The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-17
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child. He drew four. cards as often as
three and no matter how high the ante
was raised he came at it like salmon
after . siwash spoon. While other players
would not ask 10 destroy due bills" and
II. O. Us" Ross was always bound to
destroy them before he left the room.
In August. when Ross was getting
ready to go TO the Democratic convention
at Chicago, he suggested 10 Goldwater 10
put up two dozen packs of cards and 30
poker chips, TO while away the time while
en- route 10 Chicago. Goldwater not only
did as requested, but added two bottles of
imported brandy and q box of cigars.
When Ross attended the state convention
at Vancouver he was also supplied by
Goldwater with q similar outfit and on his
return thanked Goldwater for himself and
also for his colleagues, and informed Gold
water that he not only made expenses by
playing poker, but came out 500 ahead.
In the middle of October he commenced
TO fall behind in his payments, and when
Gosdwater went TO his office and informed
him that he needed money to release an
importation of cigars and that il was i'm
perative that he should have il that week.
he promised to see krug and bring Gold
water 5000 that evening. As he did not
show up that evening GoIdwater went to
his office the following morning and asked
him what he had done in regard to getting
the money. He handed out $3.50 IN gold,
saying that he borrowed it from a type
writer. He was unable to get the re-
mainder that afternoon. but if Gold
water took for payment $500 worth
of stock in mine that Krug,
Harry White and himself owned he
would on the following day turn over the
remainder, and that TO show that the min
ing stock was all right Krug might be con-
suited. .Goldwater accepted the PROPOSE
ton. bnt Ross failed To turn over the
stock. Goldwater then inquired of Krug
II he was interested in the mine On
krug telling Goidwater that he had large
sum invested in the mine, Goldwater
thought the investment a good one and
waited patiently for the stock Ross.
passing the cigar store. went in with a
bunch of legal documents and said the
mine was TO be incorporated that day,
with Krug and Goldwater as trustees. In
the early part of November, ls92, Gold
water tried to find Ross for several days,
but failed owing To the fact that he was
playing poker in private gambling room.
Accidentally Goldwater met him in the
alley at the rear Of the Butler block and
Ross told Goldwater that he would receive
some money from Krug that week and pay
the balance of his account. Goldwater
then went to krug and asked him if he
owed Ross any money. Krug said no, but
that he was TO give Ross some money as
soon as he could dispose of some stock in
the Northwestern Cracker Company. This
assertion coming from Mr.. Krug naturally |
put Goldwater in a contented frame of |
mind regarding Ross debt Mr.. Krug |
said that Ross had told him that he |
wanted to loan Goldwater the money. |
Goldwater did not care to make Ross out a /
liar SO he let the statement go.
Two weeks later Mr.. krug asked Gold /
water If Ross was gambling at his rooms. |
Goldwater told him mot at present."
Next day San Francisco drummer repre- /
senting Sideman. Lachman Il Co. arrived |
IN the city and demanded payment of /
$500 bill, owing to the sudden death of Mr..
Sideman and desire on the part OF Mr..
Lachman TO wind up business at once.
Goldwater gave him 500 in gold and went
with him to Mr.. Ross room in the Griffith |
house, where Ross signed two notes, one,
sixty days. for $3.50: the other four months,
$3.50. On returning from Mr.. Ross resi-
dence the travelling man, Joseph Morton.
went TO the Puget Sound National bank
and asked about Mr.. Ross standing in the
city. He did not get favorable account
and went to the cigar store to get Gold
water to try and have Ross notes dis
Goldwater tried several brokers
without success and then advised Morton
to see Henry Thurman. as he was an init
mate friend of Ross, and would probably
handle the paper. Thurman, however,
would not take the notes, so he sent them
TO the firm in San Francisco. Later the
notes were collected through the Puget
Sound bank.
The balance of the amount due Gold
water from Ross was 81, lo0.50, and in the
month OF January and February, 1898,
Goldwater called on Ross almost daily for
the amount, but Ross kept putting the
matter off from day to dav until Gold
water demanded note. Then Ross said:
IL can't afford to give you a note as you
would hypothecate it. and no matter what
bank il went to il would ruin my reputa-
ton in this city" Goldwater went to him
in March and told him that be was being
pressed by his creditors and must have
settle ment Ross then said it would be
impossible to pay until the latter part of
April and If his account could be held out
from the creditors it would be a great |
favor 10 him and his wife. II would never
be forgotten and he would pay the money
in April. He failed to keep his promise
and repudiated the debt.
Following Is list OF the various sums
Ross lost over the gambling table from
May u. 1892, to October IS, 1892. taken
from Mr.. Go!dwater's accounts. The total
sum. while large. does not show how
much Ross really lost, as he made imme-
diate cash settlements IN the beginnin. of
his rapid course:
May a. 1897 .... 1925 ecoetohcr 4, issa.. 81 % |