The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-12
PAID GOOD MONEY
Green Goods Men Beaten at
Their Own Game.
VERY NICE PROPOSITION
Bills Are Cheap With Eastern
Parties.

Several days ago Mr.. Ira F. Elicit re-
ceived q letter from man who signed
himself as Robt. H. Evans. Mr.. Evans
had an offer to make to Mr.. Elliott which
wealthy. The proposition was that he
had several different series of extraor-
binary fine counterfeit bills. His prices
were Is cents on the dollar, but so 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 and
fifty would buy five thousand dollars,
two thousand would buy thirty thousand
and so on. Also $1,000 would buy the
priv uege of handling Evans goods
throughout the state of Kansas The
letter then went on to say that If Mr..
Elliott. favored the proposition he was
to SEM the following telegram: Send
DR.. Less electric belt No. 81 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 1dr. Evans he might receive
some more sample money. So he sent
the following dispatch: Or. Lees belt
not large enough, must have larger one"
Thereupon he received a ten dollar bill
of real money, but claimed by them as
their own manufacture. But with these
letters came the following letter:
Bring this with you for reference.
Destroy all other papers
'Directions-To meet me, It will be
necessary for you to go TO Mauch Chunk,
State of Pennsylvania, and to hotel nam
Ell below. The day before you leave
hNrne send me telegram No. one %.
Then buy your railroad ticket to Mauch
Chunk, Pennsylvania When about half
way, send me telegram No. two %, stat
ing What time you will arrive at Mauch
Chunk Also state the amount you are
willing to invest in this way. Save 500
pieces, or $3.50. 75O 1000 or 1000 pieces,
according to the amount you will invest.
This will give me time to make my ar
rangemertes here so that there will be
no disappointment and also enable me to
have large enough assortment to allow
you to make your selections.
When you arrive at Mauch Chunk, |
go to American hotel, register your right |
name ana from Philadelphia; then go to |
your room and stay there until my son
or I calls.
Before taking business, I will tell !
you your password Oee). No one but /
you ard 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 will meet all right. Do not write I
any letters, as I will not receive them. |
Simply telegraph, and use Western |
Union wires only. This is the only safe /
way. as your letter may be returned to |
you opened.
Il warn you to pay no attention to any |
letters you may receive unless they bear
my signature exactly as follows
ROBERT H. EVANS
''Notice-It sometimes happens that |
kilograms go astray. Now in order to /
guard against any accident Of this kind, /
also to avoid any unnecessary loss of /
time or expense, I request in case you do /
not hear from me inside of six hours /
after you arrive at the hotel. that you /
telegraph again and say: Goods arriv-
ed all right Be sure TO sign your full \
name to telegram. On receipt of same I /
viii make all possible haste to meet /
you"
The telegram No that is referred to
in the letter reads: To G. Barnett. Al
lentown, Pa 'Wiu accept terms"
Signed L F. e"
Telegram No. read: ITO G. Barnett:
'SW1l arrive about 80. o'clock Save
$500 pieces. Signed Elliott
Mr.. Elliott is still in the city looking
after his business. corner Emporia and /
Douglas avenues and had no occasion to
use either of the above kilograms, as he
says he is now 81 ahead and well salts
fed with staying in Wichita among his
friends.
These greengoods men win find that /
Kansas is not composed Of merely suck
ers. Their scheme which looks very
easy has been tried on a great many
wichita people.
Charley Bennett. the hackman. receiv-
ed similar letters from these fellows and
succeeded in getting one dollar from
them. The letter, telegram and money /
VIII be on exhibition today at Dockum &c
Higginson's drug store.
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