The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-27
they're NOT ALL DEAD
Three Foolish South SlderS Dup2d by Green
Goods Operators.
BIG WAD OF GOOD MONEY DROPPED
All They Got in Exchange Was Box
Containing Fragments of Plain
White Paper-George and Charles
Engle and Jacob Walz Were the
Young Fellows Who Had the Pass
word and We're Duped.

WOTu anu were IupSd'
For many months green goods cir.
culars have been freely distributed on
the South Side. Attention has been
called to the matter from time to time
by all the papers Of tho city, and it
was generally supposed that everyone
was aware OF the fact that the circu-
lars were but suares to trap the un-
wary.
But such does not happen to have
been the case. The foolish ones are
not all dead, and New York green
goods" or counterfeit men can yet
catch vGrdant youths in Scranton. This
was demonstrated last week when
South Siders clubbed together in re-
sponae to one of the decoY circulars,
and between them raised $240 for the
purpose Of becoming rich quick. Now
their $94O is gone. and they have moth
ing but an experience.
FORMED A COMBINATION
The names OF the men who were
duped are George and Charles Engle.
of Cherry street, and Jacob Walz, of
Willow street. They were, according
to the circular, TO receive IS, 500 for
| $240, and the trio formed combina-
ton to capture the priz, that meant 80
much to them. Individually they had
not the money but they constituted
themselves corporation and collec-
lively were enabled to put up the
rsUuisite amount OF good money
George Engle contributed $40, his
brother Charles contributed $SS and
Walz put up the balance. or $l12, One
Of the Engles who gave the gaua away
after having been duped in New York
last week charges a man named
Honald with abettins them in their
efforts.
It appears that George Elgla was
made the head of the trl-umvirate
and WAS also chosen Treasurer. George
acknowledged to an officer that lie tried
to do" his partners, but he wss'done"
instead He had all the fun and while
he lost some money he was not as
heavy a loser as tbs other two who
were implicated
George Engle went 10 New York last
Wednesday without the knowledge Of
his brother or Walz. He had no diff
Guilty in reaching his destination. One
of his passwords was Joseph" and the
other was 1878, and after using them
he was on very intimate terms with
the confidence men who made him feel
at home He was shown samples of
the Counterfsits he WAS to get, and they
being in reality genuine, he was easil y
duped and gladly parted with his
Scranton money.
TOOK EVERYTHING IN.
Heimaginsd everything was in proper
order. He took the box containing, as
lie supposed, the key to wealth, and
started for the Barclay street ferry, &C
companied by one Of the confidence
men, who bade him an affectionste
adieu. When he arrived in Jersey
City he attempted to open the box. but
it refused to reveal its contents to his
anxious gRzs. Lest he should be
discovered with counterfeit money in
his possession he determined not to
break the seal that stood between him
and wealth till he arrived home.
Boarding a Delaware. LackawannN
and Western train he was whisked to
this city, and the miles seemed to be
very long to the impatient traveller.
Arriving st the depot IN this city, he
could not wait FOR South Side car
but started home as fast as his legs
could carry him.
At his home be had to invoke the as
siFtance of slsdge to open the treas
ure box, but when the contents were
revealed, Engle's horror may be imag-
ined for instead Of the "long green
that he had fsasted in New York,
there was instead, box full of bits OF
white paper.
Engle was in a rage and Thursday
last he sought police Off ,er to obt ain
redress for his wrong. lie got poor
consolation. The officer asked him
why he did not consult him before 60,
ing to New York but Engle could not
reply. He was determined to get salts
faction however and decided that il he
could not obtain redress as he cOnsid
cred righteou3ly, he would mste out
judgement in his own way. Hs accord.
iugly borrowed q revolver, and was
fully convinced that the only way he
could atone for the wrong that had
been done was to go to New York and
kill the men who had deceived him
His acquaintances thought he would
certainly carry out his purpose, but hs
was frustrated When he arrived
home Honold was waiting for him and
informed him that the Office of tn,
sharks in New York had been burned
down and the men engaged in tho con
spiracy to defraud had engaged other
quarters