El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
FLEECED.
A Native OF Nevada Falls Victim To
a JuareZ BunCo Steerer.

Another American has fallen victim
to the smooth work of the bunco gang
in JuareZ and another has been added
to the long list of visitors to that place
who have been relieved of their money
and then dragged before the msgis-
trate to tell why they lost it, while
the smooth individuals who have sue
victim of his wealth is given chance
to escape.
In numerous instances lately have
the readers of the HERALD read ac-
counts Of men being robbed of their
money and unless the whole "bunco
fraternity has been educated in the
same school of vice. it is safe to say
same clique which has been operation
in Juarez for months past.
The following statement was made
to HERALD reporter this morning
and those who have read of the previ-
GUS methods appointed by the gang to
relieve a traveller of his money will
readily see their finger marks in this
unlawful and cowardly transaction, The
victim said:
81 am a native of Nevada. being
born in Virginia City. 1 was discharg-
ed from the army on the 10Th day of
last October and have since that time
been employed as stationary engineer
in Sonora, Mexico. The other DAY 7
concluded to go to the City of Mexico
and came to Juarez to buy some goods.
l was around that town Saturday pur-
chasing things 1 needed and had re-
marked to few that L was going to
the interior.
ION Sunday morning was app-oach-
ed by a man who gave bis name as Fred
Thompson. He said that he had q
train of brood mares to take to the city
and that if l would go with him
and help him he would pay me So in gold
per day for my services. 1 consented.
He then suggested that we attend the
cock fight. 1 agreed to that. On the
way, however, he remembered that he
had to get a ten-do lar gold piece
changed and stepped into a saloon
known as the Florida to be accom-
modated. We had no sooner stepped
inside then another man stepped in and
wanted to get change for a ten-dollar
bill.
"The bar tender, who was appreent-
ly in with the play, said that he could
accommodate one OF them but not
both. This caused wrangle which
resulted in the two agreeing to shake
dice to see which would be accommo-
dated. One had one kind of game
and the other had another, but they
both finally agreed to guess the spots
on the dice.
"The man who first met me wanted
me to believe that he was playing the
other fellow for fish and after he
had won the first game, he bet him. $40
that he could beat him again. The
bet was taken and the man who
pretended to be friend of mine won,
but with a hearty unconcerned laugh
he tossed the money back and said that
he would not take it.
"At this stage of thesproceedings the
bar tender and the accomplice stepped
into back room and while they were
out the buncO steerer told
me that it was the cas-
lest game in the world and showed me
how it was done. When the accom-
plice returned he was told by the man
who had explained the game to me
that it was too easy to spring on a smart
man.
You think you can beat me. do
you? Well, I1l meet every dollar you
and your friend (meauing me) can put
up that L can beat you?' 1 was then
asked how much money l had aud |
went down into my pocket and pulled
out $l37 and laid 1t on the counter, not
for the purpose of betting, but merely
to see how much l had. It was grabbed
up by one of the bunco men and then ]
asked to have it returned to me but
they would not give it up.
~ mixed up with the man who had