New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
OUTWITTING THE SWINDLERS.
HOW TWO sournERNERs MADE 81 $50.
" GREEN GOODS MEN pLED At THE POINT OF

GREEN GOODS MEN FLED At THE POINT OF
REvoqNERs AID LOST THEIR MONEY.
llafey and George the Two Alabamiau, who. after
securing 80 from green goods men in this city
were compelled 10 surrender 1t TO the city, prom sea
when they were here, about three month, ago. that
soon rs they recovered the money from thc city they
woad give the story OF their adventures with The
sharpers The Property Clerk Police Headquarters
delivered up the i'll gotten money 10 Purdy u
Mclaughlin. counsel for the men. on November 20.
Yesterday these lawyers got a long letter from their
southern clients giving in the picturesque language OF
that section of the couny the story of their successful
robbery OF the green goods" men.
naAcy and George are railroad builders in Alabama.
Their home j. ri Moorcsvillc. Briefly told Their story
is that several Of their friends ana neighDorS had been
dup,d by green goods men in this city. and when
,r,uIar finally wa, sent to Haley the plan laid
which they aftcrwagd carried out. Gaining all the
lbr ON the method, OF the sharpers which they could
cei from, the experience Of their ncighbors who Had
icon dupcd Haeey and Moore came North BY advice
of the green goods men, they TOOK "A room al 'h'
Adam, House. in Newark. There they were met bS
a Glib tongued young man, an cm-NarY from inc
sharpeIS who after long talk, was satisfied hat inc
>outherners were sufficiently ripe TO be plnrked. lilo
cent away and the next day they came TO tins city
At the Cortandtst. ferry they were met by the
driving dcvioI, route they stopped at place in the
rourh Ward the headquarters. il was at,rwaid
learned Of the notoliou, Parmlcy gang Of green
,od- men Here they met the Operator an
elderly man with smooth manners. lie ala MS
part in The approved "Grccn-good'' fsh'h' \
nile Of good money wa SHOWN ~ I"
visitor, They expressed their satisfaction and agreed
70 pay 400 for 5000 Of the alleged ''n'o'ic' ~"
ZOO was put down a desk.
Count ont the $1,000, sub" said Haley TO tho
oily old operator ,.o,,
The latter dcmurrcd. alleging great haste To keep
an important engagement. Here NaId ne we 4"
mn, the bill, in h> vasc. and I'll carry the vai'e
10 an express Office for you.
oh mo- we'll take il TO the express Office our
selves said Haley. keeping m' eye" sIl'd o" ',o
pile of bills supposed TO be $1,000 but III lcaN "n''
s175O The two countymcn watched tie operator
80 sharply and cvnccd such stcadineN' al nerve ''
the operator cried ont testify
Then the trade j, on
oh no. it amt on" said llaf"y. ON YES You
will trade" and in instant he aud MS itl@ho '"'
nuIlcd two rcvol,cr,. and covering the ODD operate"
and III. olib young man. Haley proceeded 10 p"'h ~
,he $50 The outcry that this af"I~cd hol-h
90 door two confodcra'os Of tho >harpci' VII"
we're in tie next room ready t. assist ln inc great d"
81 exchanging the good money for hun'h ~ -Ic''
edged paper. Iiaaey's revolver wa uhr'rem'h'"u7N
rokcd IN their faces and remembering the Ia" ~
Davis the green goods man VII" va h'''' ~ ~
herr. 4 and west Broadway 10y Jim !. h'ii'"o' 81
Tc>a. the whole gang ~ >a"du'' ne" ne" "'' ~
-,.c The Alabanian> left the 500. desiring To J"
honest they said and started for homo. lNe> rFN
. t.rryl,,at A. they imposed for Jersey ny, su,
t,ind thcm,elyc, in BROOKLYN. tr",'lhe uc hI rt
-, . ,.,r they lost their bearings. ami ihaiN boiI"
- t',,,r.b ;,c car and got oh Al ~" i'fahn 'hI'I
station jus, they were about To- ittE oTa ~ f.,
,,.r. Arrested lv Detective r-chnt M'h'H'n ~ Ut
W. " INNS. ~nu,d The ic~t Of their story i-
afr',d known e. the puhc. II l. 'tN tn' ,F ,,
80 o. :, ~ IL
i u,trd ~, tho ~nn;hcrucr- That II Va bagsci 10,
. ,l,i,d marty before fh,lr return