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FLY FITCHETTE.A Butta Miner on His Travcls-Tlio VlatliD of New ConO-dsnce Backet.ClThrough the arrest in Sau Francisco of John Vitelletto, late proprietor of the Turf Exchange in JXuivtw the story comes out of a well-known Butte miner falling prey to the wiles of a sharp eonlldeuce operator. The charge upon which Fitclicite was arrested was that of having played a new confidence racket in Denver on a miner from ltutte City, Montana, mimed Fd. Baker. It is alleged that BaKer was induced to go to the Turl by a capper who made his acquaintance and set forth the e. nvenienc©, elegant accommodations and cheap rates to be found at the Turf. After succeeding in inducing Baker to put up at the restaurant he introduced4Cu1him to Fitoilette, who was represent- tel1miofofMitolt;tintodiiLeitoed to be a wealthy and inlluentialman, keeping a hotel merely for amusement. Fitehette received Jhiker with open arms and threw the ; jZii bar open for him, with the assurance'that nothiug in the world was too good for a frieml introduced under aucli circumstances. Baker, after b*ing comfortably filled with liquor, was induced by the capper to go out and take in the town, but before leaving. the capper proposed that as the town was full of robbers, to take only a few- dollars each, and leave their pocket hooks, with th3 balance of their money iu the landlord's safe. Baker agreed to this, and deposited $1,1100 with Filchette. in the morn-| ing lie awoke from Ids debauch, and ; n-r; descending to the bar took a cocktail i jj, or two to keep his hair from pulling, j eo and then asked for his poeketbook. j m It was handed to him, but alas, it 1 tu was not his poeketbook and only eon” | to tained so. He raised a row and pro* j tested, but his words were received , ^ with well expressed scorn and injured innocence beautifully blended. Finally, when Jus importunities became dangerously loud, tlie land- j ^ lord said that sooner titan have Ids | (f‘ reputation ruin«d by s licit a thing he j ^ would pay the claim, lie therefore liandid Baker a note of hand for Sd,»00, payable in live days. Baker ! accepted the j uper, which immediately rendered Fitohette sale trom 11ad■IVtilII1*1*ofr_*ri initial prosecution. He was re- i ^leaded on a writ of lathe it ror/tia and ^immediatelv left for Oregon. ,U - - *iiHANGING TO A TREE. iir
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Butte Daily Miner
Butte, Montana, US
Fri, Oct 06, 1882
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