The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-15
GIRLS GOING NORTH.
The 1Diamond King" Induces
Several to Go TO Alaska.
70 WORK IN a DANCE Nal,
o. Of Them said 70 Be Only Il Year.
Old-Efrorts Of Friends 70 Keep
Them From Going.


contributed 20 make the Ocean dock ana
the departing steamer Al-Ki yestereav
eeussrH o. curious attention The .~sasI
busy scene 1nen large steamer Is being
loaded trucks rafting here and there. mi
passengers standing about surrounded tyy
trends, attracted intofsst at first. Graf
uailg a group OF young girls and boys
xho seemed TO have something serious
en- tneir minds began 20 draw notice. Oae
Of the girls was quite pretty. and the
others seemed 10 De trying TO persuase
her against ar apparent discrimination 10
10 north OF the Ai-KL Why. ycu-n have
&c sit on scebargs up there" snapped one
tall girl be- tween vigorous chews on piece
az yam, and the others nodded laughed
Ard said Indeed you will, and you'll
come 70 think an ice CHESTS a stove
TIE pretty girls name war Blanche Wells
ard aspiring 70 fame on the stage she
had allowed herself 20 be persuaded nv
Max EndlemaD who runs dance house
In juneau. that a merry life as a popular
actress awaited her in the Far North He
promised fat salary and adva need money
Tor her clothes and transportation. .n4
agreeing To 80, though no contract was
signed Miss Wells has beer employed
a. waitress IN restaurant or Pike stree.
and xas 8 popular girl on that thorough
fare Her friends were heartily Opposed
10 the future Miss Wells had planned for
Etr&-I
gong The little waitress was between
tao hres. On the one hand vac the neat
sa.sfy offered. .he glory Of going on the
stage and TIE tisspDroval Of friends while
70 eounterbaiaace this was the pvosoas..
G. continued existence as waitress AMI
a Pike street belle She chose the former
ard yesterday had her trunk taken 20
he dock and later In the afternoon fol-
lived II there Tier anxious Fri snds troop
81 along by her side jogging or, r~mon-
st-aness a. every step Niss Wells was
sseif~tly IN quandsry and az the steam
sF's sailing hour drew nigh her eeHrayA
fsfed and she determined 10 remain IN
Seattle When she made her change ~
Intention known n waS slscovsres iha; rho
trunk was aboard and someone held the
checks without Shich sire conid rot take
Il OF Then there was trouble a. once
The girl bntiorfhced the policeman on
tina, beat and poured her tale OF woe mo
hs ears He helplessly listened and sad
Ne could 10 nothing TO help her When a
bvsfander asked the wearer OF brass but
tons what the trouble and II some
steps could not be taken 20 help the girl
Ne replied that he knew nothing about H.
None Of the officers % the steamer ap-
fcarcd 10 know anything about IL either
or pretended they ala not and finally the
rrl started up town TO the police station
Before getting far. however one OF En-
persuaded
size was making . mistake and should go
70 Juneau She consented 10 90 so provid-
lDg return ticket were given her This
was done. and Blanche Wells went aboard
after bidding a farewell 20 her friends
Several other girls were engaged 10 go
with Endieman on the Ai-Kl and thsy
also furnished trouble Yesterday after
noon good looking young woman. who
gave her name Devlin and who sasa
She was employed al the Queen City loag-
frg house called upon CHIEF Of Police
Reed and said that her two younger sis
sers. one "a and the other II. were going
10 Alaska and she believed "ror no good
purpose' she stated that she had tTioi
70 Keen them from doing wrong but the,
they did not obey her wishes
Chief Reed turned the young woman
over 10 Capt. Hogie, who heard the story
N full I, appeared from additional state
men's made by her that Max Endl.man.
commonly called the Diamond King"
had furnished transports ton for the girls
and she feared (, was his intention 70
pace them In a dance hall or something
Of that kind
complaint was then flied In the mu-
meipai court charging the younger Of the
IRIS. who IL known az Laura Bev'n. al
'noigh her name Is Devl'n. with being In
corrisible. Detective Phillips went down
70 The water front to look for the girl
vho said that IL was true the glrl aas
so'ns 70 juneau 10 work on the stage IN
theaier S1t II Phillips wanted her he
would show him whore she was.
The Diamond King Accompanied Phil
aps down town until they met Officer
sais whom Phillips asked TO bring the
I'll TO headquarters The officer was
tAken to thu girls room IN a Washington
street house. and when she learned that
sac vas wanted ~ police headquarters
she feii greatly put out Her appearance
oefore Clerk Meredith dii not cause any
Etcat surprise. as she has heen within
we portals OF the police station before
rse sAN that her age was Is ous her
esie- claims she Is only "a She 10 short
sai wears lcrg dresses TO make herself
feox older She is quite good looking and
aas head % hashy hair. which has be-
some her Identifying mark in police cir
sles
Ths older sister Was now DESTROYS OF
preventing the second sister. Kitty, from
saving the city. but her plans uiisrarried
me gtrl Insisted tina; she was over IA
yssrs old. ana that she would do 50 she
NV NJ Then an effort was made 90 set
reflective Ponhps % take her or ne
Hiatsa steamer. phNiiPs wanted 70 know
wat authority he had 70 perform sach
"a act The older giri claimed that she
~. In charge % her sisters. and that
.ns enc on board the steamer vas only
- sse eoali be hei1, too IA company w'ih
sae one already n iaH. phlllip. soon Dis
N''e'e1 thas there was a question CT fact
20 the sge 0r Mss Kitty. Nie tsle-
EssanNd 70 Chlef Reed ard ssks3 COR in
sFactonS The chief replied ghat h cid
oo' propose e have the police out u IRE
FosNen % deciding the question Of
sSeiner Miss KEW was Is or l.. and that
vas best % ,@ave her alone anlssr .
,%FAns wa= sworn 90, for her arrest
Sc IN fhe afternoon No acton had he~r
sNfn. So e was presumed az hea37aar~
- 'hat Ml~s Kltfy vas stig mistress os
afr own sctr0a
FNieN Aa'Fcu Tayfor took Laura revin
eoarse The g'rl Ssia sse had no Il "a
~ SIZE has been Arrested She said hat
sss Eo'nr go ALASKA - "a On the
~Ss snt Wat NsN ENdlsnaa. TIE Dis
"'pa N'nF, was - purchase her tiekst
aaora 49, hitty psviin are net psw
Astasintanecs - che neltce hey have
WI ans merry gfe fn lh's ettv sna
Nn ssHv3 themselves 3a4uttatly sble
RAe rAre n themselves They came
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