Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-10-09
GENGLER WINS
FORTUNE ON
TURN OF CARD
WAS $4,000 AHEAD, BUT DECIDED
HE DID NOT WANT THE
MONEY.
PLAYED LOOKING FOR THE BULL
Retired Merchant Barely Escapes Two
Smooth Card Sharps-His Good
Sense Saves Him.
NET NEATLY SPREAD FOR HIM.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 6, 1905
The complaint of John Gengler, re-
tired merchant, go Twenty
street to the police regarding COM
plicated game that two smooth conf
dence men tried to induce him to enter,
with a stake of $4,000 at the end of it
for him. reads like a story from a dime
novel Fortunately Gengler was sensi-
BILE enough not to fall into the trap and
still retains his wealth. The police now
are searching for the men, and, having
an excellent description of them, hope
to find them.
The incident began one day last week,
when Gengler stood on Fifth street gaz-
ing at the progress of the work on the
new auditorium building. A well dressed
stranger accOSted him in familiar way
and pretended acquaintance with him.
After an opening remark or two he in
duired whether Gengler had real estate
to sell or knew where he could buy for
profitable investment, remarking that he
was real estate man. Gengler said
that his son wished to sell property.
Drives with Strangers.
The stranger promised to call to see it.
Monday morning bright and early the
stranger appeared at Gengler's door with
al neat DuSSy anu WLlLe uOISc' ALtE
went out together to see the property.
Then the stranger wanted to see a house
at Thirty-secOnd and Walnut streets. He
saw this and decided it was too small for
his purpose.
There is a farm at West Allis want
to inspect" said the stranger then.
Wont you drive out here with me?"
Gengler consented and they drove to
q point near a woods two miles south
of West Allis. At this point, Gengler
says, another stranger suddenly ap-
peared, from the woods. 'Lookin' for
real estate?' he drawled. Genglers
companion assented and halted the horse
After little further talk the stranger
produced a cloth and pack of cards
and invited both men to play.
Refused to Play Cards.
man engaged III the game. He won
small sums, iii a game which Gengler
described to Lieut.. Kranich of the west
side station afterwards, as Looking for
the Bull" Find the card with the bull
on it, gentlemen" said the affable stran-
ger. Gengler's companion found it three
times and won small sums. The stranger
again asked Gengler to join, but the lat
ter refused.
by Jove, I'll play for you for big
stakes" said his companion. A turn of
the card and it was done. Man" shout
W
slapping him upon the back, I've won
$4,000 for you" The card man pro-
duced, ten crisp $1,000 bills, 50 they
seemed, and Gengler's friend placed them
in tin box under the buggy seat.
""Those are yours" he announced.
Insists That He Play.
''Now you ought to continue to play.
| can't let you go without a chance to
win back some of that" said the man
in the road to Gengler. Cant you raise
SCOOP
Gengler was becoming confused and
said that he could not, but thought he
could get $4,000 at home. He was told
to get it and drove toward home with
the supposed real estate man, leaving
the card man in the road. Bring some
lunch back with you," called the latter
as they drove off
Gengler thought hard on the way to
the city and arriving home changed his
mind. Il don't want to gamble" he
said, 81 want to call this deal off. |
can't afford to risk my money. You can
have that $4,000, l don't want it."
Promised to Return.
The real estate man could not make
Gengler change his mind and made the
best of it. Very WELL" he said, 'I'll
return in the morning to look at the
property again" But he did not re-
turn. and Gengler determined that two
smooth confidence men had almost
''roped" him in. So he reported to the
west side station and this morning the
report was brought to Inspector Riemer.