The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-19
WASHINGTON
COLONIZATION AND INVESTMENT co.
OF SEATTLE,

These outrunners were not novices in
the mystic art, and it was not every man
met who was favored with the alluring
story.
The chief of detectives was at length in
possession of all the mysteries. and yester-
day Detectives Daily and Kenaley. of his
force arrested H. E. Clark. g. W. Young,
Paul Bush and Charles Gleason for being
engaged in a wholesale swindle.
AS alleged, these tenants took possession
of these rooms some two months ago and
held out to those who were induced to enter
their quarters that the business of the
company, of which they were agents, was
10 locate people upon timber and other
claims in Washington state, making out
the papers for them and generally guiding
their footsteps in the matter of becoming
the owner of a ilrst-class piece of real es-
tate at q mere nominal value. OF course
those who engaged their services were TO
pay fee, amounting to $25 To begin
with, and more as an advertisement to
their business than for profit, as alleged bv
their officers. they agreed 10 take out to
Washington state, on September %, via
the Northern Pacific, all those who en-
ployed them 10 procure claims, tree of
charge, so that they might look at their
property and be equipped with the requis-
lie KNOW ieuge 10 prove up.
The chief of detectives asserts that he is
ready to prove that the men are all crook
ed, one of them being a notorious gold
brick swindler, and all Of them having
been connected IN one way and another
with swlndleS, larcenies, etc; also that
they have made no arrangements with the
Northern Pacific railway for an excursion,
nor have they approached the company on
the subject. Mr.. O'Connor is further pre-
ks.u . has l.
pany in existence as that which they pre-
tend TO represent as agents.
The parties were seen in their cells at
the central station by reporter yester-
dav afternoon. II. +. Clark assumed 10 be
the spokesman. but all parties interrupted
freely as the interview proceeded. The
first information given was that only
Clark and Young were the agents. and the
other TWO parties were simply up in the
office on business and were "swi ped in
with the pot.
However. the other two fellows had al
together too much TO say in the inter-
view 10 be diSinterested parties The story
as gathered from all hands was 10 the
effect that Clark and Young were
the agents OF the alleged Seattle COM
pany, that IN establishing the agency in
ST. Paul il was thought best as an adver-
tisement TO be liberal and give free excur-
sion 20 their first lot OF customers out into
Washington. They had now secured
twenty-four customers who each paid them
SIS The required sixty days notice had
been issued for these men, and on Septem-
Der p they would start on their free ride
20 Washington TO look at their lands,
which were all timber claims, and thus tit
themselves to swear. as required by law,
that the claims were unit for agricultural,
mining or other purposes, and were purely
timber lands
After this excursion is over with, said
Clark. I've will give no more excursions,
and every one who hires Us as agents must
go ont and look at his lands at his own
expense"