The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-29
TWOMen Victims of Green
Goods SharpS.
WENT TO NEW JERSEY.
There One Parted With $3.50 and
III. Other With $50.
TISSUE PAPER FOR GOOD CASH.

Easy victims for sharpers are not all
dead. They are in evidence occasionally
The latest sample ol yerdancy comes from
Pawtuoket and the bait that lured cash
from their possession is row in the hands
of Detective Parker 1t is the old story
OF the smart dealers in green goods and
the chap who sees the chance of his life
time. Inc victims In this particular case
nre Joseph Ferif and William Hutohin-
son. Fenif paid $3.50 for his experience
and Henderson only parted with $50.
Several days ago the men named re-
ceiyed letters reading like the following:
CONFIDENTIAL.
My Dear Sir
Your name was sent me by my sou
(who Is my travelling represen tati vel as a
shrewd, reliable and trustworthy man for
me 10 cooperate with In your vicinity
and therefore take the liberty of making
you proposition that ninety nine out uf
hundred up to-date men would gladly
grasp If they could personally examine
my work. thereby convincing themselves
Of the absolute safety Of my offer.
Inc writer is an expert engraver having
FOR % years been employed ~ the Bureau
of Engraving, Washington, ID. c., ana for
IL years was superintendent OF the largesJ
bank note companies in the country.
During my leisure l took up as a side is
sue the duplication of ones, fves and
tens, and as these were the original de-
nominations had worked upon, you can
believe me when say they are perfect
duplicates.
Now, my dear sir, I am fully aware Of
the suspicion and prejudice that you
naturally will entertain for my PROPOSE
ton, AS you will on first thought class
dust swindler, but II you Will lay aside
that prejudice, apply common sense and
look at my proposition from business
standpoint, compare IL with the methods
of these petty swindlers and you will
credit me with not being fool enough To
waste my time addressing "a man of your
Intelligence and standing in the commun-
ity.
The methods of the so-called groen-
goods swindlers have been exposed from
time to time In the daily press They
send out seductive circular letters to ig-
nornnU farmers with "a newspaper clip
ping in regard 70 counterfeit money, etc.
falsely pretending they are the parties
spoken of in the article, and Offering TO
sell that which they have not. inducing
thcm 10 send on their hard earned money
and sending them a valise of sawdust or
q brick ur some such in return.
The reason these rascals find ii profit
able 10 work this game. Is because they
know and they take il for granted that
the people IN general know, that there
are hundreds of thousands of dollars
counterfeit--in circuation,' ana as men
have no moral scruples against increas-
ing the money circulation Tin fact the
majority of people are in favor of doing
il by law, as witness the late green back
craze and she present silver agitation,
they are induced to send on their money
on the very liberal terms held out TO
rhcm-ive cents buying dollar or some
such absurd price.
No Intelligent man would do It, for
their very proposition is ridiculous; not
alone the "buving Of a pig in n bag but
"a man has only TO stop and consider the
cost of engraving, presses. printing,
paper, ETC., 10 sea tie absurdity OF the
otier.
Nov, compsre these methods with my
propositions Firstly: l am not address
ing an Ignorant farmer. Secondly: ! 90
not W int YOU tC send mo one cent. What
l want ID know Is whether YOU will be
willing 10 co operate with me in the dis
posal Of my goods providing | prove TO
you beyond oil doubt that my work is
all claim for il, that it cannot be told