The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-02

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5 table 70 The door and eiimbsd upon Is %
get through the trsnsom The scman
.r1sped hold of him and pulled him baek.
lie tsied 10 81 70 tho door again 70 bsas
upon IL. but she he3d him
In the meantime Young had taken the
cheek 10 Frsnk Clancy and requested him
10 cash IL. assuring him that It 80 al
right Clancy took IL 70 the bank and
Nsksd II IL was al right, intimasing thai
i've was suspicious that something vas
~rong. The check vas pronounced 70 -
aos genuine and payment was refused
Mr.. Relic Was struggling with the
woman 20 ret 20 the door when Young
returned He told Relfe TO prepare 10 die
as.less he was willing 70 make Some ar
rsneement By which the money would b
forthcoming as oncs. Nr. Relfs said he
would then hsvs TO die - he had no
money 70 give and could and would not
make arrsngsments to get It. He again
impiorsd shs woman TO tell the truth, but
she remained silent.
Finally Young saw that his victim had
40 money. He then said he would wait .
day II Mr.. Reifs would get him the money
shen- Worn out By the terrible ordeal,
Ar. Relic finally told Ycung TO call at
ais Office as O'Clock the next day and no
you'd sse what he could do for him.
Young accepted this proposition With
very bad grace, and returned Mr. Relfe
his clothing and let him 90 about { O'Clock
N the afternoon.
NJ. ReEfs had not been In his Office long
when Young came in and renewed his
opportunities, although the circumstances
~ere such that he could not use threats
IT personal violence. Mr.. Relic put
him OF and told him TO call at the
time agreed upon. Young then went to
Benson 4 Morris, attorneys, and asked
them TO take his case. saying he wanted
divorce from his wife. making Mr.. Relfe
correspondent. mr.. Morris called on Mr..
Relic and. after hearing the whole story.
declared he would have nothing to do with
it, although he advised settlement ofthe
Ease for $50. which his client vas willing
30 accept. in order to avoid publicity.
Mr.. Relic went to Messrs. Ronald 4
Piles. who were his warm personal a. we'll
- professional friends. and to James Ham,
siton Lewis and others who held similar
Yelstiona, for advice. Messrs. Ronald 4
Piles met Young At the Office of
Benson 4 Norris by appointment and on
behalf Of Mr.. Relfe informed him that he
could not get . cent Of blood-money.
Messra Benson & Morris refused TO act
for Young 90 he went to James McElroy.
John Corson and other reputable attor-
neys. all Of whom. after hearing his story,
refused to take his case.
At the meeting in Benson d Norris
Office Mr.. Piles told Young what he
thought Of him in very plain language
A day or two later Young came to Mr..
Piles and offered to prove that the woman
was his wife. and did produce . paper
purporting to be . marriage certificate.
He then put mp pitiful mouth with Mr..
Piles. He said he had to do something
for . living. Since gambling was sup
pressed, he was starving II gambling
were only permitted he could make q liv-
ing. This is hint as to the reason why Mr..
Relic was selected a. the victim. He Is an
influential member Of the police commits
sion and warm friend Of the mayor Did
tho gamblers think that by securing .
hold upon q man Of his influence they
could shape matters 50 a. to resume their
neiarIous calling7 II looks very much a.
though they did.
Young. after . long conversation. offered
to drop the whole matter and leave the
town II Mr.. Piles would give him 500.
Mr. Piles then pointed out the baseness
OF character that could find salts
faction for wife's honor in the
paltry sum of 500. He told Young, how
ever. that his friendship for Mr.. Relfe was
such that he and James Hamilton Lewis
might he willing to put mp 500 to
have the matter dropped without further
annoyance TO Mr.. Relic. The next day
Young came around and demanded $50
from Mr. Piles. Then he came down to
$50 and offered to leave at once for Alaska.
Mr.. Piles stood him of. saying he would
consider the matter when Mrelewis re.
kept bounding Mr.. Relic with threats.
Yesterday Mr.. Relic. acting upon the
advice Of his friends, determined to
put an end 10 the work of
the ackmaiiers and went before
Justice Caldwell and swore out .
warrant for the arrest of both
the man and the woman. upon complaint
charging them with intent to assault to
commit robbery. The warrant was placed
In the hands Of Deputy Sheriff Jack Nc.
Donald.
Young and his alleged wife had been
Swallowed for several days by Detectives
Cudihee and Roberts. They had been
seen together as before the Rus
sell house incident. Deputy McDon-
aid found Young at tho corner of
Washington and Third streets. He pro-
fessed ignorance concerning the cause of
his arrest The woman was found at her
rooms on Fourth street, near Jefferson,
and both were locked up in the county
Jail.
Joe Young is we'll known TO the police
as a hard character. lie has been around
Seattle for i've or six years, and whiie not
considered sharp enough for a hunko Job,
has been a kind of "steerer" for others
About two years ago he s,eered a
Sweds from Everett into the Tycoon
saloon where the man was bunkoed out of
until the case was settled by the saloon
keepers. who had been arrested. One of
them put up the $500. Young then
returned. and has been under arrest
several times for beating men until
nearly dead. In one case he split open
TIE head OF . man and nearly killed him.
and succeeded in evsdine the police until
the mans head healed and he left town.
Al one time he was employed as bouncer
in one OF the gambling houses. lie
MAS considered q bully and dangerous
msu. and lived by his wits. Last fail he
went TO Leayenwor'h, on the Grea, North
ern, and kept saloon. His wife
went with him and roped-in the
smokers 20 buy drinks in his place,
being . sort of box rusiler.
She claims 80 IL the daughter Of the pro.