The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-08-01
Funny How They Fall for 1t.

]. w. Glenn, an operator of slot
machines. IpoUl room tout and conf
dence man, well rememered by the
sporting element of Paris, for a neat
scheme pulled off here a few years
ago, when the local sports were
victimized to the extent of couple of
thousand dollars or sure thing" put
over the same thing ON Washington,
d. c., man a few weeks ago. The
story vas told in a dispatch from
Washington to the Cincinnati Enquir-
er, is as follows:
Enticed into attempting to get rich
quickly by two clever confidence men
and drawn into their clutches by the
seeming certainty of making "easy
money!" j. L. Henshaw, of this city,
a member of the firm of Henshaw &
Co., was swindled out of $2.035 while
on recent trip to Niagara Falls, N.
Y So we'll did the swindlers play
their game that it was only today that
Mr.. Henshaw discovered his loss and
reported the affair. The game was
the old familiar poolroom scheme
Mr.. Henshaw tells the story as fol-
lows:
"While at Niagara Falls l met a
man who gave the name of ]. w.
Glenn. We took a trip around the
gorge and going to hotel at the end
we sat down to rest. We had not been
there long when a man sat down near
US and began counting a bunch uf
mUney. some of it being thousand
dollar bills.
"Glenn recognized the man, calling
him Mr.. Bentley. Bentley said he
of of 20,
dollars day and that he had tele-
men who controlled the horses at the
track and that he placed his bets with
absolute certainty. Taking US into
the hotel he showed US y little room
where the side walls were chalked up
with the names of horses. Eight or
ten men were in the room | looked
around and Bentley and myself went
back to the room upstairs. Bentley
put thousand dollar bill in my hand
and said, take this anG put it up on
Floyd Wells.
81 went down into the room and
passed Bentley's 81, 900 into the win
dow. together with 81 of my own. In
about two minutes Floyd Wells was
announced the winner, and | drew
down $1,000.
''In few minutes Bentley sent rue
down with another thousand dollars to
put upon Bright Star. This was also
winner and | pulled down S2,OO8.
ne wing put 81 of mine on it.
Bentley asked how much money
we had Glenn had $40 and | confess
ed to $35. This We put up. Bentley
then wanted to know what banks we
used. l gave him the name of one
hank where l had no money. Glenn
said he Gid business with the First
National of Indianapolis. Bentley
then began to write out checks. |
refused to sign them. but Bentley did,
and taking the phony checks he went
d, wa and made the bet him self He
then gave me the ticket ard told me
to go down and cash in on it. The
amount put p was $1,000 in worthless
checks and SIS in money.
Il gave the ticket into the book
maker and he had counted out So. 600
hen the manager came in and said,
we will have to hold this bet until we
find out if these checks are good"
with this we went outside and con-
fessed the situation. Finally We got
the worthless checks, destroyed them
and when Glenn and myself drew
sight drafts in our banks for the
amount of the checks, which we turn
ed over to the bookmaker. Our drafts
were pronounced o. K. within a day
or Two and we got the amount of our
bet, $40, $50.
Il remained outside. In little
while Bentley came to me, and giving
me $1,000 bill and two $500 bills, told
me 10 bet the $1,000 on DR.. Watson
for place. l gave the ticket to Bent
ley.
Bentley jumped up with the ex-
clamation, What have you fellows
done. told you to bet DR.. Watson
for place and you have bet him as a
winner"
''They went to the bookmaker and
tried to get him to charge the ticket
top lace, but the race had been run.
Glenn volunteered to take all the
blame, as he knew that | was poor
hand at the game and said he would
go home and get $4,000 and make
good. With this we arranged our part
ing to meet again IN Philadelphia
Il was given $40 and Glenn was
given $40. | went to Philadelphia,
and after staying there thee days,
hearing nothing from Glenn, l suppos-
ed he had concluded tu pocket his less
and drop out, so ! came home.
wrote to Glenn but the letter was re-
turned. Then realized l had been
done out of 81. 035."