The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-07
HE Is $4,000 SHORT.
Ticket Agent Tonkin Arrested
for Elnbezzlement.
THE GAMBLERS cor II ALL.
Northern racfno Funds Lost Over the
Green Cloth Cappers Led Him
On-His Seattle Career.


Edwin Tonkin, local ticket Agent OF the
Northern Pacific railroad, was arrested last
evening on charge OF embezzling about
1900 belonging TO the company HIS ball
was originally fixed at 5000, but was af-
wards reduced to $2,OOO.
The first suspicion that all was not right
was aroused in the minds of the Northern
Pacific officials by the fact that Mr.. Tonk-
i,,,s r.,r;tt.rce. aid net cone r. the treas-
49, - s,s,s $3.50. e. a..
ulvI omce WIN Ploprl .esnla =, 'o 1 .',e
last TWO months: Accordingly ". Z. BIRD,
down from Portland to examine his ac-
counts. He arrived on "wednesday and be-
ran m eraynination OF the accounts. which
Zen 8, ,,svesled the eri,tence If the short
-. ~ - M.. ~. s;s 80 49,. ~ 80.
rs, mr. lonN,n ulu nov ucny s'iv u sa,'
ana was put IN charge OF detective OF sui
Avan's agency, who accompanied him TO
his home on Ninth street, near Yesler ave-
nue.. The next tiay the examination of the
.rr,,,rt 5, co,,t;rue.i and tho amourt of the
-i,ss-s. :. -. !; ~as - ;,,.t ah,,,t :, oon
r.,, sas0 "aS $500 ~ - JuSs =, IT.:
nnen Ml. lonkins pIo.nel " liam,
Ticket agent at the Columbia q sPugct
Sound depot, called at the Northern Pacific
depot, on Thursday, he first became aware
OF the trouble. though he had suspected
that .omcthinc = :. wrony IN the nrcvio,,.
~,..,;.s- = NJ h-cs,.o. had .sLa,i - -.
= - 20 800 a..s = ~ 10y. -
AiM H.st tning nat morning, cut na -.
missed MN. Inc TWO protners lmmedl-
ately set out to try to raise money to make
up the deficiency. Edwin Tonkin has
property in Seattle worth about s.. 800 and
William Tonkin has real estate worth
81 ono which he "a willing 10 sacrifice To save
Ills brother from prosecution. They. how
ever. failed to make IN the deficiency. and
Yesterday I. a. Nadeau. assistant sunerin-
tho nainf,,l duty Of f swearing oil, 10 war.
rant Tor The arrest OF Edwin Tonkin on a
clarce az larceny Nv embezzlement.
IN tho evening Mr.. Nndca,I. detective
Sullivan and Deputy sheriff James Wells
went to the Grand hotel where thew
found Mr.. Tonkin and Sullivan's detec-
tive in tho room which they had occupied
was made. and after partaking Of sumner
focether the five men went 10 the sheriff.
Office. where thew met Justice Won Tnhel
The amount of hail was nlaced ut az nm
but afterwards. with Mr.. Nadeau's consent
was reduced to 5000. and the prisoner
started with Denutv Sheriff Wells in search
81 bondsmen. - -. -
The ernbezzlement is said to be the direct
consequences of the imnorfunities If sscan-
Yersu for several rnmhlinu honses who
have made a practice Of calling for Mr.
Tonkin when he was about to leave his Of
flee in the evening and turning him into
their resorts. where he was feeced withnnt
mercy. These fellows. two Of whom are
named HickOck and Conoyer. have been fro
olentiv seen hanging aro,,nd the dennt IN
the evening waiting for their victim. and
the railroad employees have long
suspected the nature of their init.
macy with him. which was a
them. The canncrs were nr;nc;na,,v cn,,s
nected with the Tmrf rnmblins rooms at
fhe corner az Washinvfan and Sonth
Second streets rnn nv Henry Enster md
over "a i)la of Mr. Tnnkin,s losincs went
into The Golfers Of that nlacc. He Alec list
money in the NonparciI. run bv Jack
Dcmnsev and Charles DeYter 4ho NJ Z
NJ. RIM Nv Mullen Norton T. Wav and
the Delcho. RIM nv Mullen Nnrton Wa,
Grimm Hoes;ncion and nthars NY,
greater nart~S7sse~-,af the rema;nsier was
Lost al Tacoma. The ramhi;ng has bsen
done spasmodicallv within the last few
month"; the hasr;..t Ia.so. s' H, .ass iow
cnrred betweer Isnvsrv USES .nd 1. ~ NC PC
only The money of the ra;iroad Int 10 :
In-x. 49, - h;syo,s, $50. ~. ~ t.,
eanses hvs IL. nrr;ne, t;rL - .rart
M Nsdean,s ir3;rn at;nr,s = v;.;t.a La.
an his snhordinafc fha,, On TIC - =, hiors
who led him astrav far their own sn, ,r rt
md aeaaktnw Nf Tho f<ar N, Dnc,
ISTrrr,nrMrrn revortnr vassarda.s ~ .o;a.
sThose felIows have s;r,rI,. dorgnd ~ h;s,, -.
ret him e, camhie With tSar, e,,d e tha ~
Is any wav of ratt;r ~ ti,n,,, ~, ..s;n
an 4 Ed TnrS;r !. )" ~ hoar. Z. NV na,, WI
man MS over lived and wonia never h.va
taken that nnrev e shae" ra.nn I la nas ave
ied him IN Re tbar. T. .rv n w."s 'a n.; .os
mo them IN ;nst;c. a. 10y ~ o .i,nS
d;srorra viii S =. W, aneir
was MANAGER &c ~. prcot Sna
Shore road Tork;n oh;nr
rinrk aud I was fra1s,o,,.is, my cie.
week Mt time ,eav;pr him away aur .
During INV absence he had nharnn ~
thnnsands of dnilars for uh;c,, 81 81 y. 20
nnonsihlc and thn,,cb b.d NJ s.c, "at &c
anv Kind from him had nn bas.;ta;;o -,
An frnstine him Ha wn,,id ~ III s;s..,.
now II those ramhiar, had ias, h;r -. i.s"s J,
William Tont;m - s~tyar;,, a.i as a'one. .
rrief over h;s hrnthar,s n,;sao, 90 si .t
vnunr man h;msaif and or,ssa..a 90 s t;e
Tca.i;ness 70 sacr;,;n, Gnu n,a.,h; ms
to save E.,w;r frn,n 1913 =, no mas
~ : cr;m;nal cn,,~s IT. aisa :" slsu uooA
thinks that The ramhjers sho"id ha 49,, 49,,
n slisyorye NJ ieas, ,.ari S ~. uo n .,.
ESyv;n rnn.;,, :. e -. 40
years, ana mas rapidly risen 10 positions OF