The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-13
"EASY MARK"
TURNS TRICK
ON SWlINDLERS
Spots Pair Who Took Him
for "Come On One
Caught, Other Escapes.

Two swindlers who attempted to
dupe Angelo Colangelo, 33 years of age,
of 81 Golden street, out of his money
in New York city six weeks ago when
the Newarl5er asked to be directed to
Al McDougall street, were not only
fooled themselves, but this morning
Colangelo, recognizing the pair he had
met in New York, had one of them ar
rested. He saw them walking in Com
merce street, and as soon as they saw
him they separated
Colangelo followed one. of the men to
the postoffice and the other made off in
another direction. Policeman Prawl
came along and Colangelo told him his
story. He arrested the man, who gave
his name as Joan Lamarto. of As Drift
street. He was held on charge of sus-
picion.
Colangelo about six weeks ago left
this city to visit his cousin, who lives
at 41 McDougall street, New York. He
landed at the Liberty street ferry, and
not being familiar with the streets of
New York, asked a milkman who was
passing to direct him to that street.
The latter was unable to tell him, so a
stranger approached, and, addressing
Colangelo in Italian, told him to be
on the lookout for sharpers and not
to trust people in New York. The
stranger, who is now locked uD>at the
First Precinct station, agreed to show
Colangelo where the street was. They
set out to find it, and Colangelo' was
walked around the town for about two
hours.
Feeling that there was something wrong
about the mans actions Colangelo played
the easy mark" game, and said not
word. Suddenly they came upon another
man, poorly dressed, and who related
story of how his brother had died in
Virginia leaving him about 100000 In Ital-
ian money. He wanted to get some United
States money for 1t, and began crying
Colangelo was thereupon, asked by his
guide IL he knew of any place the man
could get the money changed The New
ark man suspected they were planning
Job" on him and told them he did not
know.
Finally he became tired of the game
that was being played against him and
decided that he would try and outwit his
men. He suggested that they go to Nc
Dougall street. where he had $500 that was
in possession of his cousin. He told the
two men that If they would go there at
once he would change the money. The
house was easily reached In the mean
time the swindlers were growing suspicious
of their "come-on' and were about to
"beat it," No sooner had Colangelo
reached the door than the two men ram
Colangelo thought he could find a police
man while they were taking him to Nc
Dougall street, but he failed to find one
The bunco men had gotten away before
he came out. Colangelo told Acting Cap
tain Caffrey, Of the First Precinct Sta
tion, that he felt certain that the pair
were trying to find out If he had any
money with him. and then rob him or
dupe him in some way.
Colangelo is employed as a track walker
by the Pennsylvania Railroad. This morn
ing while in Comm cree street he saw the
two men. but how to get both OF them
under arrest with no police in sight was
puzzle to him. When they separated he
followed the one who had met him at the
ferry. The latter led him to the postoffice
Fearing thut he might lose his man in
the building, Colangelo stayed at the cor
ner of Academy and Broad streets, so that
he could watch both entrances He called
boy and sent him for q policeman
Prawl came along, and when the man came
out OF the post0f1ice he arrested him On
the way to the station IN the patrol wagon
Colangelo says the man admitted he was
the one he met in New York. Lanarto
will be held until tomorrow morning. when
he win be arraigned.