The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-10
LOOKS ODD TO SOME PEOPLE.
GREENWICH VILLAGERS INTEREsTED
IN VA TCHINo LIVERY STABLE

Thi-es They see-Cop.try-ss whs Eater
the yard sad Others who Are Escorted
Past the s.te-Fswiis- Faces ef Mes
who usng Arouud the Plree-Nothine
! Wrong Goiag On, Capt. Delaney Says.
Several persons living and doing business
! near tho corner OF Greenwich avenue and West
| Twelfth street have been interested in observ-
| ing for two months and moro the following
phenomena as narrated by them yesterday; .
On the property at 245 and PAT West Twelfth
street about one hundred feet west OF the cor
ner. is little stable standing about thirty feet
back from the street Tho high wooden gates
are painted black. and in the left-hand gate.
ns q person approaches from the street, and
| about on a level with a mans eyea. Is slot
| about Ave inches long and one inch wide.
| Frequently. early In the morning, some OF
| the people see a good-looking bay horse led
| from the yard and exercised In the street.
Later in the day number OF men are seen
about the gate and entering the yard. Some
OF the men have become quite familiar by this
time. The majority however, appear to be
| strangers and look like countrymeh or farm
ers. The best-known man Is about - years
old. rather Rtockily built with light beard.
and generally wears a big soft SLOUGH hat
Another well-rem err bered man is about 35
years old. in appearance resembling . Hebrew
and wears very black moustache. These two
men frequently drive down TO the stable. one
behind bay horse. the other behind q sorreL
Quite frequently each is accom- panied by q
countrymaD.
The countryman aliahts. enters the yard.
and the carriage is driven of. Subsequently
the countryman comes out from the yard and
proceeds westward, companied by . man
who shows him the way Two carriages or
vn m galIoun at tho rata
the same time. A good part OF the day two
young men loiter near the gate Som etimes.
when one OF the carriages or man whom the
men know approaches the stable one OF the
men pulls out a handkerchief. Then the
man and the countryman do not stop at
the gate. At other times one OF the men
near the gate politely lifts his hat. Then the
friend and the countrymsn stop at the gate
and enter the yard.
About month ago. after one OF the people
In the neighborhood had noticed these phe-
nomena. he saw a woman walking near the
corner and evidently In trouble. He asked
what was the matter. She said she lived In
Long Island City. that her husband had died
and left her few hundred dollars She wish
ed to start her son in the express business.
She had seen an advertisement stating that
an excellent horse could be bought very cheap
ut the stable above m entioned. She had called
a day or two before. one hundred dollars
had been asked for the horse. She finally
bought the horse paying $50 In money and
giving in addition piece OF jewelty worth
her 1t had not been delivered. and she had
returned to the stable to look for the man who
sold the horse She could not ind him or get
died.
About the same time the same man saw .
street with one OF the familiar hangers.out in
the neig borhood. He followed the country
The man said he was going to Europe and
had been asked to take care OF a horse that
WAS s to be on Wien $ VENT to ooP az
horse in the stable the men offered him com
Se bot SAID Ses wantsd h% 10 depos
500 as security that he would fulfil his con-
tract. lie had only - in his pocket. and SO
where he had a deposit. He was warned to
have nothing to do with the men Who wanted
man thanke his informer. and said he would
follow his advice.
about the eighborhood and said no had lost
$500 in his dealings with the men in, the |
stable, and tried to get up petition to have |
something done to the men In the stable; but |
the people in the neiGhborhood were disn-
Another resident said yesterday. that last |
he IN tho Hsysn
man subsequently saw the man he believed |
had taken his money and got detective to
and when the detective and the New Haven |
man tried to enter they were opposed by one |
OF the men lettering near the gate. The de-
tective. the story is told. hit tho man at the |
gate In the eye and entered the yard. Subse.
quently the New Haven man recovered his
money. Nothing was known Of this affair at the
Charles street police station The men in The
neighborhood. who have noticed the nh snom-
ena for weeks say that some days as many as
eighteen men, apparently countrymen most
Of them are taken to the stable.
A Mr.. Latus, who lives at 223 West Twelfth
street. saws he thought there was something
wrong going on at the stable and went to the
Charles street police station and told what he
knew He says the man at the desk told him
to go mind his own business that the Captain
was not in and he would have to call again.
Mr.. latus says he gave the matter up in dis
gust.
Capt. DELANEY was asked Yesterday whether
any familiar horse game such as the neigh
hors say is going on at tho stable was really
being played. The Captain said there was
nothing in IL, that it was mere talk OF the peo-
pie in the neighborhood. aud accounted Tor
the talk by saying some OF the people there
were against him In politics. He said he had
been up in that neighborhood, and he knew
there Was no such game being PLAYED.
AN FIGHT TEIR-OLD GIRLS STORY.