The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-12
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a. Sertsxas. os the fara q
xorshwxy & t.anspheas. s,-vkerss bar
tag an affee in the 60 Psal hkss1sst
/ Third ard Cherry streets. = snargsss
xith ssse ensnezxsenasns c. s~Tefzs
thgassnss dollars, ard j. fagsfFse
I f-ass fesssrs. He s.sEf the city yeSssr-
.Ezv ssasgrrsng on the Afar1n. sssahs
purchased 4 ticket ~ Aksska- HeafDe
10 Eight yesterday that be bad victim
ne. several persoFss. principal amos Z
~ho.n ws-e Mrs Cosner. lsrssaisaiE OF
che to,sg;azhoase ia rkieh j. loeasssi
The Esessas Fszss osEig-e; Mrs l.sesag-
mistress Of 4 North seattle boarding
iouse. snd his paytne-. NJ Campbell
Mrs.. Conner says she nast SoTta Way
0y,Iv about tao weeks ago. having a~s:ef n
: introduced So Liss4 a. tie oSfser % tue
k.srsrg honse aEas furniture here SIC
rox j.. and 81 q fnsn whose sssFa
cssasII ke rstsesi up5s- che aAd n<ses
ruuninz the Pseo iessgsnz house ~ -
twx, weeks previous when sfse ssissi sssss
Ard Expressed desire - s<rnrs an
other house- Sofshxay offered =, Sssl
her slis lodging htsslst bIt s1e ossl ssa
10 having Is iee&ase q was ussait go
leassa ground. ~ae nnslly said she
xo,ssd lease she Building AID buy tse
furniture and an e-rAE gesnez.i Ia 1lsAs
effect MSS entered into
Sortbxzy tod ber be had Darcs. sssss
the furniture Of Holmes & Bssil, 81
Tacoma. hat paid for II n iull and
would sssl for the purchase price and
an aadsti1nzs SIS for the troaese lie
had been 70 in bringing II here. pom
that t4sis The bargain was closed and
sssss xas paid down for which he gave
. RECEIPT Is oxner q the property.
Mrs. conaer. feeling herself secss1e
after haYsng heard Sorlhwsy so well
sSaken a. did not take any precaa-
tsons in the way Of writing 10 Holmes
4 Bull 70 learn whether be had bill
OF sale or dad only purchased the
furniture on tine.
on Thursday Mrs. Conner learned
In A casual way that Noskway had
only t.aid 500 on the purchase and
was 10 ray an inStalimeni or the fsrst
OF each month thereafter. ehe vent
10 hi:n al once 10 make inquiry a. 70
the facts of the case and he told her
that What she had heard was false
and he siii no. owe q cent 10 the urIn
OF Holmes & Ball. He WAS told
however. that be must get 4 blil Of
sale and turn IL over 10 her at once. as
she wished the matter fixed up IN bsssi-
nsss-iike shape. This he promised
10 do.
Al the sane time $50 more vas
paid gnl that was ali that was heard
Of him until Saturday morning. when
he called upon Mrs Conner again. but
this tine with q request that she
would loan him 500 for a few days,
a. be was temporarily embarrassed.
Mrs. Conner told him she would give
him the money. bat that be
must apply IL on the furniture
account. This be did not want Ia
do, saying he would return il in few
DAYS, bat he was finally refused ami
left. That evening he called again
and said he would Ike the money and
would tx il 30 suit Mrs. Conner. bat
being after banking hours he again
ieft empty handed.
Yesterday morning Nrs- Cover wa-
called up quite early by Sorth~ay and
again nlportEued TO let him have ihe
money. lie vas told that ali he
could get then ~as what she had in
her y-se ket. bat II he was 50 hard SAP
( Is might help him some. she then
gave him sic and be took hls depar-
/ ture and went from the house directly
( 10 the steamer. Shortly affegw2Tsi
Mrs. Conner vas informed of the fac!
and AT once reported Ia The police.
Mrs Liebig also met North way in a
/ lodging house transaction. She, too,
had only knogn hiu a fsg days.
sapposifg him 20 be an honorable
and resnon de gean sac placed III has
/ hands So with which ~ purchase q
lodging hoase for her. This he
elasiasd "a lie unable 10 do for some
DAYS and kept putting her uff with
one excuse or another until she finally
/ tad HAN Saturday that she must
have the money, as on Monday she
/ had some bills she must meet without
fail. lie promised To either have
the money for her or else close a con
tract he had for a lodging house such
a. she wished She was told OF his
disappearance Yesterday afternooa
/ and =. first refused TO believe il. bat
afterward did and was almost over
come when she realized that she had
{ been daped.
her. as a part only of the money al.
yancci 10 Nosfhway was her own. the
balance being her brothers which she
/ will he Obliged 10 make good, and be
caase she had been having some work
done ON piece of property. and the
+ laborers Riii expect their pas today
This sum, SIS, she must rasse at once
and 10 do SO she must make sacrifices
ka ~ . a.
fugitive. was seen at the 81. Paul hous.
last night. bat refused 10 saw any
thing In regard To his loss beyond say
ing that his money was gone and that
settled IL.
1t was learned. however, that h,
had made the statement that his los,
was in fhe nesghAorhood of 81 coo IL
+ actual cash and obligations thai h'
{ sill. as PARTNER. be obliged In meet
he also claimed TO have been dr0ggeG
hy Northway, Saturday night, anS
pat To bed ia room IN the lodging
house OF Mrs. Ccmer, where he va
found and aroused by that lady yes
ter,iay morning. lie thinks this va,
Gone - facilitate the escape OF North
~Ny who, it seems. took every precaG
ton 80 avold obstacles 10 his escape
81 Ht-feEAsA ~ W. tsAN ~ PSI AAe
tory mary facts were brought 20 high
70 indicate that be WAS not thr hone 81
upright man he claimed 20 be. IL
has Tor soue time been living AZ tn
-. Faui house. and emily a few day
ago Nss ordered % leave the house 10
unrenilsmsnly conduct. lie drznl
some but his great falling seems Z,
have becu the fafu table. where he /
known 90 have lost considerable,
money.
NJ IS EsFic. ,andiAdy ~ he -. Pan
iocgin ghousr, when told lAst u.ght o
NoTthSay's dlsappsarance. conErasa
Ia te-8 kersef thai she VAS not also
victim oi hts rascaliy w.les Only
few days $50 be had s. 80 II he
uoney in his possession, but she man
ss.esl To gci IL back.
TIE matter j. nov In the hands .
Chief Mitchell. who took TIE neces
sAEv steps "a have >oFthNay arreSte,
AZ Port Townsend upon the arrival Q
the steamer as that point An office
foilcws last night on the PuehlA .
bring him hac 1 tcF trial.
GRADING AND HJLkuEApf>Gs
The street Department Finds risn:
To he.
Daring the past week only thirty
aaea hsye been cmplovesi ~ the 81,
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