The Detroit times., 1911-08-05
sNINDLERs LAND
MAN FOR st,I50
At RACE TRACK
Peter Martin, Grand Rapids Lamb,
Trusts Roll To -son ot .rop' ossnv
and Confedsiats To BET on
Sure Thing.
I'm Going Home To Work; Pm
Through Being . Damn Fool
Says Victim.

Poor Peter Martini From de-
lirium OF dollars to moneylsss
nightmare IL FAR leap IN one short
day, yet Peter sncompasssd the dis-
tance easily and gracefully. Friday.
He came from Grand Rapids, being
personally conducted to Detroit by an
urbane person who represented him
self to be q SON Of Pop oesrs, the
famous horseman. and another young
man. who was wise N 20 horses and
how to play them.
These two individuals induced
Peter to carry q wad OF s1.l50 with
him. They promised him he would
have to hire power truck, guarded
Dy an armed posse, to carry the pro
ceeds back from the State Far
track. AS q matter Of cold, hard
fact. Peter spent Friday night In the
central police station, where he
begged for lodging, and In the nm
sympathetic chill OF an early Satur-
day morning fog, he crept disconso-
lately from headquarters. He FIRST
carefully asked directions to the
nearest pawnshop.
Thank Heaven, they left me nv
watch and ring" said Peter, a. he
walked from the building. Poor
Peter Martin!
It's the same old story. Peter, by
dint OF hard work and economy gath
cred snug little fortune Of Sl,1b0.
He met the ''son of Pop Geers" acci-
dentally. "Geers Jr.," was enter
tanning and az q man Of the world.
he at FIRST interested, then fascinated.
the unsophisticated Peter.
The same old argument was used
on Peter. II goes like this:
why waste your life shaving for
every penny, when you can 60 to the
track with me? Til show you how
to make . million easy" And Peter
fell.
.Geers, Jr.," Peter and the third
man arrived Friday and the conspi,-
ators led Peter, the lamb, 20 the
scene of the shsaring
II was too easy. 0eer1'. do ths
betting. He first took $3.50 Of Mar
tins roll to the ring, but, Of course.
didn't bet II. Soon he returned with
| $500. Peters eyes fairly popped.
Again "Geers" took, $3.50 OF the Mar.
tin cash. Again ne reported winning
and Peter was $500 to the good
He now had 1850 altogether. Now
for the killing! "Geers, Jr. knew
OF a sure thing. II couldn't fail. II
was the. chance Of life time. Poor
Peter With the trusting innocence
of q little child, he dumped S1,650
into the waiting hands OF "Geers."
Curtain for Peters cash!
'Geers, Jr." never returned. Mar
tin grew uneasy after three or four
heats were run.
Il wonder where he can be" said
Peter. ss
"Wait here, Peter, I'll md him.
said the conspirator. Exit conspir-
ator.
But Peter is a philosopher.
They stung me all right" he said.
land Tm not going TO squeal I'm
not going TO make complaint I'm
going back homo anu 60 to work.
| I'm through being a damn fool.
incidentally, with the disappearance
| of Martins roll, the police are cogi-
tating as to the whereabouts or Burk
Chadwick, who posing as q nephew
lof Cassie Chadwick, tried 20 victim
ixe q Royal Oak youth In q horse
race deal q week ago. They say
Chadwick has q faculty of changing
his Identity to suit occasions.
| Michael McCaliagan, the Saginaw
Ihorseman, who was detained In the
central station, so his cash could be
lsafeguarded, had more cash than was
lat first thought When he was
searched sl.700 was found pinned 70
his undershirt This brought his for
tune up TO ss.7oo. jnclusiys OF two
diamonds.