The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-15
Green Goods Men Are Beaten at
Their Own Game.
They Make a Wichita Man an
Alluring Proposition.
MONEY is VERY CHEAP
Send Along 81 of Uncle Sans
Bills as q Bait.
Give Minute Directions Where
to Meet the Article.

Wichita, July ia Wichita mer-
chant has beaten green goods man
who had counterfeit money just as good
as the genuine. He is ahead 81 and
out only the price of two postage
stamps.
Several days ago Mr.. Ira f. Elliott
received a letter from a man who sign
ed himself as Robt- H. Evans. Mr. nv
ans had an offer to make to Mr.. Elliott
which would soon make him immensely
wealthy. The proposition was Lhat ne
had several different series of extraor-
binary fine counterfeit bills His prices
were 25 cents on the dollar, but 50 as
to get Mr.. Elliott properly started made
the following offer: Five hundred dol
lars would buy three thousand dollars
worth of Evans goods, six hundred ana
fifty would buy five thousand dollars,
two thousand would buy thirty thous-
and and SO on. Also $1,000 would buy
the privilege of handling Evans goods
throughout the state of Kansas. The
letter then went on to say that If Dir.
Elliott favored the proposition he was
to send tine following telegram: Send
DIR. Lees electric belt No. a. n and they
would send him one dollar. Mr.. Elliott
sent the above message and received
one dollar of good money, which they
claim as their own manufacture Mr.
Elliott then thought that by sending
another telegram to Mr.. Evans he
might receive some more sample mon
ey. So he sent the following dispatch.
''Dr. Lees belt not large enough. must
have larger one" Thereupon he receiv-
ed a ten dollar bill Of real money, but
claimed by them as their own manu-
the following letter:
Bring this with you for reference.
Destroy all other papers.
'Directions-To meet me, IL will be
IL
Chunk. state of Pennsylvania, and to
hotel named below. The day before you
leave home send me telegram No. one
d. Then buy your railroad ticket to
Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. When
about half way, send me telegram NO.
two (2), stating what time you will ar
rive at Mauch Chunk. Also state the
amount you are willing to invest in this
way. Say 500 pieces, or $3.50, $50, 1000
or 1000 pieces, according to the amount
you Will invest. This will give me time
to make my arrangements here SO that
there will be no disappointment and al
SO enable me to have a large enough
assortment to allow you to make your
selections.
when you arrive at Mauch Chunk,
so to American hotel, register your
right name and from Philadelphia: then
go to your room and stay there until
my son or calls.
Before talking business, I will tell
you your password (Lee). No one but
you and I will know this pass word.
thus enabling you to know you are
talking to the right party DO not tell
your business to anyone without they
give you the password
Follow these instructions carefully.
and we viii meet all right Do not write
any letters as 7 will not receive them.
Simply telegraph, and use Western I'm
ion wires only. This is the only safe
way, as your letter may be returned to
you opened.
4 warn you to pay no attention to
any letters you may receive unless thev
bear my signature exactly as follows
ROBERT H. EVANS
'Notice-It sometimes happens that
kilograms go astray. Now in order "a
guard against any accident of this kind.
also to avoid any unnecessary loss ~
time or expense, I request in case Won
DO not hear from me inside of six hours
after You arrive at the hotel, that Won
telegraph again and say: Goods ar
rived all right Be sure to sign zour
ful name to telegram On recent ~
same viii make all possible haste 70
meet you" -
The telegram No. I that is referred "a
In the letters reads: To G. Barnett Al
ientown, Pa: win accept terms.
Telegram No. 2 read: 'To g. Barnett.
VIII arrive about -. O'Clock SaTa |
--..s. pieces Signed Elliott