Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1908 — Indianapolis Man Bunkoed, By Gosh. [ARTICLE]

Indianapolis Man Bunkoed, By Gosh.

William B. of age, and a retired farmer living in Indianapolis was the victim of two bunko men Friday and was swindled out of $3;000, He took up with a stranger, and after meeting him several times accompanied him to his room, where another man met them. They pretended to be conducting a drawing along with the sale of Andrew Carnegie books. Every purchaser of a book got some sort of a prize, and the first book Cunningham bought secured him a 36 prize; the next book brought him 310 and the third showed that Cunningham had drawn the capital prize of 33,000. He was told that before he could get this amount he must show that he already had 83,000, and he went to the bank and borrowed that sum, putting up 33,400 in good notes as security. He then went back to the room and the men claiming to ba satisfied put the money In a tin box along with the 33,000 he had drawn, counting out the full 36,000. The mefl then handed him the box that was supposed to contain the money, the capper that had roped him in saying that he was entitled to a commission and would come by for It that afternoon. When he did not appear the old man opened up the box and found that It contained eight railroad time tables and a note which read: ”T am not a banker, but only looking for old fools like you. By the time you are looking for me I will be In Canada looking for another old fool like you. So if you don't want to be laughed at don’t tell anybody, for they can't do you any good. I got your money and am going to keep It So if you don’t tell no one we won’t” Many beautiful and useful articles will be offered at the Christian church Imsaar, Dec. 4th and sth.