The sun., 1903-11-13
THEY GAMBLE, THEY SQUEAL.
THEY CALL THE POLICE, THEY
FIX IT AS THEY GO ALONG.
Sham Secretary OF President FOrnes De-
cides After a whisper Professional
Toward the Police station That Mr.
johnson Really Hadn't Robbed Him.

I johnson Really Hadn't Robbed Him
| Perhaps the excited men who had just
run out Of the gambling house had merely
left their money on the mante, and perhaps
! one of the three very polite men who had
followed them out had found the money
and was bent Oh returning 1t. Perhaps
there wasn't even gambling house
Policeman Mccormick was standing ir
| West Forty-third street, between Seventh
and Eighth avenues, at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, when two perturbed men came
out Of house near by-one Of the nice OLD
respec' able brick front dwellings.
"Otficar," said one. I'm Charles '. For
ness secretary. Ny brother and | have
just been swindled in that gambling house,
and want you 10 go in and arrest The man
who cheated us"
The policeman said that he had nc
authority to do such thing DE was
, backed UP by PoliceiLen Collins and Ora
ham, who came up. The best thing for
Mr.. Forness secretary and his brother
1 they all said, was to 60 10 he W est Forty
seventh street police station and talk II
over with the sergeant.
! At that moment tall nan with gray
hair and a prosperous look came leisu rely
out of the house and walked up to the group.
| He said he was Charles johnson, a broker.
That's the man who did us out Of our
money" said the alleged secretary He
the man"
Il think there has been some mistake
here said -Johnson," with great eequani-
nifty. These gentlemen are evidently
| laboring under a isapprehenSon..
The cops decided that, inasrnuch as an
affair had Begin, it ought to be ended before
the sergeant, and all six started toward
Eighth avenue.
Two other men came down the steps
| of the house. They walked fast and caught
UP with the stationbound party, and,
having come UP with the two men who
earnestly, too low for policeman in or
! dnary police shoes 10 hear.
The procession reached Eighth avenue.
Then the man who said he was MIR, Fornes
secretary stopped. and case of soir'fnr
ambuianao began to develop.
further" said he MY brother and were
evidently mistaken. We didn't lose any
money - That is, we couldn't positively
identify this man (Johnson> as the man,
you know. You see, it's useless to go on.
We really can't identify him. 80 what's the
use?"
well, we'll take you all to the station.
lust the same" said Policeman McCor-
mick
That's right" said Policeman Collins;
Tell the sergeant about it, said Police
man Graham.
At the station house the man who had
said he was Mr.. Fornes's secretary told
Sergt. OBrien that 1t was all mistake:
He also said that he was Louis Wilson of
l27 West 137th street and that his brother
was William Wilson Of Philadelphia.
Il don't see what there is to do, gentle
men," said Sergt. O'Brien. IF everybody 3
sure he's got his money, and
oh yes. we're absolutely sure, said both
'Wilsons" positively.
Thank you very much, sergeant. said
Broker johnson. will that be alp"
II was and thev all left the police station.
OF course Wilson" isn't secretary to
Charles V. Fornes, president of the Board
William O'Connor. who doesn't patronize
gambling houses
AS Broker johnson" was leaving the
station Detective Curran said:
This is fine Ak for you to be in
Il don't care said the broker" Il
don't object. to notoriety now. To hell
with reform"