The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-14
HELD FOR F0RGE1
]. D. L. McGaughey Arrel
Here Last Night.
TO BE TAKEN TO SAN FRANcij
He Killed DIR. Plouf. and Was
Quilted or MurSier-Now Arressl
on Another Charge.

J. y. Z. McGaughey, who was u1enff
In dispatch from San Francisco on
uary 10 as Being wanted there on a
rant charging forgery and obtaN
mercy under false pretenses. arrivs
the city yesterday on the WalIa v
and was arrested IN the evening on .az
lions received by Sheriff Van de VI
from Chief Crowley, at san Franciscos
er Burkmaa made the arrest Ia roa2
over the :. A. c. quarters. McGau
slept IN the hospital ward OF the count}
but was not worried in the least and
hswas perfectly willing 70 go back audi
the case probed TO the bottom. McGa1
was on the street IN the aftern0on2
OF the time. and talked with some u
who knew him before he left this
McGaughey Is looking well and has
clothes, and IS quite angry about ina
sent out from San Francisco about
IL viii be remembered that thG
Francisco story said that McGaughe
been ia the employ OF the San Fral
Paving Company as a. solicitor, and
IL appeared from a warrant issued
the police court that on December
Gaughey drew a forged contract,
senting that three-fourths OF the pr0V
owners on Grove street. not nenti
boundaries, had agreed TO allow bltt
izing OF the street by the paving com
IL was then asserted that McCsaug I'D
cured a commission OF 500 for this
tract, and work on the street was
menced. A storm Of protests was ard
and an investigation was Instituted.
closing the fact that McGaughey had
m.tted Wholesale forgery. and that
only the body comprising the terms oil
contract was spurious, but each q
signed was totally unauthorized.
THAT is the most vicious and untru
report that could possibly have been
Qua" said McGaughey last evening
acknowledgement reporter. II left +
Francisco openly. and, in fact, had
intending TO leave for some time. buty
held back because I could not get.
mercy due me from the San Fran4
Paving Company for work done In so
ing signatures to the contract for
Grove street paving. Now the faetd
this matter are that l only secured (
signatures, three OF which were in VI
ing. and / never received a dollar for
work 7 did. I agreed TO take S35 froml
San Francisco Paving Company 10 81
my bill, but I could not get the moi
and consequently did not allow IL tot
my affidavit to the signatures on the
tract. Any time the company VIII
Thomas Kehoe. my attorney, $40 IL
get the affidavit.
Now. what has been done to the
tract since il left my hands I do
know. I did not know that work had \
commenced on the street. Ny connect
with the case was like this: I was tot
ceive per cent. commission from the 4
ing company on the total cost Of paw
Grove street between Baker and Lyl
str eets, provided I got the signatures
property owners representing either q
thirds or three-fourths I am not cert
which. OF the total foot frontage. II
are the names I got: Peter Heinrich
brewer: J. ]. Arguello. T. Frellson
Mrs. NJ T. Emerson. With the except
OF Frerson's, each name was writte1
ink. Those names represented only
feet. whereas IL required $50 feet beforI
paving permit would be granted. Whd
gave the contract into the hands OF SUI
intendent Brennan, OF the paving q
pany, there were only four names on
and IL the others have been put III
since, I know nothing about II. Afta
gave the contract 70 Brennan I wanted
get Il back and go on with the work.
cause tAt EEEGG-AAaA0 h0NAha AesfE u
over 500 Brennan would not give Il ID
but finally after we had talked a g
deal. he gave me an order on the comp
for SIS 10 settle for the work had CON
At this point Mr.. McGaughey shove,
letter directed 10 A. J. Rsisch. direct
him 10 pay the s75. "Raisch wanted
give me a check that ala not have
signature Of President Wilson. wo
not take II. I asked Brennan about
check. ana told him that II he said x '
oil right I would take il. He replied Z
Wilson's name ought 10 be there. IT
the company wanted me 20 make q
davit as to the signatures had obtaii
and file It. I would not until I got
money. I placed the affidavit in the hal
OF Attorney Thomas Kehoe, and he has
ready 70 5e turned over when the SIS
paid. Who originated these stories alb
me I DO not know. I do know, howey
that they are Hes"
The San Francisco police were motif
yesterday evening by Sheriff Van De VI
ter that McGaughey was in the city, "
the result as stated above.
J. n L. McGaughey lived in Seattle
several years after the great fire. The z
time he had trouble was in connection "
forging names OF witnesses to witness {
tlficates He got out OF that by max
good the peculation. and when he left
city the last time 10 was claimed he