New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-15


HIS STORY OF HIS M1SDEEDS.
When Apo took his in the witness chair at
20 =. N. Senator Leyow SAID To- HIM that he bad
nothing 10 ar TO his testimony II he told the
truth. bu; If he I'D tell the truth h. would tie
liable 70 p9nshment for perjury In r.py 10 iles.
| thriy-s.x years old and "as born IN NV Haven.
on Two So' m ~ai Oh lie vas unf,ftGn1e when
| he Wa boy ana he was arrested Tor picking
| Sentenced 20 prison Tor :wo years ana six months
| by Recorder Hackrt;. AMI h" was 20 small at tne
! time tina; there was not suit Of c.otheS IN me
Sine months after he had served his time he was
sentence being passed upon him by Judge Glider
sleeve. The thri time he was sent TO prison for
ami 81 SIX months from RecoTier smyh He was
WITH s sTnS Se pen SSq lie ALSO served
| term * seven months In Pennsylvania jail for
| picking pockets.
ms AND OUTS OF "GftEEN-GoODS' BUSINESS.
q OBy Mr. Gon) Have you been engaged In
what IS known "a crooked business in this city?
| A.-The green goods business has been my prin-
| cipal business t.; late years
. Please explain to the committee the nature
| ~ that business? A-Circuars are sent out, stat
ing that duplicates OF the genuine money nave been
| printed from the same plates.
O-Well lei w understand VINO are the persons
| hacker? Ale is the old gentleman. the man With
the bankroll Ike has the real money which Is
. Who j. the writer? Ale IL the man who
q And The "stecror.' who Is he? a He is the
man who goes after the people who come III an
- You mean The men who are swlndled. What
Is The victim called? \. lie IL called the guy.
WITH HAYsEED ~ THEIR HAIR
. lie comes from the backwood-? A.-Yes. and
from The cities and towns all over the country.
o. Who is the "riug.r2' \ re IS the man be
hnd the partition who takes tho good money
which ~ shown AMI pu's . brick IN place ~ H.
Ind no NJ OBJ
posed 10 D. the son ~ he oil gentleman u" Sriis
iho green goods end then places II "i'hm re"'h
- Then there Is the taller: VINO is h.? 4
iic is Tho who follows ia victim after the
game l. played and secs him safely ont or the
- Win, is the place called whore the game i
playcie \ rhc turning Ioint." It Il usually an
empty store IN which is "A desk with shelf and
partition h"hin4 ~
STEERING" THEN To TIE Joint
. How are the victims arlught 10 the place
They are directed TO 20 70 a. hotel III Poush-
kc,1slc or F..hkil on tie Hudson River. or To
some place IN e,s-Jers.y bout nny miles from
Nc,y- York wher. they are met b. me '@te"r"r.
who takes them % his city ana leads '''" 10 '"e
q What ii,lson Is made Of The meaey taken 'sei!
rim ne Victims \ The writer grls {" per 'rni
All the hacker gets ~ per cent They pay IN
other men. The "sterrcr Set' per ',ho ~,
"tIrn.r' gets 50 AMI The ringer ana taller
q How 10 the writers" get The names ana
,lire.sr. - persons 10 whom the circulars Are
~cnie From the mercantile ng"ncy li'ts mostly
. What do the circulars contnlnt .IhsS
s,,, nnJ The victims are asked O. answer hy
telegraph \ hon, newslni~r clipping j. sen.
S W. ,ols from he genuine money record is kept
Il each man % whom sir'ul-Ii Srn,. T., - ,niI
=. si,n a telegram - ii lr," II the writer 81.
a. @nf" ' r sent To- thc man telling him
the hotel TO which d" must 90 10 meet "' H'SS'"
F'G Ar. Instructions sent by mau? Yes. but
The answers must always be- sen' o' '"'E'''"'
HELP FROM TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
- Isy mr.. the telegrams s-nt 20 the right al
dr,s.o 4 Any aIlress may be- given. hut the ieIe-
graph operators understand the meaning oil '"e
messages aul ecni them - the right Address.
% How doe, the "stcrr,r" know ho" 20 meet the
.iginn~y rcinrr., or ',ioJI l.th."
- Xyhcn the victim is TAKEN To the turning
arg" sum - good monr, " shown 10 MN , ~ H.
800 o., Inv n th. turner places 10 N a box or
LAX: hcl On the shelf behind the dr~k ne Oh Esi
az nm en-, ,r turner" saws h. VIII make on re-
nf and he !fts the ~ II the *. which shl' the
3D. ON mn. sn-.r from View foi An Instant Ihrir j.
4. incl .n me PARTITION ana when the Ill 81 t'
desk comes 1.wn The ringer mas 80"
box win ih. money FOR a box with brick in %.
r.,,nurrn FROM TowN WITH THE BRICK.
O What ls done Win he victim then? \ ~" les
som home With the brick. The "st'er"r puts
.,,r into him and tells him mat he must Keep Fu''t
,,,l he e.ts home He tell, him ,iai the country
n.,r the city has been Hooded with the green
goods" and that be may get h'teen y.lrs In J'l u
usual, carries the box t. the station ana SOS e
victim sIfey on tnr train "n.le the 'n r ,, 'J
,n'y are AZ; ~ ,,sr" rrctSnIs 10 be- an officer
and 4cnr.s them by telling them they can be sent 10
aii lie ,cls them that they are AZ oan aS tnr ',
who *; lheir money. and the best thing they can
q al what rate is tho pretended sac Of green
,HI,s""5 rne leas, sum taken from a victim IL
kqfa FOR ch he IL ne
ia travel
CAUGHT N HIS OWN TRAP.
O-Dil You ever know OF a victim who came
bacl, being taken 10 police station TO have scare
put into him? Al know Of such case but
d., not wani to incrninate a friend. ana VIA not
tell about IT.
O-Te:l about It IN a general way. without men
tonng names Al brought ma" nj from him r ~
hotel until could take him 10 the turning Joiht
been be- here before but didn't know that then When
took him to the room where tne tnr'r uo, waS
SIS 900 The turner" said that the safe was locker
and coud not be opened. but The money wou.u pe
sent by cypress ne s"9 ,Sn n s stuffed it Into
bbis pocket pulled revolver OF iS-cabre. and
pon;4 rd at h me and pm1sed it to the turner who
ran out. The ringer also ran; 'eaVihs me a h
a bowie-knife and cut me across the hand cine
witness displayed scar In PROOF o! ,ne c sorS2
H., T., "a. atreet hut A policeman took them both
10 the station They were both let 20 at the sta
ton and the man went back nome ! WIS "o' al
rested -, ,.,,,., h,rL
ODD "Bl"" Vosburg. the elI-known panS
burglar figure ~ a hacker IN the game al one Time!
I'll &c a friend OF mine. and VII not say.
Do YOU know "Big Walter iiaheS? A'-fes'
He was Il hacker ~ one time
LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF THE CITY.
o-Who Is the principal hacker or the green
gools" game in the city? A.-James McNa.iy
o-who Is his chief rival IN the business?
A-Frederick Hadlick.
O-Do some OF the men 10 whom circulars are
sent make complaints and send the circulars to
the police? Ayes and to Anthony Comstock. 1t