The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-28

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bag, and he would send out man to
look at Hull's invention.
"Barnum did send George Wells, OF
Bridgeport, who came quietly, stopped at
Cases hotel, and let it be understood that
he was horse trainer who came to look
at some Hambletonian stock in the neigh
borhood. Case took him out driving, and
in the evening he was taken into the ice
house. where he viewed the wonder. He
departed on the early morning train.
Hull told me that Barnum, if he was sat
isfed, was to pay $4,000 down and have
certain share in the giant, and share the
expenses of planting, etc. He also said
that Wells had expressed himself as more
than satisfied; in fact, he was perfectly
astounded, and he believed Barnum would
I buy.
THE bargain was made, and the day
after saw the giant-that is, March 12-
the giant was wrapped with great many
yards of cotton cloth, and put in a
box we'll bound with iron, which
was provided with false bottom
on steel springs. The box was
marked the machinery and directed to
Bridgeport, Conn, think to George
Wells AT midnight it was put in wagon
and taken to Addison, eleven miles dis
tant on the Erie road. Hull made Sec
ond trip to Bridgeport, where, on March
20 an asieemenI was u't"h W anu s'S nou
pany, Barnum, Hull, Wells, and Case.
Hull went to New York April s, and
| Joined w. \. Conant who was in Bar
NUNS employ. They shipped the giant
10 oo'olauo 0!' ms anu tliou ATs"tPP0
~ "S 'oo%- ii'!S'.1 " l 80, -.
absent "opu. siA Weehs' anu VI ms ittu Il
'ol" me '"at nc S'an' "ea suooesa'ol's
pIah'e"' oc''cNe .n"' oonan' "en' as "
uoc''F % Pi"'eSSo' !" I"aiSo Vi P'l'S
III search ol @'"''I't"t specimens. W,
nant RENAME" ~ "a'cn we "'no'it' ana
go' tosit!,n a. S'''''" agent on '''e
santa c runway
me 'li1t "''e' HIS I'."'-' Ii"', 80"
me 'hat the giant was just as ready 10
HiS up tneh rs IL woG s We IN 1--WE years,
out ,n"t IaFhum ila'i gone I, Eor'Pe anu
Wouto not ne o"cn IN Ausus'. ~ ul'c
nun 60, 'c'''I 'lcul Nohau'' '''f'si"s
MN WIN oe!nS 'hoiSoice'' l"' hunter
haa tola MIN (Con"hp tliat 't'c 'a'l in"',
II t"e! Iouhu Pe'' ny" 'I"i ''i'io s'n'V
DAY. luIi oehled tnl', uleu % Ic"CH
Se''IeIIlen' WIN nun; /" niH"' "'c
sale 10 bFhum he mao pecA opiiSe" |"
cohce"i from Dar"ulH my h"'N ie''9' anu
! interest l cou'" '''"Ne L" an s'''r'',
win Hull, getdnS oh'y PROMISES anu
toIu hlm "ou!u nave my pay .! ""S''
my hanus ol ',e "n'.c "usi'cIS' "n''
wren ne got ready % ptlh@ 'he giant 10
t'c surface '4e "o'I' "'e' ~ N''p III eye
on nc.
| subsequently, got letters IioiI Hul,
ana Oonant urging lha' matters DC nus'e"
up lliI ne couIo see ana setue WIN me,
here are TIE let'eis-'he oilS'ha's'
was not ulsposeu 10 tahe any iuoic p'o"i
lSeS, ana SO teleSrapheu 10 nun IL ne at
tempted TO move lhe giant l "ou'H OK
pose the analr' ne returned post lasle'
arriving IN llorhcilsVi1!e sept. 4. l met
nm on the street, Luz should not have
known INN II he nad not spoken 70 me;
! he was cleVerly ulsSulsed' refused 10
nave anything TO 90 win llm, and sent
him to my attorney. Before the latter
he brandlshed revolver and threatened
to sAoot me, ana then offered TO set'lc ~
! giving me one t"ehty-siS'h part 81 MS
interest. lie drew up contract to mat
effect, ana then returned Immediately 10
Colorado.
Nv hen Hlll reached Fueolo' ne 1ouna
that Conant, VINO, as ne expressed IT, hau
of the head and one leo. Hull was en-
raced. and n quarrel ensued. However.
the piant was skillfullv mended and the
! discovery Was made according To tie