New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-16
SWINDLED WALL STREET UEN
A BUNCO GAME THAT WORKED LIKE
CHARM.
CHARGES ON \ WORTHLESS PACKAGE
THAT >rvtp CAME FROM EUROPE.

THAT NEVER CAME FROM EUROPE.
A clever bunco game has been successfully
operated in Wall Street lately. and efforts are
now being made to catch the operators. i"c
latest known work Of the swinders was at the
expense Of Brown & Wells lawyers Of NO %
Wall-st. The sum of s345 was lost by the iir"'
according to a statement made by Charles h
Greene Of Charles B. Greene & Co.. stock brokers
at No. - Broadway.
A friend Of Mr.. Brown 50 the story Is told IN
Wall-st. recently left the city for his country
house and In some manner the bunco men learn
ed the fact and resolved to profit by the Hn""l-
edge. On Saturday Brown Wells received
bogus telegram purporting to be signed by MI
Browns absent friend 1t stated that the sender
expected to receive a package from Europe by
steamer which was due to arrive at her per that
dav. There would be certain charges on the
package which he would like to have the house
pay. and he would send by the next mail check
for the amount.
Shortly after the receipt Of the telegram man
I'm uniform with gold lace on his sleeves ana
having the appearance Of a subordinate officer
Of a steamship presented himself at the Office OF
Brown & Wells He had a letter stating that the
captain of the expected - p had IN his possession
n package for the friend Of the house. which he
was holding for payment Of the charges Would
Brown Il Wells please pay the bearer. SO that
the package could be forwarded at once
BORROWED MONEY FOR THIEVES
Brown & Wells go the story goes, were SO
anxious To- oblige their friend that. not having
the ready money III the office. they went 70 the
trouble Of sending over t. their bank and draw
ing out the s3i5 In nice crisp notes. This was 80
much moro convenient for he messenger 80
the swindler's messenger coolly walked of with
the SSi5 When the package which he LETT Win
Brown & Wells was finally opened. 1t was iouhd
To- be A tin crackcr-box with nothing In Il but an
old novel entitled al! That Critters lT N''
Gold" In the mean time tn" friend n the h'ns''
having been Informed II the arrival oi the sup
posed expected and valuable package, wired PACK
that he expected ~ package from Europe ana
knew nothing about II.
MR.. GREENE's Explanations
4 reporter for The Tribune who called at the
Office ~ Brown & Wells yesterday Was unable
70 see either member OF the firm Mr. Brown had
lcf, the Office very early IN the day. feeling I'M
well. and Mr.. Wells MAS In Europe The repre-
sentative of the firm were ret.cent The mana
ger said 70 the reporter that 1t was not MI
Browns money tina, was lost II" then rei.t r sl
The rcporter io Charles B Greene. wi' shlh ne
had been sWndled hy presumably IN" sam" M
who had swindlci Brown Il Wells re "i,'' w w. u.
r.frs0t.1 mart of the statement and said tnai
!
amour, they had lost "ns Nfo not '''l AS '"e
reporter mad first learned 49,, b..
Mr. Greene yaid % was impossihi" i"T MN, ~
e. into dei.us ~ b. had a cl"w ana was men
/ writing . certain men who. ne thousn'' ''.l'
aG him ln catching the swndlcis W ne" w w
reporter asked hin. why II was ne TOOK hu'n an
iuiercs, I'm the case y be- nad not been s"lh'i'',
MIR Greene said IL was because the gang hal
attempied 10 swindle him and he wnnf"d 10 prr-
vent any one else from being caught
"You know Brown 4 wells are shhrp N"
,ers - continued Mr. Greene. and the swind'rs
! mus, have been pretty smart 4 eaten th"in
when the reporter explained that Mr.. Ir"rhr
WAS expected 10 tell the whole story. ana thh'
he haH the firms permission I" DO So M
Greene stu hcstat.l giving as MS i'Asi ms th'i
II would upset his plans t. catch thr s"lh'l"iN
! IL. said Rrown & Wells had not ipi him th'
name which had been signed in ia" bogus t".t-
! gram II. said he knew ID" mar was mn
! innair. IIo also said that ~" nam" - a mill
| ionairr had been slgnei 70 a bogus telegram
! received by him. bat he refused 10 CIV" the
,,,,. There ia apparently much mi stefy
! about the story AS NJ. Greene told IN" reporter
that no professional detectives had been IHt o"
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