Show c. c J- J r GREEN GOODS AND CONFIDENCE MEN MEI HOW THEY PLY THEIR i NEFARIOUS TRADE AND SOME INGENIOUS SCHEMES FOR THEIR CAPTURE DESCRIBED swindler and RAP the average A he will fight with the ferocity of ofa T TRAP it a cur cornered Seldom docs does is endowed cn en- happ happen n that a sharper 1 dowed dewed with so 80 keen a sense lense of f the ridI ridiculous ulous that upon feeling the icy grip of ot steel bracelets on n his wrists ho he bursts into peals penIs of laughter II slaps ps his is captor on the back and tell tells him him that at last he has hns met his master Su Such h an exception to th the rule do does docs exist and to today his photograph listed un under er erthe the names of Frank and Frank M. M Taylor is to be found in any well conducted rogues' rogues gallery in the country In police parlance e Montez is a con conman conman conman man man By his man many and ingenious schemes he h. has r reaped aped thousands upon thousands of dollars but like ery cry man manof manof manof of his hia kind It all went In the same way war Come easy go easy is the motto of the confidence man and this perhaps account accounts ac ac- ac- ac counts count for the fact that few of them w when en arrested have haTe sufficient funds laid bid b by to conduct a respectable defence To Detective Richard McKenna b. b belongs bes bea be be- l longs s the distinction of being a the plon pioneer r rIn In iII breaking rip up up this ring of of swindlers which for so many years years infested New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and preyed upon the more gullible of ot Its residents and visitors Strange to touy say uy the first fiut encounter in which he be acquitted ac ac acquitted quitted himself so 50 successfully was with Montez Montes one of ot the smartest and wariest I confidence men to operate hereabouts For some IOme time this detective had hod made madea a study of advertisements appearing In Inthe Inthe inthe the Tari various us newspapers beneath the caption Business Opportunities These he be pursued with such roch care that as time wore ware on he could detect fraud no matter matter in what subtle terms it was couched In scanning his morn morning g paper a few years ago the detective ferreted out this advertisement advertisement ad ad- ANY Y one with cash can enn make I BO 50 per cent on same in short time legitimate business deal handle handIe own I money appoint Interview A. A A A. j i iThe The det detective tive at once smelled a rat and de deciding to pose as a come com en cu he mailed this note to A. A A. A A.- A. Sir Sir Please Please send me particulars in reference to advertisement and oblige Richard Morris 6 East st street The appointment was dul duly made and I the next afternoon the detective met met Montez at the old Metropolitan Hotel The sharper was well satisfied with the appearance of his Int Intended n ed victim for he be had all aU the earmarks earmarks' of n n. well wen to do countryman and of that type of the rustic rustic rustic rus rus- tic who affects good clothes speaks with witha a It confident nir air and always alway on the alert to impress those about him that he be is the wisest of ot the wise This is the kind of ot wan Ulan the average swindler lo loves los s to meet mec for or be he is far easier casier to separate from his hilt bankroll than is the hard hare fisted d and nd truly rural citizen who made clude his hoard houd by the sweat of his brow Lin Linking his arm into that of his bis country country coun try friend Montez led him from the hotel for a n stroll along Broadway while he lie i unfolded his short cut to wealth by bJ his bis g get t rich quick scheme Pressing a cigar r upon his rustic friend frien and indulging nt in hearty hearts laughter b by the gingerly and suspicious sus sus' VicIous manner with ith which the countryman countryman country man mon examined it Montez had this to say say say- While c on n my way was Last East t yesterday I Imet Imet met a young yount mining cn engineer who W was suffering from a severe attack attach of r. r rheum rheum- He was on his way from the theold gold old fields of Nevada tda the Hie possessor o of twenty six siT hundred shares bar 8 of the Ia le Je Gold GoM nn and Copper Mining Company Ill III health had overtaken him and he was desirous of disposing of his ut at the earliest pos possible ible moment even en to stand a slight loss in order to convert his securities into cash so soo he can hurry to I r 4 p f ID 1 r s Y I t 1 r I p c l f awaits Mystic Detective Disguised as a F Farmer Ai Arrives at Railroad Station rt I a f 9 nill of information told his guest that this I park was so named because all the labor unions in the city held their meetings there A car was boarded and the pair rode over to the extreme west side and while hUe gazing on the North River a coastwise coastwise coastwise coast coast- wise steamship ploughed her way through the harbor harbol That is one of ot our mo most t formidable war of said the confidence man She is capable of anchoring where she is n now w and with her long range guns blot Albany blow Albany off tho the map The pair separated to meet by appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment the next day when wIlen the countryman was to fa have his In cash all rea ready y to take over o the stock of the rheumatic en engineer ineer True to his bla word he be arrived at the tue hotel at nt the designated hour bour but butas aa as it was a 0 holi holiday ay he be explained that tuat he could raise only a portion of the money Th They started out together for Jersey City anyhow v. Ascending to an upper floor the pair baited before belore tho the door opening on the Ion long corridor upon which Montez gave gate a mysterious series of raps Receiving hing no res response pons he duplicated the mystic signal which was followed b by sounds of or stirring stirrIng- within The occupant o ol the room was laboriously himself from his bed emitting groans of agony ngon as ns he hobbled from the bed to thedoor the door Who comes conea there asked the en en- neer j Tie I a It friend TV was as 86 the response nse Cau Cautiously the door was opened and the unshaven and unkempt invalid scanned with suspicion the farmer fanner and his Lis companion Upon being admitted to the tbt room mom the swindler told 1 the engineer that his hi companion was as his uncle from the country and and that he hc had come downto down to talk to him im about his hia stock But Bet it seems the engineer bad had suffered a change of heart hurt His Ills rheumatism sm had had- 7 y to b t tI 0 I i 71 I f t r 1 Accompanies His Guide Uptown When Third Man Han Joins Them V is t ka k i M I I II a J I s si I t 1 A I f I 1 t tI I I I I ITE TE I I j- j 1 I i 1 i I I f t 1 r t. t J I. I f. f I i J 1 f j t 1 YE k kf f c. c 1 1 FRANK ALIAS MONtEZ EZ i some e Southern resort in search of oft t be health This his l stock tock is belling day to-day inWall in inWall Wall street for 37 a a. share My y young youn friend doesn't know know- this however however however how how- ever and is willing to accept a flat lat rato rate of 2 2 a share I came all aU the way East ith Ith hIm and left him bIm at the Washington Hotel Hote In Jersey Cit City where here he is now to his hia bed If It you can cau raise we cau get this stock and sell Jell it ve ye minutes later practically doubling our money moner You take sixty I per r cent of the profits and Ill I'll take lake fort forty j I The Tho detective expressed himself as delighted delighted delighted de de- lighted with the scheme and said he be Would make arran arrangements to get the money moner at once He knew very little the city he ho added His Isis new found round friend insisted upon walking about with him and showing him the sights sight AB Au Authe the they strolled down Broadway and ned entered entered entered en en- Madison square the tho sharper exI ex- ex I that this open park de de- ired ived Its name from one on of oC our early euly Presidents who vho had there taken the oath of office making making- New York the scene f of his hi inauguration As A. they extended their walk and approached Union tho man with the wonderful fund Cund I I Calls Reserves Who Have Been Waiting Wailing tar cr S I I reached such an au acute stage he said that he be believed himself beyond human aid ald Therefore he be sAW v ue ne necessity of acquiring so 50 large a turn sum in cash when the inevitable end was ao so near The lue sympathetic countryman told the tb cripple that he was deeply affected by his suf buffering fering feting which mo ed him to sn say that be he had just ascertained c that the stock which was quoted to him at ot 2 2 u share could be sold in WP Ws 1 I street for nearl nearly double that am amount Therefore far be it from rom him to take advantage c of A man who was WIlS looking death in the face bce so 80 bravely Extending tending bi his gnarled an and twisted band hand the engineer grasped that of the countryman exclaiming exclaiming It It It is indeed I good to meet an honest bonest man in such a l wicked 1 place as New e York Therefore I Ishall Ishall shall take this means of rewarding you Ill I'll make the 8 sacrifice Plunging his hand under his pillow be he bedr bedrew dr drew w forth the tho highly d decorative e and duly dub sealed stilled and executed gold wipe mine securities securities se St- se- se saying that for his late tm travelling ellin companions companion's uncle should Lave have them Thanking him bim pr profusely fusey the countryman turned to Mr lr and told him that he be was as short a 0 f few hundred hundred hun bun dred dollars of th tb necessary amount but that If ho would accompany him back to New ew York he could raise mise this with little trouble and then the sale could be consummated Every ery inducement was made to tc e have the detective pay over on account the amount be had with bi him 1 but this he refused to do saying saying Its Its Its a whole h hog r or nothing with me Back to Ne Ne- York the two went and andas as they strolled up Broadw Broadway r the man of cf exp experience and wide knowledge of city affairs was panting painting n o out t each and every ery object of interest they passed As they halted before beron the Flatiron Buil Building ing he be pointed with his cano to the roof o of the building sn he ha had been afforded afforded afforded af af- af- af forded the honor of pulling the halyard which broke out f V the breeze tb the flag ln that was isted when the queer shaped structure was pronounced complete As the swindler r raised his bIs arm aria aloft alot the det detective de- de e t tin who lad jad been firmly clasping the chain bracelets all policemen carr carry in their pockets drew them forth Corth and dexterously slipped lipped them o over the tbt wrist of his voluble friend i I Why Yh what the hell is to this thi roared j Montez Are jou you n a copper D Do you jou OU mean to tell me that you a rube are a 8 acome acome come on th the the swindler r burst into fits of la lauGhter ug lit Or saying that in I all his life he be hind had never nc bl beau becU u j so bO o fully duped d and that the tl detective who wi capable of putting ono on cr Aver on him toO o I cleverly richly dc deserved all nil t the e outstanding lug ing rewards rC that had been Leen offered for Cor hi his cn capture Montez was rat locked up the police in J Jersey Cit City communicated with and the rheumatic engineer was s seized zed zedIn in his room The c ease case sc with which b Montez wai captured cap was teas in strong contrast to this detectives detective's detectives detective's de de- Ull experience with a n band of ot green een goods operators out of which b he bal bagged cd fi five prisoners Including one ono woman Incidentally this was wa one OM of tho the first cases on record col where a 11 New York ci city detective stepped In and seized seize a 11 shover of the queer who had used the malls mails to I ply ply- his hia nefarious trade All pre previous ous I Iy y Tk jA 1 GEORGE GILBERT ALIAS GEORGE CHEEVERS s o T ti 11 Z i w 1 a L COrLI Malls MaK s Prisoners of AH An In Room Shown Five Thousand Dollars and d It Is Green Goods captures of his bis sort had bad been effected by Post Office Inspectors and Se Secret ret Service men but this detectives detective's faculty for Impersonating a simple and unsophisticated unsophisticated unsophisticated rustic with defective hearing bearing made him an admirable man for the job jobin jobin jobin in hand At this time the mails were being flooded with circulars sent out from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to rural ruml districts o offering vast sums of counterfeit money of such finIshed finished fin fin- workmanship that only experts could distinguish it from the genuine Any Anyone one with in cash could buy worth orth of or the spurious bank notes and furthermore he would not run the slightest risk of being being- apprehended David Slon mont a liveryman of V VirInia Virginia Vir Vir- ir ginia Inia Beach Va a received one of these circulars and had the fore foresight to turn it over o to his postmaster That official forwarded th the green goods circular to Washington where It was given giren to a 0 aPost aPost I Post Office inspector to investigate Ho He got in communication with told him to reply to the circular in the affirmative and await anit further developments develop develop- ments The Post Office inspector also got in touch with New York Police Headquarters Headquarters Headquarters Head Head- quarters and the trap was set The inspector in inspector inspector in- in would go to Virginia Beach and ascertain what instructions the sharps i had sent to and transmit I these by telegraph to the New ew York detec detective detective de de- tec ve so that he could be prepared to play piny his part at this end nd This consisted of disguising himself in his famous role of the simple hard o o hearth hearin rustic The inspector was tomako to tomake tomake make mako the journey from Crom Virginia Beach in place of and upon his arrival arrival ar ar- rival In New York the detective who was to be concealed In the terminal was to make his way war from the train as i if be he had just arrived from Virginia The inspector was to trail along in order to cover the detectives detective's tracks after he be had been taken in tow by the waiting green reen goods foods men The plot worked perfectly and the detective det U armed with the password password pass pass- word ord Honor was met by br a serious serious looking stranger er who tol told him he was wasI I to proceed to the Continental Hotel procure pro pro- cure a room and there remain without I consulting any anyone one until a visitor making making mak mak- ing use of the same pa password old s should either come to him or send him bim some I word Implicitly following Instructions the detective went straight to his hotel and registered Removing moving an antiquated- antiquated wallet from his inner pocket he withdrew withdrew withdrew with with- drew a carefully wrapped package re se resembling a wad of bills In fact there was a 0 ten dollar note on the top and bottom of the package the rest being carefully cut newspapers conforming In size to the two wrappers The detective requested the hotel clerk to take caro care of his hia money fo for him as he was a stranger in the city and didn't care cara to run any risk He had not been in his room long when a telegram was Wl brought him The sender wired that his representative represents represents- tive tivo would be waiting in th the lobby of tho the hotel botel for the ilie Virginian that he should hould join him and come directly to the trysting place mentioned in the telegram Implicit Implicit Im Im- orders were given that the stranger was to maintain a discreet silence and ond intimate to no one the object of ot his visit I j I to the city or his destination upon setting setI setting set set- tin ting out from the hotel |