Regular Gold Brick Game

REGULAR GOLD

                BRICK GAME

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Almost Succeeded on William Lansky, Northside.

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BY A FEMALE SHARPER

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She Got His Money but wanted More and There Was Her Mistake.

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A woman sharper tried to bunco Wm. Lansky, the Northside grocer, today. About a week ago she came to him and showed him samples of a fine shoe polish. The price was right and be ordered a gross and a half - 216 bottles. Today she delivered the package and got her money.

She evidently thought Mr. Lansky an easy mark, and she tried to induce him to take some larger sized bottles. That is where she made her mistake. He incidentally picked one of the numerous packages up. The bottles were incased in a tin box. He noticed that the one he had selected was rusty, and opened it up. It contained nothing but dark colored water.

Then he demanded his money back. "You have bought the goods and I have your money and will keep it," she said.

Mr. Lansky threatened to call a policeman.

She told him to call ahead.

With that he grabbed her satchel and placing it behind the counter, told her: "I guess that will hold you until a policeman comes."

She caved under such an argument and returned him the money and hastily departed.

The police started to hunt her up, but she had taken a car for Detroit.