The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
GREEN GOODS TOSELL.
The Swindle Again in Full Blast
in This City.
Circulars Mailed Within the Shadow
Of Police Headquarters.
Victims Seem to Be Just as Plentiful
as Ever.

While the members OF the Lexow In
vestigating Committee are at play and
John w. Con-. their counsel. Is up In
the Adirondacks re operating, the or, en-
goods men of this city are making hay.
They are sending circulars broadcast
in search of victims.
When George Apo. the notorious Grim
inal. swore before the Lexow Commit
tee that the green-goods business in New
York and vicinity was still in existence
and Furnishing under police protection
he practically put a stop to the work
for the time being.
The operators weakened at once. for
they realized that Appos testimony
opened the door foi any victim to enter
and relate to the Committee how, he
had been robbed. Apo had told how
victims ,.o who complained to the police
In view OF all these circumstances It
was decided safer for the green-goods
operators to take vacation. which they
| did until after the Lexow Committee
| adjourned.
The day following, however, business
was resumed and now Is In full blast.
Circulars have been mailed as late as
July q. requesting that the victim an
&C rernandes. hi West Nine,y.thlrd
and number accompany each circular,
which the victim must insert In his
despatch as an extra safeguard. In
structions are also given that the West
ern Union Company only be used In
sending messages to them.
Appo in his testimony said: He the
green goods mani tell him not to write
any letters, but to send all messages by
telegraph. The telegram is directed to
the writer at whatever address he gives
The telegraph office delivers 1t to him
turning point. He takes any address
he can. but the telegraph operator
understands that himself The operator
know what these messages relate to-
The bulk OF the green-goods business
in New York. Appor swore, Is con
Quoted by, man named Jim McNally
The circulars sent out offer counterfeit
money at low rate and set forth that
a conviction cannot be secured for pass
Ing the bills. as they, are printed or
plates plates stolen from the Government
used In the. business. The victim !.
counterfeits, but which In reality. |.
good bills on the top and bottom.
This circular Of July a. mailed in TIL,
city. was, as usual. accompanied witt
an alleged newspaper clipping. which
goes free because the experts at Wash
ington could not tell the difference be
tween the alleged counterfeit bills anC
, the greenbacks known to be good. Thu
, reason for this Is apparent, the clipping
. reads, as the green goods" are mad
from plates, stolen from the Unite'
States.
, sc. Fernandez, 81 West Ninety-thir
street, New York City, N. "" Is
particularly sly operator. While EN-
= phasizing the fact that he Is a residen
, on the west side uptown, he CAREFUL
selects Station A Of the Post office. RICH
= In the shadow OF Police Headquarter'
e to mail his circulars.
But beside this there Is no ''311 We,
= Ninety-third street" II there were sue
, number It would be at a point on tha
street which. at the present time,
, nothing but a deep rocky cut. In whic
Z the city has men employed even MOI
ing the street through to Riversid
e Drive.
( were In this cut Wednesday with tel.
, grapl. messages for some one they coul
not find. Although the manager OF III
branch telegraph office, on Columbt
. avenue near Ninety-second street, wou
: not admit 1t. 1t Is believed that thei
: &C Fernandez"
n An "Evening World" reporter ascei
J., tained last night that It Is customar
e for the green-goods men In these ten
pestuous times to give a fictitious az
n dress, and after a few days call at tn
! office and tell the manager that he ha
. moved from the address given and tha
!, any messages for him. IT is expecte
o that &C. Fernandez" will play this tricl
e He may get caught at It.
= 1t 10 well known that green-goods me
s never work" without the permission
:. the police.