Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-26
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RhAxISo I'M aaAnD AnEE DoDGE
/ Psohabi5 No newspaper a. sssssr q
PuRst soand "a mare wsasly knaws
than ths Taeozns hilk. Gsorze ". Haz
Gard Far & year o. naaxs daxinR 1884,
e tfaFeied fer g 1aeaEza papeE and
bsiked tes rz,araerz.rre. - ~ 4 -.
Snm % moneE. Before tAts vas uadl
pablie Hazard was snaploged . frgVsl
/ Ter fhe EeMT-1nxMExxaRMrRm. ana b
cane q defeniker 10 TIE funs ef npwgris
Of 80. 2a4 criminal prooeadinQa uera
lc8mmsneed against him Il ths disfr1s,
coaFt fer embexxleuens. Ltarniaa ~
fhia, be ran away, leaving his family n
Tacoma, sud sent 10 The Seal islands
fns next heard cf him was tia puhii-
: ston 10 tia san Francisco pauers q
hs fcIi0vina dispaten:
MAnxByx1xB. Jan. Is = 0eorae W
Hazard. fepfessnfing himself % Be- :
soldier ~ The ciVil var ana claiming %
be tFippied. hsa been imposing on TIE
people and Grand Army men here for
TIE past week. he represents that be
- deziroos OF RoinR 70 the SoIdiers'
Hone IN Kansas. After securing Gre
centiais from Cu4iuth Pest cfiseFs be
c9Hvassed fzba City, bat vas stopped
to-day on telegram ffon Commission
e. saiamon, saying thaa be wAs an Am
posfor.
The day after kbe pubIieatfon 81 tkis
olspalab, the kzaBsfasr pabiiahed long
article showing thai Hazard has pen
chant for imposing on Grand Army
COMRADES, and declared thst the old
boss were gksting tired Of his little
game. IL thsn proceeds 20 relate tie
following interesting story concerning
him
"Hnxzasd is tall, aim and clear
eyed man Of about 80, and glib Of
tongue. Something like two mouths
siu0s be espied Superior Judge Z. n.
Gibson, g comFade OF Oakland, and
woFmed himself into the good graces Of
tho JadQs, both being from Indiana
After hearing his story the sympathetic
1adge reported 20 the Grand Army posts
IN 0aklsnd that Captain Hazard wss
Q blue coated relic Of 81 and IS that
be was stranded on She Pacific Coast
and needed assistance 10 cross the
mountains and piains 10 LeasenWorth
Kansas, where he would be received IS
en- inmate Of the sDldiers' home. This
plea was all sufficient. and upwards Of
$50 was raised and Riven 10 the penni-
less comRade from the booster state.
bat the deep gloom and mental distress
which tive Gays later was thickly spread
DER the broad face Of the usually sunny
judge, was caused BY published fact
IN the ExaEsinsT that this begRaK from
Ln5iara had squandeEed the said $50 on
stud hoFse poker and 10 ri0tous living.
"A physician probably would diagnoses
thia affair OF Judge Gibson's IS sn
inteEmitlsnt case Of mental distress,
for since u happened, es related, the
judge has eri2yed good health, but nov,
on the contrary, no Is feeling worse
Than ever.
about two Eseks after Hazard re-
eeissd this $50 Judge Chosen appeared
al his p0st meeting In Oakland looking
even better than bis friends had seen
him for many day. In fact, he said
be was happy. and bis besming face
verified bts utterances. Uuder the
proper orSeF Of business he arose and
said; II am happy tonight, beeasse
naye G letter. which will read, tnEt re-
faie3 some statements recently pub
iishad concerning an Indiana eomFade
Of mine, whom l recommended 20 yen
for assistance" and he then read a.
folloWss
LKAyEswoarH, Kan, Dec. Is, 1887.
.JadQs II. N. Gibson. Oaki9ad, Cal
MI DKAn sra: / arrived here 10 due
time without anything happening out
Of the ordinary course and without tax
ing q drink OF the ardent" something
never intend 10 do sgain. This Is a
very nice place aud, 80 far es am able
TO Judge, properly conducted. There
aks about 100 inmates here. aud IL
can properly judge from appearances,
the goveEnment could, il case Of war,
muster fully four full companies Of able
Bodied soldiers from among the In
mates. Well. Ny dear judge. keep your
eye on heaven, and when you get there,
look out for ne, bat don't be surprised
IL fail 10 show 40. You know l am
lame and Il IL somewhat difficult for me
70 keep up With the able bodied process
sion. may fall by the waysice. beg
20 remBin yoars truly.
GEoRdE Hazard.
The Judge took his seat amid a voliey
Of applause and congratulations.
Yesterday the reporter spoke Of Hsz-
Yards letter from LsavenweTth 70 sew
sFal prominent comrades In this city,
when oas Of them stared a moment OK
two ut tue Hgn OF the monarch sc !
then screamed. what! Why, that
m an Hazard was Drumming this city
At that time. and on the very night
Judge Gibson vas reading that letter be-
fore an Oakland post HsxxAfo was IN
successfully trying 20 play sweet on the
Oaiside Guard 81 Garfield Post 10 this
city for admission. Oh, he's dandy
sud the smoothest tonRned hoosier yo1
ever saw. Why, since be did Judge
Gibson end tbs Oakland posts ha has
gone through San Jose, and nov he's
st MaFysville. Don't Jon 'speae Haz-
zxFa's hg enough 10 write letter and
send IL 10 some beaveRvorth friend 70
cave Il remailed TO Jadge Gibsonf fou
betober life be is"
And ihls theory Of the letters trans
mission, the envelope Of which is post
marked L.eavenWorth, ts generally 40
cspted, especially since the daily pres
ence hereabcnts Of Hazard has been
satisfact riiy tKsced.
Judoe Gihson's present condition OF
mental distress is truly lamentable."