Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-11
Ancient anl Profitable Green Goods Game Pass7,g

ola f3Shi,, ,l,, 80, .
tho hands ~ tva .iie,N.n, nH '.y y,
GENERATORS mia ~
beaded by ,vsn NAV "",Iin, "rN'
lance ar fhn nlnr,.. ~
the hack,r ~ - "t'
The y,stnr 6rs, ., $50, ..
and snnt than, 40 H., ~. ~
k,pt IN. N.nal t,l..,,. =, -,
his nay ron Ia ,,r,, ~ 49,. ~.
from the vicfims ~, sti,T,
other tools ia 90, 49, H,,n,'sn" M
With inc stpr,,.,s l., ,,,n, H. ~,
Win mar his nar, IL,
finished rbn h,',r.. "
10 y,s 49,, 49,.
ron o, rr,,, 50 ANN ma " ProNiue'' 'he
g,nonh,.L 49, ~ S'',YV' ~ 800"
I,,,n,., ~ -" 81, ""'.. re "'rru 'nc
stanror ~, 49," Ni'"ii anpVil'r
~, ~, =, ,ri'u ny nun hrouSn' 'he
80 -, i,,u ."' "','Vr S'e"fcr - pc
Hl'iN"' ne packer likewise hired
~tjt,t5aTT II, 'i.~'''u 'he rape SUD
,,nn,i Ni.'" i'tIet i"r we
f,rnin.r i'i,y5 " yt"t W"S uonc. III .ne
Jsi"' re 't'Sp thSaS'd th"
VIZ" NV,iI Wa''n uu'Slu" the
ins , l. - M,'i" ''ic Nl,'ll" W. PC
~ , 1900, - 80 ~ WIN '"' nun
-, M - w '',',' Is'.iW '''u'
uaif Won 49,, 49, ,n' ~ 'u"ugN 81 Nv.
in,, S., 'rho ha M,t,yt, ,"'l' 10 'l'
"a. fhc tn,,'iu~ Mna iHt"' -" 900 en-.
win. ala I'll. A-,. -
a. NJ "no Nv ~ SNlh,'e u quarter
,iumn, tn -, S''.rvi' .It.eIS ana
MS tnln.,,, ~, .,,.n N"Nr
,iuht al0ns AMI ~ " irvt,.'
hrnlSan ,lnu,, rn tu' f ~" uSu''iN
,,innr ,u "gSn ,''NN9 IKE '"c turner 5
rms ,vritar ma harta,.. ~
from Se1n - 60 N'i' oN'n !i''''
,n,min. ~ &C.," "i -" urn "i.'out
arn, nf M. i,n, w ~ '''
nnt ,r sirh, -, ~ 49, Nrp'
die. ana II was $50 ~ WIN
mon MS Iin,nio MN III M',M NJ" Suv'
lev colldn't i,rn oi,ht nr w nnh INV
nnli,ici,n ~ ,un . -ohs,
writer's ,t mo n".Ni,s iouI
$500 To $500 a wool, for mu. ."..i
In that time he won, hail fn, f
dozen of his s,oar.rs ,rraal IT,.
postal inspectors ON susnirinp Twn
stc,rnrs ;nr,nn ," w
paid it.
His turner vas sent to Sing sins for
six years for murderously assaulting n
come-on who flashed his money but
refused to give il up. The packer sup
ported the turner's family until he was
out and could begin to make IL living
OUT or the game again. When the
packer retired at the end OF his five
years he had paid all expenses. had
hVed rather extensively and had II
quarter OF Il million clear in bank.
ms uSNteiouS ana elusive
SWlhule mat Chief Mayer found in full
operation When he became head of the
~" io'k DIVISION on January !. 1905.
i'is irSt s'ep WAS To provide come-ons
.'Pi! !" Tue green goods
ma ''iilc ih'" ms hands
o"s supposed coihe-on whom steer
= oi'c'i me, IN Jersey CITY was Il tnr-
1891 iN.cc o'iicer. Inc game would
'io'S 'he regular lines, u
,nII ,ha uu'hei iiiSheu ms genuine
rhinf rn9 n, Nio.i'i puiied ms gun.
ia IN - > oi"'lH were 10 shoot
ond Ma 'nI Ica,'ly' ou' pas ,ne turner
I,ra - ron ~ any Cost. Iollceinan
ai.ht ,,;u u'" Nno I'"Seu 'he coine-on
Wa - ,s n Nv u"'n 'ne operators got
w. Ia ~, IN e" !" SHOOT ,hc ilrst turn-
,lilm,t Nv 9'i'"'i,i III Seii,deleise. lie
w., Vs. navy W Sioo, ii 'he later cap
as soon as the bunco men got one of
we borrowed policeman spotted anoth-
Yer man OF nerve and resource form the
s'NeN iieids OF The Bronx WAS selected
ana Neht through his short term of
pit%I'e Ihe come-on.
Nitl Mayer next turned his attention
10 me rocked telegraph operators,
"l.l'ou' whose help the swlndle could
il"t ne worried. me green goods men