The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-22
POCANTICO GREEN GOODS.
PosTHAsrER REEDY GITEs BAIL
FOR EXAMINATION.

Ce.sstseh says the Records e the Peesutier
once sbsw nat n was In Cem1uutcaiieu
with the Green Gseas Consecutive Pest
unasirrs HaVs set late the q. g. Gane.
John Reedy, Postmaster, station agent. telc
graph operator and school tax gatberer OF Pc.
cantico Hills, who was arrested on complaint
OF Anthony Comstock on Thursday for aiding
swindling operations as told in THE SUN yes
terday, was arraigned before United States
Commissioner shields yesterday and held in
$500 bail for examina ton on Jan %. Bail
was furnished by Michael Foley, owner Of the
Pocantico House and Of several buildings in
Yonkc-s. Besides the criminal charge against
Reedy. his conduct will be Investigated by Chief
Post Oflco Inspector Ashe.
Post Office INSPECTORS Anthony Comstock and
John d.. King have been working on the case
since last June. The operations Of the green
goods gang. as they have uncarthed them, are
about as follows: First, = circular is sent out as
n fecler, which IS TO be answered by a telegram
to A. b. Crun. Pocantico Hills, containing an
address The name in this address probably
refers to q volume of names and addresses, and
the number designates one particular name and
address in it. The name and address are those
Of the supposed sender Of the telegram, and II
there Is no discrepancy a sample Of the goods
is scnt TO hin with three circulars giving ex-
shA@A All NIo NhAShA va k"C PAOSpNS-
tive purchaser, q price list and a hotel card.
The sample is, Of course, q brand new. genu.
inc bill Of small denomination. which is gener-
ally wrapped in oil silk with the explanation
that ii is fresh.from the pres and may rub of
a little ink. and cure enough there is O li.tle
green smudge on the oil silk. When the pros
pective purchaser decides to invest he telc-
graph e, W. Garcia, some number. ,Focsntico
Hills. and mentions in some ye.!ed way the
amount he intends to invest. In reply the
dupe is instructed TO write to Henry =. Hamil.
ton, log Eighth avenue. New York, II anything
Is not understood or further information is de-
sired. Then q meeting is appointed at which
Three private mail boxes In a cigar store have
been hired In the name OF, Hamilton, and the
proprietor of the place has been supplied with
addressed envelopes and instructed 10 forward
ell mail rom those boxes to William Murray,
600 Ninth avenue. As soon as an inspector or
place all the mail In il has nearly Java aiWay SUB" BEEN q
abandoned and Tue address discontinued. This
has been the case with these two places of re-
is the fact that the letters and kilograms ad-
dressed to Pocantico Hills did not stop after
their receipt there was discovered. Constock
The story told by Reedy is wrong in some
particulars; In the first place, ! never saw
did see a letter of instructions written to him
by Superintendent Humsted OF the telegraph
and Garcia must not be delivered arless these
1ney continued to be delivered, nevertheless,
until my visit in December, after which Reedy's
instructions were not to deliver or forward
the kilograms at all. He was eager to show
US the accumulation OF Unteliverei kilograms
yesterday. but the substance of their contents
had continued to reach the right parties. for
among them was the very telegram that made
the engagement for the meeting at which
George Morris had already been arrested on
Thursday morn n ; AZ Port Chester.
On our visit on Dec. 6, Reedy denied ever
having received any registered letters from
any OF the gang. On our return to the city In
The afternoon we found in the box at lOs
Eighth Avenue a receipt for a registered letter
sent by William Murray to Reedy on Dec. !.
which we took hack to Reedy the next day.
He had made no record in the proper Post
ONCE volume OF the receipt 81 this Letter. but
in office we found he had received registered
letters from Murray about the first Of ever
month since ana incluuing last August. When
confronted with this evidence Reedy said he
had received communications about green
goods from Murray. bur he would say no more.
course, don't know in the present cas-.
but l do know that various Posttnasters hav.
regular CONT snsa'ion OF from $50 TO
SlH5 a month for allowing green goods men ~
use tneir offices. During Reedy's former term
as Postmaster his removal was recommended
by the INSPECTORS. There are FIVE other sus-
poets, and we hope to get them in time. The
has got a new address in Pennsylvania
now. bat we shall keep at them. They are
using some of The same aliases as the old Nc
Sally gang, broken up about three years ago,
and their methods are like those Of the Ryan
and Parmelee-Jones gangs"