Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
WORKED BUNCO GAME
ON GAINESVILLE MEN
LAWYERS OF THE BOWER CITY
THE VICTIMS.
One Persuaded to Advance $40
for Transportation of ProspeC-
tive Client From Mdrshldnd-
Game Similar to One Worked
Here-FellOW Now in Jail.

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Here-FeIlOW Now in Jail.
In view of the bunco game which
was atten pied here last week ON
District Attorney q. A. Kading,
which resulted in landing one Thomas
Kelly IN Jail, the following from the
GAINESVILLE Gazette may be OF interest,
as it is quite likely that the man who
operated at Janesville is none other
than Kelly. The Gazette says:
"When lawyers are buncoed their
professional pride is quite liable to
step in and veto the first natural i'm
pulse to appeal to the police. While
it is not absolutely certain that the
episode which is ABOUT to be related
was a game of fiin-fam, the odds are
all on that side. Yet the prospective
client who sought on Thursday to IN
terview nearly all of the legal lights
IN the city and who succeeded in per-
suading ut least one of them to ad-
vance $40 to enable him to journey to
Marshland, Trempealeau county, and
bring back nephew who Was rep
resented as anxious to sue one Of the
railroad companies, though not ex-
pected even by the barrister who
parted with the Gouble-ten to honor
this city with another visit, was al
lowed to 20 his way without inter-
ference. The case, though it was TO
be tried On contingent fee basis,
looked like easy money-and times
are little dull. A brakeman nephew
of the man from Marshland. whom we
will call Boggs for convenience.
though that was not the name he
gave, had been pitched off freight
car and under the wheels when the
top rung Of the car ladder pulled out
of its rotten mornings. The nephew
had lost both of his hands. Mr.. Boggs,
who CHANGED to be braking on the
same train, had taken precautions to
save the rotten sections of the laCd I
and the iron bar, as we'll rs take
down the name and number of the
car. No detail had been overlooked.
With pencil and paper he carefully
,, diagramed the location of the tracks
and trains and furnished full informa-
tion regarding the accident. His
nephew, he said, would sign any rea-
sonable agreement which he might
make for him The first lawyer with
whom he talked reminded Mr.. Boggs
that "nephie'' didn't have any hands,
but received only a scornful look for
trifiing with trlvialities when great
issues were at stake. The inquisitive
attorney insisted On knowing the
name of the nephew and other details
which seems Of no great present I'M
portance to Boggs and the latter
presently resorted to cuss-words and
told his prospective adviser that he
wouldn't trust him to try the Case
alone, anyway. When truce had
been patched UP Boggs persuaded
Attorney A. to take him to the Office
of Attorney e. whom A. had spoken
: of retaining as assistant counsel. Once
in the Office Of B., Bnggs again be-
came impatient with A, and re-
quested a private conference with the
man who would pay some attention to
his diagrams and seemed to take a
more intelligent view of the case.
| hut
decided that it would be just as we'll
to hulnor the touchy customer and
Withdrew. 1t is known that Boggs
visited nearly every law Office in the
city. In several intances the attorneys
CHANGED to be out: in several more
they gravely heard the preliminaries
of the case but refused to stand the
"touch"; and in still others they cut
the interview short and encouraged
Mr.. Boggs to be on his way. Just
how large the harvest was is not
known. Because, as has been remark
ed before, the ones who appear to
have been "stung" are bruoding over
there troubles In silence. Of course
there is just a possibility that Mr..
Boggs may return here Monday with
he manned nephew as he agreed to
do. But the prospect is far from
cheering"
Kelly tried TO work the very same
game on Mr.. Kading, but failed so
far as securing funds. BE secured
an order. however, for pandages and
medicines, which he claimed be could
not get at Marshall, where he told
Mr.. Kading that a nephew had been
hurt on the c., M. & st. P. road.
With the order, the fellow procured
the goods. which he later tried to sell
back for the fabulous price of Is cents,
but was caught in the act by Mr.
KadIng. The fellow after his arrest
seemed quite anxious to plead guilty
and take his medicine, probably feel
ing that he weuld get off easier here
than ne would if the GAINESVILLE auth
critics get him in hand.
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