The evening Republican., 1902-07-09
GAVE UP
HIS CASH.

under instructions OF Chief Of Po.
lice Leary, Officer Ogden made a
timely arrest Yesterday and preven ted
young man Of this city from being
duped out OF $50 in cold cash. The
man arrested was Albert Bradley,
who from all accounts, is one Of
these smart chaps who live by their
wits at the expense OF industrious
people. He was working nice little
game when be was. nabbsd by the po.
lice.
Bradley came to town some days
ago and secured boarding at a house
on Penn street. His roommate was
Richard Gillespie, a young man who
came here from Virginia to learn the
trade OF machinist. Bradley proved
to be q foxy fellow, fnll Of brilliant
schemes for making money. He
talked about his twenty years ex-
perlence in the commission business
and sugg ested to the young man
that II they formed partnership
and went into the commission busl-
ness, he would furnish the brains and
experience II the young nan would
supply the cash. lie assured him
that there would be millions iu it for
both. The young man believed him
aud advanced some Of his good cash.
They vent into partnership and
opened out for business IN the com
mission store OF William Stanton,
at No l44 Edyemont avenue, as
young Gillespie was known TO Mr..
Stanton who had room enough in
his store for the new firm Of Brad
ley & Gillespie.
When Bradley learned that his
young partner had funds ina trust
company, he suggested that it would
be better for him to withdraw his
account and deposit it in the firm
name in the First National Bank, as
it would he more business.like.
Young Gillespie consented 10 do SO
and changed his banking house. This
was the opportunity that Bradley
was waiting for and lie simply wrote
out check for $50 in the name Of
the firm. lie also collected about S37
belonging TO tee firm that had been
paid by customers to Mr.. Stanton.
WITH this money it is supposed he
purchased Il suit of clothes as lie
wore new rig when arrested, was
making preparations to leave town.
lie told his young partner that he
was going to Philadelphia to make
arrangements Tor shipping their
goods there, as they would command
better prices.
Bradley was as mad as March
hare when arrested and talked about
defamation Of character and pretty
things like that. but Chief Leary
only laughed and watched him swell
up like toad when he asked him to
deliver up the $50 that did not be-
long to him. 1t gave him much
pain to do so but the Chief got the
money and twas returned TO the
voGEg man.
A warrant was then sworn out be-
fore Police Magistrate Smith by
Young Gillespie, charging him with
obtaining money under false pretcnse
and he was given hearing yester-
day afternoon, Bradley tried to tell
the magistrate how to conduct the
case and SAID something about his
father owning one half Of the State
OF Delaware, but he failed to give
any satisfactory account of his doings
for the past five years and the magls-
trate togk little stock in anything he
did say. lie was committed to Jail
in default Of $500 security and unless
someone comes to his relief he will
spend the hot days OF July and An-
gust in the county jail until his trial
occurs at the September term Of
court But Bradley was working
nice little game.