The Washington times., 1901-08-06
AFTER GREEN GOODS MEN.
The Police of Jersey City on the
Track OF SwindIers-

OF
NEW YORK. Aug 5.-Chief of Police
Murphy. of Jersey City. has been trying
! to run down a gang of green goods men.
and it is expected that an arrest will
: be made soon. on June 10 Chief Murphy
received a letter from Rufus II. Minot, of
Northfield. Mass, enclosing 4 green goods
circular which he said had been sent him
from New York. The circular described
the counterfeit money offered for sale
as one-dollar, five-dollar, and ten-dollar
bills. The writer told Mr.. Minot not to
write, but to telegraph by the Western
Union Company. Mr.. Minot was instruct
ed by the green goods man to telegraph
as follows:
William A. Gray. ,C1aremont, n. j..
kennau saws, No. Z9I is wright. Answer
at once. r. H. M
Chief Murphy wrote to Mr.. Minot, tell
ing him to send the despatch to the green
goods man, and to forward the answer he
received to police headquarters in Jersey
City. On June 81. Chief Murphy got a
letter from MIR. Minot enclosing letter
from the green goods man. in which full
directions were given as to the way Minot
should proceed. Minot was told TO send
second telegram as, follows:
William a. Gray 1921 Third Avenue.
New York City: Rennan will leave tomor-
row with mother Win be at 2sL
-'t K. IL. NJ
The second letteS contained one dollar
bill, which the writer said was a sample
of the kind he had for sale. The bill
was new and, of course, genuine. There
Was slso enclosed in. the letter card of
the Astor House The writer directed
Mr.. Minot to go to the Astor House
and to register there as from Boston. lie
was instructed to stay in his room at the
hotel until messenger called on him He
was told to give :he number POI and the
password ''hennan' to the messenger,
who would take him to the writer's oice
on Third Avenue. In accordance with
Chief Murphys instructions, Mir Minot
sent the following telegram to the green
goods man:
William A. Gray, 1921 Third Avenue N.
Y. City: Don't ike the place VIII be in
telegraph office at Claremont, at o clock
Wednesday, the nth. VIII have your let
ter in my hand, with 29l on the envelope
X. II. NJ.
Mr.. Minot was instructed by Chief Muir
ply to telegraph TO him il any change
was made in the programme of the green
goods man. on the -lIth Mr.. Minot re-
ceivod another letter from the swindlerS
saying that they only did business at their
ONCE and could not meet nm at Clare
mont. Enclosed in the letter was Z card
on which was printed price list of the
green goods.
Cnief Murphy learned tnat all the sta
tions along the line OF the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey were being used by
the green goods men. The intended VIC
tins Were instructed to telegraph to dit-
ferent persons at the different stations.
For instance, at Ciaremont, the name
William ~. Gray was given and at Green
vile that of L. w. Ellis. Chief Murphy
in order to ascertain if there had been
any collusion between the telegraph OPP
orators and green goods men, sent Capt.
Mckaig to the Claremont Office and
Capts. Cox and Eagan to the office OF
Superintendent Adams. who mas charge
of the telegraph offices on the line of the
New Jersey Central Railroad.
letter was shown to Alfred Kaiser.
the telegraph operator at Ciaremont, and
Superintendent Adams informing them
that a green goods man named Gray
had been receiving kilograms by the
Western UniCn and asking for inforrna-
ton about them. 1t is said that both
the operator and superintendent refused
to give any Information on the subject
Mr.. Adams told the police officials that he
would have TO refer the matter to his su-
periors in the company Chief Murphy
has been in communication with Captain
Titus, of this city. and told him of the
result of his Investigations.
Later warrants were sworn our by Chief
Murphy for the arrest of Superintendent
Charles +. Adams and Alfred Kaiser. the
telegraph operator at CIarcmont. for al
legged aiding and abetting of green goods
swindlers. Detectives were sent to serve
the warrants.