The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-26
"GREEN GOODS SEIZURE.
New York Detectives in Possession Of
Some Interesting Correspondence.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The Central Office
detectives have just unearthed the head
quarters of the green goods" business in
this city. together with the cipher code,
books of reference, list of names and some
60OO letters received from people in every
State in the Union. They have also ar
rested Frank Brooks and Terrence Murphy.
head operators and leaders in the business.
They also learned that the combination had
just sent out 100000 circulars and letters
preparatory to the winters work Inspector
Byrnes has the names Of the people to whom
the circulars were addressed, and will look
after further correspondence in his own way.
Among many letters received is one from
Superintendent Reed of the Home Stock
Farm" Alpine, Ind. He incloses $50. for
which he was to receive $3.50 in green
goods. He asks that they be expressed to
him at Connorsville. and nalyely says II
presume it wouldn't be wise to attempt to
pass them on the banks. United States
Treasurer Huston lives at ConnorSville. He
recently resigned. you are aware, but he
would be apt to be very Shrewd and well
posted, would he not?''
prominent man from Penobscot County,
Me-, fell victim to the wlles of the green
goods men. AS he tells the story. he ar
rived in New York via a morning train from
Albany. reaching the Grand Central about
noon. With his new stiff hat set firmly
upon his head, with about $3.50 of his S400
carefully slowed away in an inside pocket,
and the hotel card closely grasped in his
hand. he took Third-avenue elevated train
and rode down the island and finally ap-
peared at the hotel office, where he secured
a room. He did not have lpng to wait.
There entered dapper, busness-like
man, having pleasant face, from the sides
nl, # hon
he was not over five feet five and did not
weigh over100 pounds. He looked as inoffen-
sive as a schoolgirl, and had there been any
suspicion of fraud or violence TO come in the
breast of the great double-iSted fellow from
the Pine Tree State they would have been
dispelled at the sight Of this little man.
There was no rush on his part to get down
to business. In fact the newcomer said he
was well-nigh tired out, and he called ana
ordered "whisky." The Maine man took
one, toe, but he was not allowed to settle
when he offered to do so. Finally he was
told that the hotel was used only as place
in which to meet; that there were other Gus
toners at the "uffice" ahead of him, and so
an hour was passed in strolling about.
An old building upon corner was
entered and two flights of stairs taken.
During tile walk the Maine man had given
his companion to understand he was ready
to take S400 worth of goods If he liked the
sample; and he endeavored to Impress
upon the seller the fact that he was not to
be taken in aud done for. Thinking a little
taffy might work well he had informed the
gentlemaGly dealer in green goods that be,
the man from Maine, might be able to take
SOS. 900 aud the State right in few weeks
# he was used well.
room was reached and entered. It was
fairly we'll furnislie and al one corner of it
there was Il closet. At desk sat pale
young man, seemingly weaker than the
guide who had come from the hotel. There
were some books and papers scattered about
and the SicklY young man was tearing in
pieces 81 and 81 bills. He did not work
fast. Some of these bills were shown the
newcomer and then the party got down to
business. The Maine man thought he had
better take the bulk of the goods in tens.
for he reasoned there was no more risk in
passing a ten than Il one He was shown
package said to contain 100 tens. He counted
it aud found the correct number. The
money looked good all the way through, and
later he bought four of the packages. They
were put into a bag. The Maine man
clutched this and then gave up $3.50, and at
this moment a burly fellow entered the
room, locking the door behind him. The
Maine man grew nervous, but he felt better
when the newcomer informed all that one
OF Inspector Byrnes' men had been mos
ing" around all the morning and was then
in the building. 1t was thought that he
was not 'ont0" that room, but 1t was con-
ceded all better lay low for awhile.
The SicklY young man gathered his torn
bills and hastily thrust them into tie grip
of the man from Maine, the dapper chap
with the mutton chops pulled some samples
from his pocket and burned them at stlve,
while every now and tien the burly one
peered into the hall, occasionally making
short trip about the building. 1t was then
about O'clock The dapper man said he
should vacate that night. but he was bound
to see his friend out of town. For further
canurjfv hp nniatly did tho Iittln hou II in
paper, so that it looked some thing like a
package of peraS or peaches, and he told
the man from Maino to give him So. With
this he sent the last conner to the Fall
River line, where ticket to Boston was
secured for So and stateroom Tor two.
Ticket and key were brought back and then
all secretly left the bu lding. Inspector
ByrneS' man was pointed out, aud the dap
per man told the PenobScot County man he
should never again use the office nor go
near the hotel. The man with the $4,000
was seen on board the boat, nor was lie left
alone until the last bell was rung. With
quiet expressions as to more business in the
future, and wishes of good luck to come,
the dapper New Yorker departed. and as
the boat shot out into the North River the
man from Penobscot hurried to his state
room to study his new purchase
1t did not take long.
The bag seemed the same bag which he
had held in his hand when the breathess
messenger announced the nearneSs OF the
| Inspectors man, yet it was not tue same.
There was bundle of green staff inside,
but the torn bills thrust in by the sickly
young man were missing. Yet the other
bundle looked all right. but it was only
paper having edges limitations of genuine
bills.
An Eloping Wife and Pursuing Husband.
DENVER, Oct. 25.-W. II. Burgess, travel
Ing agent for furniture company in Cleye-
land Ohio, arrived here this morning and