Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
GREEN GOODS CASES.


Prisoners Thereby Released.
Three of the men who came here two
weeks ago to participate in the green
goods" game. which deal did not take place
for the reason that one of the men got
drunk, and also for the further reason that
the intended victims were heavily armed
and frightened the green goods" men,
were brought up from Jail this morning
and taken before Judge Miller. One of
them was Ira A. Greathouse, the merchant
from Hyer, WA, and who was sentenced
to SIX months In Jail for having the black
jack on him, while another man was Alex
ander p. Hill. one, Of the alleged green
goods" men, who was convicted Of a SIM
liar charge. = =,
Greenhouse had been brought into court
because his counsel. Lawyer Darlington,
had made application for the imposition of
a fine in place of the sentence of hnprison-
ment. in order that he might go back to
his family. Hill had been brought into
court because his counsel had filed a mo-
ton for a new trial The third man was
Jonathan A. Wheeler, who came here as q
friend Of the man Greathouse. and he was
regarded as the man who was to do the
fighting.
Since the trial,of the cases Judge Miller
developed that Hill was not really a green
goods" man. He has a wife and three
children living at Fairmcunt. W:-Va.
Judge Miller heard Lawyer Sillers' mo-
ton for new trial and overruled it.
HUI was then called to the stand and
questioned. He said that last fall Sheriff
Morgan received a green goods letter.
and he QdilD answered 1t. Two months
talked over. He knew Of the game, and
said that man named Pat Stanton and
himself were to have made the deal in New
York. man named Stout. he said, had
invested 81 100 and lost.
Pat Stanton, he said, was going to get po-
lice power from detective, and they were
going to New York together. II they got
the money and could get away all would
be well, and II not. Pat was going to bring
his police powers into play and make an
arrest. -. ,-,..,.
TT was self first and government Sec
ond." remarked the court.
Hill said he had not intended to attempt
deal here. but he expected to gain ex-
perience which might benefit him in New
York in the future.
Hill said he was a native of Bedford
county, Pa. and had lived in Cumberland,
Md. He said he had never seen Hickman
until he met him here at the Slater House.
The court also heard statement from
Greenhouse.
Commenting on. the cases, Judge Miller
said he thought these West Virginians
beat the "green-goods'' men. He had
learned that at his home Greenhouse was
a man of responsibility and family and was
lawabiding man. Hill, he was satisfied,
was not "green-goods" man. but had
come here to take part in the game, and.
seeing those other people here. he conclud-
ed 1t was no harm to beat men who were
trying to beat others. The court spoke of
the acquittal Of Hickman. which he de-
plored, and referred to Wheeler's connec-
ton with the case.
In conclusion the judge said he was going
to reduce the sentence of Greathouse and
Wheeler. and he would also make the pen
alties uniform He made the penalty 500
or ninety days in each case. ...---,-,.
Greenhouse paid the fines for himself and
Wheeler, and went home. Hill did not
have the money and SO he went down.