The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-29
THE sWINDI.ER HELD.
Patsy Griffin Bound Over TO the
Grand Jury.
HIS THsEE PARTNERS GO FEE.
srrarrsis Tsaa sa PART isi swiSSiizs Ma
sax PaweTt-rew Harry Jack
EeonaasI fsasfpess-

TIE sour na~r. patsT e. firisfia. John
Harrington. esbsrwsse knoxB ~ Happy
Iaek Hsrrsngtsa. Charles Reed ard Louis
= OYarrei. TSo wsre arrested saturday
r9whg on = charge e oata4ptng money an'
der false representations from MAJOR ".
q. FawssE. tae ex-fneiAu agsat a. Nsaa
hs7. zeFs brought into Justice john =.
MHsrs exgaFt a. 81 o'clock yesterday
morning for pref rss in~ry hearing
Tsae hssssng tre1 up several hours. Dep
utg Prosecuting Attorney klefef. wbo ap-
tesred Tor the prosecution. was assisssa ~
Ar. A. r. BGTlslEh who represented
MAJOR powsfi. Mr. G. =. Walsh iof9ked
after he interests Of the defendant. TIE
evdencs a4sacsss npon tbs trial wss n
substance the Sane as ths story q the
baif-snssgess awina!s g,ven IA the
PasT- IsrEGEzegagKE sana4ay morning
IL vas 70 Ike effect tAsf
MAJOR Powell. noticing an advertisement Of
half Interest IN paying manufacturing
husiness for safe. called Upon the aslFer-
tlsera. Pratt 4 o'farTell a. ~ James
rtseef. ahere be was Informed that /. III.
Griffin had a hail interest 10 sell N his
mattress factory ca Third street, between
IeGerssa and Janses Ia company with
ofFarresi Major poxem visited the factory.
There IL zas represented that :he bustaess
was paying one. Urifl.E brought ont his
sac boss. which showed orders enough 20
run the factory 70 is ful!ess capacity for a
long tisue - come. The major was
charmed and negotiations were speailiy
broHeh. 70 a el0se. For $3.50. ubich vas
treble the worth Of ihe Whole concern he
secured half interest The business ap-
sgsH ~
came ia gratifying uumtsgs- Mattresses
wsrs ordered and taken away during the
day. but. as he afterward learned, only -
he returned during the night by way q the
alley ard baek door.
About week after his pC,Tchsse. Charles
Reed the employment sgent. called upon
Powell and told him thaf be lad pur-
eaAaer for a bali interest ri the business
and advised him 10 buy 0ut Griffin. he
represented hat James Marshall, 0i What
eoIa, would give 81 80 for q halI interest
Ggihn was consulted. lie felt reluctant
81 sever hts connection With such good
business bat would sell o;st for 81 loo.
Major Powell testified that seeing q further
profit of $40 and no risk. tag accepted tie
offer aud the transfer was made on Octt'-
Der 9ist lie gave bis note for $3.50. and
paid 500 c. sh d0zn. The remainder wan
70 De paid Oil time. After several days be
commenced 10 got uneasy as the What
corn partner cid not appear. telegram
sent there brought the information that no
such person a. James Narahall lived az
Whatcum. Il was pretty clearly shown
upon the trial that Mr. James Marshall
wasa myth. when MAJOR Powell's sus-
picions were aroused he commenced in
vestgaling matters and found that he had
bsen taken ia.
Major Powell detailed the transactions
connected with the swindle rs above sstforth
while on the stand The salesbook containing
the fraudulent entries Of orders and cash
receipts vas placed IN evidence, after a
long quihhie oyer LEGAL objections. This
hook furnished the strongest evidence ol
fraud in the case. The eatres we're all
made by Griffin. Ia was evident that
Happy Jack Harrington had been Of
material assistance ia booming the busi-
uess hy hauling away the mattresses in the
daytime and bringing them back at night.
lie also made collections that IS 20 say
he wuiid bring Ia large sums of moaey
presumably obtained ln payment Of the
daos sales. All these transactions were
fafhtully recorded by Griffin. who appears
10 be very successful bookkeeper under
favorable circumstances.
ID was shown that Griffin was the only
a,.e at TIE four defendants that had any
special interest IN the swlndle, and Il being
further shown that q Farrell connection
with the case waS simply that of a broker.
Justice Miller dismissed ,lse charge
against bins and exonerttc1 his bonds,
or motion Of the rroaevation. Harfinc-
tea and Reed wefo dismissed on the charge
against them of the subsequent sale
o. he ether half interest
griffin was held ou the FIRST charge
against hlm obtaining moaey under false
pfetcnsFs aEd wns bound over 70 the uexl
grand jury, in The sam 81 81 on. Late last
night he WIS bunting Ter hondsmrn IN the
nn.lft.IN Il a. nlIff..r