New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-17
4 GREEN-GOODS CATCH.
THE SWINDLER NEATLY TRAPPED.
ARRESTED JUST AFTER RECEIVING THE MONEY
FROM HIS SUPPOSED VICTIM.

ARRESTED JUST AFTER RECEIVING THE MONEY
FROM HIS SUPPOSED VICTIM.
Green-goods men are the wariest of swindlers
and take infinite caution to avoid being caught.
Even when arrested, they must often be dlS-
charged because the proof against tnem Is not
absolute. Yesterday Of these qulcS-wlt'ed
rascals caught red-handed, and there was
consequently great rejoicing among the fos'oIlce
inspectors. The prisoner is T.. Laiforgue' ahas
Oliver Goyett, and he was arrested with the money
paid him still in his pocket
A month ago r. Edwin Sparrcll. wealthy
merchant at No. 80 Franklin-st., Boston, received
one of the regular grcen-goods' circulars which
asked him to address +. Laforgue. No. III Park
Row, this city, by telegraph. Mr.. Sporrell turned
the circular over TO THE Boston Post, which
assigned one of its reporters :. w WALL to try to
entrap the swindIer Wall sent a telegram TO
Lafrorrnc. and was told TO go to Stamford Conn.
Just at that timr the plars of the ." gang were
changed. and Wall. under the name of SparrelL
was told TO wait for little while. On IhufS-
day he received telegram asking hlm 10 CONF
70 this city. lie was 10 have $500. with which
10 buy green goods" worth 5000 lie WIS
told 70 90 70 the New-York, New-IIavcn and Hart
fcrd IIctcl, at Observation-Disclosures ana
Thrd-avc, in the Annexed District
In the meantime e. {. James, Postothcc inspector
in charge here, and Inspector Joseph f..
jacobs who has made some clever captures oi
grecn-goods7 men, had been told OF inc Eaih'.
In accordance with their instructions wan piac'"
the money in a Boston ban; and obtained a cer'"'-
catr of deposit for it, which enabled nm 10 ara"
tl,c money at the Chase National Bank, this city.
On Friday Wall came TO this city and on that even
inc was met at his hotel by Goyctt or Lafrorgue.
IN U--t
near Droomc. and into small room on the second
floor. Two other men were IN there anu '.'S
showcd Wall a lot Of good money which they
said was the kind they wished to sell him. lie
sncnt Friday night at the St. Denis Hotel, and
met Goyett AGAIN yesterday morning The two
went again 10 thc house in Elizabetl-st and the
money was counted ont to him. The bills were
wrapped MP in paper anc placed on desk the lld
Of which opcncd A bool; taken from the
desk and Wall was told TO write his name and
address in IT, While he was doing this package
containing probably some old paper was snosti-
tuted for the Of good bills.
Goyctt then took Wall 70 n house nearby. which
was fitted M as an express Office. The package
was addressed 10 Mr. Sparrclls house in BoNton
and to Wall was handed receipt for IT, written
on an ADAMS Express Company nIahk. W W
cour.. the Office was bogus ONE and the package
VIII never Uf bfnN'l'h' A.
Then Wall an the swindlcr went down 10 the
chase National Bank 80 get the cash. MesSrS.
lanes and jacobs however. were thcr' before
tbcIn and had arranged that the pay lng-trIrr
should Qivc Wall six marked so hillS 'oln
INSPECTORS were bchind the counter. -, a, ''o
.''cl,rk fhr crccn-eoods" man and Wall came
in 10 inquire if the money was there. On re-
criying IN Affirmative answer, tie t"o went away
hui thcv rrfurrrd in an hour. II haHp cen '',,
r,nvct in ro>ton that the Chase National should
nav tie certhcIt' without requlrl the ldehilh
4, -. le,r married
Ia Wall who presented them II Eoyett III"
-windlrr was too cautions. however, to take mem
in 40 pnrlic place He refused 10 accept them,
i'm, l,d Wall 70 a rarroom - Fulton and Nassau
SIS the two inspectors Icing close on tier heels,
In the barrobr Goycit TOOK the tifs ana put mem
m Lis rockcf In an Instant he was under
arrest AMI handouts were claspcd 70 his wrists.
The prisoner was arrnigncd before commissioner
shield. who held him in 81 800 bal for rN-
nu,ination tomorrow. The man said he was
oliver Govctt and that he was merely messenger
f,r Co., concern He H. about tlirty-two year :
OLD Of plcnsirc apvcarlnc' AMI fairly w"l-drcAs'd
The marked money was found in bis trousers.