The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-15
HER TRUANT KNIGHT.
A Alaska Lawyer Fleeces .
Daughter Of the North.
sy4osa Ne PROMISED TO SERVE.


An A,aska ssaAiodrama. with .. hsrotns.
nero. symoathIxlnx friend. heavy villain
and alert detective. has been acting out fss
cjoslnx scenes during the past few Gays
IL the heart Of Seattle The actors save
kent themselves behind TIRE curtain. D1t
yesterday a programme and Synopsis were
made public
Fsnnia Ersiey vas born IN the far no~th
amid the SHOWS and Ice Of Alaska Wn@n
cniidhood had become memory. hsr h~@Ft
turned toward ons Ass5sy. SsloonSsss'~r
Of juneau. and tire two lived teRethsr sor
ovss . year. A child came 70 nna tsem
more closely 10 the ties o. afeetson bat
tho sempter appeared on the scene IN me
person Of Robert Ensiey. prospeetof
3ourney5ng 20 the gold fssts OF the great
Yukon. He stole the rnsidsns nesri @i's
with II the maiden Tsey went TORN 70
gefher, and Or the banks CT tffeutary
Of the Yukon they dslsss together tn the
golden earth. Their work vas Dot coarse.
and fine gold dust valued 1T about JED
was their reward. The pair then rsturneS 70
Juneau ana the man opened az dance
hail Under the exciting influences o. tns
new Industry the affection OF EnsieS 20
ward his companion began 90 wsne. re
treated her cosdIy. On tbs last trip or
tho Wsliapa down Ensley sss 2ssssn-
ger, and Fannie vas left IN Juneau 10
mourn.
Al this 1uncsure the interesting person.
atty Of J. 7. Hamilton. attorney OF Juneau,
ls introduced. He seeks out the deserted
ono and IN = Sympsfhstsc way assures her
that he VII trace up Ensiey and restore
aim 70 her arms. together with the pre-
c.0us gold saas. Fannie had fes and
gladly abe Offered him ons-shird Of her
wealth. An Intelligent Indian named L
J. T1marse. who could act ~ q wifness.
was also elven tige 10 come with the
marty. Passage was taken on the steamer
Al-Ki and the search was begun.
when Seattle was reached last Monday
Gnorping TIE trio took quarters In the
fremont hotel, on Occidental avenue. In
this same house resides Detective j. w.
Roberta. and Hamilton made known 10
him tho object OF tneiv visit to this city.
and arranged with him 10 ascertain the
whereabouts OF Ensley. In the mesnilfne
he had Induced the simple natives TO give
their money into h!r keepirg. After his
conversation with Roberts he proceeded
10 20 on prolonged spree. lie spent
money with the careless grace Of a mon
arch. and was neecsi right and left. While
Hamilton war In this state OF tnehrsation
che missing Ensiey was discovered BY Rob-
erfs quietly going about HIS own business.
Tho detective reported 10 Hamilton and
the Indians and then there Was woe for
the ex-attorney. Fannie demanded that
he now make bis promises good. and the
other Indian. Tsmaree. took 40 her fight
Hamilton had no hold on Ensley and could
DO nothing. From this condition OF az
fairs, Hamilton sought relief By more
assiduoua application To the bottle.
BY Wednesday Tamaree and Fannie
Ensley were ready to return to Alaska
Hamilton with the money was making
himsek scarce. Once during the day thsy
caught him and he said everything was
ali ~ eA al d t.x h.s
door OF the hotel In the afternoon Tam
ares went TO the ONCE OF the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. and stating his casa,
asked for transportation on the A-ri.
which was to return that night. This was
refused. Hamilton In the meantime was
Keeping out Of sight. He showed up al
the hotel ONCE IN tho evening with a fill
cargo Of assorted liquors aboard He had
about 80 In xresnbaeks left. The propri-
etor tried to take the money from MIN
and lock II In the safe. but Hamilton re-
fused 10 give IL up. Shortly afterward he
went out.
Yesterday morning the two Indians
started on q hunt for their white CON-
plnion and he was caught near the hotel
The woman took one arm and the man
the other ard be was marched 70 their
room In the hotel While Fannie left the
room. Tamsrec stripped the clothes from
Hamilton and searched for greenbaeks.
lie found netting but gold watch. which
he took. and diamond ring. which Ham,
iion offered him The proprietor OF tho
house was present. and on the security OF
the teseiry he gave Tsmaree enough
money TO keep him ard the Indian woman
IN foot. Hamilton was released and vas
mot heard from again until late yesterday
afternoon, when he tsierhoned 20 the ho-
sei asking n he could have his watch and
ring " he would pay the hotel biil The
o6sr was not accepted ss the proprietor
Gays he viii deliver them 10 no one but
the Indian. from whom they we're re-
cesved.
To relieve the two strangers from their
dilemma. the weii-known Indian. Jinrnie
jackson. who carried the mail from H.
neau 20 the Yukon short time ago an
prared ana offered 10 pay their nassau,
hom~ on the Wl,lApa, which was 10 hays
sailed early this morning. The propo=i-
tion was gladly accepted and last nisht
the Indians went aboard with their bag
sage.