Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-25

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than ne Taooma bis. George ". Han-
Gard. For . yoaE o. mora darins lssl-s
be travelled for q Tacorna papar and
biiksd the management out ef q large
sam Of monsy. Before this was mads
UUhlhs Hazard was employed 60 txzxai
fer the fo9x-kMxmExxaMmcmm. and be-
came . dsfnnltsr 10 the tune ok upward
Of soc. ana criminal PROCEEDINGS weEs
eum@eneed against him IN tbs dislFics
oo1Ft for emheExiement. Learning ef
this. be ran away, leaving his family IN
Tas9ma, and went % the Seal islsnGs
TIE nsxt heard cf him vas tha pubIi-
cation u The San Francisco papers q
he following dispateb;
MAnTsgnEz. jan -. - George W.
HazzlEa. FepeessntinR hlmsslf 70 b .
soldier n che civil var and claiming 70
be crippled. has been imposing on The
people and Grand Army men here for
the past week. he represents that be
q DESTROYS Of going 80 the Soldisrs'
Home in Kansas. After securing ere
denfials from CoEiuth Post ofaeeTs he
eanvasssd Yuba City, bat vas stopped
today on q telegram from Commission
er Sslamons saying thni be vas an inn
postpF.
The day after The publication Of this
Dispatch. the RzaHlasr published q long
article showing that Hazard has q pen
chant for imposing on Grand Army
comrades, and declared that the old
boys were getting tired Of bis little
game. II then proceeds to relate the
following interesting story concerning
him
sHaxzard q tall, slim and clear
eyed man Of about 30, and Glib Of
tougae. Something like too months
since he espied Superior Judge Z. M.
Gibson, q eomrada Of Oakland, and
w0Fmed himself into the good Qraces Of
the lodge, both being from Indiana.
After hearing his story tbs sympathetic
judge reported 10 the Grand Army posts
IN oakland that Captain Haxxt ard vas
q blue osated relic Of 81 and '65 that
he was stranded on the Pacific Coast
and needed assistance 20 cross the
mountains and plains 10 LeavenWoFth
Kansas, where be would be received ae
an inmate Of the soldiers home. THIS
plea was sll sufficient, and upwards Of
$50 vas raised and given to the penni-
less comFade from the hoosseR state.
But the deep gloom end mental distress
which TIVE days later was thiokly spread
Ger the broad face Of Abe usually sunny
judge, was eausod By published fact
Ia tbs ExaSsiaeY that this beqRaR from
Indiana had squandered the said $50 on
stud horse poker and In riOt0us living.
"A physician probably would diagnose
this affair of Judge Gibson's as an
intermittent case Of mental distress,
for since it happened, as related, the
judge hss enjoyed good health. but nov,
on the contrary, be is feeling worse
than ever.
"About two weeks after Hazard re-
oefVed this $50 Judge Gibson appeared
at his post meeting In Oakland looking
sven better than his friends had seen
him for many day. In fact, be said
be was happy, and bis besming face
verified bis utierances. Uuder she
proper order Of business be aroga and
said: II am happy tonight, heoasss /
have q letter, which / will read, that re-
fates some statemants recently pub
lished concerning an Indiana comFa6e
Of mine, whom recommended 10 you
for assistance" and be then read a.
follows:
LRAyKEwonrH, Kan, Dec. Is, 1887.
Jadge II. II. GIBSON. OAKLAND, Cal.-|
Mr. DRAR SIN: / arrived here In due
time without anything happening cut
Of the ordinary course and without tax.
ing 9 drink OF the ardent" somethinR
| never intend to do sgain. Tnis Il Q
very nice place and, 90 far a. am able
to Judge, properly conducted. There
are about 100 inmates here, and II /
can properly judge from appearances,
the government could, 10 case of war,
muster fully four full companies Of abs
bodied soldiers from among the In.
mates. Well, My dear judge, keep your
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eye on heaven, and wnen you ket mere,
iook oni Tor me, oot dons ne sofpTiseo
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70 sep up VITO vac asle oooiso pr2ees
sion. \ may Iaii ~ tne waysioe- peg
70 remsln yours Truly: -
Oh 70 feofesfy ane Mafcn o. lo1o.
ane decree OF oivefoe WIS sfansso 70
NJ. az sonAsoA on Apth Il aSso, ana
70 the decree we IoaIth asc nIIn nno-
lngs OF the SQUIRT reao &c tonoNs
Fourth rInss me defendant, ossn'
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