The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-14
GREEN GOODS. +"
The Dealers in This Article Are just Now
Advertising in Cumberland County
An Old Fraud that Still Works.


The dealers in "green goods are just
now paying attention to this part of
Maine. A reader of the PRESS in one OF
the northern towns of this county, sends
us letter which he has just received
from New York. 1t is typewriter
screed OF the old, familiar form, starting
out as follows:
Dear Sir
am IN possession of good thing and wish
your conlSdenta and friendly cooperation in a
scHeLe Wiilcil, Il grasped non, will make you
iiliuepenuently rich and will at the same time
Deter my own condition. The enclosed news
paper chipping gives some very interesting par
IiiculElIs, head 1t. There is no reason Why you
snouid De q slave and toll all yonr lifetime for
nothing when the opportunity is here TO bene-
~ ~ yo'ihrseil IN a substantial way; In olden
LINES LINES honesty was very good policy, but
ylnes nave changed. People in these progress
I've days seldom allow conscientious scruples
TO interfere with their aim in life, so why should
you! Vtners nave grown rich around you, and
scient.
There is some serious and highly important
lo 10y LOT thought here. and your sober and earn
tnis letter, person without the universal
rudder.the almighty dolar,n is thought but
illtle OF N this world and is looked upon as OF
lJ importance. lsnot this true? know
Whereof speak. as in former years / have
drank from the bitter clip'' myself.
You VIII see from the sketch that my goods
are lot WHAT the law can class as real counter
leits, lnasmuch as. they were printed from
ge1ts,se plates, and can easily be passed in your
sechoh OF the country with impunity.
The circular then goes on to describe
the method DO which this money may
be obtained, and the prices of it. The
greatest caution is enjoined and the re-
ceiyer of the letter is directed to come
personally to New York to get the
goods Before he is to send information
to the vender of cheap money in accord
ance with the following directions,
which are enclosed in the letter on a
card:
tt..............--......
KEEP THIS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Send a telegram Ono letters) to Charles E. !:
Taylor 5l2 First street, Hoboken. N. j., ::
and says
age Fa'ty-three. Lives s4e Clark STU
Sign Telegram Albert, charles, Edward.
Frank or George No other name will
understand who it is from.
Cautlon-Dont give your right name or
tor. Should they ask for it, refuse to give
u. Simply say: My name or address is
not necessary.
49, II
Of course the caution not to use the
mails is put in by the rascals in order
that they may not become involved with
the United States postal authorities.
Many man answer the letter and goes
to New York, carrying from $500 to
$1,000 with which to purchase the coun-
terfeit money. The rascals meet him,
take him to room andsell him a large
bundle of the money, which they put in
to valise for him. After he has left
them he opens the valise only to find it
Tiled with sawdust or brown paper.
Some men thought themselves sharp
enough to outwit the crooks land have
gone to meet them for that purpose on
ly to come to grief. A Texan cowboy.
with large knife and revolver tried it
few years ago in New York. He was
used to dealing with Western despera-
does, but the New York crooks shot
him before he could get the drop on
them.