The sun., 1900-10-06
BUNCO GAME THAT FAILED.
ROGUEs VINO TRIED 1T on AGED Mr..
TRECARTIN NABBED IN THE ACT.
Police Captain Eason Had a Patrol Wagon In
Front Of the House Into which tho
swindiers Enuced the Old Man-One OF
Them Runcoed French Ont OF 10000.

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Front Of the House Into which tho
swindiers Enticed the Old Man-One OF
Them Buncoed French Out of $4,000.
Owing 10 the shrewdness Of former Super
visor John u. Read three men who had at
tempted 10 bunco John Trecartn Of lS9 Gates
avenue were caught I'm the net by Police Captain
John ". Eason and Sergts. Eason and Wills
Of the Classon avenue station. Brooklyn. yes
tcrday morning. and we're locked up on the
technical charge Of vagranoy. one Of the men
has been positively identified IA the man who
swinded Honest" John French out Of 5000
over a year ago. MIR. Trecartin is a retired
sea captain and well 20 do. lie IL "a years
old. The trio Of swindlers evidently had been
watching him for several weeks They rented
a front room on the first floor OF 90 Putnam
avenue three weeks ago They had been In
the neighborhood Of MIR Trecartins house for
several days. and were seen by eN-Supervisor
Read, who did not like their appearance When
Mr.. TrecartIn left his house yesterday morning
and two Of the men followed him Road notified
Capt Eason by telephone.
Capt. Eason and his two sergeants. in plain
clothes. met the two men ar Gates and Classon
avenues. They followed them 90 Downing
street and Gates avenue. where Read has u
store. Read gave tho signal that the police
were on the right track and then the three
policemen separated The two men went TO 81
Putnam avenue One of them entered the
house while the other started In the direction
of Grand avenue. Capt. Eason took up his
position In front Of the Putnam avenue house
and In short time saw one OF the men leading
Mr. Trecartin 20 the house After they had
entered. capt Fason notified his two sergeants
to follow the other man. who was then near
Grand avenue. and arrest him.
Capt Easou then entered the Putnam avenue
house and found two men and Mr. Trecartin
standing over table. on which was spread
black cloth with squares In gold. In each
square were figures ranging from 90 1000
over tho centre Of the top row we're the words
in gold, Mutual Book Company" A pack Of
numbered cards. which the men referred 10 as
bonds was at the side Of the black cloth on
a small numbered card was printed. mo 7.l4o--
Mutual Book Company--This entities the holder
10 one selection in the Mutual Book Company
There we're also two packages Of money on the
table Each was alleged 10 contain 81 600, and
the amount was printed on each package
One of the men was try ing 10 induce Mr.
Treoartn 10 invest In a five-dollar bond but
he declined Ia do so. 1t was Just at this time
that capt. Eason put in an appearance and
prevented the bunco game being played any
further Hs told the men they were under
arrest, Mr.. Trecartin was surprised. lie
wanted T. know what was wrong, and Capt
Ea-on informed him that apparently everything
was all right but he va, glad ho lad come III
at the proper time In the meantime the SER
geants came in with the third man.
80 sur. was Capt Easou OF bagging hlS game
that he had sent Tor the patrol wagon before
he entered the house. and when he vas ready
e. leave with his prisoners the wagon was at
the door The three men and the articles
used by them were taken TO tie ClaSsun avenue
police station
lhe men were well dressed They said they
were Henry jung, ~ years old, clork, living at
the Grand Central Hotel, Manhattan. John q.
poyl", % years old, salesman, no home, ".
Butler, ~ years old, bookmakcr no home.
They declined to make any statement and
w"re taken to Police lleaQuart"rS and photo
be arraiguod before Magistrate Ieaie in tho
Myrtle avenue police court this morning.
Mr.. IRE clrtiu declined to see the reporter yes-
terday and II j. said he was acting under
the advice Of the police Officials. II Is known,
however th9tho metone Of the three mon several
days a4u hv accident. IN the street. During
the conversation between them Mr. TreCarun
lat slip certpin remarks concerning himself
When Mr.. 1recartu left his house Yesterday
h" walked toward (lass"n avenue inteuding 70
60 90 the Fast BROOKLYN Savings Bank NJ Myrtle
and Franklin avenues. lie was followed
by two Of tho men. and when he was
on Classon avenue near Gate. one Of them
the man who gave tho name Of Jung stepped
NJ 10 him and called him 10y name Mr.. Ire
cartin dld not remember ever lvlng seen
the man before. Jung began t. t" Mr.. Ire
CIrtin certain things about himself which
MIR Trecartin had thoughtIeSsy told one of
the gang Mr. Trrctrtin felt sure that he knew
the man and was even willing 10 accompany
him to 50 Putnam avenue, while his friend
purchased several bonds
At the station house the two packages Of
money found in the Putnam avenue house
werc inspected One package, which was
marked "$LUn', contained only $50. There
was a ten-dulnr bill on top and one-dollar bills
were placed throughout the package so as
The other package contained only s27
capt fRson had visitor last night who
said hn thought hc ought tn I've able to identify
one of the n on II he Is 'he man who had
The dealings With Nr French over q year ago"
said Capt. E1son's visitor, u can IDENTIFY him,
french out Of $1,000 boarded with mo. lie
pretended 70 bo Harry Pratt a son ~ the late
Charles Pratt Of Clinton avenue, who made
fortune ont of oil. II i Is Harry Pratt. ] can
The man was taken 10 the cells and Inspected
tho three men. When he returned TO the cap
that's the fellow who went by the name Of
Are YOU positive'" asked Capt, Eason.
Pretty positive, but | forgot something.
II hes Harry Pratt lie has the Initials III, w.
in India ink on his wrist"
Capt. Eason went back 70 the cells and when
You're n brick, " he -nid 10 his visttor. That's
the fellow. The initinls II. W. are tattooed
on his wrist sure enough"
This prisoner, tho police say, WAS arrested
in Philadelphia in 1904 for conspiracy. md
served term OF three. years. He il known
q Harry wcathcralli alias Hary Prntt, alias
d"ntIy 'i being the Initials q his proper name.
Harry NeatheralL Tho police will nsll Magis-
trate Toale to commit the three prisoners
to jah in order that additional evidence may
Cart. Eqson took command Of the Classon
avenue station on "Wednesday. having been
lie was formerly in charge OF the precinct
and is thoroughly acquainted with the resi-