The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
PLEASE SEND $3.50 FOR $50"
.vn RRooKs & MURPHY, DEALERS IN
sI.rEy GOODS, WERE GLAD TO DO 50.


~. 49, Literature In the Hs.as or th
..,,ce = Their Method Seems 70 Hav
ne. About the Customary ThinE.
,,.,ector Byrnes says he is determined b
" nm tho green goods industry In this city
n. evidence Of his earnestness in carrying on
n,',ntontion he has arrested Frank Brooks
n M.. Pretty Frank" and Terence Murphy
A ne poodle Murphy" Both men were found
..thcir homes late on Saturday night by Cen
W Cfsee detectives Hanley, Crowley. ant
McCluskoy. M, vs., r.
nd Murphy at 2ll East 114th street. Botf
su nld.tmc crooks Hitherto their crook ed.
so.. has been principally In the pocket-pick'
Nv, nv,, and small sneak .thieving business. Muir
Inv once gained some notoriety By being
.ancbt while attempting to steal Secretary
paheson's gold watch in Philadelphia. Both
40 ,.convlcts and havo served sentences fol-
larceny.
,onc time. On Saturday afternoon he gave
liars TO arrest the men at the first oppor-
.,ui,y That night, while the detectives were
S.,,binr Brooks's house. they saw Brooks
.ntcr II. They followed in few minutes.
Rr,oks was found seated at his desk ad-
arossins q batch Of green goods circulars. He
h.d had too much experience to make any re-
.,.tance when he was arrested. When he had
Wan locked up at Police Headquarters his
confederate was as quietly arrested.
search OF the rooms Of Brooks and Murphy
..v.aled a stock OF green goods literature.
nrooks's outfit was more extensive than his
..sociste's. In his room were found forty.six
,ots books. containing the names and i'd
drssses OF moro than 10000 business men
scsttsred throughout the United States.
Most Of the names had the cipher desiens-
Aim ny which the swindlers had classified their
intended or their real victims. The Inspector
thinks the list had been made up mostly from
pr.dstreets and Dun's books. and from lists
obtaued from Postmasters on some pretext
With these books were two tin boxes. In which
were nearly G,O0o letters and kilograms from
persons who had received the circulars and
rrnos,ectuses of the green goods mon.
Letters Of annountement and caution. the
racllar stareotypad circulars and telegraph
forms wore found in profusion.
rsG and esrs and
and llektograph. Inspector Byrnes says
hal this gang has been working for about at
year and hall. .,.. -,
Ski 70 start G s sss
complete little printing office. Then it printed
sr sat o by e1SnFs 70 ast s
isttsrs. md circulars, and such other little
things as arc incident to tho trade.
4 Tremendous supply of bogus newspaper
Then they had printed enough stun to run a
hundred ordinary gangs they sold their print
ng Office and began work on big scale.
a lso on Ssa tie sh"S sfR! 0 With "'s
o.; sas had had a:sumulatsi iadspePdent tSr.
s ns Ga Merit of ne esa
snd Included moving appeal to the person
receiving the circular not to be traitor"
snd bctray tho sender: but to take the circu.
b be Of service to tho victim. who had been
recommended to the swind!er by q warm per-
sonal acquaintance.
uam simply giving the correct nanlo. all the
In the supply Of answers from victims found
homer. Ala. oct. -. it road: Send in.
tractions provided with 4O4." and was signed
gy n Talbot. Troy. Ala.
.nrst" telegram; 1t is on the form enclosed
n the first circular. and asks for instruction
now to come for the goods. On receiving this
eircsiar ii enclosed a :: SAMPLE" which was
really good bill cut into two pieces. 1t quotes
Scripture and gives prices Of green goods. 1t
ssaa and Sss
's s s.!t to me a; long as you live, I'm .,.,.
G. ns :. .f w. IN ss
sy ,rs getting rich Him tia, comesh 10 me ~
b. sne mau to Ssve millions q dollars Wills another
tolls from morning till night for mere paltry
lyEock is printed from original plates secured from
@ Ds A. oE ;n former ~ Unsis
aAsr sand the loss.
price to =. Sa ~
700 get. 5000. and 81 900 gets $4,000. Enclosed
x. viii sho. You my tntir. stock: '''<'' '-'
Nov ny good man thrust to your honor not to abuse
willing to be friend II you only follow my instruc
.I AND DO ySa VIII never van.
E una s .ns Vi. %sas
ten days from your receipt OF this win throw In
sc r. as 81 Jns -
aain faithfully and sincerely yours.
hat ccuSr IN
atlrday But another Alabama man. who |
lsyed the game earlier in the year. sent this
elegram in answer to the second" circular:
All Is we'll will buy 400 worth.
r. ~ DoroHrrrr Batavia $50.
mssn the gHng received this good
Instructions.
Follow Instructions below on leaving home.
'ssstroy all other Papers. Telegraph me
I IL yop leave your home. Buys railroad
M engage g. room. Register under your
Ace ana Hsn e. To ehs a. ls at
rect -''A
Return to your room and remain until I
9an =. have nothing to say to any one I'm less
~ ny this you will know that you are talk |
'low heseinstructions to the letter" ~
. s,tGposably Dougherty followed them. For
,st no had arrived. The records OF Brooks's
a uhk lall to show the fate OF Dougherty.
rlaapS when he reads this story OF the fate Of
tRS ,nninn ne may unfold an interesting tale.
~ mes when the police were too sharp for the
aIhhiers and caused them to delay tho pluck
Y VI victim. Then they copsoled the
cum with this letter:
VAk sR; Your telegraph despatch was duly received
s.nd % ssr q" serious nsss wa. unable
Ss has ordered me to 10 to the sesshore for .
to OF give and md Giy ,s, mp all sa:ness cares
tor time. and 4. this i ea.,ne.s csnnue 1 In
10 xa one e!ss to- 90 for me. shall have TO ask
Until ses5 f1o OF
nv shsn send the necessary Instructions and 10
ros, Sners h to sec me- aso sample Of my goods
nsss exactly and viii giye You ali necesssry time 70
s' You 1s sb srr Trusting that this u. .s.
49, anu lasting friends respectfully. -.
ns chHiPter In the fate Of Brooks will be Of
letter which NJ Reid vii! ree % a%s so''0"
ELGis HonE sIocK PARx.)