The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-04

A Couutrynan From Alabama Given

a COuutrymsn From Alabama Given
the Rszzle Dazzle at Jacksonville.
A special from Jacksonville, Fla, TO a
New York paper, ssys: "The green goods
game was successfully worked in Jackson
vile Friday on "tenderfoot" from Ala
bama. The name Of the victim is ". c
Perry Of Lafayette, Chambers county, and
the sharper who did him up was first met
by him in a cut rate ticket office IN Macon,
but claimed to be from Atlanta, and regis
tered at the Travellers hotel in this city
under the name OF H. ". Royal, but SO FAR
his real name has not been discovered.
These two men reached town Wednes-
day night, and put up at the Travellers,
Perry registering under the assumed name
of Il. d. Clevens, Athens, Ga He was evil
IDENTIFY from the rural districts. He is o
large, heavily-built man, plainly dressed +,
wearing large, SLOUGH hat, dark coat,
vest and pants, q flannel shirt and heavy
scotch boots, with very thick soles. He is
dark skinned, has heavy mustaohe and a
small gostee.
Royal was dressed more smartly than
Cleve1s, and had the appearance and airs
Of a city bred sporting man. The two men
went out together after supper. About 8
O'Clock they returned, and Royal told the
clerk that they waited TO deposit the bulk
as they were going out Ito paint the
town. and didn't care to have so much
money on them. Thsy both said that a
sealed envelope. wnich they handed the
clerk, contained Sll5, and asked for a re-
ceipt for that amount. The clerk would
not do this without first seeing the money
counted. Royal would not open tie enve!-
ope, so at his request, be was given the fol-
lowing receipt:
Received of Z. D. Clevens and H. ".
Royal one package valuables for deposit, to
be turned over to Il. d. Clevens in the
presence Of H. W. Royal.n
They then went out to do their paint
ing About midnight Clevens returned
alone. He told the clerk that Royal wouldn't
be back till morning In the morning he
was up early. He inquired several times if
Royal had come, and appeared anxious to
see him. About noon he presented his re-
ceipt and said he wes going OFF and couldn't
wait any longer for Royal.
Proprietor Barris refused to give up the
envelope till Royal appeared. Clsvens said
that 800 Of the money was bis. tho balance
belonging to Royal Finally Barris offered
to break the seal and give Clevens his part.
The latter consented, and the seal was
broken. The envelope contained no money
at all, only forty~seven sheets Of tissue
paper cut the size Of o Sl0-dollar bill, and
the following letter:
JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 81, 1891.
Mr. Would Be C1eUeland
DEAR SIR.-Ineiosed find contents, and
remember, you old villain, when you want 10
deal in counterfeit money and rob your neigh
bors, that such people always get their deserts
You take nay advice don't go under an assumed
name. and let this be lesson TO you, and live
an honest lie The paper you signed is a clear
confession OF your guilt, and II wanted 20 ruin
VOC by sending it to your friends and show
them that you registered at hotels by another
name, they wouldn't believe you on oath. Ny
name is Royal--ln horn.
Es"Clevens appeared to be very much con-
fused when Mr.. Barris read the letter to
him, and nervously searched through toe
pile Of tissue paper. He had been done up
nicely by Royal, who had adroitly substi-
tuted this dummy for the envelope with the
money in it.
"Clevens then admitted that his real
name was Perry, and that he he'd registered
the way he did at Royals suggestion. The
police were notified, but Royal couldn't be
found. Perry left on the afternoon boat
for Sanford, Before going he admitted
that he had come to Jacksonville with Royal
on the promise Of getting big pile Of
green goods from him here He claims
that be has relatives living in Orlando"