The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29
A CHARGE OF FRAUD.
The Calkinses Sue George c.
Wooley For Conspiracy.
SCHEME MATCHED ~ THE jan.
n Melted . Cool $500 John csuvsrv
Gives Thousands 10 Chart
table Instlfutious.

There wA& a very eornpstrAtes esarv ~>
conspiracy ard frsssc tos1 90 the ~arre<~
stSEd "a Judge c~oorns Department %
the supErsor court YESTERDAY Tee 49,.
vas that Of II. II. and Arshar z. T.xIxs1.
~. George g Woosey and Ars. LAsEss
Hanna
TIE outline Of t1s story, as e devas-
oged. was substantially a. fcgsozs. -orae
time since ne aged rso<asr Of II, r. aaa
Arthur Z. Ga4kins was persuaded by she
batter TO DEED her properly. consisting Of
vsllAnls To- and three hoEsss ia North
Seattle. 20 George G. Wooi.y. Tns object
OF thss deed vas that woosey should
hold as trustee for the benen. OF Arthur
r. Calkins. and that thus ths latter could
stqs1frs the property IN the event OF ne
death o. the mother 20 the sxclaz.oa az
his brother. H. r. caskins
In January. izsS. while Arthur F. ~aS
confined IN jail On a charge Or incest. q
plausible stranger appeared In fse Office
Of Robert ]. Haston for the purpose Of
Borrowing some 500 lie wss armed with
fae deeds and abstract OF tito TO tina
property. and dscsaTed himself 10 De
George c. Woossy. the holder % the aegaz
title. lie said ne wanted 10 borrow rAs
money 10 % used in the defense OF
c&islEs on TIE charge for whlch be was
confined. The abstract proved cvmssese,
there Mas no reason 10 question the lden-
Mrs. LlboAe Hanna. on his advice. loaned
the sapgo< Il.tsous Moos@y the money. tax
lnx MA note and nor gage, which Was
duly recorded.
Some Tins afterwards II. r. and Arthur
g. calksns commenced the suit which
vas tried In part yesterday. TIE real
Wooley. who VISA resident OF Ore@oE.
claimed absolute ownership OF tbs prop
ersy, and declined 20 admit that Il vas
held ia trust. The object or the xait was
swosoid. First. 20 compel Wooley 10 ae-
knowledge that he held the property In
trust aud compel him TO coDyey Il 20 the
two brothers. and secondly. to Get as1d.
tbs mortgage made Oy the fictitious
wooley OH the ground that II was
forgery.
Judge Osborn decided that the two issues
Should be tried separately. and sons
weeks since the first section Of the case
Was tried. resulting In decree that
Noolex was merely q trusses IN the mat
ter and should convey the property To
the CalkiEs brothers.
The second section OF the case waa the
one tried yesterday. in which the sensa-
tloslal Developments appeared. II was
made apparent that tie mortgage was
forgery. and that the pretended Nooley
Who had executed IL was an tEnposLor.
With this showing the plaintiff rested.
The defense outlined its case and pro-
ecsded to submit evidence showing that
the man who had represented himself
as Woo.ey was In reality = certain Capt
Goodrich. who had been cell mate or
Arthur Caikins In the county Jatl. where
Goodrich WAS held as Federal prisoner
on the charge OF smuggling. They proved
that CAiklns had directed a frie9d who
held the evidences of title 10 the property
aud the abstract 10 turn thsm over 10
Goodrich. and made an attempt to prove
that the whole matter Was a conspiracy,
planned between Ca.k.ns and Goodricn.
In support OF this they showed that Calk-
ina himself had attempted TO pass him
self on as Noolay. and thus secure
loan on the property; and again. that ne
had attempted through power or attor-
ney. purpogting 20 have beon execussd
by Wooiay, made another attempt 20
procure q loan.
Arthur z Caiklns WAS In atbsndaroe
IN the court during the greater part OF
tha aay. bat left when the defense COM
neneea putting In this last testimony
At the conclusion Of the testimony Tor
fbe defense both Sides rested. Judge Us
horn then announced that he Was com
PEELED 10 take notice Of the fact taat
Arthur r. Caikins had been IN ATTENDANCE
IA the coart during the greater pari az
the day. and yet had not been put on lae
stand as a witness. and iniimatea shat
,hta gaht might have a bearing on his
decision.
Ths attorneys Tor the Calkins brothers.
after a consultation. asked the court Tor
continuance, promising that they would
have CAsklna on hand and put him on sas
staua The colirt accordingly Erantca =
continuance ontl o'clock this after
,soon. when tho case viii - further heard.