Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - May 9, 1903 A SWINDLER ARRESTED There was a sensational green goods arrest in Allentown Wednesday afternoon. The arrest was made by W.S. RYAN, a United States postal inspector, and Henry LOGAN, deputy United States marshal. After an exciting time they caught J.B. BROWN, an alleged green goods swindler. BROWN, or people in league with him, sent a letter to Professor J. SMITH, president of a college for colored young men at Parkville, Mo., offering to sell him a quantity of paper money which he represented was engraved from plates stolen from the government. Professor SMITH turned the letter over to the postal authorities, who put RYAN on the case. The latter engaged LOGAN, who is colored, to impersonate Professor SMITH and meet BROWN in Allentown. In the correspondence which passed between BROWN and SMITH, the latter was to meet the green goods man in a hotel in Allentown where arrangements would be made and a place selected to make the deal. When LOGAN arrived in Allentown he was approached at the Terminal station by a young man who asked him for a match, which was the signal agreed upon by which the come-on was to known the green goods man. The former gave the password, also agreed upon, and the swindler immediately said that he was ready for business. Both men went to a hotel, where BROWN exhibited specimens of the goods he had to sell, which were genuine bills. The alleged come-on, however, insisted on seeing the plates, and the green goods man said he could see them at a hotel in Macungie, where the deal would be made. LOGAN succeeded in getting this information to inspector RYAN unnoticed by BROWN and when the latter and LOGAN got on an open car at Sixth and Hamilton streets to go to Macungie the inspector occupied a rear seat. Something said by LOGAN excited the suspicion of the would-be swindler, and at the switch at Mountainville he asked the conductor if the switch was thrown there. The conductor said it was and before LOGAN realized what was happening BROWN jumped from the car and clearing a wire fence, landing in the yard of Blacksmith MERKEL, RYAN and LOGAN gave chase. The latter fired a shot from his revolver and jumped over the fence, catching BROWN in the yard. Handcuffed to the two United States officers BROWN was taken to Philadelphia. He had considerable green goods literature in his clothes. STOLE GOLD WATCH FROM MILLER A hobo who has been in the employ of miller L.M. LEIBERT, of Palm, for some time, left for parts unknown in the early part of last week. With him went Mr. LEIBERT's gold watch, some money and a few other valuables. The hobo slept in the mill and during the night he chiseled the lock out of a desk in the mill which contained the articles. When Mr. LEIBERT came to the mill the next morning he found the desk opened and he was not at all surprised when he did not find his heretofore genial helper. SUMNEYTOWN HAD A FIRE SCARE The outkitchen at Levi REINERT's house at Sumneytown was on Saturday afternoon detected to be on flames. A bucket brigade was summoned and in a short time the fire was extinguished, but not until after a little damage was done. Had not this been seen at so early a period it is quite likely the house and perhaps other buildings would have been consumed. RUNAWAY TEAM CRASHES INTO ANOTHER J.H. SPANG and Daniel HOFF, of Schwenksville, had a thrilling driving experience and a wonderful excape from injuries near Mingo, on Friday. A runaway team ran into them upsetting their buggy, smashing a wheel and the dasher. Their horses fortunately did not get away. They borrowed a wheel and drove home. The owner of the runaway team was not known to them. QUILT WITH ALMOST 1600 PATCHES Mrs. Ada BEALER, of near Kumry, Bucks county, recently completed a quilt which by actual count has 1560 patches. The quilt is valued highly by Mrs. BEALER and it is the largest and most beautiful quilt ever made by any one in that part of Bucks county.