The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-08
He DEALT IN NOTES.
A Real Estate Man Charged
With Grand Larceny.
FORGERY is ALSO SUSPECTED.
q Swede Farmer Claims to Have Been
Robbed Of Sc 400 in Securities-
A Convenient Alias.

John III. Huffman. of the firm of Huffman 4
Ledger, real eststs dealers, was arrested last
evening on q warrant sworn out by farmer
named Jens Peter Hanson, who charged him
with the larceny OF q, 400 worth OF notes. The
charge against Hoffman appears to be q very
serious one Aside from alleging that Huff
mas alias is John II. Crawford, the complaio n
ant 10 anxious 70 have the defendant arrested
upon q charge Of forgery, for he says thai HUFF
man Ii guilty Of that crime well as grand iar-
eeny.
Hanson has engaged Attorney l. C. Gilman 10
assist in prosecuting the case. Huffman was
srrsgned before Justice Sesgle yesterday. and
on $500 cash ball. Tie prosecution expects TO
be able TO prove the following statements,
which they aiiegs against him.
Two weeks ago Jens Peter Hanson, farmer
living near stuck Junction, came 10 the city
and became acquainted with Drs. Adam Barkie
and So-d Nordsirom, who do business on Pike
street The physicians arranged 20 buy his
farm, and he set the price at $500, and they
paid him 81, 200 in cash and gave s. 400 worth Of
notes secured by mortgages for ths bslance due
on the deal. Two days later Hanson met John
II. Crawford, who now turns out 10 be John r.
Huffman. and ne was taken TO room 504, on the
third floor of the Seattle National bank build
Ing. On the glass entrance TO the Office was
painted:
Huffman & Ledger,
Gold aud Silver Mining, Real Estate and Invest
Eent Brokers.
Walk IL.
Crawford represented that he had a grea, deal
OF money and wanted Hanson to buy second
hand store with him, bus the farmer did not
fancy such q business. Then Crawford thought
lots of money could be made in the saloon busi-
ness aud with Hanson he called On &. Rosen-
feldt, proprietor OF the Morning star saloon, in
Whitechapel, and arranged for the purchase Of
81 a fas@E
the real estate dealer required that the farmer
aftix his signature 10 an agreement IN which he
stated his willingness 10 take q hall Interest In
the saloon with Crawford Accordingly Craw-
ford and Hanson went before r. Wilson,
notary public, and an agreement gss prepared
and signed.
Crawford e1 planned to Hanson that since he had
lots OF money ne would put up 500, the cost of
asaloon and stock of liquors, and that he would
take the x, 401 worth oil notes as payment for
hail interest IA the place. Although the deal
was never closed Hanson turned over the notes
70 Crawford for safe keeping, and the latter,
with the formers consent, placed them in
Kosenfeldfs safe. Crawford wanted Hanson TO
endorse tie notes in his favor but tEis be re-
fused to do. saying it would De time enough TO
do that when the deal was closed and the sa-
loon turned over.
on November y Crawford accepted a note for
$50 from c. Elliott, spindle-wheel fakir who
runs lottery in shack ON South Third street,
and he rock the note around to ". w swank a
money lender in the sullivan block. and
shaved" it for a cash consideration, he repre-
senting that Elliott was the owner of the Elliott
block at the corner OF Jackson and south Third
streets. On the 18th, the next day, swank found
ont that he had been swindled and he hunted
Crawford up and told him that unless he
made good the money obtained he
would have him arrested for obtain
ing money under nf1+pusas
promised to square" the affair, and claimed
that he himself had been imposed upon An
hour or SO later he appeared in Swank's Office
and said that he had s., 400 worth of notes which
he would Ike to dispose of. he was willing
that the $50 should be deducted out OF the pur-
chase price, and inasmuch as be needed the
money Immediately he would permit a good
deal Of shaving" The notes were all endorsed
In Crawfords favor, bearing the signature of
Jens Peter Hanson, which is now alleged TO re
forgery. swank bought the notes for 81 ,26O.
paying cash for them Crawford put the money
In the Washington National bank and pro-
ceeded to draw IL out on $50 and 500 checks
Last Saturday Hanson went 10 the Office of
Drs. Bsrkte & Nordstrom and stated that he was
willing that payment on the notes should be
extended another yesr. They told him 10 pro-
duce the notes that the extension might be
noted on their face. Hanson went to the Morn
ing Star saloon for the notes and Rosenfeidt
ltsN4HfA teEs1 tEeIQ out OF
the safe two weeks before. He then went in
search OF Crawford, but getting no satisfaction
from him, he consulted Attorney l. c. Gilman
with the result liza; the chief OF police was
notified and Detective Cudisee was detailed on
the ease. Has report 10 given in the foregoing
statement.
Crawford vas caught laEt evening in his real
estate oft3es and wss very much concerned He
said be sAS willing 10 give Hanson back his
notes u the case was dropped
Crawford seat fof Attorney Fred Peterson and
io- s long tine lawyer ard client held private
consultation in shc inspectors Office al DO zee
headquarters. Detective Cud.hee. up 70 this
time. aid not know whether Crawford claimed
20 De Huffman or not, and 20. 20 satisfy himself.
he suddenly asked The real estate dealer, in an
of-hana way:
"Your name is Crawford, isnt itf'
'Yes." replied be.
Then quickly eontTadicting himself he said:
'So, John H. Huffman"
The accused is Swede by birth. aud is s small
man, not over FIVE feet five inches high and
weighs about 10 pounds. He is s. years Old
has prominent nose aud small gray eyes He
walks with slight stoop Of the shoulders
When seen last night at the Jail he refused TO
make any statement