The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-15
SHE WANTED GREEN GOODS.
a Kentucky Mother and "Big Walter
in Deal

a Kentucky Mother and "Big Walter
in Deal.
NEW York, Nov. 9.-Detectives Ahoncle
made an unexpected capture in the green
goods line. big Walter" notorious
crook, and q woman 40 years of age, the
first of her sex known to be a would-be
purchaser of the goods, was what they
caught in their net and landed at police
headquarters. The woman, Mrs. Angelina
Conrad, had come all the way from North
ern Kentucky to meet the sharks, and like
the two men from Alabama, she came pre-
pared with firearms to see that the bargain
was carried out. The pair met at Newark
aud compared kilograms, but the watching
detectives nabbed them as they arrived in
New York. They were driven to police
headquarters.
The woman was questioned by Inspector
Byrnes. She was very indignant at her
detention, and refused at first to say a
word, but finally admitted that her name
was Mrs. Conrad and that she lived on u
farm near Brookville, Bracken county,
Kentucky. The matron searched the
woman and found concealed in her dress a
large old-fashioned Dahlgreen pattern re-
volver of 80 calibre, and every one of the
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about an inch and a half in length. She
insisted that she had brought it along to
protect herself with, and must retain it.
Three hundred dollars in bills, some small
change and railroad ticket TO Brookville
were also found in her pockets
When Willard was searched there was
found in his pocket telegram that he had
evidently received from Mrs. Conrad. 1t
was dated Brookville, Nov. Z, and was as
follows: II leave Brookville to-day at 9:16.
/ want 800 on the crops 552" The latter
expression was intended to inform the green
goods man that she was bringing with her
$780, and was to receive in return $4,000
worth of green goods.
Today the woman said that she was
widow and had been for ten years. She
said she had eight children, three of whom
are married. Sac had spent most of her
life upoa her farm. and it was very evident
from her conversation that she was not
familiar with the ways OF the world.
Il am "a christian woman" she said,
sand never told lie III my life, SO | will
tell you all about it. About four months
ago received @ letter from New York,
asking me to come here and buy some
green goods How in the world the man
ever got my name don't know, for l
never saw him before yesterday in all my
life.
1.-THE man that sent the letter told me
never to write to him, but if | intended
doing any business with him to telegraph.
l informed him that as was good woman
that | would have nothing to do with the
money unless he assured me that it was all
good In reply he told me that it was all
good, and that il was not satisfied with it
he would give me gold instead. When he
made that fair proposition we held a con-
ference at home and it was decided to
make the purchase, and that |
was to do 1t. was TO look at the money,
assure myself that it was all good, and if it
was not | was to take gold. | was told to
come to Newark, n. j., aud stop at the
Adams house. / was to show him the tele-
gram had from him, and he was to show
me the one he had from me. Both OF these
had on it the same number 552-which
would serve as a password to make us ac-
quainted. We met as agreed, and were
going up to the mans office to attend to the
business, when we were arrested"
She refused to say what she intended
doing with the revolver.
big Walter" viii be given hearing at
the Essex Market police CURT on Moaday
morning. Mrs. Conrad will be detained at
police Headquarters as a witness against
himo