The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-11
HIS SAVINGS GONE.
Swedish Laborer Robbed of
$500 by Gamblers.
ONE OF THE ACCUSED ARRESTED.
He Plays o Losing Game and Gets Chips
for Certificate of Deposit-Too
Late to Stop Payment.

e. Morvan, of the firm OF Morvan Il Quinn,
proprietors OF the Tycoon saloon at $40 Washing
ton street. was arrested last evening at the in
stance of Ludwig HoviT, of Everett, who charged
MIN with stealing an $500 certificate Of deposit
from him. Morvan appeared before Justic Won
Iooel and furnished bonds in the sum OF $500 to
appear Tor examination today upon charge OF
grand larceny. The theft is alleged TO have oc-
Cured in the Tycoon saloon at 10 o'clock Tues
day night, and Hoyig duplicates two gamblers
as Morvan's accomplices, and warrants are now
out for their arrest upon the same charge. The
victim does not know who the two gamblers
are.
Hovig is a Swede, and for several years has
been employed on various farms nesr the pres
ent townsite of Everett He has been saving
his earnings, and the money which he claims TO
nave lost ID the result of his Iabors. He came
to town Tuesday, arriving about dark. He wan
dered about the streets sightseeing, and at 10
O'Clock went into the Tycoon saloon for glass
OF beer. In the rear end OF the saloon are sew
eral card rooms, and hearing talking. Hovig
walked towards a door which was open. Ac-
cording to his story, two men were In the room
seated at table playing cards. He stood in the
doorway, and one OF the men said:
Come in, partner. and have game"
81 can't play" answered Hovig.
"fou don't have to know how when you play
for fun
and one of the men dealt the cards.
81 bet you $50 You lose" said one OF them.
"i bet $50 DON'T" said Hovig, jestfngly.
low hands were played, when the first man,
who had invited Hovig to join the game, said:
you've lost your money!
81 told you wasn't playing for money" re-
monstrated the laborer The gambler then few
into a rage. and threatened to break Hovig in
two unless the $50 was Immediately paid. The
second man also demanded that the alleged bet
be made good. The noise attracted 4Iorvan,
who was in the barroom, aud, entering the card
room, he said:
"You can't leave this place until you have
paid the money overr'
All three men seized Hoyig at once, and used
him roughly, whereupon he became badly
frightened, and producing a $40 gold piece,
said
''This is all the cash / have; you can have
that"
One of the men pocketed the coin, and the
other said:
"You will have to pungle up the 500
'Tll give il to you tomorrow" replied Hoyig.
81 have a certificate OF deposit for $500 on the
First National bank, and will draw the money
and rsy you."
"where is the certifcate?',. said Morvan.
81 have it in my pocket"
"Let's SEQ it."
Hovig produced the paper, and Morvan took
1t from his hands and said:
"You sign your name here" showing where
to indorse it, "and will cash it myself and
give you $3.50 tomorrow"
Hovig protested, but the bartender said:
"Its all right; sign it and III see that you get
your money.
Thoroughly frightened, Hovig signed the
certificate, and the bartender took it and went
out. He returned in few minutes with a lot
OF chips, which he said were worth $500. and
offered him $3.50 worth of them. Hovig refused
to take them, and one of the gamblers
told him he had lost 500 more
and had better put up, or he would lose 1t any
how. Hovg threw the chips down and started
out, but the gamblers grabbed him and threw
him on the floor. He says he had to fight like a
tiger, and knocked two OF the men down before
he could escape.
Hovig told his story to Andrew Chilberg, vice
consul for sweden and Norway, about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, and by his advice went to
the bank to stop payment of the money, but
found that Morvan had cashed the certificate as
soon as the bank opened at O'Clock. Accom-
panied by Mt. Chiberg, Hovig then called on
Prosecuting Attorney Miller. who drew up
the complaint charging Moryan and the two
gamblers, whose names are UNKNOWN, with
grand larceny. Morvan was arrested, but the
gamblers could not be found. The authorities
believe that they haze left the city.
Morvan was seen at the Tycoon saloon las.
evening shortly after he had given bonds, aud
said:
/ can easily prove my innocence Yes,
cashed certificate of deposit for $500 this morn
ing. 1t was endorsed by Ludwig Hovig. was
tending bar Tuesday from 10 O'Clock in the
morning until in the evening. l came back to
the saloon from lunch about O'Clock. but went
away again in about half an hour and did not
return until this morning. l had been i'll the
saloon but a short time when n well-dresSed
man came in. He stranger to me, but
should | see him again would know him. lie
presented the certificate OF deposit Tor $500 and
wanted money for il, and cashed it Tor him. 1
went around to the bank this morning aud got
my money back. As lar as know there wss no
dispute of any kind iii the saloon. / believe
that this man Hovig is telling u lie when he
says that he had any money at all