Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-22
GREENCO0DSMAN' END
Died In a Carriage While Try
ing to Saoot Two Men.
INTENDED swIgDLBs REVEALED.

Eoxes Containing a Brick, some Packages
Of Worthless Money and Paper Found In
the carriage-His Companion Got Away
IN Great Hurry.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. May 22.-A car
fiage containing two men was jogging
along tile highway between the village OF
saugatuok and Westport when behind it
came q carriage containing two residents
81 Wostport- George Ferris and William
Potts. " ben they caught up to the first
carriage POTTS, who was driving, turned
cut 10 60 bly, and ia doing SO struck
wheel OF tho first vehicle and one OF tho
occupants, large man, exclaimed, Push
or, theror'
Ferris made some reply, and the stran-
ger grabbed thn whip and attempted to
strike Ferris Potts whipped mp his horse.
ana q race followed for short distance.
Soon the horse driven by Potts began to
draw away . lie strangers, who wore urg-
ing their hlrse sharply, were greatly OK
ci.ud, and ihen they saw they could not
catch ug tho stout man dropped the lines,
and standing up ia tho carriage drew a
reyelvur from his pocket, and cooking it,
pointed IL at the men in the carriage only
fow feot nhend Of him.
Threatened to shoot.
IN shooot your he cried AS he ut
tered these words Ferris looked around.
and saw him totter and fall to tho scat
! Ills companion seized the reins and brought
| the horse TO q standstill in front OF the
stable Of Arthur Williams. The lnttor was
hurricdly asked to bring some water 1t
/ To- hot
was dead. IN the bottom Of the carriage
the loaded revolver was found.
The companion Of tho dead man said
his own naino was David Burke and that
Of the dead man Daniel Simpson and that
they lived at 327 Third avonuo New York.
| lie said they had boon driving through
! the country FOR some time for pleasure.
lie seemed very much excited and anxious
TO got away. lie gave but little informa-
Zion to Medical Examiner Powers who
was making tho Investigation, and left as
soon as he could get away, saying he was
| going to New York to break Tho news tc
tho mans wife and Family. and would re-
turn at once and take tho body away
That was the last that has been seen OF
heard Of him.
When Coroner Dolon went to Westpori
to make an investigation, he found among
the effects Of the dead nan complete
green goods and bunko outfit. Two tir
boxes about six inches square, with strong
locks on them, were found, and wher
opened in one was found brick and il
the other two packages Of green paper JUS
tho size Of bank bills with a SO bill OF
the top Of each and each labeled S. GOO
Scattered through tho paper was sl6S il
good money and 45 Confederate IS bills
On the dead man was also found bool
giving the names Of the cashier, presiden
and directors Of every bank In the vioinit,
and tho names Of persons owning farm
for sale Some Of them We're;
Green Goods Information.
James Goddard, two miles north Of Tor
rington on Winston hill road. Leaves @.
orc son at home. Good saw.
Charles Adams, four m. II. of Ashton
r. l. 200 by. Five houses IN pawtuoket
Cost 5 e. mortgages on piece Of propert
in Ashton n.y. q Married. Young VIII
left him once Wants to sell.
Mr. Lamb, 229 South Main street, Al
tleborough, Mass, three sons in bushes
in town, not at home. Wants to sell.
William Wetherby, one son at homo is
solectman three m. south Of Dedham, Mass
ID ont East street
| MAA44tsAA Noits htiAbuf ~. l. mas CIdfE
Of street cleaning Lives with son-in-laN
He is agent for II. r. c. and b. Can &c
away any time. Has property he wants {
sell Lives at 81 Childs street Wife deat
Saw.
The dead man appears TO be about 9
years old, nearly six feet tall, with sand
hair and red mustache. The romans al
at the undertaken in Westport. Tho corr
ner has charge Of all the property belong
ing to the men, including the horse an
carriage 1t is said they have been driyin
through the country in this neghborhoc
for several days and intended to swind
men who want to sell farms. The me
concerned in this affair are thought TO {
the two men who sold a farmer on Greer
field hill brick for So, GOO a short tin
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