The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-04
JERSEY GREEN GOODS.
A Startling Revelation of Hobo
ken Crime Comes from
Kansas City.
epecial 70 the Jersey citu Mems.

KANSAS CITY, April 9, 1S90.-The public
has never been able to understand why
the persons who advertise green goods"
for sale cannot be run to earth by the de-
tectives. Every scheme is worked, but
within the last week circulars have been
received in Kansas City which are origi-
nal in their make up. 1t is of the form of
a typewriter letter, and accompanying
it is an alleged newspaper clipping. Ihis
clipping bears IN one side Il New York
date and no one but a newspaper man
would ever notice that it is bogus. With
the bogus clipping and letter is inclosed
n piece of legal cap paper, on Which is
written the following:-
Keep this for future reference.
Send your telegram to Charles Wilson.
Your pass word and sign is 'tNabob l2c.
DO not sign anything else.
Caution-Be sure you have tbs numbers
Cplainiy writtenl Oh the telegram after you sign
the word eNabob,n otherwise your telegram will
positively receive no attention. The figures
are very Important.
This letter departs considerably from
the stereotyped form in use several years
ago. The letter %nnounce that $1,000
will be sold for $500, s., 600 for $400 and for
$3.50 you will get $4,000. and tor $1,000
you will get 10000. the more you invest
the cheaper are the goods. IF you are
foolish enough TO let a golden chance like
this pass you by,n continues the letter,
.sall we'll and good. II you are miserable
and in al OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., now
or never is your time. 1t you have not
the money to buy the goods, / would IN
sent to your taking some confidential
friend in with you IN has; provided, of
course, he is trustworthy and could keep
the secret. You could both then come on
together and make the deal. However,
Won would be very foolish to take any
one in with You if You conld raise enough
money yourself. Ii my business should
suit you it will be absolutely necessary
for you to come on here and see me in
person. | only deal face to face with my
customers. Experience has taught me
that this is the safest and most satisfac-
tory way for both. BY your coming on
here you see what you are buying and
/ see who I am dealing with. Conse-
quently you buy no cat in u bag and we
both feel better satisfied
The person receiving the letter is
warned Eot to write under any circum-
stances, but send the telegram as per
Instructions.
I'm conclusion, says the letter, II wish
to say if you cannotcome on here or have
$500 to invest simply let the matter drop
until you hear from me again. This will
certainly occur before the expiration Of
thirty days. Now kindly allow me to
caution you again not TO write letters.
BE patient and wait until you hear from
me. You must be guided by my advice.
Ii you do you are bound to succeed. NO
such thing as iall. Act square, be true
and honorablei DO me no harm and YOU
will never regret it as long as you live.
You can make money faster and easier
by dealing in my goods Than you ever
dreamed of before in your life. Won't
you try it?"
The bogus newspaper clipping begins
after this fashion:-"The failure of The
United States Cour to convict Charles
Wilson, one Of the most gigantic, success
full and altogether ingenious counter
feiters in this or any other country, i5 a
great disappointment to the chief OF the
secret service"
The article goes on to say that the
counterfeit was SO perfect that the gov
eminent detectives pronounced it gem
uine. When the prisoner Charles VIII
som was taken before the Grand Jury,
'.the prisoners counsel asked the gov
eminent experts it they would swear
that the bills examined by them were
couhterfeits. 10 the aStonisllment of
every member of the Grand j ury, they re-
piled that they would not, i'll fact could
not, as they were positive the bills were
as good as any issued by the government,
excepting the fact that there wtts not as
much silk fibre interviewer in the paper
of the bills found on the prisoner as in
the genuine belonging to the United
States. The fault, continued the expert,
lays III the careless observed in
the Treasury department in allowing the
workmen to handle government plates,
printing inks. dies, ETC., as they wished. !"
A short interview with millionaire
Wilson, is appended ut the close of which
the reporter, . who uses the editorial
word I'VE, " expresses his opinion that no
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bills were counterfeit.
Dozens of these circulars have been re-
ceived inKansas City, ana some of them
nave fallen into the hands of the police.