The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-11
Gave His Watch and Money 10 I
Stranger.
HAD CONE INTO a FORTUNE.
The Fellow Coun,rynnan of the Cons
fec,ioner Told This Story, and
Said He Did Not Want to
Garry the Money
to New
York.

Thrugh the Vaccinations OF the shrewd
confidence men, Mr.. B. NEorane. OF No
los South Eighth Street. a most repus
table confectionery, was relieved df GOD
in cash and sold watch and chaia
valued at $50 yesterday afternoon about
/ o'clock
Mr.. AIorano has lived In Richmond fos
thirty years, and has built for himself
a nice little business and reared large
family. He is generous ard kind
hearted, and it was through this latter
quality and a sense that he was doina
two CT his fellow-countrymen a favor
that he was relieved of his savings, with
which he had intended fitting out his lis.
tie store for Christmas
About $50 o'clock yesterday mornina
two entered his place of business
and inquired the direction to the Union
Depot. Neither man could. apparently
speak English. They We're fluent with
Italian. however. and spoke in the Sict-
Ian dialect.
Thinning they were in trouble and in
a hurry to catch a train said Mr.,
Mcrano, II went with them to the Cnron
Depot.
THE, WRONG PLACE.
They said that was not the place. 50
took them down to the NIain-Street
Station. They couldn't remember wll.ch
depot it was then. but one OF them said
he had just come from Colorado wnere
his wealthy uncle had died. and left him
$tp,Vto Part OF that money he had in
his pocket, and the other part was In
n satchel which he had left at the depot,
SO he said.
| III OF sudden said Nlr. Nforano. In
| telling the story, '.the man RENE inferred
| that he had sent his satchef with the
money In 1t direct to New York f.om
I Colorado. That money was to be divided
! between his sister and a nephew. but
| he had the other $4,000 in his pocket
| Then when near the Alain-street Sta
| ton. tho stranger with the money told
| Mr.. Alocano that IL he would step up ...e
street little way he would let him look
at the money. They went up F'if zenith
Street and entered the mouth of an alley
near Franklin Street. The stranger took
| a big rcll from his inside pocket. wrap
| ped in an old po.ka-dot green handker-
/ chief He showed a lot of fives. tens and
| twenties. and ratified some god in his
/ pocket
! Twenty thousand there he said.
THEY TOOK ~ DRINK.
/ Lets go down to the corner and ges
/ a drink
! The three men went into Bakers saloon
| and got some beer
\ What time does the next train leava
| for New York; asked the stranger.
/ #.One leaves at 12:0o and the other NJ
is tonight said Mr.. Morano. and it.s
| now 1t:3o." he continued. as he looked at
1 his watch. The stranger also looked at
/ the watch.
Well the stranger went on. you've
I been pretty good to me, and { don't feel
| like carrying this money around with mo
/ until O'Clock Tonight. Suppose yotl take
| it home and keep it safe for me until .
O'Clock. Then III call around and get is
! before leave. and Il Ii take you and this
/ other fellow with me TO New York and
give you 500 each TO help me buy my
ticket to Europe and get this money
I changed into the currency of the Italian
realm
| Mr. Morano felt like doing the strangeE
I another deed of kindness. and he agreed
Ito take the money home with him ana
keep it until called for
But. said the third man, who hadn's
said much UP TO this point. you'll need
4 some money to SPEND. WON'T you. ana
1 you'll want some security III give YOU
my watch and what money I have II our
friend here will do the same.
4 GOOD MONEY
i Mr.. Norano took a few of the bills oue
I on the corner and asked a policeman if
they were good money. The poiiceman
/ locked at the crisp notes critically and
I pronounced them safe.
/ Mr. Morano went back into the bar
! room and said he would let the stranger
I Keep hts watch and 800. while he WOULD
keep the s20.GOo Then he got on a car and
went to his Eighth Street place. and all
n1cst before ten minutes had elapsed he
/ was back with eight tens and four ftves.
He handed the money and hts watch To
i the man The latter turned around to ses
tnat no one was looking. and then handed
/ the bundle wrapped In the green poikados
~. 4
III his pocket and started for the street
/ car.
.I.1l be after it by 8 o'clock. said the
stranger.
When Mr.. sforano reached his humble
homo he unfolded the handkerchief to
get a look at the $1,000. but the only
i thing he saw was sot!ed copy OF !as-
Il Saturdays Washington Post
Il MOfla.NO stirs1>CE4D1 UP.
i For a momeat things looked black be-
fore him. chen he brlced up and started
4 on a tror to the Third Police Station As
each place he duly naade COM
paint and Police Headquarters ana
asked for vengeance Inen ne SET oue
70 make some inquiries and TO do a ltttfs
derecr1ye work himself. It would have
!. .e.na hard with the two strangers had
. ". .caurt,r them But he didn't catch
8 them. and now the entire police force IS
q ~ rho hunt for the hin- n-dnmners with
prospects OF capturing them
81 the two men appeared to be strangers
E 10 each other One OF them. the man with
g the roll. was we'll dressed and prosperous.
81 looking He wore black derby. had
slight black mustache. He wore iark.
s,,it and carried an overcoat OF black
. material on his arm. In his cravat was
4 crescent pin. and in q silk hand
. kerchief he wore diamond OF some
worth IIe was about five feet seven ln-
ehes IN height