Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-22
W AS AFTER THE COIN
SLICK-TONGUED STRANGER So
LICITS SMALL CHANGE.

Capt Boardman's detectives are looking
for a clever confidence man who, it is said.
has been visiting professional people in
this city and getting money from them. 1t
is believed he Is one of the cleverest con-
fdence men ever known to operate here,
and had 1t not been that notes were COM
pared by DR.. Glazebrook and others of his
alleged victims, the police would probably
never have known that he was in the city.
Several days ago he called at the residence
of Acting Coroner Glazebrook and was ush-
cred into the office of the physician the
same as if he had been a patient The man
was shabbily dressed, but there was some
thing about his appearance to attract the
attention of the physician
Extending his hand az he approached the
physician he gave the latter hearty hand
shake as If he had known the physician all
his life.
Il was attracted here by seeing your
name-Glazebrook-on. the sign said the
caller. Before l left bennington, England.
l was employed in a sanitarium conducted
by DR.. Glazebrook, and / thought you
might possibly be one OF his relatives.
Notes Resemblance.
The caller then told of the resemblance
the acting coroner bears to the bennington
physician. Incidentally he said he would
gladly take message to the bennington
physician, being certain that there was
relationship existing between them. Having
told what he could of the good qualities
possessed by the English GlaZebrook and
dwelling upon the resemblance between the
two, the stranger explained that he had met
with reverses since he reached the United
States, stating that he had seen the British
ambassador and that the latter was going
to furnish him transportation to England.
He apologized for his shabby appearance
and said he wanted some change with
1fnh tn crat h ic Inon frnr ha lam Try
DIR. Glazebrook recalled the operations of
confidence men. and would have rejected
the appeal of his caller had he not known
that there was a DR.. Glazebrook in Lean
ington. The story he had heard was a
plausible one, bearing apparently conclu-
sive evidence of truthfulness, and the ply
stefan opened his purse and poured into the
hand of the stranger all the small change
he had. He dismissed the incident from his
mind, but that evening while engaged In
conversation with member of the family
of Mr.. w. Riley Decide, a neighbor, he re-
lated the incident.
Had Scored Another Success.
1t turned out that the confidence man
had been at Mr. Decides house, where he
had also told a bennington, England. story.
and DIR. Glazebrook came to the conclusion
that he had been an easy victim.
WELL" said the physician, in an effort
to get some consolation. Il didn't give him
At the house of Mr.. Decide the stranger
had pointed to photograph on the mantel
and remarked that it bore strong resem-
blance to a man named Decide In Lean
ington. His story proved an interesting
one, and he left. after a successful visit.
Shortly afterward DR.. Glazebrook was
called over the telephone by some of his
professional friends who had also met the
stranger, and they compared notes. The
acting coroner had the satisfaction of
knowing that several Of his friends were
not in position to laugh at him. Among
these was minister in Northeast WASH
ingtOn.
TITS not question Of giving the man a
few cents" said DR.. Glaxebrook to Capt.
Boardman, when he called upon the police
official yesterday afternoon and related his
experience, 'sbut the man Is a smooth talker
and such clever man in his business that
I think others should be warned against
hiF."
dapt. Boardman sent description of the
man to the several police stations last
night.