The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-17
GREEN GOODS MEN
ARE FOILED
They Make a Wichita Man
An AlIur'Hg PrOpO-
SitiOn
scrInns.McRae Press Ass,n.

/ SCilpps. MCiNde Ilehh ASS u,
Wichita, July l7--A wichita me,
chant has beaten a green goods man
who had counterfeit money just as
good as the genuine He is ahead s11
and out only the price Of two postage
stamps
Several days ago Mr.. Ira f Elliott
received a letter from man who
signed himself as Robt H. Evans Mr..
Evans had an offer to make to Mr..
Elliott which would soon make him
immensely wealthy The proposition
was that he had several different ser
les OF extraordinary fine counterfeit
bills. His prices were 20 cents on the
dollar. but so as to get Mr.. Elliott
properly started made the following
offer. Five hundred dollars 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 son Also $1,000 would buy the
privilege Of handling Evans goods
throughout the state Of Kansas. The
letter then went on OF say that If Mr.
Elliott favored the proposition he was
to send the following telegram:
send DR.. Lees electric belt No. S4,'
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 manu-
facture Mr. Elliott then thought
that by sending another telegram to
Mr.. Evans he might receive some
more sample money. So he sent the
following dispatch: DR.. Lees belt
not large enough, must have larger
one" Thereupon he received ten
dollar bill of real money, but claimed
by them as their own manufacture.
But with these letters came the fol
lowing letter.
Bring this with you for reference.
Destroy all other papers.
Directions To meet me, it will ne
necessary for you 20 go to Mauch
Chunk. state Of Pennsylvania, ana TO
hotel named below. The day before
you leave home send me telegram No
1. Then buy your railroad ticket to
Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. When
about half way send me telegram
No. 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 $50 $50
1000 or 1000 pieces, according to the
amount you win invest. This will
give me time to make arrangements
here so that there viii be no disap
polntment and also enable me to have
a large enough assortment to allow you
to make you selections.
When you arrive at Mauch Chunk
go 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 busines, viii tell
you your password CLee) No one
but you and ] will know this pass
word, thus enabling you to know you
are talking to the rigft party dc
not tell your business TO anyone with
out they give you the password
Follow these instructions carefully
and we win meet an right. DO not
write any letters as / viii not receive
them. Simply telegraph and usc
Western Union wires only This 8.
the only safe way as your letter may
be returned to you opened
81 warn YOU to pay 70 attention tc
any letters you Iaay receive nles.
they bear my signature exactly as FOL
lows:
"Robers Il. Evans"
"Notcc-lt sometimes happens tina
teleframs go astray NOW in order Il
guard against an accident Of this kin,
also TO avoid any unnecessary los
OF time or expense. request in cas-,
you do not hear from me inside o
six hours after you arrive at the hotel
that YOU telegraph again and say
Goods arrived all right" BE sur
to sign your full name TO telegram
: On receipt OF same will make al
possible haste to meet YOU"
The telegram No j that Is refeTel
TO in the letters reads To G. Barnett
ALLENTOWN. Pa: own accept terms