The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-04-27
The green Goods Game.


While making his first tip to the city of
New York one day last week, one of our
citizens met with a little experience which
we think will repay publishing. as it may
interest as well as instruct. During his
ride in the train from Philadelphia our cit
izen occupied a scat directly in front of
two good-looking and well dressed young
men, apparently not over twenty years old,
and as is often the case among fellow-pas-
sengers, the trio BECAME engaged in CONVEX
sation regarding the points of interest
on the road. the towns through which
they were passing, etc. As the train
neared New York one of the two strangers
adroitly turned the conversation on to the
occupation of our resident, and having
been enlightened on that point, asked him
at what time of the veal he was the busiest.
On being told that he had considerable
leisure time during the summer months,
the young man stated that was engaged in
a little business by which our friend might
be able to make a little money, and said
that he would be pleased to send him
samples and prices. The address of
Mr. was asked N jotted down by
the Young man on his cuff. Arriving in
New York, the Woodstown gentleman,
who was making his first visit to that
city, vas shown partly on his way By his
newly-made acquaintances, who babe him a
pleasant good-day. On last Wednesday,
the following letter was received, post
marked New York, and addressed to our
friend. 1t was written in a very neat, bus
iness-like hand, on both sides of half
sheet of paper. We give it in full:
Dear Sir.-I am the young man tnat met you
coming to New York last week, and as |
promised to send you a sample of my goods. L
enclose IL. You will please examine the paper.
engraving and printing, and | guaFlntee each
find any difference when yOu come here | HAl
pay all your expenses and will allow you one
hundred dollars Tor your time and trouble
This is "A business that you can make money
very fast and run no risks, as you viii see by
newspaper clipping, and another proof, 1
have customers all over the U. ,. who have
been handling my goods for the past eight
years and none of them have eyer been in
trouble, aud / defy detection from bank
cashiers. l make the GLOWING sizes; Is. p
5s, los; and my prices are as follows; S2,W0 cost
$3.50. 5000 cost 500, 5000 cost 500 and sl0.0oo
cost $3.50, which entities you to the right OF
your state. If you do moi care To enter in this
matter "do me no HARM, and let the matter
drop, as l am only trying to prove myself n
friend and benefaetor. ir yon VIII allow me Ia
Hoping you will take no offense from the
above, and to hear from yon very soon, am
your friend, D. NJ hENDERsos,
Commission Merchant.
SIS West {Bd St, M
Please return letter ana satnple.
Enclosed in the letter was one half of a
bright, new, genuine dollar bill, as an os-
tensible sample of the goods dealt in, and a
newspaper Clipping" prepared by the
swindlers, telling of the arrest a dealer IN
counterfeit money and his subsequent dis
charge, ow ing to the fact that the counter
feits he dealt in were printed from plates
which we're once the property OF the gov
ernment! Our friend exhibited this letter
to several of our citizens, together with the
sample. and says he intends to return all to
the address given, accompanied by a letter
of friendly advice.
The s'modus operandi' OF these swind-
lers has been exposed so often that it seems
incredible that they should secure any one
SO credulous as to become their victims.
1t is hardly necessary to say that they
no counterfeit money in their posses
whatever, all the batting aud samples
consisting of genuine notes, and when they
persuade a victim to visit New York for
the purpose of investing, it is an easy mat
ter for them to substitute a duplicate pack
age for the bundle of supposed counterfeits,
which is found on the dupe's arrival
to contain only sawdust or waste
paper. Such ~swindiers are comparatively
safe from prosecution from the fact that
their victims seldom care to chronicle
to the world the fact that they ever enter
tanned the idea of ~swindling their fellow
citizens by the means OF counterfeits.