Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-06

ourwTTED TIE GREEN GOODS MAN.
Two vir.inlans sci IL Trap Tor John Davis
and lie /. Sow Awaiting Trial

New Yo:k Times. April JihJ
John Davis. Of Marion, y. j.. has been
doing Il brisk business i'm The green
GOODS" trade. but Yesterday he Was
locked 49, in the YorNlic Police court
prison and held ia 800 bail for trial
an IL charge az attempted grand larceny.
Glove, as hc s.. hc Was easily ou'"l,''d
bv Two m.a from Nugini'.
vb. cou.0lainanis against Davis Wtr"
charles Keujs.h - years old, a sa."."-
keeper u l,oeunHe. Va. ana freI stem
hr.rh.r liq bartender. Last January
Il.ut.rn came u0rtaWdil IN response 10
letter. ana circulars Offering 10 givphlm
5000 ina imitation money Tor >''p' ~
SiasIeth. y. j.. hc met man VINO 'o"h
Inn To the Pacific Hotel. IN 6refh"ic "
street. this city. There he was given q
tn-hov said o. contain 5000 In imitation
money. and was instructed 70 immtd ateiy
ike a train homeNard. without speaking
10 any one. Tor United States detectives
would arrest him on sight If they sus-
pcct,d his errand.
keutsch did as he was told, but Wheh
some distance away from Jersey '.tS
he Ventured TO open his un-boN' ne
found in It package Of green paper. and
al once lfAllLfl Nildl Nv A4hh ~ - '''''''
dl.d and had nothing that he could
swindle others with. Keutsch went nome
too crestfallen to say anything TO MS
friends about his journey to New York
Soon several of his acquaintance had
similar experiences, but still he sald
rothiug of his own adventure. Lee
Deschman. minor, lost 5000; n lawyer
and j. j. Fettcrs, the Town Marshal
each lost about the same amount.
Keutsch, however. had nothing TO say
about his own experience until his bar
tender. Steinbrecher. showed him some
letters he had received offering to'sel
him $4,000 in green goods" for SOo
and to give him control Of the territory
Of West Virginia and Maryland for the
disposal OF the cOuntcrfeits. Stcinbrechel
was directed 10 come TO the Vanderbilt
Hotel, in east Forty-second street, but
TO speak to no one until man gave him
the password Max" The letters were
signed a. D." on seeing them. Keutscf
told his bartender Of his experience. and
together they came To New York with the
intention OF making trouble for the greer
goods" man. They reached here at moor
Tuesday. They suspected that -. D.
was the man who had swindled Keutsch
The men separated. and Stoinbrechel
went direct to the Vanderbilt Hotel
Soon after he reached his room a mar
appeared. introduced himself as Char.cs
Smith. and gave the password Max
Steinhrecher said he was not quite ready
10 do business and Smith promised L
return I'm the evening. When ne returned
Steinbrcchcr was not In. Early yesterday
morning Smith and an old man callet
on Steinbrecher. and when outside oi
the hotel they showed him some goot
money. Steinbrechcr produced S2l0O anl
said: IL have come 10 do business.
want you TO show at least 5000 or SlOos
OF that money before | close a bargain
with you" The old man said he woulC
send his son TO Steinbrecher, and the
men departed.
About 1890 o'clock In the morning
Davis appeared and said: Il am the man
and am In a hurry. | have a customer
for 10000. and | cannot waste muci
time on YOU" The two men agreed L
meet at 2:SO o'clock p. NJ. at the hotel
Steinbrecher consulted the hotel clerk
ana was advised TO see Police Captain
Reilly. Steinbrecher did so, and two de
tectives were assigned 10 the case.
Davis returned on time. and ne an(
Steinbrecher woOt TO the elevated rail
road station at Third avenue and Forty
second street. followed by the detcc
yves As they were going up the stair,
Stelnbrecher turned 10 the detectives ant
said; This Is the man. Arrest him"
DAVIS was surprised. but quickly sa'
What do you mean? / never saw thi
man before. He asked me how 10 re
down town. and ] volunteered to SHOW
him to the. elevated road" Davis's ex
PLANTATION. however. was not satisfactory
ard he was taken 10 the Police Court
There keutsch identified him as tn
man who had swlndled him. Davis Il
% years old, dresses well and IL ap
parently well educated.