Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-24
sWINDLERS ROBBED.
81 900 in Genuine Bills Taken from Two
Green Goods Men.

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CNew York Herald-23d)
John Sheffield, of Manchester. N. Y,
came down to Jersey City on Monday
with a big blackjack that, 1t Is said. he
borrowed from Sheriff Fitzgerald, OF On
tario county. His mission was to beat the
'green-goods" men at their own game.
and get the fiash-roll Of genuine money
that they show to their victims. He got
the .'rol" but Chef-of-Polce Murphy
took II of him. and locked him up on
charge of carrying concealed deadiy
blackjack, though when arrested Shefneld
was running out Of Taylors Hotel. nat
less, and with the blood-stained weapon
in his hand, with which he had just
knocked OUT one OF the green-goods
operators, after grabbing the Toll OF
$500.
Sheffield Is a tall and muscular fellow.
% wears old, who looks like typical
Nav Jersey commuter. His birthplace
was Watkins Glen. but he moved some
little time ago to Manchester. where he
runs q restaurant. The police think ne -
a "come-back"-that Is TO say. green
goods" buyer, who has been swindled, ana
who returns to the scene OF spoliation
10 do the thing over again. and do 1t bet
ter. though, as q rule. they learn very
little by experience. and simply get cheat
| ed again.
PREPARED TO FOOL THEM.
His story Is that friend Of his had
| been robbed by the gang. and that wnen
| he received one OF their circulars oner-
| ing genuine paper money at rulnous sac
| rifices, he determined to fool them. ne
wrote enthusiastic letters. telling them
to set their presses going and PRINT so,"v
| for him In items, fives. and ones. and
have them nice and dry ana READY 70
spend as soon as he arrived.
| ON a cut-rate ticket, and with gieam
NJ foxiness upon his features. he came
down as far as Port Jervls on Monday.
The swlndlers hai notified him to meet
them at No. 81 West street. New YORK.
| hut he wished to play a game upon them
with his blackjack and he preferred 10
| select his own battle-ground. 80 ne wireo
them from Port Jervis that they must
meet him at Taylor's Hotel The adj
dress. No. 81 West street. they had given
hlm is either Pettitts saloon or small
cIgar-store next door. AT both places ths
/ men in charge uttered EXPLANATIONS OF
amusement when asked II they mad ever
heard of green goods
.The willy Sheffield was bent on decep,
ton all through. His motto was 10 1901
| eV6rybOdy, anu 20 ne Ie8iotSio" - 80
lors Hotel an from New York city, and
they gave him Room 70. He dreamed on
Monday night that he had just inherited
the United States Treasury from long
forgotten uncle. with a strawberry marx
on the nose
The "green-goods' swindlers arrived
Yesterday morning and asked for shef.
f,eld. The clerk pointed him out and
thew went up to him, and the following
dialogue took place:
"Hist! No. 26s. three times overr
"Ha! Hal I am the number. are yo'
epr'
I'VE are
chorus: well. then to business"
GOT THE FLASH ROLL"
Tho man In charge OF the "green-soods'
expedition was tall. stout. and young. ant
his companion had dark complexion an.
vas well-dressed. That's all Machiaveil
shefseld remembers. They insisted on HI
roiur to New York. but he said that tn
busInsss could be done in Room No.
iust a. we'll. The swindlers had no DUN
INV satchel ready for the ''cema on" bu
i they went up stairs with him TO Jolly
| him. a the fraternity express H. nnov