Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-02
NEW GREEN GOODS METHops.
Dressed In Feminine Attire. the Swindle,
 Lures His Victims

Lures His Victims.
 Accompanied by Police Constable Irv- ing and friend, a gentleman whose ac- cent afforded indisputable evidence that he Is of German extraction walked into the detective office last night and there related most remarkable experience which, he stated. had befallen him. His name is Frank Hohlbein, he Is the rep resentative of a tan bark company, and in the register of the Red Lion hotel he has given his address as Dashwood, Ont His business has taken him all over this country and the adjoining republic, and he has only recently returned from the southern states.
 His story to the detectives is to the effect that on Saturday evening, having nothing to do, he paid a visit to the musee on HOnge street. When the per formance was over, he came out to the street and was about to return to his hotel when he noticed very plump, rather handsome young lady, who ap- pears to have had power enough to charm him away from his original in tention to go home. Neither seems to have objected to the others company, and, to make long story short, the two 
 Hohlbein is a stranger in the city, has no knowledge at all of its geography, and is therefore unable to now describe, except in very general terms, the route followed by him and his companion, but it is sufficient to know that at length they reached the outside of house which the lady informed him was her home With some hesitation he accepted an in vitation to enter and was ushered into a room furnished in q very ordinary way and containing, he noticed, type writer. He was offered some ale, but having declined to drink the lady drank some for him.
 After some pleasant chatting his com panion stepped back, and raising her hand lifted off her hat and a wig, and to his intense amazement Hohlbein saw that he was in the presence not of woman, but of q man. Another twist of the wrist, and the man had removed jacket, waist and skirt, and there he stood-a young man in ordinary male attire.
 Hohlbein was at loss to account for this very strange metamorphosis and grasped a revolver which he carried with him, determined to defend himself should the occasion rise. The stranger, however, requested him to be calm and at his ease, as no harm would come to him. He then produced some samples of bills, which he handed to Hohlbcin with the request that the latter express an opinion as to what they were.
 Green goods!" said Hohlbein.
 Right you are!' said the stranger, and he then and there offered him all he wanted for D cents for each dollars worth.
 How much money have you:" hc asked Hohlbein. The latter produced his purse and showed his companion that there was nothing in it but some small change scarcely worth mention ing. This seemed to exaspcrate the oc- cupant of the room, and with rather strong language he opened a door lead- ing to the back yard and promptly evicted his guest. Hohlbcin said he walked long distance before he could find street. and when he at last did so he hastened to his hotel. In the morn ing he related his experience to friend, and the two interviewed Constable Irv- ing, who went with them to the detective office.
 The story is such a queer affair that it is difficult to come to any conclusion re garding it. The man who tells it is said to be an honest. truthful and sober man, and those who know him place reliance on his word. Toronto Mail.