New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
BL AME WESTERN UNION.
JERSEY CITY POLICE SAY IT AIDS
"GREENGOODS" SWINDLERS ONE
OF ITS EMPLOYEES ARRESTED.

A warrant was issued yesterday in Jersey City for
the arrest OF Charles T. Adams, superintendent Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company's system
along the line of the Central Railroad of New-Jer
sey for aiding "greengoods" men, and Alfred
Kaiser the operator at the Claremont station Jer-
sey City. was arrested on the same charge.
Adams could not be found. but it is thought that
he will surrender and give bail to-day. The COM
pIant was made by Chief of Police Benjamin Muir
ply of Jersey City, who informed the police of this
city hoping to capture the swindlers. The swim
dlers not caught. but they avoided victim
they had selected.
The swindlers have used the telegraph instead OF
the malls. because they thought 1t safer method
of communicating with their intended victim. The
headquarters the swindIers is in this city, but
they have had their kilograms sent to Jersey City,
and for several years Chief Murphy, of Jersey City
has been trying to stop this practice
Rufus II. M!not of Northheld. Mass, received a
circular which that the senders had OBJ
tanned government plates and could print United
States Treasury notes cheaply that they could
afford to sell them at a large discount. The cir
cular advised Minot. If he wanted TO make a fort
easily and quickly, to telegraph William ~
Gray" at ClaremOnt n. ]. Mr.. Minot communi-
Gated with Chief OF Police Murphy, Of Jersey City,
and the chief. through Mnot, corresponded with
Gray" by telegraph. Minot was instructed by the
swindlers to address Gray at No. 1871 Third-ave'
this city. and II arranged that Minot should be
at the Astor House last Friday to meet Gray An
officer was substituted for Minot. but Gray and
his agents did not appear. Chief Murphy, of Jersey
City. had communics ted with Captain Titus, OF
the Detective Bureau. asking for aid in capturing
Gray" and his gang.
Chief Murphy. of Jersey City, sent Police Cap
tans Cox and Nugent to Superintendent Adams TO
learn where the kilograms sent TO Gray at Clare
mont were delivered. Superintendent Adams told
them that he would consult the companys attorney,
G. H. FeaTons of No. l95 Broadway. chief Murphy
talked with Mr.. Fearons the telephone, and
Mr. Fearons said II against the law to divulge
the contents of telegrams and the Information was
refused.
Kaiser, the operator who received the messages
Claremont, also declined 10 give the informa-
ton and the chief decided 10 test the right of the
Western Union Telegraph Company TO withhold
information necessary to the arrest of crimnals.f
few years ago chief Murphy had the manager
OF the Jersey City office arrested on a similar
charge but the prosecution failed because the cor
respOndence carried on by a detective and there
were some technical defects. which the chief be
leyes have been avoided this time. Chief Murphy
said that il for the Western Union Iele-
graph Company 'greengoOdS' swindnR would be
dead as the postofice authorities have been so
earnest I'm checking the swndlers that the circulars
formerly sent by the hagoad are now surrep-
tltinuslv dropped in the mails, and the recipients
are ALWAYS instructed to answer by telegraph.
An effort made TO the officials OF the
Western Union Telegraph company last nlght but
they could not be found.