The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-25
JIMMY m,GAusHkY.s CLOTHES.
How He worked . ssrfh sssttle Tailor
-The Ofher yieslms-

j. u. L. McGaugney, commonly called
Jimmy. who left the city about two
weeks ago ostsnsibsy 90 attend bis dying
father and Who succeeded in securing
clothes. shoes aud money from business
men under rather peculiar circumstances,
worked in . modes: bus systematic man
ner Should he see E: 10 reiirn to Settle
he will be received with open arms by the
sheriff, for he secured not only goods. but
money under false pretenses.
McGaughey was smart, and in his work
followed q system tina, would give him
good position with confidence men, he
did not operate on the spur Of the moment.
but went about il in a deliberate manner.
Several weeks ago he wanted q new suit OF
clothes. SO he went TO II. Hassen-
plug. q tailor in North Seattle,
and represented himself as Henry A.
Kyer. who is bookkeeper for the Oregon
Improvement Company. and who used to
room at ]. VI. Spriggs' house. He told the
tailor that he was acquainted with Mr..
Srriggs. which was true. and then re-
marked that he thought Of getting suit
of clothes. Hassenpfug is Mr.. spriggs
tailor and as he knew the real kyer had
roomed at Mr.. Spriggs' there appeared no
reason why the suit should not be made.
The price was TO be IS, SIS down and the
remainder I'm monthly instailments. Nc
Gaaghey. or kyer. as he represented him.
self. gave the tailor 10 believe that he was
employed ut the Grand hotel.
When McGaughey called for the clothes
Hassenpiug was ont, but the man in
charge allowed him TO take the suit on re-
ceiving s. deposit. McGaughey pulled
s.t4 - b. ekcs "a
the other 81 He claimed that he
thought the 81 was a $50. but as he had
made mistake he would leave the IS.
take the clothes, and bring The remainder
OF the payment. $40. in short time. But
he did not, and Mr.. Hassenpting went to
the Grand hotel to see about 1t. Me-
Gaughey was not working at the hotel,
but happened to be sitting in the office
when his creditor came in. In an easy
manner he accosted him. said he must go
10 work in ten minutes or he would attend
to the clothes matter Immediately. He
found a little FAINT with the fit of the
trousers, and spoke of having il remedied.
In this manner be got rid of Mr.. Has
senpfiug for the time being, ana left the
city before another meeting could occur.
In his dealings with III. l.. Devine. the
shoe man. he was particular TO take home
two pairs of shoes, agreeing to return the
pair that he did not want. He kept his
word inasmuch as one pair was returned
by messenger the day after he lett town.
Mr.. Reideishesmer. manager OF Hyams,
Pauson d Co.. who was one OF Nc
Gaughey's victims. was busy yesterday
investigating the messages that Nc
Gaughey sent by mail to Ii. l.. Devine. the
Goidstein Hat Company and himself. 1t
was learned positively that McGaughey
did receive message October "a from Ke;-
tie Fails. signed by his mother. and m
forming him that his father was i'll. He
took that message to the Western Union
office and, on the pretence of wanting to
send copies to his friends. made what were
supposed TO be three duplicates. Those
duplicates we're in all probability the mes
sages he inclosed in his letters from Walla
Waila.
Those who know him are of the opinion
that he went away with more suits of
clothes than have been learned OF, and it
Is rumored that he succeeded in borrow
money from some of his friends. The
MaeDougall a. Southwick Company were
supposed to be among McCaughey's vic
Tins. but made a positive denial. They
say their methods do not permit such a
trick to be worked on them.