The sun., 1893-07-15
$500 FOR A FEW OLD BRICKS,
Mr.. FLETCHKR or PT DMoNT MIDH
THIS BAD BdRGAIS.

He Was Lured Here by Coup:s OF Green
tured Yesterday - Interesting LISTERS.
Inspector Mclaughlin and Detective Ser
GENTS Crowley and McCluskey made a rich
green. goods haul yesterday morning. They
arrested man and n woman. who gave their
names ns Charles Walters 40 years olh and
Nellie Walters. 3S years OH both OF 334 East
Forty-flrst street. Tho prisoners say they are
husband and WIFE, Tho woman Is tall aud
good looking They were nrraigncd Yesterday
afternoon before Justice Grady in tho Jeffcr-
son Market Police Court. and wcro rcmanded
back to Police Headquarters. whore the story
incident to their arrest was told.
They are accused OF swindling F. II. Fletcher
OF Piedmont, $. C., out OF 5000 by the green
goods game. II Is probable that many moro
complaints will come In within the next few
days Tho prisoners work u comparatively
new variety OF the game. On Juns 20 Mr..
Fletcher. who is n prosperous farmer. got Q
type-written letter explaining how to got bad
money for good. The Ink used in tho letter
was blue and q small pieco Of blue ribbon was
pasted in the lower lcit-hand corncr of the
paper. The letter told Fletcher to 10 to the
Hotel Cambridge. at Chester. Pu. where q
man would meet him and givo him piece OF
blue ribbon. 1lo was to follow that man. The
letter warned him against an alleged greon
goods gang in Hobokcn. and told him to an
swer no letters that were not written In blue
ink and to which the bluc ribbon was not at-
M,ins tachcd; It was signed &C. E. Perkins. es2
FLETCHER wont to Chester, and on June ~
met Walters there: He came to New York with
went to his house. a valise was shown him
that was seemEgly nllcd with bills: and bum
a ore IN thn Ian
According to Fle,cher',s story Mrs. Waltors
At this point entered tho room. with vaiise
bought. She said she was going away In o
ieW t, minutes; minutes an and Put ths va!ise down on the
minTtS but re returne i as W il in ina great @ % hurry. M
grabbed era one Of the vnlises and ieit, saving that
she, she must ,l catch ,c A. train Fletcher vent out
when he opened it that it was full of bricka
Hereror.ed the matter to Inspector Mcl.auHh.
lin. and yesterday morning Crowley ana Mo.
Clmskey arrested the couple.
-, The police found letters in tho possession OF
shdw ha wanrs
under tho names of Charles Miller $50 Third
avenue; Charles Clements. l5G Wo.t, Thirty
@ ~f% Se fSF fEGa0M east Madison "s ssroe
Chicago. read as follows:
Char',. Tiem,nr 1873 H,a Thrt,-.rh n,- N>r T,rkcDv
DGAn fRESp CHARLKr: Ihave not been in very good
every day whe here, but am % only ~aiinr for BANK
6e Ss and WITH hs Tn 6o r yS. %
II Igst any money. which hope TO- get soon. Your
sincere friend. ". L. HENDERSON.
Another letter read:
Chdres Ha,,rs S3f Eat ,ortL.frs' sire T. ciiy
CHARLEY: You only used for your own convens
ience. You dumb about sending e. .. D.R know
myself that you got kilograms all aony and also.
found that out easy. Please don't fool with tho
cards. II y0l get connected with any else. you
young in tho busn-ss but you have got mad adviser.
To show you that OIL have been play for dam
fool knew you were beating gays all along Even
Mrs N. to d my wife to-day that beat ro,'r guyo
since you beat the man went to EHstnn Tor Now,
n man would do wrong TO yoa you would not like u.
would yout Mr.. Nun.
A third letter said In part. after mentioning
another case:
Lhnries T1it,r.. SS4 EIS Innq-fra s'r,|S rfy.
CHARLEY: II IL very funny you should come to me
and ask me to beat that II you th0lSht was try
Ing TO beat YOU as you gaiu was ont OF tho guy from
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tell you the trouble you took dying mans ehoios.
You and Mrs Mud says to yourself this 10 dangerous
guy. We viii let Mack heat him and u he was any
good you would nOt bring him to me. iou had beat
that man very near two weeks WAS entitled to soms
consideration out or hat man Your wife told mine
that Ind three private addresses A. long as she 10
with you yon wili get damn little money. she Ii out
for ihs money. and she will come damn near s.'tins
all you have got. Mr. Nun.
The police will take tho prisoners nofore
Justice Grady this afternoon, when they will
probably be held to await tho arrival o. Mr..
Fletcher or other complainants.