The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-24
WAS WE'LL CLOTHED.
How Jimmy McGaughey Re-
plenished His Wardrobe.
GARMENTS TAKEN ON APPROVAL.


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aeq1alntances In this city ~ Jimmy"
iefs the city ostsnsibly for Kettle Falls,
tbs state, to attend the deathhed Of his
father. Before leaving be made tour of
Tue Leading furnishing stores Of the city.
secured stock Of wearing apparel on APP
probation, and failed TO either return or
pay for the sauna. II il known that Me-
uaugney went 20 Waiis Waiia from this
city, for be wrote 20 several OF his credi-
sors rom that town. telling them that he
had been called away unexpectedly, but
would return and ssstis his debts. Where
he nov 10 NO one knowa Whether or not
AeGsughsy b guilty Of any criminal in
isn't is an open question, and the story Of
his peculiar actions are here given:
On Friday. the 10th inst, McGaughey
called ct Hyams. Pauson d Co. . store and
selecting SO overcoas said that he wanted
ffssnd 70 pass judgment on IL before buy
ing. He took the overcoat away bat failed
70 return IL or Its squivaisnt. He secured
pair shoes 1t H. l. Devine's on the same
pretext and also hat from the Goidstein
Hat Company. The next day. Saturday.
be called on Mr.. Toklas, of Toklas & Sing
erman, and secured two overcoats. saying
he would refer them to friend for selec-
and pay for the one he should conclude TO
keep. He also called At the McDougail q
Southwick Co. 3 store and got q coat and
two pairs Of shoes, neglecting, as usual to
paw for them. 1t u reported that he got
$50 suit Of clothes from North Seattle
tailor for HE wedding suit" - he is said
to have explained IL. He took the suit of
clothes to show it to his '.intended" and
foru0t N emma araush AGAIN usfh Aifher
money or the suit.
Saturday evening, q few hours after hav-
ing called on Mr.. Toklas. McGaughey ex-
hibitsd the following dispatch to his
friends 1t the Arlington and the Grand
hotels:
KETTLE FALLS. Wash, Nov. IL, 1888.
"James NeGauohey. Father lust alive.
Come home Immediately. Answer.
SISTER LIxzfR"
Mct3aughey made preparations 20 leave
on the 1880 o'clock train the same even
ing. and II may have been that concern
for his dying father displaced every other
thought in his mind; but this excuse did
not satisfy Mr.. Tokias, who, at 8: 30 o'clock,
learning that McGaughsy was about to
leave, hunted the young man up and gave
him half an hour IN which 10 return the
two overcoats taken from the store. Nc
Gaughey had one Of the coats ct his iodg-
ings and the other one wrapped up In .
parcel at the Arlington hotel. He deliv-
cred the articles to Mr.. Toklas before leav-
Ing town.
II was several days before McGaughey's
absence was thought much Of. and when
his operations became known Julius
Rsidelsheimer, manager Of Hyams. Pau
son & Co., forwarded the following dis
patch to Waila Waila. hoping to intsrcept
McGaughey there,
''Return coat or money. Delay II dan
gerous to you. Answer"
Mr.. Rsidslshsimer received the follow
Ing reply yesterday:
"WALLA WALLA. WASH, Nov. I6, 1893.
"Mr. Riddcli. care Hyams, Pauson &
Co.. Seattle, Wash. Dear SIR: was aud.
denly called home by telegram, ~ you no
doubt saw in the papers, and was unable to
leave word at the store, so will DO In to
sec you Immediately upon my return.
JAMES McGAuaHEY."
Enclosed with the letter was the dis
patch sent to him by his Sister Lixxie."
A strange feature of the transaction APP
pears from the fact that yesterday the
Goldstein Hat Company and Fl. L. Dsvins
received similar letters from McGaughey,
with the exception that the dispatches en-
closed in them were signed Mother" in
stead OF "Sister Lizzie" Whether or not
these latter two dispatches are genuine 10
another open question. Yesterday Mr..
Reidsisheimer autographed to ]. L.
Barck. employed In the state peni-
tertiary at WalIs walla, telling him
to sec McGaughsy and get either
ha A
Q o'clock last evening the following reply
was received from Mr.. Barck;
sheriff says Nc. not here. Cannot find
him."
Mr.. Reidelsheimer declares that today
he will swear out warrant charging Nc.
Gaughey with obtaining goods under false
pretenses.
An unpleasant feature of the whole
transaction is MeGaughsy's previous
record. In April. 1897. he was arrested
upon charge of grand larceny. For
some time previous to that date he had
been clerk Of Judge Humes' court, and
while in this position. during . period
covering six rsonths, he fraudulsntly
issued and secured money on 5000 worth
OF county certificates. A young man
named Frank NJ. Kennedy vas Jointly
che crime. Later McGaughsy made con-
fession generating Kennedy and taking
the whole blame on himself He pleaded
In extsnuation of the crime that his
parents were in destitute circumstances,
and that he had sent the money to
them. His friends made fall restitution
10 the county for the money fraudulentiy
obtained and the case vas dropped. Since
that time McGaughey has lived In Seattle
most OF the time, but has not done any
thing in particular towards making a
living. Fer three weeks during July last
he acted As night clerk at the Arlington
hotel during the regular mans vacation,
and for three weeks during September he
was employed in q similar position q, shs
Grand hotel He still has . good many
friends here who are ,oath 20 believe that
he really intended TO swindle the store
keepers.