The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-15
GREEN GOODS MEN AT WORK
NEW HAVEN MERCHANTS IN RE-
CEIPT OF CIRCULAR LETTERS.

Flatterlng Inducements Held Out to Them
TO Deal In Counterfeit Money Which is
Said to be as Good as the Genuine-rhe
Police and Postal Authorities at Work on
the Case.
The dealers in green goods" or coun-
terfeit money are again flooding the
country with their alluring circulars
which pretend to point out how anyone
can become immensely wealthy by deal
ing in the goods, During the past few
days any number of circular letters
have been received by well known bus
mess men in this city, and the facts
have been reported to the police and
postoftice authorities.
| Among those who have received this
communication is Louis Lewinson, pro-
| ~ ator of the Rochester cafe on State
street, near Court street, who imme-
diately upon the receipt Of the commu-
nlcation turned it over to the police
authorities. The writer of the letter
who signs 'You No" to the communi-
cation is as explained in another en-
closure, L. Newmyer, Morrisville, Bucks
county, Penn, to whom all kilograms,
no letters, should be sent.
| The communication states that the
writer Is in possession OF a good thing"
and with the confidence and co-opera-
ton of the party to whom the letter Is
sent both can become Independently
rich. Continuing the writer says
| There is no reason why you should be
a slave and toll all your life for nothing.
The opportunity is here for you to
switch OFF, from poverty and benefit
yourself in a substantial way. Don't
| be foolish enough to let conscientious
| scruples interfere with your aim in life.
! Few men ever obtain riches honestly.
| Others have grown rich around you
| (no one knows howl; why not you? A
hint to the wise is sufficient. You will
see from my sketches that my goods are
not what the law can class as real
| counterfeits, inasmuch as they We're
printed from genuine plates, and can
! easily be passed in your section of the
country with impunity.
| This is serious and highly important
| food for thought! Your sober and earn
| est attention should be given to every
word in this letter. A person without
the universal rudder''-the almighty
dollar-is thought but little of, and is
looked upon as of no Importance to the
world. Isn't this true? | know whereof
| 1 speak; in former years I have drank
| from the bitter cup" myself.
The communication then continues:
| IF my business suits you it will be nee
essary for you to come on here and see
me, as only deal face to face with my
| customers, and I always make liberal
| allowance in goods to cover the ex-
penses You will find me a square and
4 honorable white man to deal with in
! every particular, and If after you have
come on here and examined my stock
| the goods are not as fine as represented
will make you a present Of $1,000 In
| gold, and cheerfully pay all expenses
incurred upon your journey"
| Next the writer claims that the money
is made from genuine plates which
| have been stolen from the United States
| treasury, and encloses alleged news
paper clippings which state that "the
country has been flooded with counter
felt money in the past year which has
been examined and pronounced by gov
I eminent experts to be as good as the
genuine greenback. The prices at
which he will sell the bogus bill is
next given, anda-the letter concludes
with the following Instructions:
First-Don't as long as you live, ever
write letter to me until give you per-
mission. If you do 1t Will be refused.
See? / mean exactly what I say, and
furthermore, all business relations be-
tween US will end.
Second--If you wish to come on here
and see me, send the following telegram
Remember, Telegram only will be re-
ceived), and simply say, "Send inetruc-
TONS" and sign your name as per
pass word and number" given you.
Third-On receipt Of your telegram I
will send you full Instructions how to
meet me and where to stop, then no
mistakes Will be made in finding one
another
N. B.--Should there be any official no
tice stamped on this envelope pay no
attention to it whatever, as it Is put
there by the new administration to find
out who has got the plates, as they are
missing from the treasury. Possession
of the original plates is the foundation
Of my success, aad al have the plates
the stamping of this ridiculous notice
cannot injure me at all, unless to
frighten off some timid agent.