The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-15
CAUGHT BY GREEN GOODS
PcnnsylyanIRpS Roped ina Green Goods
Nun Shot by One of Them,

BIan Shot by One Of Them,
New York, May l4,-About Q week
ago Joseph and Robert Hall, brothers,
of sLeelton, Pa, received green goods
circulars from man in New York who
signed himself III, Wagner" The
Halls were to have met Wagner yester-
day at Ryan's hotel, in Elizabeth, N. ],
They met there George Phillips, who
said he represented Wagner
The Halls made arrangements to pur'
chase $4,000 in green goods" for $500
Phillips induced the two brothers to go
to saloon in this city at Thirty-second
street and Eighth avenue, where Phil
lips lett them to bring Wagner. They
talked about green goods, and wagner
left them, saying he would meet Phil
lips and tue Hull brothers in Green
Point. They crossed to Green Point at
$3.50 o'clock last night, In front Of Gun;
yon's restaurant Phillips said he had
u headache, and he invited the Halls to
take cup OF coffee. While they were
in the restaurant Wagner came in.
Phillips showed a brand new $40 bill,
and said il was q specimen OF the money
he was going to sell the Hall, and Of
iered it to the waiter in payment for the
coffee and received back the change.
He then expatiated on the ease with
which the bogus money could be passed,
Wagner and Joseph Hall left the
restaurant to go into West street,
where Wagner said his uncle had the
green goods In coach. Wagner and
Joseph Hall got into the coach. There
several packages OF money were shown
to Joseph. He hesitated about taking
them. Wagner said: "0h, you've got
no money. What ia the use OF making
deal with you"
Then Hall showed his roll OF $3.50, and
asked Wagner and his pretended uncle
to take the green goods to show to his
brother. Hall returned his money to
pocket, and the men got out OF the
coach to go to the restaurant Wagner
had in his hand small satchel which
he said contained $4,000 OF spurious
money Wagner said he was afraid to
carry the bag himself, as the police
knew him. He induced Hall to take
tho bag and told him to 20 ahead.
Hall looked behind several times,
The men finally disappeared. He then
felt in his overcoat, His money was
gone. He cut open the side Of the bag
and found in side brick and some old
paper. He ran to the restaurant and
saw his brother and Phillipa still sitting
Mt the table where he had lett them,
He pulled out his revolver, and ex.
claimed: "The green goods men have
tried to rob me-" He blazed away
three times at Phillips. The third shot
hit Phillips in the back just above the
hips. Phillips tried to wrest the re-
volver from Hall, While they were
tussling. Policeman CusiCk came in and
arrested all hands,
Phillips was taken to Catherine's
Hospital, and the Halls to the Green
Point police station. The Halls refus-
cd to tell where they lived. From thslS
railroad tickets 1t was surmised tNSs
they came from Steolton. They said
they refused to tell who they we're be-
cause their parents are respectable peo-
Pile.
Phillips had bullet in his liver and
will die. He refused to tell anything
about himself or Wagner to the police,
and would make no statement in re-
gard to the shooting.
The police do rot place implicit faith
in the story told by Joseph Hall that
his pocket was picked Of the $3.50. They
believe rather that the money was paid
over for the green goods, but that the
Hall brothers will not acknowledge 1t.