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 he 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 lie operating. the gr, ell
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 grecn-goods business In New
York and vicinity was still in existence
and flourishins under police protection
he practically put n stop to the work
for the time being.
The operators weakened at once, for
they realized that Appo's testimony
opened the door 70, any victim to enter
and relate to the Committee how he
had been robbed. Apo had told how
victims who complained TO the police
were treated.
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.
July q, requesting that the victim an
swer, by telegraph only. addressed to
&C. Fernandez. 81 West Ninety-thlrd
street. New York city" A password
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.
Apo, in his testimony said: He the
green-goods nam tell him not to write
telegraph. The telegram is directed to
the writer at whatever address he gives
The telegraph Office delivers It to him
He gives different address from the
turning point. He takes any address
he can. but the telegraph operator
know, what these messages relate to.
and they deliver them"
The bulk of the goods business
IN New York, Appor swore, Is con-
Quoted by man named Jim McNally.
The circulars sent out offer counterfeit
conviction cannot be secured for pass
ing the bills, as they. are printed on
plates stolen. from the Government.
used In the, business The victim is
given a package supposed to contain
counterfeits, but which in reality. is
good billis on the top tor, and pHR' bottom. 'e"
This circular of July q. mailed in this
| city, was, as usual. accompanied with
an alleged newspaper clipping. which
relates how a notorious counterfeiter
goes free because the experts at Wash
ington could not tell the difference be-
tween the alleged counterfeit bills and
the greenbacks known to be good. The
reason for this Is apparent, the clipping
reads. as the green goods" are made
from plates stolen from the United
| States.
&C. Fernandez. 81 West Ninety-third
street, New York City. n. "" Is a
particularly sly operator. While en-
phasizing the fact that he Is a resident
on the west side uptown, he carefully
selects Station A OF the Post Office right
| In the shadow OF Police Headquarters,
to mail his circulars.
But beside this there Is no ''311 Yves,
| Ninety-third street" If there were such
a number 1t would be at a point on that
street which. at the present time. IL
nothing but deep rocky cut in which
the city has men employed even now
blasting rock for the purpose of open
Ing the street through to Riverside
| Drive.
were In this cut Wednesday with tele.
| Crap. messages for some one they could
not find. Although the manager of the
| branch telegraph Office on Columbus
avenue. near Ninety-second street. would
not admit It. II Is believed that there
are several dispatches in that office fol-
| &C Fernandez"
An "Evening World" reporter ascer-
tained last night that 1t Is customary
| for the green-goods men in these tenn
pestuous times to give a fictitious adj
| dress, and after a few days call at the
| office and tell the manager that he has
moved from the address given and that
he will call personally thereafter to get
that &c Fernandez" win play this trick.
He may get caught at II.
1t Is well known that green-goods men
never work without the permission OF
the police.