The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-01
ROBBED OF $4,000.
A Tac0man the Victim of q
Gang Of Conspirators.
THE CHIEF PLoTTERs CAUGHT.
How doe Grant Came to Sign Away .
Large Block Of Col:apsibls
Cylinder Stock.

AASoAA, NOV. ou- Especial. -. n.
Dana. principal in the Cassie Helmer
Oakesdaie elopement scandal, was landed
In jail tonight as conspirator in
q stlit more sensational case. He,
with others. are suspected of
having drugged Joe Grant, OF the Grant
brothers collapsible cylinder ship rails
ing devices, and robbed HIM of
sso,oOO of the company's stock. The
stock is listed at 500 per share and
not a share of it could be bought
lately at par. J. r. Grant, president Of
the company, has refused to sell his stock
Tor 500 per share. In all, Joe Grant has
$i25.OOO of the $500, 600 capital stock of the
company, and it is feared he has signed
over more than $4,000 of it. Yester-
oay afternoon he came home under the
influence Of liquor. He persisted in going
oown town again. and an old colored man
VINO has charge OF q ranch owned
py drant Bros. was sent down to
take care of him. The colored man
returned early in the evening saying
ne could not persuade Joe to come home
with him. He had him started once but
some fellows at Suliivan's Side Board
saloon, corner Pacific avenue and Fifteenth
street, coaxed him away into the saloon.
:. X. Grant then started to search for Joe.
). K. Grant searched until midnight
ior'Joc, but could not find him, although
ne went in many corners of the city
This morning it was feared he had
been fouiiy dealt with and the
police began the search. Joe had been seen
at 80 a. m. last night, and the police did
not find him until O'Clock tonight, when
ne turned up at the Side Board saloon.
AT O'Clock Joe was seen within fifty feet
OF that saloon BY the Posr-IsrELIIGEscER
correspondent. He was evidently recoy-
ering from the effects of strong drink and
seemed stupid. He. however, talked quite
nationally at the time, and requested the
correspondent to "put in the paper that I
was drunk" He refused then to go home.
1t is believed that Joe Grant was robbed OF
the 81, 600 IN stock or more some time be-
tween midnight last night and O'Clock
tonight. He is toe drunk tonight to ex-
plain his whereabouts.
During the time mentioned il is
thought he was detained somewhere
by Dana, George Temple, said to be
a gambler. Saloonkeeper Sullivan and
others. The case promises to ter
inmate moro sensationally, as it is
intimated that ,here were half dozen or
more in the plot to rob Joe Grant. Early
this morning Temple and Dana appeared
before City Treasurer Boggs, who is secre-
tary of Collapsible Vessel Raising Co., and
presented 100 shares of Joe's stock. which
Boggs, at their request. transferred to
them and Sullivan. That was di-
rectly contrary to the bylaws of
the company, which stipulate that
any saleable stock shall first be
offered to the company. Later $50 more
Of Joe's shares were presented for trans
fer. By this time Boggs says he was
trife ''leery," but finally transferred
the stock, ~ 1t was Assigned in
due form by Joe Gr2nt to the
alleged conspirators. Still later $50 more
shares were brought in. Boggs was now
thoroughly aroused and went to consult
the company's attorney. who proved
to be out. An assistant noti-
fed Boggs, however, that if stock
was duly assigned and transfer were
demanded, then he could not do
anything but assign it, and he did
so, much to his regret, he says.
That completed the SIC, 900 worth Of stock
so far accounted for. but how much more
is still outstanding cannot be learned
until Joe Grant is in condition to explain.
President Grant, of the company, says
he will contest the case and make it I'M
pleasant for all concerned in the robbery.
At his valuation of the stock, which
he says is low, $4,000 worth was
secured from Joe Grant. 1t is intimated
that one or two quite prominent people
connived with Dana, Temple. Sullivan
and others. Capt. Devereaux, Inspector
Bennett, Chief Davis and Officer ID.
o. Smith assisted in the arrests.
Dana and Temple were booked on
'.suspicion" at the station and until the
police secure all the parties concerned in
the robbery, little will be said about the
matter. 1t is believed Sullivan has fled.