The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-05
Green GOODS
ALLIES
Western Union Operators
Caught in Chief Muir
phys Net.
WOULDN'T GIVE ADDRESSES
Infamous Business Shielded
By the Company and
It's Employees.
WOULDN'T GIVE ADDRESSES

Charles P. Adams. superintendent o.
the Western Union Telegraph Company
system along the Central Railroad oi
New Jersey, and Alfred Kaiser, telegraph
operator in charge of the Western ohlon
Telegraph Company's office at the Clare
mont avenue station of the Central Rail
road of New Jersey. will be arrested py
Detectives McNally and Bennett today
on warrants issued by Justice Hoosi
in which they were charged with aiding
and ebetting swindling by refusing to give
Chief Murphy information concerning the
whereabouts of one William Gray, green
goods swindler.
They have transmitted messages 1or
Gray to r. H Nlinot of Northtield, Mass,
who had been selected as a comeon. THESE
messages were delivered to Chief Murphy
through the mail by Mr.. Minot and then
the police started to find Gray. They could
not locate him and when they sought the
information necessary it was refused py
both Kaiser and Adams
It was known that Gray was receiving
these messages at some address near
Claremont, but the operators refused to
tell where. Adams and Kaiser were
threatened with arrest, but persisted IN
their refusal to give the information and
even in an interview with Chief Murphy
today they refused to tell Where Gray
was receiving the messages.
on June 10 Chief Murphy received let
Ter from Rufus H Minot, of Mortified,
Mass. enclosing ''green goods" circular
that had been sent to Mr.. Minot from
GSew York City. The circular was or the
old style describing the money for sale,
counterfeits of ones, five and tens made
by the government. The circular told Mr.
Minot not to write as no letters would
be received, but to telegraph by the
Western Union lines only, as the swindlers
did business with no other lines.
The letter to Mr. Mnot contained copy
of a telegram to be used in answering
as follows:-
VIM. A Gray, Claremont, New Jersey.
Kenman says No. 291 is right. Answer
at once. II. H. NJ
In his letter to the Chief Mr.. Minot said
ne believed this to be an attempt to
swindle him and that he had found Clare
mont was in Jersey City. The Chief
wrote to Mr.. Minot and asked him to
send the dispatch to Claremont and when
he got the second letter to forward it to
the Chief. On June q the Chief got a
letter from hluOl CltN4OSAiS @ f,SSS---
ter from the green goods men. The
letter mentioned the receipt of the tele-
gram sent to Claremont and gave full
directions what to do when ready to come
on to purchase the alleged counterfeit
money Minot was told to send tele-
gram by the Western Union to-
VIM. A. Gray. No. 1921 Third avenue,
Kenman viii leave tomorrow with
mother, will be at Z9l. X H. Ni.
The second letter contained prano
new one dollar bill, genuine, of course, DIS
a sample of the goods offered Tor SAFE. a
card of the Astor House, New York CITY,
was enclosed, and Minot was instructed
to go to that hotel and register as X. ID.
Minot, Boston, Mass, and remain IN ms
room until called for, when he was tola
10 give his number, 291, and his pass wori'
Kenman, to the messenger, wno Wouio
accompany him to the office on Thifd
avenue.
The Chief wrote Mr.. Minot and told him
to send the following dispatch on July 10;
VIM. A. Gray, No. 1924 Third avenue,
Den,t like the place Will be in the
o'cIecai p wednesday, 18th viii have
letter IN my manu- win .i-AtS
one on envelope. H. IL M.
Mr.. Minot was told by the Chief to wire
aim if there was any change in the pro-
s,ramme. On the morning of the 18th the
chief received from Mr.. Minot a letter
enclosing one from the ''green goods
men saving 1--WE only do business at our
offfce: not at Claremont. If you want to
deal with us follow our instructions. You
dc hafo Dtfrphq sing
ard If they are not the same as sameple
Won need not buy them.' In the second
latter there was a card with the price
,,s+ an II as follows:-s500 buys So, 900,
se5o buvs 5000 $3.50 buys $1,000. 600 buys
s1s 600 s2. 900 buys $50 900, $500 buys $4,000.
while this was going on the Chief found
that nearly all the stations on the line Of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey, be-
shining at Claremont and GrecnvIlle, were
being used by this gang of green goods
mon thew using different name at each
station. AT Claremont it was VIM. A.
GRAY. at Greenville, it was /. w. Ellis,
and SO on to Easton, Pa
,rre chief SAYS he would not waste time
irving ia prevent countrymen being swim
dla6 bv .green goods men because he
xays no honest person is roped into sucn
cares Tt is the man who thinks he Is
getting a whole lot for very little that
gets beaten. hile being skindler hiri-
self in intention at least. But the Ch'ei
does object to having Jersey clsy adVer-
tised throughout the country as
agreengcods'' headquarters when as
matter of fact the swindlers only use TINS
city for the first kilograms ana arrahSs
TO bring their victims to New fnsk.
Thousands of letters are mailed IN Ne"
York by this gang. 1t is said that Only
about two per cent. of replies are r.
ceiyed. Those who are swindied know lns
overt act is not committed mere, pu'
usually say nothing about it. The othei
ninety-eight per cent, however nave
every reason for supposing that tne
green goods men do business in Jersey
City. ~,
The Chief on two occasions had tht
western Union Company and their super
lntendent in this city indicted for AIDING
and abetting green goods swindling' y
tfat the superintendent refused TO glve
the chief information az 70 the final ais
position Of kilograms concerning green