The sun., 1892-02-13
FIN KAINTUCK. M GEORGY.
RECKON Desc MAN GREEN GOODS
BUYERS AMT cor SENSE.

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The Honsstest Mna In Montgomery Res.
eued by the Folice-He Swaps Stories
with Mr.. Ruuco-The Georgian IL Out
His Trnveliinx Expenses and sasA.
John W. Ecklar. who says he is the honestest
man In Montgomery county. Kentucky. cnme
East to get $1,000 Of somebody else's money
for 5000 Of his own. He kissed his wife and
seven children good-by on Monday morning
and tramped ten miles over the mountains to
Mount Sterling. the nearest railway station
Here he took train for Philadelphia. where
he had made elaborate plans to meet New
Yorker named Cronin.
He arrived In Philadelphia on Tuesday even
Ing with his baggage in small wooden box.
his money In his boot, and q thick stick In his
hand. He went to the Waverly House. and got
the clerk to register for him. Then he went
to his room Mr. Cronin was not there because
Detective Murray had got him. Later In tho
evening the detective called for Ecklar. When
tho detective entered his room. Ecklar shouted
Robbers !" and showed his bed UP against the
door.
The two men were brought to New York yes
terday afternoon because the green goods cir
culars had been mailed from this town. Cro-
min arrived under the name of Richard Clark
son. He had telegraphed his confederatcs,
and one OF them sat oil the afternoon on the
iron stairs In the corridor OF the Federal build
ing. directly opposite the door to the Commits
sioners rooms. lawyer had been hired and
an unsuccessful effort was made to secure the
relense Of Clarkson on writ Of habeas corpus.
1t will be continued to-day.
While the habcas corpus proceedings were
going on tho green goods man and the honest
est man in Montgomery county. Kentucky. sat
In the Mnrshals Office on tho other side Of tho
building. Tho green goods man entertained
tho farmer by telling him what an. awful
"Y You Just walk along any street" he was
s saving e,y when the repoEter entered; and some
trng n9s ihs you
Ny! my" was ull the astonished Ecklar
Tho ma rshals had. besides Ecklar's $780, a
ioaS IsEiar Sdis ssd ss made Ss i ti Sssf Hs ,n.eS
said. We 'uns climb into tho ewes wh'ar the
bars are in the winter. feel Of thar body IN
s"a hs s"s put tho
Whether or not the bunco man believed this
story was s, not ascertsined
fore Justice, McNuhon in the Tombs Court yes
tsbrday; tb Delarch s! is the farmer from Georgia
Rsec,ve carsy Of he Ghpreh statoS on
| William Mackey in Dearoh's company at Lib
erty and West streets on Thursday night as he
ferry Ma1key said in court 'e Yesterday morn
goods tnat Delarcn hAd. ana was only showing
| him how to get to Jersey, City. He was re.
Ere ET1e%enner ns than greenbaek and is ~ years old.
run my dads farm down in Putnam
county In Georgy." he said. "and TO- nigh on
| Eear bin gettin' printed notes rom some
| fellah up hyah whut wants to sell me money:
@Esek99ned rec \ ia come up hyah n get some cheap:
| W. D. Fox. n he put queah things about whar
to address his lettahs ut l forget whut he
said about I. When ! came up hyah
2 a., feliah with black hair met me in
He took me to some plac ce. don know where s'
an another. felah. who said he was Fox.
knowed me the minute come in. Want that
lmeenh3 He counted out some bills
$1,000, an, put 'em on the table TO- me. an
gave him $500. ahsked him how cd he af-
n he an said ha that cSu was "ht e.ot 81 the TS
when T"' 'n9 left s'a the buidine saeehe como nn
out at the big Post ONCE This fellow, Mackey
met me at there n ahsked him to show mo
there; Then the policeman arrested -uns
and showed me that my money was only green
| paper l wanted to go back an lick that fel-
| lab. but didn't know the way"
How did you think you could get 30 much
good money for so littlet' asked Justice Nc
| "Ireckon twas cause amt got good sense"
| replied the ,Southerner. mournfully. The po-
liceman said was dahn jay. an reckon he
was right"
When Delarch was searched at tho station
| house two big revolyers. loaded in every cham
| ber; and bowie knife We're found on him. He
| said he was carrying tho weapons to protect
| his mOnav on fhe " homa to EaOrpy