The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01
GREEN GOODS SPINDLE
FERROUS CHARGE A0Ar1GsT TWO
 NEGROES.
Will Gray and John speer on Trial in the United States Court. Other News of the
 Courts.

Will Gray and John '. Spcers ne. sroes, are on trial in the United States Circuit Court charged with using the msils to assist in a scheme to defraud. The taking of testimony consumed all of yesterday and will be concluded to- day.
 It is charged that these negroes have been working green goods" scheme. It is alleged that the negroes secured the names of negro school teachers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida and as far away as Texas. Circular letters were sent to these persons in which the writer "took into his conf- dence" the persons to whom the let ters were sent. The writers claimed that they had in their possession plate from which they could make greenbacks which could not be detect ed from the genuine bills. They claimed that they needed assistance to get rid of some of the money and If the person to whom the letter was ad- dressed would sent them $25 they would send them in return $100. and larger amounts in proportion. In some of the letters the writers said that 25 cents must be enclosed for specific instruc- tion how to manage to get the green goods" so as not to be detected.
 The negroes received many replies, and their box at the Montgomery post office was flooded with mail. In some instances negroes sent $25 and they did not receive a response. When they wrote about the matter the reply stated that instructions had not been fully complied with and 1t would re- quire another remittance.
 Complaints were made, and under directions of Assistant District Attor- ney Sternfeld. Postoffice Inspector Caw- field went to work on the case. His efforts resulted in the arrest of Will Gray and John speer. They were found at their home, 660 Decatur Street. A typewriter and various other office supplies were found in their posses sion.
 At g preliminary trial the negroes were bound over to the grand jury.
 D. J. Barnett, negro school teacher of Grove Hill, Clarke County, was one of the witnesses examined in court yesterday. He testified that he had received a circular letter requesting him to send them $25 in exchange for $100. He said that he sent $75 and never heard from 1t. The letter in question had been intercepted by the Postoffice Inspector. It was in court and the negro identified the letter as his. The envelope had not been broken. He described the contents and on opening the letter the contents were found to have been correctly described and the S75 was intact. The money. by order of the court, was refunded to the witness.
 Alderman Toole presided over the Re- orders Court yesterday afternoon. The only case was that against John Floyd for being drunk. Floyd had an attorney and allowed a plea of not guilty to be entered for him. He was fined g.
 A few days ago, as stated in The Advertiser, a bill was filed in the City Court in Equity by I. Pollak, against F. NJ. Billing and others. Since then two bills have been filed in the same court by F. M. Billing against I. Pollak and others. In the first bill the plaintiff alleges that he loaned the defendant four Ely ton Land Company Dividend Trust Bonds on par value of $1,000 each, on promise to return same, and it is al- legged that the defendant failed to do so.
 In the second bill the plaintiff alleges that the defendant is indebted to him for a large gum of money, and that he has various properties. both per sonal and real, in the name of s. Ro- man, ct als, as trustee, and to which he has an equitable title, and the bill seeks to discover the same and an in- Junction to prevent the disposal of and | the appointment of a receiver to take | charge of the same.
 A decree was rendered in the City Court in Equity yesterday in the cese | of James M. Dennis against the Mo bile and Montgomery Railroad Com. pany and others, everything demurrer and sustaining exceptions to plea No 2, and overruling exceptions to pleas | Nos. 1 and 3.
 A marriage license was issued yester- day to Peter H. Boyd and Ada VII. | ;o