The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-18
THIRD EDITION
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Newsy Items Cleaned by the Town Parroll-
ing Reporters,

New York city had on the witness stand
last Thursday an expert in the green
goods business who gave surprising sta
tistics showing the thorough organization
and extensive operation Of the business
as well as its tempting profits. The wit
ness testified that fifteen thousand green
goods circulars are sent out OF the city
daily that one boss Of the business
has a capital OF hundred thousand
dollars and keeps ten thousand dollars OF
genuine money always on hand to show
TO the victims that this persons profits
have been occasionally rs high as eight |
thousand dollars in day, and that the |
witness himself, ~ "A "steerer' on per |
cent interest has made, with tips" six ,
hundred dollars in one days work. The |
perfect organization of the business is |
also a matter of surprise. 1t has its |
"backer,' who is the principal; its |
.'writers,h who send out the circulars its |
"steerersn who meet the customer and
conduct him to the Joint ~ the decoy,
respectable old gentleman, who is always |
present in the Office; the turner who
shows the victim the good money the
ringer who changes the good money |
package for the sawdust after it has been
put up; the taller who conducts the
customer to the railroad and puts him
and his purchase on the train.
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The hedevelopments are not without inter
est to the people of this region, because
hardly a day passes that several of them
do not receive these circulars. 1t is only
about ten days ago since citizen OF TINS
town "Confdentially' showed one of the
-green-gOOds circulars to me and asked
what ! thought of it. The HERALD, in
fact the newspapers in all parts of the
country, have repeatedly exposed this
swindle, yet there are some people who
have allowed themselves to hesitate when
about to throw the circulars into the
waste basket. They are written in such
frank and plausible terms and the news
paper clipping appears so genuine to some
who do not know how to tell bogus
clipping from the genuine that some
people have been tempted to challenge
their own good Judgment.
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This was the case with one Of the most
prominent and influential business men
and politicians in Shenandoah several
years ago He was one of clique of in
veterate poker players and in spite of the
fact that he knew the green-goods bust
ness was a swindle he allowed himself to
believe that he could 20 to New York, Sc
cure a quantity of this money and pass it
of in the poker games. As these games
were kept very quiet he felt that he would
have an excellent avenue through which
to circulate the money with safety. This
plan fixed itself so firmly upon the man s
mind that he followed the instructions in
the letter and in due time he was on his
way to New York.
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Arriving at the rendezvous arranged by
the correspondence our townsman made
the sign agreed upon and the next instant
stalwart man stepped up to him, placed
his hand on the tOwnmans shoulder and
said, Il have been looking for you COm(
with me- Our friend was in the hands
of the law and was taken to the police
headquarters, charged with aiding and
abettiug the green-goods business. Sub
seduently he was taken before a Police
Justice and required to pay heavy fine
The detective then walked to the ferry
with him and giving him some whole
some advice, left to retraCe his steps tC
the police headquarters.
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The sudden collapse of our friend
project was due to bogus green-goodi
circular. The one he received was de
coy sent out by the police department o
New York city and the arrangements Ou
friend thought he had made with tn,
green-goods people were conducted at tn,
other end by the detectives who had beeI
detailed to catch and punish people in
Clined to deal with the green-goods people
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Our townsman subsequently told
friend very contidentially that he wa
glad the matter ended where it did, 70
had he got to the green goods headquar
ters he would have dropped much NOR
money for a bag of sawdust or blanl
green paper than the fine he pal,
amounted to.
But this was not the only case in whicl
Schuylkll people figured IN tue green
goods business. About two years ago
Pole who kept n saloon on East CCntr
street and a Pole residing in Mt Carme
undertook to get rich quick by tOlIowln
the instructions of a grcen-gOOds circular
The sHloOnkeeper dropped $500 ON th
game and he and his friends were subst
quently arrested on one of the New Nor
streets as suspicious characters. Each c
the men was supplied with cayenne peppe
and told the police who arrested thrr
that they were watching and intended
throw the pepper into the eyes of the me
who had swludled them The dupes wer
held in custody for several days pendin
an investigation of their characters an
were eventually fined and discharged
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lains Pain Balm and was completed
cured. / have since advised many of m
friends and customers TO try the remed
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