The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-28
WILCOX AS A GAMsLER.
He Played Poker In Tacoma Labor Day
Hi Counsel Retained

He Played Poker In Tacoma Labor Day
His Counsel Retained
The preliminary examination of William
A. wilcox on the charge OF numbering
Charlotte Fetting will be held before
Justice Caldwell Saturday morning a. 10
O'Clock, that being the time mutually
agreed upon by the defendants attorneys
ana the prosecuting attorney.
In the middle Of the afternoon Wilcox
was taken from the city Jail in charge of
Detective Cudihee and Officer Hamilton
to Justice Caldweil's court. where the
complaint filed against him was read.
Justice Caldwell was just commencing to
tell Wilcox that his attorneys had ar
ranged for the time of hearing when they
entered the court room.
1t is now stated that B. w. Coiner, who
defended the man that was charged with
killing Detective Cudihee's brother at
Tacoma about year ago. will assist At
torney Archie in the defense No obiec-
tions being made by the attorneys to the
time named by the Justice commitment
was made out and Wilcox was sent to the
county Jail without bonds. His ATTORNEYS
were allowed to consult with HIM, but to
others the doors are barred. Wilcox was
not cast down in the least during the ar
raignment, and on seeing the Posr-INTEI-
LrarNcER reporter remarked with q laugh
well. are you after more information
The state supposed 1t would have an i'm.
portans witness in the person of W. l..
Meredith, ex-Chinese inspector, who was
IN the southern part Of the city the night
of the murder and saw two men at the
junction of the narrow and broad gauge
railroads about 10 O'Clock. He was in
court yesterday to see if he could identify
Wilcox as one OF them. He admitted to a
PosT-lSTEiLIGENcER reporter after the pris-
oner had been taken to the county Jail that
while he looked like one of the men. he
would not swear positively to his identity.
"TAcoMA, Nov. N.-[Speciai The place
where Wilcox claims ne played poker on
the evening OF the murder was in Jumbo
Cantweil's cigar store, next door TO the
corner of Pacific avenue and Eleventh.
streets. He claims he went IN there and
played from to 8 p. IN. Mr.. Cantweil
says:
"'Wilcox was in my place on Labor day.
/ did not come down until the afternoon.
and therefore he must have been in during
the latter part of the day. He paved
poker In the back room with several bar
ties (giving their names). and went away
some time after dark. | don't know lust
NuCH. Ilc W as u Iidu VINO prayed mucl.
and was well known about the various
games. He was man who could borrow
money around the table, a thing most
people not professional gamblers can not
do. HIS credit was good, and at one time
he owed me $50 which was simply loaned
without any security except his word. He
won large sums and lost IL easily. He was
not the sort OF fellow who would commit
murder.
Other proprietors of games agree with
Cantweil. They say Wilcox took his
losses very calmly and never complained
He biutfed too much ut poker to be a sue
cess. and in the long run ne quit loser
He has been known TO start with 81 at the
wheel and quit $3.50 ahead. However. in
the wind up he Is considered To be behind.
Some games IN this city used TO bar ham
or SO fix the limit when he was winning
as to make II equivalent TO being barred.
Most gamblers say: Wilcox was lucky
dog.