New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-01
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSE1.
HOHOKEN,S INEFFICIENT POLICE.
" GREEN GOODS MEN FLOURISH CNChi0 NED
ARRESTED MEN RELEASED

ARRESTED MEN RELEASED
Tho Zoo, thot Johokcn +, overrun with green
goods men does not seem TO disturb the ponce oi
that city In the least. There l. reason WHY At
should for the IIobOhcn police are happily 's"o''"'
that there is a green goods" man within ca'hon'S"'
Of the town. The Police commissioners nave h'"iu
rumors OF the swindlers. and have called on 'n''l
Donovan FOR report. and that olhclll HAS '''ih'
that Uobokcn is entirely free from rascalS OF al
SORTS and green goods men in particular. -
much confidence have the Commissioners I'm III" clciS
way Of doing business ana his thorough knowledge
If tbc goodness, of Ioboken. that last week they We"
UNFAIRLY raised his salary 500 year
Postmaster Kih has cndeavorch to prevent the
use Of the mails for Illegal purposes, and In many
cases has been able to check the s"indcrS nut
when ne asks for police aid he Is told that the
sharpcrs come from NewYork. and that he must
arrest them when they for their mall ~ ne
has no officers at his command he cannot comply
with tho surrcstion Much Of the mail OF these
svindcrs IS sent from other cities. and they ar"
careful not to have any more letters mailed 10 'h'"
than Is necessary.
One ~ their letters, sent TO a farmer in WashlHrn
" W. has been rrmailcd to The Tribune. 1t con
tains n circular giving general directions as to now
business Is to be conducted with thein' ara pr"
tended newspaper clipping setting forth the SairV ;
profit with which their money can he us'u n"'
there is n special Enclosure headed Keep TINS ~.
reference Tie SIP directs INV VI w" '"
= telegram. no letters. 10 Charles r. Taylor No ~
Flrst-st IIobokcn. n. j."
With this Information the police OF liobokcn sho"'
have no trouble in finding Mr.. Taylor IL VIII "o'
do for them 10 say that No. II: FrSt-St. Is vaca''
lot because Mr. Taylor" must receive icleeram' S''
10 HIM II telegraph mcsscng can ma nm '''''
IS 10 reason why an ordinary policeman Sn""u NV
one policeman. newly appointed. did discover nest
~ these raScals about four months ago. ana -
reported to his supcrors. lie was told to h'hu HIS
own business" And 10Y lear ~ "'e'' NV
detective was sent With him 10 look al Tue ihh"'
after doing which he told the patrolman 'ha' '"oS'
fellows were all right they were oattirmen from
Kentucky, But tho next day the cattlrhrh
caught two victims WHO made such fuss that som som,
one had TO be arrested. -Four OF 'he ,nu,
wcr. arrested hut tho examination WINS p",'pohru
from time t tine until the victims We're br''u 10 e.
home ard chen the "cattlcnen' "cr" non" ~, ~
DISCHARGED and returned TO the 1rh'l'' vi W ~
nrario, calling. Win such p3lc' lorcr - III
II Is no wonder that IoboKcn Is hon"ycomn,cu WIN
c1ocn goods" shops like that winch coiIeSa'S eN'''
ut No J12 First-st.
Mrs Kcron Bennett. alias Hattie Lcathc OF 40.
I 900 Coluuhns.avc. New York. visited her parents
al No 1}3 Wllow-ave.. Hobokcn. on 'atuiNaN "i',i
noon and left her three monihS-Oh BABY niic ~"
moi return until midnight and then the chlId va,
dood Is three other children she had borne iAd
1ins ddcniv the police took her into custody. but
Iountv Physician Converse said the cAlid aleu- i'""
natural causes. . , -, ,,o,,o,
John Goctz sixteen years old. OF Ferry ana Moiioe
etc IJohokcn while playing with toy pistol N,,"r
dov ,rcIdcnially shot himself. The ball Lodged III
H. left lung. He will probably die