The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-26

NO NON FLEEcep our or osoo.

Fsux iASgs oopper esnts. gslasl - rsprs-
sent - gold pieces, lay On tho register
In eierkSs dMk - police headquarters
yesterday afternoon
This tells the story Of the dovufan Of
the sSzrs thing men n shts city who
have been hanging cut at the KsnilwCrth
Ina On First aysrue. near Sprfng street.
Il want Il distinctly Understood. sa.a
Artsrg Chief Of Police Reed last evening.
that conndence men cannot Eve in this
city - Iona - bold this position
a few days ago Chief Rsed had that
notorious svtndier Dog EIa brought
70 headquartern Con0dancs men have
No nss Tor the police station, they DO not
fed ~ ease when . dssscttvs - IN sight.
they hate 70 zee policeman walk along
neas them. but o. the other hand they
are always polite when an oficer tells
than hs would iiks to whisper . wurd Of
advice to them
This va shown 10 b the ease yester-
day aftarnoon after Chief Reed had issued
an order 70 bring Ia suapicious characters.
the order being directeA especially 70 the
gang Of sure thing" men that have bean
making the KsziIuorth Inn their head
quarters
Detective codihee va. detailed 20 make
the roundup and IN his quiet. unobtru-
sive wAy he walked along First avenue
untn he reached the corner OF Spring
street. where he found . part Of the gang
he was after. In the meantime = rather
GOOD looking fsl,9w with eye glasses and
: scratched nose was waking rapidly
down the other side Of the street. Omcer
BirdsaH spotted him and In . few mo-
menfs vas back with him and turned
him cvsr to Cudihee. The patrol wagon
was then called aad the party taken to
headquarters Before the wagon came
one Of the men said that there vas no oc-
oAston for 20 much trouble - they were
perfectly willing to walk 10 the station.
Al headquarters they gave their names
ana occupations as follows: Charles
Crawford. ~. harness maker: Harry
White. q. shoemaker: @. F. Mason. 8,
railroad man; II. Arthur. n. salesman.
They we're all well dressed and Arthur
had ~ In cash. besides the gildAd coppers
that tell Of his occupation.
Chief Reed b very anxious TO nnd out
the names OF two men that CLAIM. to have
been neeced yesterday afternoon By the
kerisrorth Ian gang. 1t was supposed
that these victims we're on their way to
police headquarters to make formal COM
paint. but IN soma mysterious manner
they switched on and did not reach their
destination. Their story. together with
their evidence. would b cf great value TO
tbs police IN not only breaking up this
work but helping to send some Of them to
the pcnfssntiary.
II was between and o'clock yester-
day that two men came down cut Of the
Keniiworth Inn and approached oficer
BsrcsaA One Of them was heavy. thick
set and wore . sandy mustache. His face
vas ford The other was taller. incisned
e. 49, -. L. n "a
last mentioned was the spokesman. He
said that he had ticket which he desired
TO exchange or sell In some manner he
did not explain he fell IN with some fell
lows that said they would attend to his
vantG He and bis partner were then
taken % . room IN the KenHworth Inn
where they were forced into = gama OF
poker ard swincled out Of $40 IN cash.
BirdsaIf asked thsm IL they knew whore
police headquarters was and they said
that they did. Birdsail directed them to
30 and make . complaint The men
started down the street but never reached
headquarters.
Nothing could be learned last evening to
prove or dssprove the probability tina, the
ever present Aver for the gang followed
them Ard quietsd things By returning par:
Of the money.
The Ksnlworth Inn gang got away with
. counsryman 10 the extent Of 81 few
DAYS ago.
TIE reason WAY the victim Of the Kenn-
worth Inn gang Of confidence men tfd not
reach headquarters was explained last
evening when Cffscer BsrtsaH picked the
victim Up on the street and questioned
him
why" said the young man. my friend
told me that had better not go TO the po-
lice station. and xaTe ne s-e''
Then u dawnei on the officer that the
thick sat mar with the rsiddy complexion
was n fact the '-ssesrer." and ne laughed
10 himself as he asked the victim 20 cell
his story. The young man could not be-
iieve. for a tine AZ least. fha. his FRIEND
was the man who led him into the trap.
bat now he does ana u viii not Re safe
for ..rr1tv face" "a show Up In this city
The victim. whose name II Alfred
Meany. had - 10 his pocket. and he wa
thinking or purchasing tickef to 20 sack
East lie stepped iato the Southern Pa
c.ac ofree and On coming out was follow
80 BY the fellow with the ruisy face.
.He asked me- said Mcany. III could
tell him where ne could cnt .icke: scalp
er's Office. Tie sasd that be had A tseke.
and wanted 70 set some money cut Of if.
told Air I lid not know OF any such place
We walked ahout tire clay. ana finally.
when n front 81 the Wentworth Inn. be
said that some one had told him that there
was sr oafce I'm TIE building He ven. into
the place ard he led ne 20 q room. There
were two or three men there. Ny friend
asked Il the ticket agent was ir a1i they
told hsra ne had tssst stepped cat. think
they had heen playing cards before we
entered. has tbey STOPPED for . while.
fiuaily they started a Fsu1e they called
stud poker Ny friend teok some chips.
and after IRE play went around q few
ttrses he won. Ftz&fly be saai. 'GertlA-
men. an aneai OF tAe game. ard X You
have ns objections VII step playing
TEE -ea sAtt thev 5s5 net care. ard he
counted Up bis checks Somehow he made
q mistake ard enc % them called hts at
tens.cn to the matter. TAen he concludes.
90 play some -sare a=t asked me 70 rtsy
some Of ass cheeks Like feel. css Il.
ana xher the checks we're gore he asked
the men n they bad objections TO him
Whispering 70 re fer q moment they sa;9
they essast care. ard then he teck re one