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WANTED. TO BOY GREEN GOODSAnd Got Rich Quickly at the Expense of Their Neighbors*TWO FOOLISH MARKLEYSUIMHERGo tu Pittsburg od a Crooked b'rranif and Como to Grief.PETSCTIVfcS TAKK THEM J?EATI.V INAnd They Will lluxe to Auiw«r n Syrians Charge U IIip II. S. Dlxtrlrt Court.It has ofton come to tho notice of tie Government's (ore* of detectives ttaa* green I goods men have persuaded unwary people from the backwoods vO part with their hard-earned savings far counterfeit bills, bat nov-or until Saturday has a case been heard of In this part of tho country, where two, men apparently intelligent, have deliberately set about to And the address of a green BOOiis inun, and induce him to part with his stock In trade for 11 consideration. Bub the trouble with this pair was that the than they approached was not lu that Hue. and tfhmdan FI. Crawford and Henry Boal, both of Hark-leysbnrg, Fayette county, are now hold under $1,UU0 bail each, for trial at Lha next term of tho United States District Court, which will be held nt Erie next month.Early In April loot H B. Stout, a salesman for the hardwire Arm of Lytle MoCauce of Fittsburcreeelved u letter from Bou! saying toot the latter had leurued his nnma and address in West Virginia, and had also learned that Stout had a jrood article Jn counterfeit bills for sale, and from what he heard he thought Stout would he ft good man to deal with. Boal gave b)s address and odder! a postscript to the effect that be did not mean to offend him, saying, lam, of course,-tanhonest mno, and will never give you away if you will sell mo some of your gooda” Being a travelling salesman, Stout thought the letter a joko, and kept quiet, thinking that some of bis acquaintances would let n word flip which would giro him a clevr as to who would piny such a trick on him. In a few days be received n rimilnr letter from Crawford, aud not caring tohavweiich letter* addressed to him, ha tamed both Jotter* over to United States District Attorney Hell.Ilall Bccompaoied Stout to the office of Secret Service Ager»t Hoc ton, who directed Slout to Huawer the letters aud to make arrangements to sell whatever kind of bad money the pair wanted. Detective Griflln wan then put on the cose. Under his direction it was arranwi that both Crawford and Boal should come to Pittsburg on Monday prepared to do busmen. The place of meeting was the St. James hotel, at )l o'clock In the afternoon. Stout registered his name and prompt to the engagement Boul appesred and icnt up a enrd. IIo was shown to the room unsigned tu Stout, and as soon as he was alone with tho man whom he thought would furnish him n fortune in bad money, ho produced the let' lers Stout bad written and said: Tmtbe man.” According to the program laid nut Stout, produced Boiil s letters,and tho two sat down tntalk about the proposal transaction. When Stmit learned that the man wcsln earnest, lie explained that he was only an agent working on a commission, and be would have to buy tho money from another man, who wns lu the bold.Boat w«3 in a linrry to get tho money in his pocket mid the other man In the poison of Secret Service Detective Urillln, vaa called from another room After a mutual undor-dtlt;rslandmg as to secrecy, GrlfliQ asked Boul if he came ulone, and hi* reluctantly admitted that Crawford wan with him, out it vvea arranged between them that he should make all arrangementsThis did uot Knit the d-jictive. la order to ilo business they must deal with all jmities pcreonnfly, and it was agreed that Boal get Crawford and appear with him at tliu Hotel Boyer at 3.15 the same afternoon. When Boal left lie was shade mxl by Detective Eooteu and Immigrant Inspector Horan. Boal Is over 0 feet high, w'th legs In proportion,and he seemed to bo In a burry, so much ao that tliu two were nearlv overheated ia their efforts to keep him in sight. Ho went Uowu Liberty street to Wood street thence to Water, wboro ho mot Crawford. The officers did not hear what ho said to him. It must have been something of a startling nature, n» Crawford's eyes opened wido in astonishment. Fearing that some oue would hoar their secret tho two walked down to tbo wharf and sought a secluded position Lonenlh ] the Bnitthtteld street bridge to talk it over.I They conversed earnestly for about 15 mln-| uto» and then took a circular route to the Hotel Eoyer. When they reached Eighth street and Duquasne Way, they held another conversation and then proceed to tba mooting place.Detoetlro Griffin uud Stout were waiting for them, and an they entered Griffin introduced himself to Crawford, who immediately proceeded to negotiate for some of tbe money. The price demanded by GrifBo wua $300 for $1,1X0 worth of bad Mila. Boal had only $-15, but he wus perfectly willing tc invest it in lives and ten*. Neither of them wanted tUvar, Boal making the plea that it might depreciate In value. Tbe preliminary arrangements concluded they wore invited to vlalt tlie bank,” where they could select from a large assortment. Thnqnortet readied Sixth avenue and Wood street, wfcero, at a signal frera Detective Griflln, Detective Hooten and Inspector Horan seized from behind. The handcuffs were on Boal’6 wrists before he knew what had happened, but Crawford Wfl3 inclined to flght until Deteetird Hootan aucceoded Id taking rrotn IiIb jweket a 4-t-caIlbre revolver a foot long. Boul said: Well, I'll be darned If you be’nt detectives.1' Crawford war frightened so badly that he fainted on reaching Bmithfleld street and the detectives hud to buy lemonade from a youngster peddling it from a bucket to revive him.The prisoners were taken to Dietriat Attorney Hall’s office, where they were given a bearing by United States Commissioner Mo-Candlass. On bolng searched, Crawford bad $145 in bills and 819.70 ia small change, the lottors he Lad received from Stout and extra cartridgos for bis revolver. Boal bad $45, , some eiuitll change and a revolver, which ina light with characters like real greoc goods: men would have been entirely useless. Bath ! bad return tickets to Unlontowu, where they 1 bad Invited tho detectives, saving they had j people who would invest §2,0011.This is tbe first arrest made under a recent j net of Cougress making the punishment of: those ivlio negotiate for the purchase of green goods tho same os that preseribud fcr ; the mon themselves. They are liable to a line of §5,009 each, and three years imprison-;n'auf-
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Connellsville Courier
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jun 28, 1895
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