| Show Switch Game Still Good Cobbler Loses 2000 CARTERET N. N Karl J.-Karl Born fifty years old a shoemaker asked police to help him find two men who vho swindled him of 2000 most of his savings in one of the rable erable variations of the perennial switch witch game The two confidence men one of them hem elderly made his acquaint acquaint- acquaintance ance by bringing several pairs of shoes hoes to his shop to be repaired On their third visit Born said the theold older old r man brought a metal lock box In n which he said was He said aid he was ill feared that death was vas near and wanted to give his money to the poor Born said that the man pleaded that hat being unacquainted In Carter- Carter Carteret et he wanted his companion and the he cobbler to select a list of de- de deserving erving serving recipients of his munif- munif cence The two were to receive each for their services but the older man asked that a cash eash bond bonde be e posted The younger man offered 2000 as his bond and Dom Born went to o his bank and drew out 2000 0 He thought that the two bonds 1000 were vere placed In the lock box which was left in his care When he the supposed philanthropist and his young oung helper did not appear Born forced the open and found that it t contained only strips of paper and a few 5 bills |
