The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-24
PLAYED THE WHEEL.
Millionaire Jonathan Bourne
Fleeced Ont of $4,000.
SENSATIONAL SUIT IN BOSTON.
Bunko Men steered the Rich Portiander
Into Gambling HeIl-Ben But
Ter One OF the Attorneys.
Boston Glnbe. Dec. ls.

session of the superior civil court yesterday
afternoon when the Judge entered and
took his seat. Ex-Governor Butler and
Ex-Governor Long were two of the lawyers.
After few unimportant motions regard
ing other cases, the clerk called the case OF
Everett VS.. Stetson, numbered 4, $50 on the
calendar.
After few unimportant motions re-
garding other cases, the clerk called the
case of Everett VS.. Stetson, numbered 4, $50
on the calendar.
Ex-Governor Long arose and said he was
interested in the case for the plalntln.
The papers in the case already filed lndi-
Gated General Buffers connection with the
case; he appeared for John Stetson. Gen.
eral Butler seated himself beside Mr..
Long, and after the usual greetings, placed
cigar in his mouth and proceeded to
chew it.
John NJ. Way, associate counsel with
Mr.. Long, opened the case and read the
pleadings, setting forth that Mr.. Stetson
owned and occupied the premises Ii and
10 Hayward place, and that on November
., 1859, one Jonathan Bourne, of New Bed
ford, lost $4,000 at the aforesaid place in
illegal gaming. The pleadings further
specify that James w. Wescott won the
money, and allege that the said Wescott is
aprofcssional gambler.
Mr.. Way then said that the action was
brought to recover the amount which was
lost he alleged, in gaming at the rooms OF
the Carleton Associates, an organization
alleged to have occupied rooms in the
building owned or hired by John Stetson;
and Mr. Way further alleged that Mr.. Stet-
son was at the time president and director
in the Carleton Associates.
He continued that Mr.. Steison knew
Jonathan Bourne, and knew that Bourne's
father former member of the governors
council. had recently died and left him
large iortune-nearly 100000; and al
legged that on the night of November /,
Issa, Stetson took Bourne to another of his
(Stetson's - gambling places, located at 6
Alden place, where he won from Bourne
$500
The following day, alleged, said Mr..
Way, Bourne was induced by Stetson,
Wescott, and another named Groves, TO
visit the rooms of the Carleton Associates
ON Hayward place, where, after playing
until or a. m, various games of chance,
Bourne is said to have lost $4,000.
The further allegations of Mr.. Way were.
that Bourne not having that amount of
money with him, gave Mr.. Stetson due
bills of memoranda for the 81, 600; that in
return for these due bills of memoranda,
Ma. Stetson gave Mr.. Bourne a check on
the Blackstone National bank for the
above amount. and that Bourne in return
Endorsed il and turned ii over to Wescott.
Counsel for plaintiff then asserted that
the transaction was purely and simple a
gigantic bluff, and that it was put up lob
TO cheat Bourne
Three or four days afterward, according
TO the allegations of Mr.. Way, Mr.. Bourne
sent his private secretary To Mr. Stetson
with the statement that if the game was
an honest one he would pay Mr. Stetson
the $3.50 Stetson, said the counsel for
plaintiff, went to Grover and Wescott and
told them what Bourne's private secretary
had said. Bourne's agent did no. like the
looks of things and went away.
In the meantime it is alleged that the
check which Mr.. Stetson had given Mr.
Bourne had not been presented to the bank;
that instruction had been given to Wescott
not to cash 1t, and thatit was subsequently
destroyed.
After good deal of dickering, Mr.. WAY
asserted Bourne settled up by giving Wes-
colt 1900 in cash and a check for $4,000.
The settlement, it is claimed, was made in
New Bedford, IN the presence of Stetson
and Wescott
deposited 10 the credit of John Stetson at
the Maverick National Bank and that il
was atterward divided between Stetson,
Grover and Wescott.
large roll of manuscript was then un-
rolled by Mr. Way, and a duplicate copy
was handed to Governor Long and Cover
nor Butler. 1t contained eighty questions
and answers thereto, propounded 10 Mr.
Stetson, and II was regarding these uueS-
fions that the case came up yesterday after
noon. OF the eighty questions Mr.. Stet-
son refused 10 answer twenty-three, either
y advice of counsel or because he thought
they were not pertinent TO the case.
The plaintiff asks the court TO compel
Mr.. Sietson 20 answer the questions. which
he has either avoided or refused 10 an
swer
To, the question whether he owned or
hired the premises. IL and 1. HAYWARD
place, Mr.. Stetson declined IN answer.
To the question whether he was uresi-
dent or director of the Carleton Associates
he also refused 20 answer, by advice of
counsel.
He also declined 10 answer whether he
HAD any know ledge of the associates hav-
ins rooms at the above place, or whether
they hired rooms from him. or whether he
les rooms 10 them
Asked, if Jonathan Bourne was not a
guest ~ his during the month of Novenl-
hcr, 1899; he replied no.
~ ASHtt ~ AAiS aS>ttNA a. 10 Affetfer or
not Mr.. Bourne occupied his private box
al the Globe theater November II. he said
lac did not remember.
lie declined 70 answer whether or not
Mr. Bourne gave MrS- Steison a diamond
ring during the month Of November, lisa
counsel said that the object of the oue>.
ton Was To show that Mr.. StetSon had full
knowledge of all these things and that II
Mas very important 10 their side ~ the
case that Mr.. StetSon should be made 10
answer them.
Mr.. >tetSon also refused 10 answer
whether or not he was present At the rooms
al the Carleton Associates with Mr.. Bourne.
or whether he was present CA the night OF
November =, iSSa
He would not say whether he ever saw
Bourne present ct the rooms Of the Garlic
ton Associates. Asked If he ever saw any
gaming at the rooms above referred 10, he
declined 10 say.
Al this point General Butler laughed
heartily and the court smiled
In answer to another question, he said
that he knew nothing OF Bourne losing
SlatSo or $500 IN gaming 81 the Carleton
Nl0e, and that he did not arrange with
NoScoti that he should bring his roulette
tabie u Hayward place on the night Of
November :, iSS9.
NJ. SieiSon replied in the affirmative
when asked II Mr., Bourne gave him due
ball tor SlS.n0 November :. lSS9. and two
Others Tor So,tso esch. Mr.. SteaSon aSlsie,i
ever having given Nh. Bourne a check for
SSaseoo, aud tast he ever gave a check Tor
S~aoVo On the Blackstone National Bank
lie said, however, that the due bills civ
en- hlTn by Bourne weTS y consideration for