The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-29
BUNKO OR BUSINESS2
A. 3. Gr0ssman Are ted for
Alleged Con" Game.
ON elUMENThAL. THE JUNK MAN
Deaf In Railroad Iron, Whereby II n
Claimed the Latter Was beaten
Out Of 81. 500.

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uzrs case was a star boarder at the
county jail last night on the charge OF
having obtained ya.s09 from l. gsaEsers-
thai. q Junk dealer. through false pre-
tsrses 4 warrant Ii also out for the ar
res: OF Hugh r. !" !l4.Ama az Sesng Gross-
mans accompiice
The warrants were issued last evening
IN great hasie froTu Justice Caidwslrs
eosSrf. Attorney Melvin G. Wtnstocx, wao
represents Blameatnal. having been iE-
formed that Groxsfnan was making
preparafioSs 20 leave this morning for
gan Francisco.
According 70 the story told By gInrnen-
thai, and an obtained from the complaint
an I'll. Gresham. who gs specuIataag
recently went ever to Einsa and purchased
I lot of iron and steel for s. 10 He re-
turned TO Seattle and eoDmeRced l3ok-
ting AROUND for some one wfAo was willing
70 purchase One Of the greatest buys On
eastn-" IL is claimed that he weat TO
Williams and told him about the !-,an.
"a consplred with him 10 get a par
<haser CroksTaan is represented as aay-
lar told Williams that /. EIsimensaal
would be the kind Of man that might bite.
Williams. according TO Elumsnt'saEs
etorv, went 20 him and represented that
be fwiiIlasnsl had a lot OF iron AT ElEn.
and that be would sell II for 1850. which
vas Supposed 10 be dirt cheap. Blumen-
thai who il not ia tais world 20 1873
rood bargains, said he waz willing 20
take the iron IL IL was worth the moa-y,
but had only sl.es5 In cash on hard. Will
ans, then told him, according 20 Esia-
menshal. that Grossman night be per-
suaaed to help him otgt the deal
Blu,rentnal claims that he aid not have
10 hunt more than five minutes oef5rs
Grossman hove Ia sight and @as ready
Nsteaer to the proposition. Grossm4a
thought 1; woai9 be good Idea FOR one OF
them TO take trip 70 Eisla and inspect
the property. AS Blurneaiaal Was co.5-
aned BY his business cares, Ii was
arranged that Grossman was To MAKE
he trip. They went down 10 the Sorsh-
srn Pacific depot and inquired the price
81 roeana trip ticket. The figures were
quoted as ys.s5. Bturenthai claims that
be kindly put Up 81 to cover his share OF
the sxpsnse-
Riurnenshai returned 20 his store and
waited FOR Grozgmans return. When
Grossnsn appeared again he VAS in fine
spirits about the deal Bnanenthal nov
believes that Grozsn1an never wen, TO FL
ma 4. ALL Biumsnthai ssys that Gross
man reported that the iron was .. *: In
fact. dead cheap buy a. $500 He was
Dsrfectly willing 10 20 Ia With Elumsn-
thal. and when Informed % BiumsnthaPs
financial condition kindly consented 10 put
10 the difference between sl.0s5, tho
amount OF cash Biamenthal could raise.
ard he necessary ;I.too. half OF the par-
chase price.
BlumeashaI drew on. OF the Puget Sound
National bank his si.f9S and turned * over
70 Williams. at the same time giving
Gresham his personal note. due Tecsm-
Der * iess. for yse5, on the strength or
Cheeseman's promise that he would pay
Williams the remaining 1905 Gfossman
drew check for si.-B on the Bank OF
British Columbia, where no does bust
ness. 10 pay Williams his half az the pur-
chase price and the remaining 1906 he was
u advance In Biumenthai- interest.
II ID claimed that Grossman had several
hundred dollars In the Bank OF British
Columbia, bat that before the mus check
was presented the tI.oa5 given by Blumen-
thai 10 Williams was deposited In his
name In order 10 make the check good.
Blnnenthal thought he had made great
purchase. and yesterday evening told his
friend A. stelnfeiit. ali about Il. Stein
isldt listened awhile and then told Blu
nsntbal that he had had an option on the
same iren for $1,000.
you have been swlnaiea." said Stein
feidt.
Dlnnenthal was greatly excited AT tho
sews. and the party Immediately rushed
~ In search OF Attorney Melvin @. WIN
sock. who had gone to bed. owing 10
sevsre attack of rheumatism They pulled
Elnstock cut OF bed and tod him the
story. adding that Grossnlan was about TO
nave Tor san Francisco The news went
oroanl Ike wiafire. and pretty soon ii was
harmed that Gras sTnaa At told A. Geld
ers that M was In reality laying for
Cain 4 Calm. the dig JUNK dealers on
eaiIroaa avenue oJt that Bigmentaai had
0liea Il his way
Il ai1 not think that Gr9Ssman would 60
ssch thing. ssld Bluuenthsl 70 Win
stock Il thought he vas my frlsna and
trusted him. In fact. he was my 'eona-
e3Ece' nan"
i books that way" replied Winstock.
Without wasting any time Justice csld-
Wi was hunted up al his home and
warrant WAS secured and placed In tas
esnts cf Constable F4lzweraia % De served.
erossman was foaaa at home, and n a
srv minutes Vas behind she bars. Justice
Caldwell instructed the 5aller % reisase
TIE 9riscssr on 1850 cash bail or $500
eo1ds With giif-esise security. As soon "a
Gressnsan was arrested he sent for Alter
eey Fred Il Fefefsea. \ ccorttnx 20 the
way Eumentl n aguses out his great bag.
ee pit Up sl.ae5 IN cash anss a note for $50
70 pay fer a haif interest In what cosS
vFossnaaa s 20. GroSsIan now retaining a
Asf Interest.
GroSsnlsn's account OF the ira nsact3en
esa'asrs loan 70 fne contention thar K
vas ncih!rg mere than a business trans
ecsaon 4 was 4rssiax a'oax tbe STREET"
y sal. when ! heart sesae enc yelling.
1rossznani GFassnnan" stopped and
sa~ Rs1nsnthal con- 20 ward ne.
I've So a ecia mlnef f've gst a god
esneH be yelle.i. Ehsa lie told me about
We lren AZ Elma. dis aot say anything
secai havas owned "a. hag Nrhen ne want
70 me - 80 Ia ard figure an Il. and Il was
1osh'aT aGt osgs5 ness srausas -t3ou."
Aiief1sy krra y Petersen saI8 las
EEnt thai Ne No1id get she = ssN Aoa3s -
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