The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-23
AN IRIsHmAN THEIR vIcrIM.
Bunco Men Secure Money and n
watch From "a Citizen OF Cork.

Bunco Men Secure Money and n
watch From "a Citizen OF cork.
NEW YORK. Slpt pa fauluessly
dressed stranger Of polished manners. an
easily acquired acquaintance. "a second
stranger with a pack OF cards and q
brand now trick and subsequently a third
man 10 sound q false alarm were the d-a-
uatis prrsoaac in the buncJ game. the
''Iduko. President" as ir was yesterday
uafnldcd to William T. Green. a wealthy
Traveller from Ireland lie told the police
the Introduction had cost him 50 and a
gold watch valued NJ S259
The swindlers bunC0Cd him with such
adroitness, however, that when he told
his story 90 the police H. was sure ha
could pick the right card next time
The swindIers escaped and tho police
told Mr.. Green ne probably wouldn't see
them again Mr.. Green is grain 1ner-
chant from Cork. He arrived here S4tIr-
day and took apartments AZ the Mauhat-
tan Hotel
Il went up to Grants tomb this after
noon" said Mr.. Green last niEht. and
while admiring the splendid memorial [
fell in with a handsome man. elegantly
dressed. who was sightseeing like myself
He said he was from California and told
me his name was Henry O. James.
an hour. and while gazing at the river
Mr. James said he understood a beautiful
view of New York could H. had from the
Palisades ~ Fort Lee l went with him
across the ferry
Mr. James showed me many places OF
interest
we then walked back into the woods
on the other side az Fort Lee and We're
Joined by man who looked like q South
erner. who said he had made money by
selling mules during the war. He told US
al
Saturday night and had been buuc0-d at
"a card game. He even produced the cards
with which he had been sy-lnli.l. and
told him he was foolish 70 risk money
7 had heard Of thrce-card games but
this man had four cards. the fourth card
being called The Yankee President The
IFtcA vas 10 PICK out TINS card and b--
fore ] knew IT my friend James and I
btJ t4e stranger so that we could pick
II out We missed The first time. and
then pat up $50 more. This W. lost too
My friend James appeared ana1-v for
losing saying he had told me o. pick q
certain card bur that 1 mad selected "A
different one didn't remember him
telling me any such thing
The only way we can get our money
back IS 20 put up our watches said
3lr- James. and so we put Up our watches
again failed 90 md The Yankee
President and our watches and money
were gone W hile we were demanding
our money back another man arrived
and exclaimed. What's this, gaumblIng2
Don't you know you are liable 10 three
years imprisonment You'd better get
out Of here mighty quick I hurried 20
the nearest village 20 give an alarm
Mr. Green notified the authorities OF
CHff5ide Park. and Policemen Chiarfg
and LarcUn FASTENED 20 find the bUnrD
men They had gone The grain rner-
chant had enough money Ieft % taIa-
phone from Hudson Heights % police
headquarters IN New York
I'm very glad I didn't take much
money with me" said Mr. Green I'm
convinced that these men would have
beaten and robbed me in the woods If I
had not given up readily
This is the third case Of the kind r.
ported 10 the police IN that vicinity in
the last two weeks and each Victim
claimed 20 have been first acrOstcd at
Grants Tomb.