The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-23
CATCHES PAIR OF SW|NDLERS WITH
 HIS S400 ROLL
Bridgeporter Apprehends Duo After Port Chester
 Police Had Given Up,

Caught victim of the venerable handkerchief game. Edward Kovalski of 444 Central avenue. is thanking his lucky stars that by some good fortune he now possesses $4O0 which was out of his possession for a short while yesterday when two flim-flam men played the old game of substituting a wad of paper for roll of money. The two men are under arrest in Port Chester, N. Y.. and were arraigned in the town court there today as the game was operated in that city.
 The names of the two men were unknown to Kovalski. who informed the Bridgeport police today of the circumstances regarding his tempor- ary loss of the money. He was walk ing over Stratford avenue yesterday afternoon on his way to the railroad station, when underneath the viaduct he met a man, who was crying. Sym phathetic, Kovalski asked him the trouble and the man, short in stature, said that he desired to go to New York but didn't know the way.
 Kovalski said that he was going somewhat over half way the way to the metropolis and would show the other man the way. As they walked up the incline to the station, a man in a gray suit approached them and asked: Whats the trouble, boys % Kovalski answered, Nothing" and when the stranger then asked where they were going, replied, I'm going to Port Chester and the man with me is going to New York"
 The three then went to the ticket window where, the man in the gray suit purchased a ticket for New York and Kovalski bought two tickets, one for New York and the other for Port Chester. On. the train, the man in the gray suit sat with Kovalski and the other sat several seats behind them. On the way the man in the seat with Kovalski asked him the nature of his business in Port Chester and the latter informed him that he was going to draw $400 from a bank as he had an opportunity to buy house cheap.
 At Port Chester, the three alighted and the gray appara1led companion suggested having drink but KovalskI refused as he wished to transact his business first They said they would wait until he returned from the bank but he asked them to accompany him. After drawing out the money, they went to, Summerfield park and sat down on . bench.
 The man whom Kovalski had bought the ticket for, took a $5 bill from his pocket and placing it upon his handkerchief, which he had stretched upon his knees, said to Ko- 1S1yi i,,6 t<, that I'm going to give you a present" !" The third member of the party in- formed Kovalski that there was a safe keeping he should place his money in the handkerchief.
 Finally after much persuasion, he ncquiesed and placed $30 with the $5. Then $20 was added to that and finally he placed the entire roll in the hand kerchief. It was folded, and the short man placed 1t in Kovalski's hands and told him to take good care of it.
 Agreeing to meet him later, the pair walked off and Kovalski went in the opposite direction. After recounting the events, he took the handkerchief from his pocket and opening it, found that it contained newspaper clippings. Kovalski complained to the Port Chester police but they told him they could do nothing as the men had evil dently left town. He was leaving the station when he saw them walking by on the opposite side of the street. When he ran to them, the short man took the roll and holding it out said: Here's your money" With the aid of the janitor of the police station, the two men were taken to the lookup.