The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-14
THE PASSING THRONG.

W. W. Gray. president of the First National
bank, of Port Angeles, and D. w. Morse a mer.
chant Of Port Angeles aud vice president Of the
bank, are at the Arlington hotel. Mr.. Gray
came to the front in the management
of this bank after b. F. Schwartz went out. The
bank has received some notoriety in Seattle
from the fact that on September -, 1890, II was
robbed of s2,2J7,90. Mr.. Schwartz was in Seattle
at the time, but on receiving the news he got
$4,000 from one of the banks here. hired tug
and on q black, stormy night started for Port
Angeles. He had rough trip, the account of
which was afterwards written up in the Posi-
ISTELLlGESCER- IN speaking of the affair Mr.
Gray said last night: 1.-The thief was really
Henry Bennett, the janitor of the bank
Al first an Intellectual attempt was
made to lay the crime at the door OF the cashier.
l. Salhinger, but all who knew anything about
the banks affairs were aware that Salhinger was
really innocent About a year afterward Ben
nett. who was sick and thought he was diving.
sent for Sa,hinger, who came with a witness.
Bennett then told how he had taken the mouey
He had first hunted thrcIgh the drawers in a
desk in the bank and found paper with the
combination written on t. By this means
he had opened the SAFE. He described
tho arrangement OF the interior, and
soma letters and papers which hs
had looked over but had not taken. Bennett re-
covered, and then he was arrested. His LAWYER
had him sent 20 the asylum at S:eilacoom and
thus got him out OF the hands OF the sheriff In
less than month the authorities at SteilaCooyn
notified the Clalan county sheriff that Bennett
was all right, and so the fellow was brought
back for trial. But his lawyer pleaded that he
was insane when he made the confession and
the iary acquitted him Three OF the Jurors
afterward acknowledged to me that the man
was guilty"
George Y. Alexander, the superintendent. of
streets, whose resignation takes effect on the
18th. has had an active experience with grade
work. He was for six years with the Sesttie &
Wala Wallis. now the Columbia & Puget Sound
railroad. engaged IN grading. laying and reuair.
ing track. He bulk the f-.t twenty eight miles
OF the Seattle, Lake shore & Eastern.
He began street grading in 1885. and
among the streets he constructed are Front
Second, Third, Pike. Seneca, South Second
Washington and Jackson. In one summer ha
did grading 20 the amount OF s7l,col He VISA
soldier under Generals Gordon F. Granre, and
Candy III the sixth Michigan, spending most Of
his term OF three years in the department OF the
GUlL He is member 0. John +. Miller Post
Walter Bchrens, of Manchester and II Saw
ling Be-esiord, of London. are at the Rainie-
hotel They sre young knglishmen travelling
partly fer pleasure srd psrtly on business They
have just come up from San Francisco and thsy
leave TO-DAY for Boise City. where they are in
'eres'ed IN some farming property.
Il IS 10. commonly supposed .ha. dog cen
climb "a tree, but there are exceptions TO every
rule. Yesterday afternoon on Yesler ayeuua
some boys had tine Newfoundland with which