The sun., 1892-12-01
UILSON IND HIS OUTFIT SEIZED.
C9rpInint> About Elia Green g oodS Isusines =,
Came from Everywhere.

CempInint> About Ills Green Goods Business
Came from Everywhere.
Superintendent Byrncs has received in tho
last two weeks heaps .! letters from all parts
of this country and Canada telling OF invita-.
tions from an unknown correspondent to send
| orders for counterfeit money to NJ. \. Wilson
ut l42 West Tweaty-third street.
Capt. O'Connor OF the Tcndcrloin precinct
Sent Detectives Lang ana Sullivan TO find out
what Mr. Wilson was up to. They found a
small cigar store nt 142 Wcst Twenty third
street. the proprietor OF which runs II lot OF
private letter boxes. The detectives watched
these boxes ard those who called for letters
for several days.
tall. slim. and smooth shavon man. 30
years old. ana dressed in u shabby gcntecl
style. called yesterday afternoon and unlocked
one Of the uoScs. The two young lIawkshaws
saw money drop from two letters that he
opened. and promptly nabbcd him. He said
his name was Wilson. but refused to say any
thing more Capt. OConnor conNscated both
letters. and locked the prisoner up in the West
Thirtie.h stree, station house.
One OF the lettcro was from Winfield Pcsg OF
Nassau. Mimi. who said that 81 was all tho
money he had TO spare in the world. and he
stock. Tho other continued the address OF j.
II. Morse, g, Bowcry. This is II lodging house
The young Hawk shaws broke into it and
found hundreds Of letters from nl larts .: the
led had contained ali the way, from : to
SO. There were three money orders for so
or more and a lot Of fac-simles OF Continental
money and Confederate money. which Wilson
shownh to visitors as samples OF money i 1t
could be worked of easily on countrymen as
The detectives discovered that Wilson had
been working rich ,tl l!r''l for three months un-
III. n H. t.,,il a
the latter name 10 442 Eighth av.ni,e. .'' There
were hundreds of iettors seal led anL STAMPED
Of E'nI!Ire6'S. one OF these circulars con-
tanned this message:
qi S: 10 'nSs a o: si "n1 he .,
lam gong 70 nal make & nn .xr.n,3n IN your case how
,n %fe M WA, %nsy sl ,r Gan .Hd sent at
lie more you send hstcc rates you get
TIA; II y"n ,.mt t M E"n wonii yet $40 Worth q,
gods II 80 srnh s5u you w.!! retrive Sl5oo worth
9" ro. Grc ] money ref n or .n Ss money HS"sn S an
MO, WI nmy Two s"nr on IT. N%ysr sent
~: t" ,.'h Il " ;n nld ~ I'm, not s,sn torm
IKE 10 @ coM an" d. Sc" inc wt,s W me ne Svae at "nrr a m
. . w., w, .%G y m 'H. ~. %m T n, MIN wi To n ana %
sent t. any ". u j. y. .Ge.strr .r yIr 20 ketp Your
S ~" Lar n2 ] "% TO 1 . :" "%fr rry ySn 81 XVI W,uu one
Ia West twenty II,ri street. Ne" I"rk city
Other letters contnn.l this list OF prices.
which i, tho standard among tho green goods
men:
ran14sn,el F.Gs u: Of GoGp,er':i, 'a.a s,s,s,
81 i. ra" 10 cent. g. hiIl-. 81 - each SO
iI!s Il 10 each: $50 hs rHrii. No discount
large nr.rr1 urto any on". N1u can order
nany roos" at the start. and they Will he
Dy ir. Irl. iInli securely scaled.
II van dr.'r" ynE nr"i Uny send 30 cents for r
Sample : niI %Ech VIII shuS you the quality OF tho
gnut. ~,uI p", Stamps. paper money, Post Ore
money n,hri postal nutc bRG draft. press money
,r,.-r. seni registered letter. as will no.
llgU FOR y.
Ihe nmrr send the sooner you Will get started.
b"t gu cli yOIr.ti 'la ether
is =, me- tor sample s. b or $50 fov u sinail
order iir sur. state wnnt sizes want and sign
your na IN" and address plninlv.
W ir.rrs l&v ari-ar Aii.r high but you will rad
the good, max" ~ !or that IN quality.
Wilson Is believed to ho one Of tho smart
young crooks hired by older hands who havo
founI il advisable to hide their identity and
work through substitutes. In Wilson'S queer
collection IN tn" Bowcry lodging house was
.ounda letter from (. !. Jennings. n student
at rutherford, y. g.. which was n sermon. on
the sin aud folly Of the green goods business.
Charles nidcr Of lainhan. ont, gave Vii.
son ITS for not keeping, a PROMISE, 10. send
green goods to him; MA an1 i;eianh clark Of 40
SEQ samples before investing.