The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-02

could not get far with the handcuf1s With
ont dissection.
The deputy marshals remained in the
neighbcrhood until nearly 3 o'clock in the
morning, when they were brought to town
In the conveyance Of the Posr.IHrRLIr.
eHxcI1 reporters, Who he'd been assigned
to work up the case.
The evidences collected was Of all de-
scfiptions. and includes Ill the parapher.
MALTA Of IN expert counterfeiter. That
captured ct Gilman II in possession Of
Tom Rowley and his PAL was nothing in
comparison. That part which Was left at
the house II, perhaps. the most i'm
tsresting, and includes . complete
plant for electroplatine. This
was discovered BY Deputy Marshal Biee.
low when he was searching the house.
The batteries and vat are IN . closet near
the head Of the stairs and wired for work.
It was here that the evidence of repeated
experiments was found in the shape Of
about twenty plaster of Paris moulds. some
whole and others broken, - if the maker
was dissstisfsd with his work.
The whole lot lay in . pile and was
gathered up in bag BY Bigelow and taken
into the room where the work had been in
progress when the interruption came.
In the stove was the cruciDle and in il
WAS the molten mass that Methvin was
experimenting with. The noosed wire
with long handles. that served - tongs in
handling the hot crucibls. lay ON the
door near the stove, and on the
table was the proof that will send Methvin
to the United Slater penitentiary without
doubt. II he does not succeed in getting
ont OF the country. One mould Just COM
pieted. with . good silver dollar still
in the cast, lay on the table.
The eagle slde was free and when exam
ined showed - pretty . cut face - could
b desired. The figures 1892 showed MP
we'll There were also two five-cent molds
OF the 1850 issue and one of . half-dollar.
Strips Of tin. sheet brass and sheet COP.
per, showing signs Of eiectrotyping, block
tin, smelling lead and copper, and
other base metals lay around in guam
titles. and were gathered in by the officers.
A crucible was found half filed with
molten tim and copper.
There were two little anvils, one chisel
with IN old and worn wooden handle. Q
cup partly filled with dried plaster Of Paris,
brass mold with . halfdollar melted
into copper. . polishing brush. plaster
mixer, . druggists graduated measure
and spatula, tools Of ali descriptions, in.
Guiding metal shears. wire nippers and
hooks.
Methvin was also . chemist and had .
large collection of acids, bottles of quick.
silver. bronze and anything that could b
called for in well-regulated laboratory.
The troy scales used in weighing gold
ho~ $v>
the battery closet.
OF borax and coils of wire were collected
together and placed in q bag. Deputy
Marshal Bigclow wanted to take the stove
and batteries. but concluded the evidence
in hand would b 90 fficient to indicate
clearly the nature Of the business.
b. ]. Methvin is . dangerous man, and
in tho language Of the woman who lives
with him As his wife would prefer death
to being taken. He 10 of the tiger species,
and can play the fawning, cringins
creature and . moment later show his
teeth and clawa He is we'll educated and
has an extensive knowledge of chemistry.
In talking hs 10 easy, and uses
the language of . cultivated per.
son. Since he came to this
section three months ago from Texas he
has been ont Of the house but seldom,
and it 10 thought he 10 . con.
vict in hiding. Taken as Q
whole he looks like Swede,
with high, prominent jawbones and .
steel blue eye. His mustache 10 tawny
and light. He is about 10 years old. stands
five feet nine inches high, and though APP
pearing slight in his legs. will weigh ITO
pounds. His apparel when seen last con.
sisted of . black derby hat. white shirt
with no collar, cinnamon-colored three.
buttoned cutaway coat, slate-colored
trousers and handouts.