10 the city. Gears
gave me me slip" ard the alleged
afficer dropped out 81 sight. came
into ths city and reported the mat
ter 10 the police. since then ] have
been looking for Scars"
James Sears. the bunco man. who
was arrested this morning. has been
identified "a being connected with
the blK bunco game n, Waiia Walla
in April. when Farmer Royce was
bunco~d out II ss0oo. The three men
we're recognized as Grey. Green and
Jim Jordan. three well known
hunks" and the fourth has been
identified "a Sears. The latter has
been bound over IN the sum 81 5000
and he - confined In the county jail.
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