The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-27
TACT, b. is unnecessarily active and preco-
cions. He seems to be writing the plat
form of the Peoples party.
GREEN GOODS VICTIMS.
A Hotel Mans Extraordinary Story-Two Par
sons on the List.

New York Sun.
A downtown hotel man related some
green-goOds stories yesterday of cases that
had come under his personal observation.
"Its astonishing what q trade these people
have and the class of customers they get"
he began. "Why. Pve had 'em take right
out of my hotel here two ministers of the
gospel, o bank cashier, the Lending doctor
in a Western town big enough to have
thirteen other doctors. at least two
deacons, a postmaster, and Lord knows
how many ordinary countrymen. When
l got this hotel, afew years ago. l was
struck with the m Der of men from the
South and West who came here. registered.
paid a days rent, and went away and never
returned. They would register and almost
before they would be shown to their room
some one would come In and ask to be taken
right up. The some one was generally
young and was always q friend of the
family. | didn't tumble for some time
and b l made up my mind to tackle ono
of the fellows.
This one was the postmaster. He had inst
fellow had him in tow leading him out. l
said to him: Here. come here a minute
and / took him in that hallway and closed
the door. l told one of the clerks to tele-
phone to headquarters for a policeman. L
said to the postmaster: Who 10 this fell
low that's with your He trembled all
of his hair. Then he said it was an
old friend of his. / said to him.
You're lying and yOp know it, He broke
down and said he'd give me all the money
he had If l wouldn't give him away. and he
did. He shelled out 81 600 that he had in a
belt about his waist. The policeman came
in and made himg go out to speak with the
swlpdler, who stood on the corner waiting.
1t was q foxy fellow. He suspected some
thing and wouldn't recognize the post
master.
III made up my mind to put a stop to the
business In my hotel. it wasn't long after
ward that two ministers came from an
the house. They came back the next day
and confessed that they had lost $500.
They denied that they were ministers, and
wanted me to help TO get 1T back. didn't
return tickets home. and went there
penniless. About q week later
the bank cashier came. He be-
longed to q Texas bank, and brought 5000
with him. He got here at 10 o'clock III the
morning. He came back at / o'clock with
out a cent. He told me the place that he
had been in when he lost it. 1t was down
next to the brid &c. 1 sent around TO head
quarters. and a detective went down town
and came back in another hour with every
cent of the money. How he got it don't
know.
1.-The Doctor came next. He wa fifty
one years old, and was going TO Germany.
He had 81. 500 In twenty-dollar gold pieces.
Zach piece was sewed between his shirt
and o piece of muslin. each piece sewed
separately. Well, they got him in a three
card monte game somewhere. He didn't
know where. He never got his money back.
/ remember four countrymen who got
their money back with the aid of
headquarters men, and 1 remember at least
q dozen, including the two deacons. who
didn't get their money back, before we
drove the gang away from my place. In
the few months they operated here they
didn't get less than S25.000 They do their
work up town in Seventh and Eighth ave-
nues now, and l am told they are making
just as much, notwithstanding all the news.
papers have printed"