The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-14
NE NEARLY LOST $4,000.
A Harness Mans Escape from the
Hands of a Swindler.
An Imposfer who Tried To sen Two
Valuable Lets ir Eeil's Addf-
item TO Seattle.

One Of the h-ol7est and shwewdes,
schemes ever devised ~ ssinElerx 10 seat
zaAa ont 81 large SAN OF maney wzs at
tempted IA this cry ca Monday and was
only defeated Tuesday by an air-hEcwn
chanre- The mar whom fhs swinsixr at
TEMPTED 10 yiesimIzc Is " NcTesgh. the
harness dealer
Fer the pass two weeks L VI. HarnElsau.
brother Of the Caises States marshal. hss
been endeavcrssg 70 sell for one u. Cam
eson lots and 4. block 3. w. y. Bells
third aSsittsn 20 seattle For this service
H&znsiso1 was 70 receive 500 Han-
.t0u Was apparently acting Ia good
faffh IL the matter Among the
persons approached for the sale 81 Tie
so's wss McIeagh- Being q speculative
turn Of mind he took q hook - the lots ia
sBesssoa ard thought they were . ba-gsia
al the prize named, 10 wit. xssgn
IL was represented 10 AeTeixh that Cam
sr0n kneW that le vas selling the lots
cheap. that he tsalt satisfied that they
w0Hld bring more than he asked Cor thefn
in short tirne: hHf Is he was doing 10th.
Ing and desired 10 embark IN the livery
business BE vas willing 20 make the saeri-
nee FINALLY. about three or fogE DAYS
Gnees ASTelgh agreed 20 purchase the
prop'rs as be felt satisfied that il Was
worth 81 least $500 more shAn be- was To
par for ~ II MAS explained that Cameron
had business IN Tacogna which would take
mp dis time for = day or tao. aud that on
bis return he would make the transfer 10
Mr.. AcTelgh. On Tuesday Cameron re-
turned from bis journey aad siled with the
county auditor deed which purportEsl 70
convey from A. W. 0cob3ck 20 VI.
Cameron the two lots ia question
Then he visited Mr.. MeTeigh's store aud
the buyer and the seller met for the first
tine The terms 9ere soon arranged
g. g.. Il a.
paid down and q mortgage was 10 be given
for the remainder. One of the side issues
OF the transaction was that Mr.. McTeigh
was 20 give Mr. Hamilton his note for
500. Mr.. Hamilton. In payment for this.
was 20 give Cameron tso pair of horses.
with which he was 20 into the livery busi-
ness As Mr. AcTeigh was anxious 70 bind
what he considered 20 be bargain he paid
Cameron $50 and got his receipt therefor
for lots and 3, instead of and . as il
should have been. The understanding
was that Cameron was 10 come into Nc
Teigh s store yesterday with an abstract.
and that the transfer was 10 be made then,
and the money paid over and the mortgage
drawn.
As Mr.. McTeigh was about 5000 short, he
visited Edward Bowden, real estate dealer,
for the purpose OF borrowing $1,000 Ma
tnraliy Mt. Bowden began 70 talk 10 his
patron about the transaction for which
be was about 20 borrow the money to enter
into. The harness man told the real estate
man slat be had something better than q
sd snap: in fact. II was regular s'pud-
ding when he could buy lots and 9, Bells
third addition 10 Seattle for 5000. Mr.
Bowden said there must be some mistake,
as he was handling lots and 2. block r,
for Oeobock. and be was certain thatsthese
lots could not be bought for less than $500
or $1,000. In fact, c. f. wnittlesey had Of
fered $500 for them, aud another party
h 1a.f
that there was something wrong. The de-
bate became quite heated, as Mr.. Mcreigh
was confident that he had paid $50 on these
lots and felt morally certain that they
were. his.
In order TO settle the dispute visit was
made to the county auditors Office and 1t
was found that the deed from 0cohoek 70
Cameron had been made at Puyaliup; bat
IL had been certified TO by ID. r. Murray.
notary public for Pierce county. IL was
duly witnessed and in regular form. but in
the deed Mr.. Ocoboes was represented to
be an unmarried NAN, with residence at
Puyallnp. The fact Is Mr.. 0cobock is
married man and resident of waiia
Walia.
II seems that Cameron when he left here.
ostensibfy for Tacoma, really went 10 Puy-
ailup where he forged the deed and by
falsely 1mpersonating 0cobock, induced
Notary Murray 70 acknowledge IL. The
forgery OF course was apparent and Mr.
AcTeigh at once went before Justice Jones
and swoTe out warrant for his arrest for
obtaining money under false preienees.
But Cameron must have been warned by
some one. as the officers up to date have
been unable 20 find him. This leads 70 the
belief on the part of Mr.. McTeigh that
there was more than one person engaged
in the tempt TO swindie him. He also
feels certain that if II had not been for the
fact that he accidentally went 10 Mr.. Bow
den's Office be would have been swindled
out of $500. AS soon rs Cameron had ge-s
cured the $500 la cash and the mortgage he
would have turned the latter into cash
and then left the country.
81 do not care for the loss of the S60.'f
said Mr.. McTeigh Yesterday. land would
willingly give SEQ more to see Cameron
behind tse bars where he ought To be.
The telegraph was put In requisition. and
Mr.. Cookbook was communicated with at
Portland. where he was on visit. Mr..
0coboek denies that he sold the land. ard
VIII be here to-day to look into the matter
II viii go hard with Cameron If he is
caught. as he is not only guilty of obtain
ing money under false pretences. but ssis
also guilty OF forgery. Cameron is tall,
slim built man, and il of sandy complex
ion and Is smooth faced. He wore q dark
plaid suit and stiff brown hat. He came
here about year ago from British Column
bia, and dealt in horses for while. At
one time he claimed to be agent for the
Corhin Banking Company. 10 is thought
he has lied 10 British Columbia.