The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-13
r1aker Wooding Tells How He
Bought the Gold Brick.
g IS WANTED IN OREGON ALSO.
....f george ana His sasv. Paren~r
usrked Anosher Banker nra
Marshall Gets . Dfvores.


g.rxsfou. ~ named in the information.
-. rat On his defense. His sanctlmon-
- svpexrance, indicating wsll-to-do
"a fsrmer, 10 well calculated 70 dscsfvs
euntry jsys. and we're IL not for his
.s.srsons jail record, his looks would have
wsfhs with the iury-
re charge ageinst him IL obtaining
~essy under false prstsnses By means
Z Asrs Of nstel alleged to be gold. The
.r;son<r bad two lawyers to defend htm,
-. While rot taking 20 his lawyers. be
"a. xhispering 70 q tall, middie-aged
xsn.n sitting near him. in whom he
,>>nsa much interested, a. she sas In
hsm
Presenting Attorney Miller outlined
a. prosecution, giving the story Of the
vssndse % already published In the Posr-
ffFxlIaeKscER The Grst witness was tbs
ss.lsng victim Of Rebel Georges old, old
r.ek. Charles T. Wooding. His testimony
- - follows:
He helongx in Aberdeen and was vics
ss<s.dens OF the A oerd cen bank: first saw
~ prisoner in April 1888 Knowlton
esms 70 him At about o'clock In the
msruing lie presented letter Of intro
daesssn from some party IL Tacona " HON
IL did not know. He then showed speei-
mess Of ore and said be was q miner and
sas booking for man Of Wooding's name
xi.h xhon be proposed TO deal. He finally
xscceeded Ia inducing Wooding TO come 70
festtss 70 see some gold bricks, the result
d the mines. Woodins met him in Seattle
s1d the prisoner took Woodlng out 20 the
xoods near the lake. where they fnet an
Indian, or what looked like an Indisn, but
- - n 30 ts2ks
s<sl. alias j. s. smith. and sitter come
alleged talk In the Indian dialect, the
1obls son OF the forest pointed 10 distant
spog where they found two long bars
alleged TO be pure gold Wooding
xss told TO bore into them aud take the
IoFihgs TO town and have them assayed.
Tbs two them returned TO town. Wooding
santsd 70 take the borings to Horton Il
"a knowlton objected. but suggested
going into leuelry store WHARF knowl-
Ten. after going TO the back OF the store,
rsiarned with card bearing the name,
W bite, room % brunswick hotel. who.
h. said, had been recommended him a. an
sssaytr. The two then went to the hotel
and found the man supposed 10 De White.
xho was found 20 have letter supporting
q be from the United States mint st San
francisco Offering White bis cid position
q assayer. This letter WAS shown 20
II.
asked him TO assay the borings. which be
did BY bringing out a set Of assayer's tools,
eraeibles, acids, etc. with which he went
% work and then, handing piece OF
melted gold. said IL Was the result Of his
assay; that IL was pure gold worth SO IN
ounce. knowfton, or Rebel George. paid
White 81 for the assay. Wooding being
saiihed with the assay. the two ent back
% the woods and again met the
alleged Indian. who offered To sell
The tao gold bars for 5000; saying that
shefe the mines were. Finally the bars
vste brought TO town TO the alleged assay
s's Office. whore an attempt vas made to
g. Wedding TO pat up 5000 Woodiug
hsa no ready money. and suggested they
take the bars 10 Horton IL Cos. This
Kshsl George objected 20. and finally
Nooasng offered 20 20 to Portland and try
sai raise the money from his bank CORE
spondsnts. Ladd a Co. This was agreed
%, and the two went TO Portland. where
Aooding called on Ladd and told him
shat ne wanted and what security he had
10 give fer IL Mr.. Laid cautioned him
had told him not TO touch IL. Wooding
thought Ladd too hasty Ia his Judgment
and left him. The party returned TO Seat
fs and an arrangement was made by
Rebel George. the alleged assayer and him.
sef, by which If Wooding should put up
1900 cash. he twoodingl could have the
tao bars and take them to the San Fran
tsco mint and realize on them, dividing
Toe money In three equal parts. Wooding
rAssed the 5000 from Dexter Horton &
Ca and paid IL 10 Rebel George. received
tas bars Of alleged gold, and went 10 san
Francisco. where the two bars we're PRO
Bounced to be copper.
Rooding next saw Rebel George in jail.
he made no offers 10 him or threatened
hia. He came up 20 Wooding, shook
hands aud acknowledged that he beat
lin. bat said II was no crime; that IL vas
Ike real estate deal--if = man sold
rseee Of land worth nothing on the repre-
ssntatioa that 10 Was worth 8 90. 10 ~ as no
thine kshel George also asked him II be
Aaf received his telegram while be Wood
tngl was on his way 20 San Francisco.
Meoding said no. knowitou. or George,
Keen said he telegraphed him that he
Had better examine his goods before he
Presented them ai the mint The mines
shlCh knowiton represented the gold as
sem!ng from we're located Ia the okano-
gan district. were In the mountains and
euned BY tribe OF Indians. which was
working them secretly. the gold heing 50
fsch that they feared the white men would
assp0zsess them Il discovered. Hence the
great secrecy in preventing the bars OF
Eold being sold in Seattle. 90 that their
cFsgin might not be traced. knowlion
aiso represented 20 wooding that there
vas chance Of getting an interest Ia
saose mines, for which machinery would
= needed.
On the CONTAMINATION Wooding adj
mitsed that be thought he vas buying
$500 worth Of gold for 5000
on the redirect examination Woodiae
sad that he Was very we'll satisfied thai
'ef nan sho posed s. the Indian wss no
e'ass than ;hs maa who pretended 10 De
tAs sssayer.
knewlton Is one Of the oldest and most
saeressiul gold brick" men in the United
eiAtes. lie served a term in Folsom
fsssoa. Cal. under the name o. haeeFt
Aas, has = record in Dakota. and when ar
Fsssed in 81. Louis before being brought
asre vas trying 70 fooi the United States
aonas& warehouse officials By some kind
q switch goods" game. The trial now
y psoSrrss has developed another chapter
70 this remarkable msn's record, or ct
asass II Is claimed be Is the man.
Il Is pcs avely known that Oregon Of
hcsss are IN tie city or on their Nay here
e observe the outcome Of the pressas
ssaA and IL an aesuittai fellows
Anoslton wiu be taken 90 Portland 20 be
sssea Tor swin8ling J. W. Shute, rrssideas
g lie First Natieaal bank. q HsllseoTo.
sas q SSoo by the same antiquities 'gosd
essek" game The trick vas turned some
ins before Banker Wooding became
sses'ta, and the manner in which II Sas
accomplished Was 50 ingenious that TO
scar . " ihcus knowing where the eaten
cane in Is 20 wonder. John Rassell. alias
= : Smith. who il charged VITA being
Aaosltoa's partner IN swlndiiag Wood
ioE and sho was last heard Of stGhaita-
sooga IN Jail, also Is charged with tAkins