The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-21
SHOWING THE QUEER,
Counterfeit Five Dollar Bills at
Walla Walla.
INNOCENT INDIAN souAws.


WAIra WALLA. March D.-Au expert
nationaI bank raiser has bsen operating IN
Walia wallA A hil was rendered at the
Fffst National hank 10 b changed. and il
vas ascertained that the bill had been
raised from . s. bill to . 50 By IN expert
The cashier notaced at once that the bill
had been tampersd with. and on close ex-
animation found that il Was . bill OF the
First National bank OF Waiis WaiiA The
change was made by . most expert PEN
man. or with IN apparatus made especially
for this purpose. The figures i've were 50
carefully changed to tventes - almost to
defy detection except By an expert On
Saturday last ct Helena the same game
was practiced In nearly the same manner,
and no doubt by the same individual The
Helena HeyuiI states that on note OF an
issue Of 1871, from the Kellogg bank, of
Green Bay, Wis. the word i've in large
letters at each side on the face
OF the note had been carefully
scratched out. and the number twenty
marked en- the face. Whether this mark
ing has been done with stamp or by hand
II is difficult to say, though the regularity
Of the figures make the former more prob
able. The small fves around the border
have simply been marked out with black
ink or paint On the reverse side the alter
atoms are equally well done in green ink.
A close inspection. OF course, reveals
evidences OF fraud, but these are 50 slight
rs TO certainly escape detection save when
coming under the eye Of an expert c.
Whips, who made the discovery, says
that be noticed it by seeing that the style
of the plate from which the note Was
printed vas never used for twenties. This
caused due inspection of the bill. and the
fraud Immediately beca me apparent.
Convict Denee. who held up faro bank
and q gambler at Seattle, and who, while
in Jail awaiting his transfer to this place,
is supposed to have murdered his fellow
jaiI-bird. Jack Gay, has been making
preparations TO jerk himself into the sweet
subsequently in his own CELL The warden
Of the penitentiary yesterday found mat
rope with slip moose made from strips of
blankets, and it Is evident that the fellow
Is desperate and will have TO be watched
very closely. The other day, while he was
being shaved, he sprang from the barber
chair and made IN attempt to reach some
raxors lying near at hand, and after .
desperate struggle with the officers and
some TRUSTEES, was placed back In bis CELL
1t is evident that he viii take most desper-
ate chances TO escape and cares but little
whether he is killed or not The death Of
Jack Gay seems to trouble him most. He
thinks himself justified in robbing the faro
bank.
Five Umstilia squaws are now incarcer-
ated in our county Jail, convicted OF petty
larceny and fined SIS and costs by q
Wallula justice Of the peace. They were
brought here on Wednesday. The case
was brought on the complaint of sheep
owner, who claimed that the Indian
women took a large number of pelts from
dead sheep which belonged to him. and
which had succumbed to the rigorous
weather. One Of the squaws ct the Jail
this afternoon told very different story
from that of her accuser. Briefly, she
stated that herself and companions were
informed by those who purchased the pelts
that there was no law against such action,
that they acted innocentiy, and that those
who misinformed her and bought the
hides were the ones who afterwards made
the complaint. Lee Moorehouse, agent of
the Umatilla reservation, is expected to ar
rive tomorrow to investigate the matter.
OF all things which Walia Walla needs
most and must have, is direct communica-
ton with the sound cities. The Board of
Trade will move in this matter by petition
ing the postmaster general to establish mail
routes over the Oregon & Washington Ter
ritory, thus giving US the usual benefit
with points along the Northern Pacific. All
mail matter is delayed at Wallula twenty
tour hours.
The Statesman has secured the contract
for printing ZOO folders descriptive of
Walla Waiia and its various advantages.
which viii be distributed at all points on