Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-23
JUST HOW 1T WAS DONE
The Green.Go0ds Story From The
Viewpoint OF a PURCHASED.

a very excited man paced up and
down the floor of Max Lizotte's Office in
Lewiston Wednesday morning. His hat
was On the floor in a corner. and he
Rugged little tin box with a brick in
it under one arm, and good round
Aroostook adjectives came in between
every few words of hot English that
came from his lips. He was friend Of
Mr.. Lizottes a farmer from the land
of big potatoes and the sunrise. VINO
had dropped off at Lewiston on his way
from New York. where he had acted as
the confidential agent of three or four
of his friends. After considerable
soothing from MIR. Lizotte, he stopped
walking long enough to sit down and
tell over his story to a newspaper man,
who transcribes it here:
This Aroostook gentleman is the town
clerk, or was a year or two ago, of
AroostOok town.
Two years ago." he said Il got a
letter from a New York man who in
closed a dollar bill which he said was Il
counterfeit. He and his friends were
making them in New York, and he said
that this bill had been in circulation.
and that 1 would have no trouble in
passing it. He warned me not to an
swer the letter. In a few weeks he
wrote again and this time he sent me a
fve-dollar bill, which he said was also
a wrong one I passed both of them
at the bank and found no trouble. Act
ing under the advice of the New York
man, 1 talked the matter quietly over
with three of my neighbors, and after
while they decided TO send me to New
York after some of the money
The folks up there were giving $1,000
for $780, and we raised 81, 900 in cash to
buy lot of it with. 1 was to go to New
York to a certain hotel. and occupy
certain room. At a certain hour man
would call with a card. and I was to
admit him, and take his guidance.
was in the hotel at the appointed time
and at the hour exactly the recogniz-
able knock came at the door.
Il admitted the man and he told me
more of the plan. The money was all
like that which we had received
through the mail. 1t could be passed
and it looked all right. and had been
passed, but was not all right
He was minute in his explanations,
and gave me lot of advice. I had
never been in a city before, and was
not sharp enough to keep my mouth
shut. We got into q cab and rode about
for an hour. and then stopped at a res
! taurant. There We're two other men,
who took me and carried me away
again to Jersey City. At 10 o'clock that
night We found our way into a yard
with a high brick building and a good
big brick wall around it. Here two
-.
away. They escorted me into a room,
where they explained the system more
carefully. They acknowledged that
they We're doing wrong. and that they
knew it, but it was their business. and
if they were caught 1 should not suffer.
but they would.
In another room, where there were
four or five men around u table. they
showed me the money, about $4,000
should think. 1t was all good money.
1t looked well, was worn by circulation,
and had all the appearance of good
money L was little scared, though,
and l said that L would take only $500
worth of it. They counted out 81, 500
and handed it to me for inspection. 1t
was all right.
Then 1 handed it TO them, but they
held out the tin box for il. and L put it
in, and they sealed the box up before
my eyes and handed it to me. As 1 was
going out the door my courage again
rose, and l went back and said: Darn
1t all, l guess L might as well take it
all. / have $l,400 to invest in it At
That they grew excited and said: of
course you want to invest it ALL and
fool like l did. They took the box and
put the money into it right before nv
eyes, and again handed it TO me. and 1
went out with two of them. was
conscious Of Il good trade and was han
py. I Rugged that darned tin box for
dear life, and was as happy as if I had
pair of steers for double price. 1t was
a wonder. The two men told me that
now there was danger that 1 might get
caught and that the thing was for me
TO buy ticket TO Bangor at once. They
/ went with me to 4 restaurant and we
/ ate supper, and then went out and got
/ one drink OF beer around. and they
went with me to the depot. l didn't
( know just where l was, but one man
, bought ticket for me and gave it to
me. 1t was from Jersey City to Bangor.
Me, and / took ii and got aboard. still
hUSSinS the box. On my way through
remembered that l had a brother-in-
! law in Massachusetts and thought
would stop off there and get a look at
him and at my money at the same
time.
Il went to Il hotel in Lawrence and
hired room. l was hungry and tired.
and needed a shave and wash. but the
first thing l did was to sit down on the
bed and undo the wrappings of my
heavy tin box. 1 found that it was
locked and that I had not the key. They
had not given me any key. and for the
first time l felt it was a little crooked.
L burst open the iron lock of the box
and in a lot of tissue wrappings was a
one-dollar bill on top and under that
common red brick with tissue paper
all around it to keep it from rafting.
My heart oozed out my boot heels.
Il sat down on the bed and stared at
the brick, and then l rushed out TO tel
eSraph to New York TO set the police at
work. II was a wicked old sensation
Z for me. | went h9 ok without toI,--,--, ,,t