Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-12
). D. FLOTB INTERVIEWED.
some iRierestIng PaFtieaIars Coa.
eerHibg Ifls Departure.

@Nfrsha& FaFtifataEs Noa-
eernIhg His Deparare.
FosT-lSTELLIsEScER reporter called
at the CoGuty Jail yesterday afternoon
10 interview J. D. Floyd, now in con.
hnement there on a charge of attempt
ing TO dsfrsae his creditors.
Floyd is large. smooth faced. rather
Rood-lOokinR man. apparently about u
years OF see, and will weigh sbou, ls5
pounds. He sesm,d glad 20 see the re-
orteE, aud when asked for statement
Of the case, said
80 When Mr.. Wayne. proprietor of the
Gold Bar Restaurant. wanted to 20
/ r. ist, leased the place. and the first
month lost money. The second month
was little better. | spent mere money
than should have, and as the first OF
tue month appro aehed | commenced
figuring and found could net pay over
one third of my bills, and concluded TO
get together vhat money | could apd
treat my creditors all aiiks-by paving
none OF them. | packed my baggage
aud vent On board the steamer. About
midnight Con-table Van D0ren cams on
board With two attachments fer nv
baggage from two OF my creditors ard
summons IN = civil action which
Coulter Sons were going to commence
e1alnst against me. / went with the
officer to Justice Lyon Office, aud there
paid the three bills. which took ali the
money had. except u few dailar. in
silver. The constable then assured me
that no further proceedings would take
pl &C that night, and that | could 90
where | ehese. After paying ont the
money, | did lot wish to stay aud face
the remainder Of my eredi;ofs So I
went back on board the steamer. The
constable walked down with me, and
told him where | WAS going. Ga reach
ing Tacoma ! took the train for Port
land. la the meantime a dispatch had
been sent TO kalsB8 for my ARE st on a
warrant sworn ont by Harrington 4
smith, which firm | owed a consider
able sum of money for goods which
bad purchased of them aud ased in the
restaurant.
A the freight train coming toSard
Tacoma passed Us, when about twenty
miles this side of Kalama, 1 heard the
freight conductor tell oar conductor
that there Was telegram in K4lanla for
TIE arrsst of nan named Floyd, which
described me exactly. Presently our
conductor came and asked me if nv
name was Floyd. told him il was.
de told me about the dispatch, and saic
II there was anything serious against
me had better get off the Train at the
next station and cross the river to the
Oregon slds. told him | did not think
1t amounted TO much, and would stay
by the train TILL | rea.h he'd Kalama,
xuh 1ah I ia la II. 4
looked fer the officer III supper time,
but could not find him. | then went TO |
the hotel and had my saf per. When |
came out of the dining room [ saw a
little old man standing by the door. ale |
finally mustered up Courage to ask me |
my name. | told him it Was ). ID. |
Floyd, and that ! was from Seattle. he |
then told me be was the constable, and |
wanted 10 arrest me. told him that |
bad been looking for him for some time, |
and was glad TO see him. We walked |
together Co his flee, where / assisted |
bin ia making out my warrant FIR ar
rest, aud posted his books up foI him |
He told ms be was a fisherman, and |
TO 20 out on the fiver ana catch |
some salmon, and hoped | could amuse |
myself during the evening. he left, |
and after walking about until | |
became tired | went to the no |
tel and went to bed l remained |
arousd there until MIR. Van DoIen, the |
constable from Seattle, arrived xith the |
papers. He did no: have tiue to attend /
- the bu-Iness, so that We oouid return
on the utxt train, and asked me to re-
main il kalama while he took rnn /
over To Portland, which | did. but ia
the meantime the sheriff of Cowlitz
couuty had taken charge of me, but did
not take the from the hotel where | was
stopping; IN dav or so | returned TO
Seattle in the custody OF Mr.. Van Do
reB, and WAS placed in jail, where will
have TO stay until my IrIRl takes place,
which will be 10 about q week. After |
payinR the money III my possession all
over to my creditors, did not have any i
appreheR-ions OF trouble. II had ] |
could have shifted my baggage to the
other boat, before leaving Seattle, and
gone 10 Victoria, bnt that Is not the di,
TeciiOn l wanted TO travel When | get |
out of this will try aed borrow few
dollars. ar collect q few little personal |
bills and get out OF town. Nv family /
left Seattle for the Eastern States about |
a month ego. and | would not like 80
have them hear of my trouble. II is
bard TO get blood out of turnip, and /
my creditors cannot get anything cut of
me by keeping me IN Jail. as paid ont
all the moEey | mad the night before 1
left Seattle. IL hsd remained the
restaurant would have 20 close up. and
as II did not belong to me, my creditors
wonld not have been any better of than
shey are now. probably owe altogeth
ar. between two hundred and fifty and |
three hundred dollars in Seattle, which |
| cannot pay. for the reason that have |
no money nor means Of making M opey |
st the PRESENT time