The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-11
AIDING SWINDLERS.
Western Union Said to Be
in League With Green
Goods Men.
PRESIDENT FEENEY INVESTIGATES
Satisfied He Has Sufficient Eyi.
dence to Secure an Indictment
by the Grand Jury.

For some time past Mayor Wanssr, Super
intendent. of Police Smith, President John +.
Fssney, Of the Board Of Police Commission
ers, and other officials have been receiving
complaints from various sources, that Q gang
of green goods men have been and are now
operating in this city at No. 2Ss Hudson
street. The complaints have been invssti-
gated but it has been found hat in Hudson
street, there is no such number as No. 2Ss.
A few days ago a ''gresn goods" circular
and q newspaper circular describing how
readily ''greenEgoods' money could be passed
was received from E.. G. Brown, proprietor
of the Wilson House of Bethel. VT. In con-
junction with the circular and clipping there
was q typewriter note to Mr.. Brown which
said
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
"Do not under any circumstance sign
your own name to the telegram you send
Simply sign J. Harris and be sure and write
the telegram exactly as follows or I will not
know who it is from. Address George Will
lams, 2Ss Hudson street, Jersey City, N. J.
Telegram; Send Ladies' Magazine No. 995.
Be sure and put ladies' magazine and num-
Der as above On telegram when you send it.
Send telegram from some ofics whore you
are not known, and, il possible, send all
messages by Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.n
President Feeney laid the matter before
Prosecutor Winfield and was advised by that
official to call Judge ~Lippincotts attention
to the matter. This course was pursued, and
Mr.. Feeney was directed to prosecute . rigid
examination into the matter Immediately.
He did SO, and is of the opinion that the
Indictment Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company viii be the result Of his invsstiga-
ton.
PRESIDENT FEENEY's TELEGRAM.
After satisfying himself that there was no
such number in Hudson street as 2SS, he
went to Newark and sent a telegram as di-
rected on the circular sent to Mr.. Brown,
and after q lapse of three hours, in which
been received in Jersey City and delivered,
he applied at the Western Union Office in
Exchange Place, to know if a telegram ssnt
George Williams, Of Ne. 2SS Hpd-
son street, had bean rsesivsd
and delivered. The operator sysd him
ing manner he replied, no" and supple
mented this by saying, ssThers is no such
number in Hudson street.
81 knew that, +" replied Mr.. Fesnsy, ssbut I
want to know il you received that telegram
in this Office
Feeney feels convinced that tha s'green
goods" men are operating in New York, and
through the agency Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company are carrying on their
nefarious business.
GRAND JURY WILL INVESTIGATE.
The matter is to be brought to the atten-
ton Of the Grand Jury, andEan Indictment
may result.
IF this company can be indicted" said
Mr.. Feeney, sit viii break up this green
goods business, and will also wind up the
policy business, as without the company
policy would be deadn
The general impression is that the num-
bers OF each drawing on policy slips are
transmitted by the Western Union Com
pany. A strong effort will be made to Sc
cure the Indictment of the company by the
present Grand Jury.