The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-04
HE CAME ON FOR CURRENCY.
THE CETT MARSHAL or CRETE MEETS
zHo GEEhN GOODS Man.

lie Got Their BnN CT Wealth and Il wouft
Cost Him Cent Except Travelling Er.
| prnses aud Tcn-doiar F.ne for Carry.
ing IA Fig Gun In "a I.ry-ubid,ns Tovr,
The wave Of financial depression Ewept over
Crete. Ncb. several weeks ago. and caused .
scarcity OF currency. !. A. Derse. the City
Marshal Of tho town. who owns a big store
where everything that country folk usually re-
quito is sold. was affected by the dcarth Of
cash. Ho bad received a typewriter LET
ter from New York firm OF green
goods merchants, and he decided to come
on and do up the metropolitan fakirs.
He arrived hore yesterday morning and put up
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. pnying for his
room in advance. He " flew light" which. IN
the vernacular of the hotel clork. means that
he Ind no baggage.
In the afternoon he met two men. ono tall
and notwithstanding End tho other small
and wiry. in a saloon at } Roosevelt street. Just
off Park row. The muscular man was the
senior partner OF the green goods nrm. He
carried aLapanned box about IL inches long.
Divide. and deep.
The City Marshal Of Crete was permitted to
look into the box. He saw thrce packages Of
what appeared to be So and 81 btls. There
were two IS bills and one 81 visible. Tho
marshal didn't know it. but all beneath tho
visible Sll were slips OF green paper Just tho
size OF the bills
Tho New York merchants seemed TO DO con-
WINGED that they had sucker in tow. and tho
country buyer from Crcte on his part felt
pretty sure that he was coming out ahead Of
Ss and Tsf big soa n ff is es
Tho New York merchant, sail that ther.
il for sI.i oG. The, Marshal said no lid si.Go9
1Hsa % the Bank
the institution In the morning. The entry on
tho bank book was in his own uncommercinI
hand. and ran thus:
July ~ dep. $1,000.
goods IN. merchant laughed ,seorniully. They
the big fellow ,nuttered: 'N VI sA' WA "AN
on,L.eett e g that. damn you. or I'll cut your
The marshal didn't let 60 until the big man
f pasm at NH En;on Then hen e. Ms shouted olss
again, and the big fellow lot 60. The marshal
came back to the cops looking juhilant He
ro I'VE viii have wine on this. By gum. we've
Yes" said Eaton. derisively. you've got
tn en- the man from Crete explained how he
and. npnnird by the exprctant Marshal
went to the Old slip station. The Marshal was
permitted to come behind tho desk and look
on while Sergeant Hogan forced tho lock the
box. The Marshal couldn't koep STILL He
danced around the Sergeant, exclaiping;,
We've got 'em this time. sure"
Tho Sergeant thought h. would Jolly tho f1y
man frem Crete and asked: Where are you
coming In. supposinG thut here arc $4,000 In
well III leave that to you"
Are you sure about the genuineness OF the
money!"
ri should shy was. Didn't seeit
under the leverage OF the screwdriver
Now" said the Sergeant. I'm going to
opened the box. The light from tbs window
shone on the two S5-bills and one 81 bill that
seemed to be tho top OF three big pilea The
Marshal .iumred up and down. waved his
arms. and cried:
Didn't I tell you! Didn't tell your
Be calm, my friend" said the Sergeant,
THAT Is only skin deep" And he unfastened
and lifted the bills from the piles and revealed
blank slips OF green paner underneath.
I'VE sergeant says the Marshal gRsped.
looked as If he had suddenly lost about fifty
pounds, weight, and exclaimed:
The Sergeant decided that tho Marahsl Of
Crete was too nsophisticated to he allowed
to wander Rbout in q strange city with a gun.
and had him tucked away In little cot In o
cell.
The Marshal will have to pay $40 for carry
ing concealed weapon. The green goods
men have lost Sll and tin box. Tho Mar.
shall has SO4.O7 TO carry him back to Crete.