The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-23

poisoned In Colorado. and C. D. Dzvis q
this city. Large sums we're waeered on &c
rscs. and LA-kin lost heavily. He hsd ocl
money on Dsvis. Who lost the race ILL.,
Hill was Is the race. and Larkin charged
I'm and William T. Harding with putsIng
up job Oh him. lie vowed ne
would Kill Harding Lxrkin vent 70 Hiii's
place on the evening following the race. &c
compznIed By Billy Mccain. the ex-puEfi-
Isl and baseball umpire, who once whipped
Joe Coburn; Tim Collins. who fought BUY
championship. Jim O'Dsy and Tim O'Day,
who have both since been killed.
and Tim or Bully Nelson. the Man
eater of the Eight ward. AFTER
some preliminary words in Harry Hill 8,
Larkin and Harding drew pissois on each
ether. Both men we're arrested and taken
70 police headquarters. bat we're eli dis
char ged. rs no shots had been fred II
WAS At 9 O'Clock that same morning that
Larkin and his gang entered the saloon of
q man named Campbell, in the Eighth
ward, and after acting IN an abusive msfl-
ner set upon the occupants of the saloon,
who were Campbell. Jim Berrigan and
woman named Ann Irons These peo-
pie defended themselves and cleaned out
Lsrkin's gang. Campbell stabbed Larkfn
seven times with . cheese knife and killed
him. Berrigan whipped the two O'Days,
and the woman. Ann Irons. chased the
rest for two blocks
On another occasion, too. in Harry Hills,
William T. Harding-now the sporting
editor of Richard X Fox's Poifcc
Ga-etse-6gured as the cause OF hos
was leaning up against the bar in Harry
Hills one afternoon ugly drunk. As
Harding passed him Coburn kicked Hard
ing fiercy on the shins- Fiorrie Scanneii
who was afterwsrd killed By John Dona-
hoe. Donaboe being in turn killed by
Fiorrie's brother, John Scannell--who
happened TO be in the place. took up young
blow at Scanned, and then the two
men clinched. Coburn finally got
e saoahs'' him tue to ''0 death anu when
scannell got hold of an oyster knife and
made lunge Coburn's throat. Half .
dozen men interfered and pulled the men
apart. Tommy Costello. who was after
ward himself slashed. got the knife from
1t Was in such times and scenes a. these
that Harry Hills" PLAYED prominent
part In 1858 Fannie Kelly. woman
whom Hill had angered in some way !.
stabbed him with penknife Hill himself
was not tough. He figured prominently
in all the big lighting matches, and as late
Theater Comique. and defeated Lane. In
the famous fight between Mike McCcole
and Joe Coburn. Harry Hill had charge OF
McCooie, and secured Australian Kelly
and Dan Kerrigan to train his man.
As Harry Hill got older his general rep
utation for wealth and squarencss made
him favorite stakeholder to the big pugi-
iistic contests He has probably held in
his hands over 81 900, 600 OF stakes wagered
in contests OF skill and strength, and was
never known TO break faith. He was one
of Billy Edwards hackers when Edwards
fought Gam Coliyer at Cone River, Va, for
So 600 and the lightweight championship
When, in 1870, Jem Mace and Joe Coburn
signed articles to fight for 5000,
fight between Sullivan aud Ryan, ut Mis-
sissippi City, Hill held over SIS, eco in
stakes. good share of which was deposited
with him by men who were strangers to
him. He used to enjoy reputation for
taking drunken mems money away from
them and returning 1t to them when they
were sober Ii il said that on one occasion
drunken stranger gave him $S4 900 to take
care of, and that the money, after the
stranger had been on q weeks spree, was
returned 70 the owner.
Hill took q great pride In the real earn
est" character of the athletic contests at
his place, and in the native vocal and dra-
matte talent that he developed. On the
little stage In his place every boxer and
wrestler Of any note in the last twenty -four
years has contended, and from that stage
have graduated scores of variety actors and
singers who have since become famous.
Harry Hill had the reputation of having
accumulated great deal OF money in his
business. All sorts of big stories were told
about the big sums of money he was worth.
A common statement made to people Wis
iting the city was that Harry Hill was
worth $l.00000o That Harry Hill was
once a wealthy man, there is no doubt
That his wealth was grossly exaggerated
there Is just as little doubt. Harry
Hill once said that he was
worth $4,000. But there is rea.
son to believe that he very much
oyerestimated what he was worth. IL was
grand thing for him In his business, oi
course, TO have the reputation of being
!, worth million or two. At least 1t added
very much to the peculiar characteristics
OF his place and himself. People in Harry
| Hills used TO love to watch the old man
| with his strongly marked face, silent and
| watchfui eyed. with an enormous diamond
| in his shirt frill. The sports used to like
to look at him and say to each other:
/ HE Is worth million dollars"
Harry Hill did have a great deal Of prop
| erty once. He owned big stock farm
| at Flushing. and line of steamboat:
| which did good business between Flush
| ing and this city. In Flushing he owned
! two hotels. He had fine residence in
| Flushing which was surrounded by beauti
| ful grounds. On his stock farm
/ he had a score of fine horses. ir
| exercising and driving which he found
almost his chief pleasure. He had fine
Durhan, and Aidssney cattle and abou
100 fancy bred pigs. He had chickens
4 pescocks. pigson1s and the like in abund
ance. and nearly - dogs OF all kinds. liz
bred his horses laaoay Tor the market. ans
once did good II l)Sess in this par ,icular
lie raised Iron - who troifed in 2.25
Sweepstakes, tho brown stallion whs
/ trotted in 2:aD. and Curiosity. the hump
backed chestnut. who trolted in . 50 Ir
the cellar OF his house were vaults filled
with old sizes and wines and liquors. Tn,
/ walls of the house were hung with paint
! ings. slIe had MANY of Hogarth's sketches
A son of Harry Hill lives in Flushing am
carries on there the business that was ono,
! his fathers.
Harry Hill is of medium height. ssurdii,
built, but not corpulent, has curly hair
and pair OF keen brown eyes He has |
eountenance that used To seem To smil,
continually. bat of late years ii has los