Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
CONFIDENCE MEMS Big HAUL
Patrick e. barry, Retired Farmer, Sep-
arated from $500 by Slick Gang
Note Given Him.

this city in many n day blew in here yes.
terday morning and before the whist.
blew for dinner. had separated Patrick
c. Barry. wealthy. retired farmer, from
$1,000 of his hard earned cash and made
good their escape.
IL was the same old confidence game
with one or two new frills that the
visitors put up, and although the officers
were trying TO locate and save Barry
from his friends" within a half hour
after the old man got his money from the
bank the deed was quickly done and the
robbers had departed az quietly and
| nEs'erious'y MS they came, leaving no
clue or trace Of their whereabouts.
a RUINED "MILIIONAIRF."
The story Of the game as told nv ,ts
victim was that about ten o'clock SAT-
nrdhY morning. Mr.. Barry was at Gil
| fhore'S livery stable. when he was an
preached by nm elderly looking man
of about CO. rather tall with thin feat
ires' gray hair, gray moustache and a
snort gray board, wearing n dark suit
WIN iong frocl< coat and n soft dark
nat. The man was very amable and
told Mr.. Barry that he was a Pitts
burg millionaire, having acquired a
| -
asked Mr.. Barry II he didn't want 10
ride mp to the circus grounds
and Mr.. Barry agreed. so the stran-
ger got single rig from Gilmore's
livery and they started. on the way m.
inc oily stranger told Mr. Barry of his
great wealth and business and also
that he was candidate for Congress
from flttsburg. Arriving at the
lyrOupd9 m,
Barry Into a booth and here were n
couple Of men with a box OF dice. One
OF the men was recognized by the
stranger as mfr. Grant" of st. Johns
bury, an old boyhood friend and after
efrusive greetings. the friends began
10 shake dice for largo amounts and
In few moments Barrys friend had
lost $1,6OO
MI Barry was to take one side by his
friend who said with tears In his eyes
that he was ruined II he did not get his
money hnck and told Barry that il no
would get $3.50 to show the men, that
be could win back what he lad lost and
much moro with it. promising Barry $50
II no would produce the cash Barry
was told that he would have the money
In his hands all the time and would only
have to show it and this he agreed to do.
REFUSED MONEY AT ONE BANK.
lie was driven back down town by the
stranger and went to the Peoples Trust
company and asked for $1,000 Of the good
sized balance he had there. but Treasurer
Branch was suspicious that n crooked
game was being worked on the old man
and reminding him that this was circus
day and n bad time TO carry a lot Of
money, refused to let the money go.
carry was quite indignant and went at
once to the Franklin County bank where
he had another account and here he got
the 81 800 in large bills. He went back to
the grounds with the strangers and again
into the booth where his friends awaited
him. Mr. Barry was asked to show the
money so the game could proceed and
pulled it out. AS he did 30. man step
ped quickly around from a partition In
the BOOTH grabbed the money out OF
Bar-y's hands and d!sayps2 rcd,
Mr.. Barry of course protested against
the robbery and his new found friend,
who posed as Mr., James Macdonald of
Pttsburg. Pa expressed his sorrow
over the disappearance of the wad. and
told Barry that he would not see him
lose a cent, that he had millions at
home and while he didn't have the cash
with him, ne was coming back here
September TO- AMI would give him the
money then. In the meanwhile he would
give him a note for the $500 and he did
So The note was written with lead
penct, and was dated at St. Adams. Au
gust 10, mo year given and no plan of
payment stately and was signed Jas.
Macdonald. Mr.. Barry's friends then
kindly offered to take him home and an
other stranger drove him back to the
city.
FRIENDS TO TIE RESCUE.
In the meantime Justice John Kearney
had learned that Barry had drawn the
500 from the bank and driven away
with a stranger and with Sheriff Holmes
and other officers started In teams and
automobiles securing the streets and
surrounding country to find Barry
While the hunt was on, Ernest II. Lewis
who was out searching with his
auto. saw Barry and stranger
driving across Church street. He
overlook the team In front of the court
house and got Barry out, and as soon ~
Barry landed the stranger whipped up
and drove OFF The rig the crook used
was afterward found on England street
where It's driver had abandoned 1t.
When Barry was first questioned as to
the disposal Of the $laN, he was indig-
nant that any one should question hts
judgment and told several conflicting
ST cries, all the while reiterating his con-
fidence In his "m,llionarc" friend. He
also said that the man he was riding with
was from Fairfield. Barry also said that