The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-01
TRIMMED BosreNI MKS MERE.
DaaA1sss. Cieswynea and Judges Lurea
Go New TeFk 20 Rs6 ware Hama.

BosFoN. Feb. 2s-New victims OF the
gang OF Boston card crooks who steered
Nov England men up against q faro lay
out in New YORK. where they expected tn
reap large profits through the duplicity
OF the dealers. are being heard from al
most hourly.
Some Of them were trimmed OF large
sums. while others escaped with the loss
of a few thousands. In como Of the
smaller cascs the victims recovered their
money by putting lawyers upon the track
Of the card sharpS.
According 70 recent ::.oHi Stion total
men GT Tns snS q .sS Sss. so:O s'p SSa
banker u said % have drSFped $4,000
In two Visits TO New York. A clergyman
had bis cupidity 90 thoroughly aroused
that he left $4,000 with the bank ia an
endeavor to trim the proprietor. local
Judge 10 said To have given up $1,000.
all be had.
According to the best Information OBJ
tainaoAs the game was uevsr played IN
the same place twice when Boston victims
were lod Ia the slaughter. After one
had been stripped Of al no had az could
steal the faro men moved TO another
apartment and prepared for q new vbctipts.
This was done ~ q matter Of preoAntton
in case tho loser happened TO squeal
TO some friend and also TO throw the
Il 10 said that the game was usually
played in the vicinity Of Sixty ninth street.
The name Of BAG Bal KeIiher, a cousin
Of Congressman John A. Keliher. has
Ssr. OP BY several re Of the e. 0m 81 or
tended victims. Keliher has mot be~r |
seen In his install haunts recently.
1T. z. B. Wood. a Boylston street dom |
fist, narrowly escaped losing q. 00o. He /
and Big Bill spent a month trying 70 in
IN N 1cshQ hln al.
though he had known keliher for years !
ne could not understand Why he wanted 1
him 20 make 10 much money aud 30
saved his oash.
who nAshed large bundles u money in /
public and when questioned TO have said
that he was beating a faro bank In New
York through dealer who was sore on
the proprietor. Then he would reluc-
so fST tif,ssH victims S have " ID BEEN heard
from. None Of them win admit that he
fell prey 20 the gang feeling that a. he
lost his own money trying To cheat some
body e4se the best thing 10 to take his
kelihsr IL aaid TO have taken ;he judge
TO New YORK and shown him how easy
Il was TO win $4,000 The judge re-
turned and gathering mp his available
cash. amounting 10 $4,000. Jumped IL
with an equal amount furnished by Big
Bill and saw him Icas the entire sum.
The banker went 20 New York twice
10 look the game over. Then he nibbled
10 the extent OF $4,000. but was shown
hat he had not followed instructions.
he armed himself with another sso.Ooo
and once more sat in the game only to
see his money 70 m before.
The victims and the amounts they Lost
10 far ~ known are: State street broker.
10. 0o0: George w. Coleman. Cambridge
hank bookkeeper, SEC, 900: Maiden elec-
fricai man. s2s.00O: Lynn leather manu-
facturer. SO, go: R~wscsDer row restau-
rant man. tls 600; clergyman. sie.0o0:
brewer's son. $500: Boeson grocer. %. O0O:
Two Worcester mon. u. 900; Portland. Me-.
norsenan, 5000; Boston judge. ss.OOO;
winthrop merchant. 81 800: Back Bay
ooachman. ~ 500.