The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-19

4 stranger hccnd Tor Seastse vas
robbed Of SID By { eoasdencs opes-
ascs On the train t<xreen Ealanza and
Tacoma last Saturday Shortly agser
the train 3eft KaIsms . ueil dressed
MAN stepped into the ssssofing q. and
took . seax by the side OK IA imnzi-
grant. The tws men
sxrAME sxseHTLx ae9rarxTED
As the train sped along. The vel
cigars, and occasionally. ~ he kgafess
. fresh one. treated he ssrsnrrr hv
his side Gradually qnise friendship
sprung mp between the two. The inn
migrant gave An account of his trip
acre<s the continent, and related 4
number Of hxir-hreazfth escapes he hsd
from confidence men The we'll
dressed man yepresenfed himself as .
Seattle merchant On his way home
from San Francisco. He satd there
were 20 confidence men On the Sound.
but
CHEAT MANY P1cK-rccKKrs.
And advised the stranger 70 look out
for the iyht-ingered gentry. Here
: where / carry my money, said he.
=
pocket On the inside Of his vest. and
the sIickest Of them caanos ret 10 my
wallet By this time the stranger
was becoming very fearful that he
would have his pockets picked and
vas almost trembling With fright.
His eoynpan;on had compassion on
him and said. .suppose you let me
have your money 70 take care Of till
NE reach Seattle. II viii he safe in
nay inside pocket Thankful 10 his
newiy-made friend for this kind offer.
the immigrant turned $50 in green
backs,
ALL THE MONTY HE HAD,
Over 90 the keeping of his benefactor,
who placed IL in his vest pocket. The
friendship between the two continued
to grow, and before the train reached
the gentleman from Missouri 10 make
his headquarters with his family in
Seattle until he found 4 situation TO
suit him At Tacoma the two left the
train together and waited up town.
and had drink At the alleged mer-
chants expense On their way to the
boat the latter turned to his friend and
said, by the way, must telegraph
my wife that viii he home tonight
Take INV cane and valise and I will
meet you at the boat The men sep
arated. one with cane and valise head
ed toward the boat. and the other max
ing for up town 10 change his clothes
and
LOOK Fos asofHrk SUCKER
The gentleman from Missouri with
his newly made friends cane and
vaiise. on arriving at the wharf, found
the steamer ready 10 start Thinking
that his friend had been delayed, he
jumped aboard and came to Seattle,
thinking that his benefaetor y would
come by train. The train arrived, but
no Seattle merchant. The Missourian
thought. OF course. that his newly
made friend would arrive Sunday
morning. and. being short Of money,
he sat up all night Sunday came. hut
no friend. By this time the stranger
began 10 think
THERE WAS soNETHIsG WRONG
And he laid the case before the police
officers. They opened the valise and
found II contained nothing but two
old shoes filed with mud and sand,
which had probably been picked up on
the kalama or Tacoma beach for the
occasion. The cane was worth about
-, and the Missourian pawned il for a
dollar, with which he bought a ticket
70 Tacoma, where he i now searching
for very smooth confidence man,
who has every dollar he had in the
world, in the inside pocket of his vest.