The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
UNCLE SAM AFTER m,LraN
ans Notorious Timber Land Shark Now
In q Serious Fix


N ID. Mclean, to whose .windltnv .,uhsr
tanu operations the Posi- INTEIIIGENcER has
.equehtIy referred during the past year. was ar
..eu yesterday afternoon shortly before 6
crock, at police headquarters, by order of the
Sn.lea states authorities at Tacoma, and at 9
o. .IoeA deputy United States Marshal Mckay
Sane ana TOOK the prisoner TO Tacoma
yesterday at noon Chief Rogers received a.
Telegram from Sheriff Woolery. at PuyslluD.
"Iich requested that If Mclean was in the city
~ hold him, as he was wanted at Tacoma. An
olhcer went down to the saloon on Commercial
street irequented by the mau wanted. Mclean
was not there so the officer left word that there
was dispatch at headquarters for him.
Mclean, little dreaming of the tran GOT for
MIN, boldly marched up to headquarters. where
Saler Noble quietly nabbed him and put him
behind the bars. PN'
The following letter, bearing a Tacoma date
was found upon his person:
Dedr Friend Mack: Please fix this man out
anu snn ms friend The United States land depart
nenI nave Deen looking for him to testify
against me, so don't be bullheaded with him
hna dow his head off with Gatling gun. for
ne Is business, and steer them off till nv trial is
o'ei' gave him a letter to you. He will give
you $40 TO file him. If you have to send him
TAIL till Thursday tVIII.xS
inns man Williams, who is wanted badly
ioI numerous swindling operations at Tacoma,
peeu using the United States mails to entice
people into their snap schemes and IL is upon
TINS charge that Mclean was arrested Yesterday
Dy the orders of United States officials. and
transported to Tacoma
dispatch from Tacoma late last night stated
.nat Williams had jumped his bail and fed to
.HIs CITY, out up to the time of going to press
MS arrest had not been effected
When Mclean was delivered over tn Denutv
United states Marshal Mckay he iauntily asked
what was wanted OF him, and when told he i'm
medlately suggested that he might be allowed
the privilege of going before United States
commissioner and be allowed to give bail His
chplor was obdurate and would not weld.
and when he placed manacles bright. shining
Iahocuns on the wrists OF his captive, Nc
Lean S iuil capacity as a sufferer was brought
into play TO express his indignant emotions.
ms was not the end, for with characteristic
courtesy Chief Rogers special equipsge, the
temporary patrol wagon, stood in readiness
without, and the notorious Mclean was carted
through the streets in the full gaze OF the
public.
TACOMA, Nov. 8. - Especial - George Will.
Jams, the timber land locator, who is under
s21O bail to answer before Justice Arnston. of
this city, to a charge of defrauding Violet T.
hubbard out of small sum of money by false
representations regarding timber land has fed
~ 40 ei'SA5hb " the IulteQ states
ofhcials who have several warrants for his ar.
rest, that he is en- route for British Columbia
lie evidently went to Seattle this morning and
from there forwarded by express $50 to his part
ner, Joseph McShane, of this city, to assist him.
presumably in getting out of trouble in which
ne precipitated himself by swearing that he
wrote the letter TO one King. requesting him to
locate on timber and make $50 deposit
1t was upon this testimony that Williams was
released yesterday by Court Commissioner
AyTes. He was at once re-arrested upon the
ehorge preferred by Miss Hubbard, and now
several warrants are out for his apprehension
Tor various forms of timber land swindling, the
details OF which have been published in the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Before leaving this morning Williams tele-
phoned McShane to skip, but he was arrested
before the money arrived with which to pay his
fare out OF town.