New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-25
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ANOTHER INNOCENT A BROAD.
SWINDLED BY THE GREEN GOODS" MEN
COUNTY COMMISSIONER PERKINS. or LANCASTER.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PERKINS. OF LANCASTER.
g. c., THE LATEST VICTIM.
Asbury H. Perkins is a tall, dignitied man with
pleasant face and keen blue eyes. He is farmer.
and lives in Lancaster South Carolina. He is a
prominent man in the community, has the conf
dence of every one, and when he was appointed
County Commissioner about year ago everybody
In the neighborhood said that he the right
man in the right place.
Mr. Perkins came TO New-York during Christ
mas week and stopped at Earles Hotel He had
just returned from Boston, where he had left
$500, 900 in county bonds in the vaults OF safe
deposit company Mr. Perkins started out for a
stroll up Broadway during the afternoon to pass
away several hours before the train left for the
South. Near Bleecker-st q well-dressed man came
up from behind, hit linn vigorous slap on the
back grasped his hand shook it with great Vlgor
and said that he was heartily glad to see him.
lie was little astenished and did not think that
this was the proper way TO treat County CON-
missioner but the man would not hear OF any
reburs, took hold of his arm in most familiar
manner, and said that they would take walk
together. On the way up to Fourteenth-st: MIR.
Perkins found that he had met an old friend from
Charleston. His friend krew all about Lancaster,
and 6atercd Mr. Perkins by telling him that since
he had been made County Commissioner the fin
u0ccS OF lllc county Huu Dccu BfcdtlJ impiONN"'
The man knew so much about Mr. PerSns's family
and history that by the time they got to Four
tecnth-st the county official thoroughly IN
fatuated with his new found friend and invited
him to quench his thirst in the Morton House
GENTLY BRoACHING THE SUBJECT.
While standing at the bar Mr.. Wilson, as the
man had called himself. became confidential and
told Mr. Perkins that, although he was doing
splenddy in the clothing business, yet he was
10, omit n1nD m a Y
He asked him if nehadev ever heard Of grecu goods
The South Carolinan replied in the negative.
Then Mr. Wilson explained that they were coun-
terfeit bills so clcvery executed that no ecoud
tell the bills from genuine He demonstrated
the fact by buying several drinks at the bar and
paying for them with some of the green goods,
as he said Mr.. Perkins. as an honest man sald
that ne did not want 10 deal in counterfeit money,
but Mr.. Wilson quietcd his conscience ny tclllhg
him that the Government officials at Washington
yearly applied millions of dollars OF this sort OF
money TO their own USE ana that he haa as
much right TO the money as they had
Perkins thought too, and expressed his regret
that he had not met Wilson before gong to
Boston, he then had about 100000 with hlm
and could have gone into the business on larger
scale. However. it was settled that he was to go
back to Lancaster get some money, ana come
after the green goods" This was the day aiter
MAKING THE LITTLE DEAL"
Since then Mr.. Perkins has been in communica-
tion with Wilson by letter and he arrived here
last Sunday from Lancaster At Eare's Hotel
he was introduced to William Rogers, who had
been delegated by Wilson to look after the
business. Detectives McClosley and Mulholland
have long been on the track of Rogers and when
they saw him with the County Commissioner they
concluded that an oyster had been f0und ana
kept watch on them Mr. Perkins had orougnt nna a..
green goods" lie had $3.50 in silver dollars,
and Rogers kicked" at this and said that some
of them ight be bad. So messenger was called
and the silNe or was taken to Walst. and exchanged
for bills. Mr.. Perkins got $4,000 of green goods
in three packages of sl0, So and 81 bills and Mr.
Rogers got s400 in good money. The business
was settled yesterday morning and Mr. Rogers and
Mr. Perkins left the hotel arm in arm. The
County Commissioner carried new bag contain
ing the green goods. They took a car to the
DcsbrosSes-st ferry and were just going through
the ferry gate when McCloslScy and Mllholland
seized them. Mr. Rogers got ont big pistol, but
exploded. lie was quickly subducd and was taken
to Police Headquarters with the County Com
missioner.
The latter protested against the arrest of his
friend Rogers Inspector Byrnes told Mr.. Perkins
that he had been swindlcd and Mr.. Perkins denied
it. The Inspector opened the satchel took out
the packages of money, broke the little rubber
bands and green paper with no marks on 1t fell
upon the floor
=" Well. I'll be gold1rn,d" exclaimed Mr.. Perkins,
/" If thet doant beat any thin | ever seed This
was the first idea that ho got of the swindle and
he said that he hoped that it would not get into
the papers The green paper packages were covered
by good money there being two SO two 81 and
two 81, in all making s32. In order that Mr..
Perkins would not have to break the packages
before leaving the city. Mr.. Rogers gave him 81
to buy railroad ticket home. The County Com
missioner was sent TO the House Of Detention and
the swindlcr was locked up at Headquarters and
will he taken to the Jefferson Market Court this
morning