The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-15
rvEs MS NAME WAS STOLEN.
A Pretended Actor Who Rents Room,
aud Plcks In Trifina.

and Picks Up TRIES.
A petty iarcenist and swindler Is operat-
Ing In the city. using the name of Wright
Huntington. the leading man az Cordray's
fheater. rs q mask for his operation. Two
cases in which the names and methods OF
work are identical have been reported to
the police within few DAYS and Detective
Phiibrick has been unofiieialiy notified OF
several more
The first victim of this good-looking.
smooth-talking rascal was w. w. French.
of Gil Fourth street. It was about a week
ago that well dressed man, weighing
abont $50 pounds. light complexioned.
with a long face and sandy mustache.
rang the door bell and inquired IL there
were rooms TO rent in the house. ON
learning that there were. hs asked to be
shown through the house. The front
room up stairs seemed to meet his appro-
baton. He looked IL over with a critical
eye, said he thought everything was salts.
factory. but desired that the window
shades and trimmings be taken down.
lie preferred to furnish his own. Incl
dentaily he explained that he was CON
nected with Cordray's theatef, should be
there all winter, and gave his name as
Wright Huntington. Then with a wave of
the hand he described how he intended To
have piano located in such a corner. and
said Of course theatrical people kent ,lif.
ferent hours from other beings. and il
would be necessary for him to have his
breakfast served in his room. His brother
would be In the city in a day or 50. and
then he would pay q months rent. After
he had been gone some time il was noticed
hat n 1aft al
household articles had disappeared.
Last Wednesday a man answering the
description OF the man who called an Mr.
fFeneh's engaged room at W. f. Blues
house. 2ia Poplar street. His story was
almost word for word the same as that re-
lated above; in addition, however. he had
long chat with Mr.. Blue in the evening.
obtained . key to the front door and stavei
all night Ia the morning he went out
and has not been seen since. When Mr.
Blue went TO the front ball for his new
ovsrccat tast night 1t was not there. Mr.
hine immediately surmised that his new
roomer was the thief and went direct 70
toFdsay's theater 20 investigate. There he
learned 20 his satisfaction that Wright
Huntington. the real leading man. and his
roomer were not the same person. The
matter was Immediately placed la the
hands OF the police and the newspapers in
the hope that the former might capture
the swindseF and the latter prevent him
from gaming more victims.
The swindier also made his appearance
on feslsr avenue under the mama al
Bishop. engaging rooms at two lodging
houses. In esch eNse representing that he
Was manager of cordFays iheater. Lack
Was not With him, however. and he did
not secure overeoats OF clocks, The de.
rersption OF bishop" comedies with that
81 the man who represented himself a,
Huntington 10 Mr.. French and Mr.. Blue
SO there Is little chanee for mistake As Ia
the identity. Detective rhilbriek sai,3 he
failed 70 take names in the cases he head
Of. owing 10 the fact tina, no articles 81
value we're taken.