The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-16
HIS ENDEAV0R FAILS.
A Bogus Missionary Tries to
Work the EndeayofrfS
HIS TONGUE WAS roo ACTIVE
II Betrayed Him into Gonfradicfor,
Statements, which Prevented
Good Engagement.

xno Passed aukeT sfEat name. seems 70
Rave ssfxapgearssi from tbs city. uEsisr city,
cusrsssaaces iea<ifng 80 shs ssestes ss41at as
In a ps9sss fraud. lie FIRST appeaTe3 here
early ia tbs week, and represented hisss-
self TO lss 81 graduate frusn a Chicago
easeoiag!cai SEMINARY. aud oEss Of The
.sslsasrs Ok snsa from the Moody train
sag in~1lIase al .Ssgssasleid. Mass. He VAS
eahy IN appearance and OF good address.
sfssl by dlns OF u htfAs manipulated So
cured place on the programme given ny
iha Christian Efsieayerers III The second
Isres5y terrain eiaFch last Wednesday
sysnlng. Tnsre he told sAyw be was
missionary bossE.d for Yokohama. and bad
stopped here ON hls way 10 the Orient.
Tlis aahseet OF hts remarks. hoaeger. was
'sW hat CHRISTIAN fsgss1sAyof Iias Doae for
Chseago.~ asa.i az be - "a good salke~ Ids
nge-mfnSte address was most sagoraoiy
received.
After she messing was over Morton. "a
b. called himself. approached tho lead
ting officers ard Members OF the local
union aDd made some Suggestions about
the Dess sseslsz-a 81 utilizing his stay ia
this ely. He favored an entertainment
~ wsalch he himself Was 20 be the central
divide the proceeds taking half. the other
A.lf 10 10 into tue missionary extension
fund Hs told how this had been done
u; other places. notably Vancouver, where
he claimed TO have received 81 as a result
OF his Efforts in be,salf OF The good cause.
Naturally enough. the officers OF the To-
cal union asked for his Credentials before
spsag into a pam booking 20 an andoSse-
saent OF han By them he had taken aIs
u1sxnai step IN e9mlng forward boldly
and addressing a n1setsag where he was
wasosiy unknown. and. although HIS APP
peasIs;aoa Indicated that everything was
esl right, they thought IL hest to be on
the safe side An inquiry into ar. Mot
aoaa.s ansecedeats vas AT first glance sat
ssgactosy.-ha was Of weslshy parents, we'll
educated, d good taiker. and above ali
seemed 10 nave the interest or the Chris
ssan EsndeasoG movement at heart. But
= closer isqeiFy demonstrated that Mr.
Morton so-cailed. had told consisetmg
elnrles. lie claimed 30 have been regis-
tered At the Ra4nler-sirand and then said
ne had been ssopEang with TWO friends at
sssae hotel: Set he deesinHd To be az the
hotel ct a certain hour in order TO talk
over the matter OF tho meeting. He did
not stop there one night. he said. because
as friends had lssft that day at 10 O'Clock,
bat went 10 thu Northern instead. Yet IL
Was shown Clearly that Morton had not
stopped at either hotel and that no one
bad given up room during the moTning
y; any tima for a week When asked why
no hspl not seat word OF his coming Sc
answered That he hal couae 10 the city
suddenly on invitation of Carl schraub-
&taesser. oss OF the St. Louis Capitalists
here few days ago and az course had
not had time To let people know about his
sntentions He taIlceSi atso9g the South
canal afsd tiaggiet with millions as easily
as a Populsst. The capitalist he said,
had assured hsm that tho project was a
sasecess and the money would soon come.
TIE only difficulty with Mr. Mortoas
statements was that rs figures were not
esasstiy the same as have been given 10
the Seattle pahlle, In fact they were OF a
ntllisn or two % dollars.
THESE iitsie inaccuracies proved ,he
overthrow OF the pseudo missionary. A
short Investigation showed thai he was
attempting 20 work the coed people os
sAe Christian Ensie4lvor movement. When
sie. MeTtoa MAS asked for hss credentials
ne declined 10 produce she papers. saying
they were at fhe bottom 81 his trunk at
the Raiaier-tirana. "fsut can refer YOU
GO good people" no said II suggest that
saa telegvssh.''
THAT S. nhat We propose 20 do said
ose OF IDS qucsssoner-. The statement
seemed Ia make Meetoa slightly nervous
nssd sse made a few more conflicting state
anessts. However. an arrangement was
made gos Morton 10 see Henry e Ewing
prsafieslz - tho le,sl unipn and William
IL Iewls. an a;ndeavorcr Of some prem
snsnee snd t9e meeting WAS 20 have hss n
HE'LL yesterday afterneon. Rut MoS.sa
failed % put in an sEslscarauce. and per
s,arSs y - fast as We'll that ne ga fyss. Tor
Nr. Ewing had ~ his packet an answer
81 the Dispatch. II VAS signed by \. u.
MooSiy. AMI resi:
'sne~ton na5 from Mortified !"
Ns.talng 1sas leea seen az she ia,lossor.
So Ne - considered. slneo Pc discovered
shas she Seastfe FndoaVoress dit not In
tend - he imposed ga Where he Is or
NAzt Re IS ,iosog. ov Whether hss aame ~
s,lJ Morton. IS not knowB.
Morton Vas gsorhsps q ears oil Of sns-
siBro hglgst. ~rejt knit figure. dark e3n-
y'eNtea. dark ufststache aud paSsat'e
:estpres IA manner ~ VAS quite En-
g}sh." w0go g01d Clothes his oNesvost
s,e3ng Wn'usasS}y expensive and sis vest
sotsceahss because 81 iow cat Ills hat
was sha iaiest rst5ern Areal-hg}nseseA Tess
AMI WAS sauHulY deatot sn. 'Ffe anls,.-
ssoas fuSss'onee- alg'~st constantly wore
a Hslr ~ IN Stoves, ana ~ shades Ais
ewes tesgir,i val6 seNs'a e:ssseS that s~>rn-
r1efct a makeup Vary prv~e8esh.e
Il II noe sssIskely fest Morton NtN make
an arpe@rancn a. ether CITIES 81 3Ae
e>erthvre s4a e. ~ q "a tesre NJ MI
rsrstSabFv s-safsne pa operations 40 thc ea~
snspecsgnz church members - ire snai.er
towns.