St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
TOO CUTE TO NIBBLE.
Green Goods Operators At
tempt to Swindle Prince
Russell Harrison.
He Secures Their Arrest by
Agents Of the Postoflce
Department.
Buekskin Joe, the Notorious
Swindler Of Soldiers, Cap
tured in Ohio.
llississippians Engage in a
Shotgun Soiree, With
Fatal Results.

New York, Aug. Am attempt to
Bwindle Russell B. Harrison, son OF the
president. by means Of the green goods
game. made about six weeks ago,
resulted yesterday in the arrest of three
men, who occupied three rooms in the
Improved Tenement, No. 4S4 Pearl
street. The prisoners described them
selves as Charles Morton, Joseph Barn
ard, known as Hungry Joe No. z" and
James j. DAILY. In the apartments where
they were found there was scattered
about circulars ana alleged newspaper
clippings, showing that the prisoners
were well equipped to carry out tDeH
swindling operations. The men named
having been placed in custody, the par
aphernala found in the place was con-
fscated and taken to the cuStOdlan'S
room in the poStoffice building to be
held there pending the examination III
the case. which was set down by mted
States Commissioner Shields, before
whom the prisoners were arralgned Tor
Tuesday morning. Meanwhile the
prisoners are locked up in the Ludlow
Street iail in default of s., 800 bail each.
The game being worked by the men
was first brought to the attention Of the
government authorities by a letter re-
ceived from Russell b. Harrison, who
sent to Chief Post0ffice Inspector Rath-
borne, Of Washington, a green goods
circular which had been mailed % III.
3. Harrison, Helena, Mont" The ell
cular read as follows:
Dear sir: Judging you to be man of
business capacity i'll whom | Can place eoni-
dence, ana also III position to handle my
goods III safety. have concluded to write 10
YOU If | have made a mistake. let matters
drop NV principle is not 10 wrong man
who is willing to prove himself friend
This business can be carried on by any one
who will devote little time and attention to
it, and l guarantee that if you enter INTO this
with me YOU will never regret 1t as long as
you live. My stock is ill different sizes
ones tWos. fves and tens. and are as perfect
as human skill can make them, and can be
easily disposed of. Ii you conclude to
answer this letter. aid when | know
you mean business, L will then. send
YOU full terms and particulars, ana VIII
endeavor TO satisfy you on every point that
if YOU are nv friend will prove true and
lasting one TO you. DO you understand: re
member | want simply to convince you that
| am lust as / say, q friend to a friend. When
YOU answer this telegraph to me like this to
the enclosed name and address: please send
me terms, particulars and so forth, and then
sign yotIr name and pOstotlice address, as
might lose the one | now have before near
ing from you again. | can and Will help you
out of any money trouble you may be iii. and
wiser unless you betray me. Remember,
do not ask one single dollar OF you. When
yCu have seen my whole stock then Won can
nav me- | alone manufacture these goods.
Trusting YOU Will take no offense from the
above and that we viii become firm friends,
l remain yours contidentially.
In his letter to Chief Postoffice In
spector RathbGne, young MT. harrison
expressed the hope that the matter
would be looked into at once, and
added a remark to the effect that his
reputation had apparently not yet been
sufficiently well established to relieve
him from the annoyance OF receiving
such mail matter Chief RathboHe
sent his assistant, Mr.. Jacobs, from
Washington to this city, ana the latter
gentleman worked in conjunction with
Postoffice Inspectors Hartsh0rn and
Morris to bring the attempted swlndlers
of the presidents son to justice, with
the result noted. The stuff found in
the green goods mems apartments in
Guided many addressed envelopes,
ready for mailing, but lacking the cir
cuarS Offering the great Inducements
to invest in counterfeit money. One OF
the circulars found in the place set
forth that the money offered was made
from plates formerly in use for making
genuine money, and what purported to
be newspaper clipping told OF the
arrest of man for cOunterfeltlng who
was subsequently, discharged Oh Its
being shown that the bills he offered
were genuine.