The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
THE GREEN GOODS FAKE.
WISE COUNTY MAN LOSES HIS MONEY
AND GOES CRAZY.
shipped Forty. Five Hundred Dollars From
New York, But Found Only Brick in
the Package-Went Stark Mad
When he Opened 1t.
Special to The Statesman.


DALLAS, Dec. 81 ID. Neely of
Bridgeport, Wise county, is an inmate
OF the city hospital tonight in an in
sane condition of mind. He is we'll
dressed and intelligent looking
farmer and has been hero of a sem
sation today. This morning he regis
tered at the st. James hotel at an
early hour. He was good humored
and talkative then and struck the
other guest, as friendly and lively
old fellow. On hour later package
was delivered to him from the
Adams Express office. 1t had been
shipped from j. Stuart, ~ Park street.
New York City, to ID. Nicely, Dallas.
Texas. The old man took the pack
age TO his room, removed the wrap
ping paper and In q newspaper box
ne found brick. The shock was a
terrio one He hurled the brick
through a window and stated that he
mad been robbed of $500. He placed
the money In the package in New
York. A friend whom he had met in
Gotham aided him. The landlord of
the st. James escorted the gentleman
from Wise county to police headouar-
ters and Detective M. w. Kearly
began an investigation, when it
was discovered that Neely's mind
was dethroned. He had become tenn
porarily deranged by the shock. The
officers managed to extract the infor-
nation from him that he left his home
in Wise county and went to New
York. He bad business there with a
gentleman and he also had $45OO on
the day of his departure. His friend,
induced Medley to place his money in,
paper box, wrap 1t securely, and
send it by express TO Dallas. The
friend shipped it for Nicely, escorted
MIN to depot, purchased a ticket and
saw him safely on board the cars.
he was satisfied the money had BEEN
distracted en- route and the brick put;
in it's place.
Detective Kearby SEM Nicely to the
hospital and wired the sheriff of Wise
county that one of his constituents
was in a sad plight in Dallas. Nicely
said he had sold city property in New
York, but Kearby says j.. Smart. l2
Park street, New York city, is the in
dividual who has flooded Texas with
green goods circulars for the past
year. Nicely refused or was un-
able to recollect just what
sort of man he had transacted
business with while In Gotham. The
officers found upon him $115 In cash
and the following circular from the
green goods man:
"P. S.-Note the following instruc-
tone: Buy your ticket via the New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road and do not come by any other
route. Ifyou cannot get your ticket
In your town go to the next largest
town and get through ticket to New
York and also wear stiff hat as that
is the kind worn In New York and
you will not look like o stranger.
Do not bring any bag with you, as L
will furnish you one. Do not talk to
anyone on the train coming to New
York. Follow these instructions and
we will meet you all right.n
The packages were received by the
Adams people at their New York of
flee; the charges on same SLIPS, was
paid by Nicely. 1t is the hoary old
game, so old that it has whiskers.
The detectives are confident that
Nicely ran against the green goods
men in New York that traded with
him, and all he has to show for the
trip is the brick.