The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
THE de LONGBROTHERS.
Two Smooth SWindIerS Caught
With a "Come-On" Man
in Tow.
WAS AFTER THE REAL MONEY.
Prepared to Rob the Operators
Who Live by Fleeing
Countrymen.

NEW YORK. \. Y. July 5.-They were
pros erous-looking men, well dressed and
well fed. They smoked good cigars and
were gentlemanly in their behavior. To
day they were arraigned in the Tombs Po-
lice Court, charged with being green-goods
men, and sent TO the Workhouse.
The police want TO learn more about
them. For nine years past these men,
who to-day figured in the Police Court as
Henry f. Daily. z years old, and George
Roberts, SO years old, have occupied room
10 on the fourth floor of los Broad street.
They were known there as the "De Long
brothers" and had the bearing OF business,
save that they were triAe irregular at
times in their hours. The building is oc-
cupied by grain brokers, agents and bust
ness men who need only small, quiet Of
fees. No one in the building knew the ode
Long brothers except by name and sight.
They received large quantities OF mail and
occasional visitors. and sometimes the Wis
itors looked like country. customers. But
they came and went quietly, and so at
tracted little attention.
When the other tenants heard lately
that the De Long brothers had been ar
rested by Policeman Boaz of the old Slip
station they were much surprised. Not
one said, 81 told you So"
Janitor Anthony, who is q colored man,
was dumfounded. Anthony, with his
wife and family, has been in charge and
lived in the building for five years. He
said to-day that the old ianitor who was
there for three years before he took charge
told him that the De Longs had been there
before he came.
THAT was nine years ago." said An
thony. land in all that time they have oc-
cupied No. 10 and been perfect gentlemen.
They objected to us when we came here
because we are colored people, but by
and-5y they were kind and forgot our
color. In the building they were supposed
to be dealers in patents; that they were
thought TO buy patents from inventors
and sell them to capitalists or 70 do bTok
erage business between the man who had
a patent TO sell and the man who desired
to buy"
Now the police say that they have been
green-goods men all these years, and that
their Office, situated in a respectable neigh
borhood, among genuine brokers, was
simply place TO which they could lure their
victims, otherwise known as come on"
There they kept paraphernalia. circulars,
letters, documents, newspaper-clippings
boxes filed with sawdust, and q full outfit
for an expert IN their business. When the
men were caught yesterday they were in
company with a come or" who described
himself as Joseph \. Pelleter. aged 81
years, butcher OF Chicopee Falls, Mass,
who had come on 10 secure 5000 Pelleter,
who is also a prisoner in the Tombs, was
armed with two bulldog reyolyers, and ad-
mitted that he intended TO frighten the
green goods men out OF the real money
when he got them 10 the Grand Central
depot. where he had friend, also from
Chicopee, waiting for him.
Pelleter said he knew all about the
green-goods game. He came here 10 get the
swindiers' money, pretending to be green,
and but for the arrest OF himself ard the
'De Long brothers" he might have been
in the Tombs on more serious charge
than that of carrying concealed weapons.
The arrest of the de Long brothers"
sent chill through many offices down
town in the vicinity of Broad and New
streets and Exchange place, which is in
tested by bucket-shops, poolrooms and
similar places. There were many whisper
ings in doorways and Railways today, and
the rumor gained credence that the police
would hereafter look after the gentlemen
downtown who lived by their wits and
mass as brokers and hr7siDeSs men