The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-03


.,~a and Placed in jail, He He
ts,es 90 Talk
1850 Community without a fakir
- ss lsxs a race track without
r-sgu9h similar IN some sssgecsss
ga firerent In rasir sner~ctsFtsHSs
- sswsorss. re mining frauc d0fag DAFT.
-. q far>rsachlng. wfsiis ne Nors %
1..at sxtsnds only WITHIN the e9hahSs
- ..~srz course. Seattle On account
-. vnooraaalcal location. WI never
.-xsna1 vim fouts. bat unfortunately
y 49,. 1900 81 yorker can ind a
fas -, ~. ..tasen.H," II the stories Of
SIS - man are true. and b has begun
s.-ssgra. n TIRE person or Tnsooors
..ae -he latter aimed 70 own 8 mine
-,as rtch win me precious metal
-. m.ns. according 20 scnads. was 10
49, .es a. sfvsrton district. a little over a
g. ,.a,n the toEn OF ssIverton. II had
aeened yelu six feet and Two incnes
49, WIS producing ore worth over
- Ear bigt there were liens on the
80 ard other debts. 30 tnat he
49, not work the property advantage
80 without tfse help OF a partner. arm
u xssh these statements and many others
Ess~ eeaase dla not find much tron-
-
49, ~ sucfa a scheme and msgnani-
- ,~nA the mine owner few dol
=. - ss,fia a board Din or buy sons Mt
= .,4nksts for what did few dollars
s....,s 10 when there were millions in
800 Think q ~ A six-foot vein OF
sssa ors for g few paitry dollars MAS
80 any wonder that tne lucky" ones
~srs wearing 3 Monte cristo AR Tor
tsx days Ard all ths tine Scnade was
...,sng n.w partners and contracting with
s,e,rent Arms for hauling me ore and for
80 sr.ettan OF new machinery and a rail-
rsad 10 his property.
- was bold. too In working his scheme,
{ a. hs contracted 20 sell half his prop
sysv 70 two msn IN the same building aud
s sifasn thirty feet OF each otnsr, W W
pxaeisrs and DR. r. NJ. Young. neither one
sraxanx that tho other had been dupsd.
v-sl, the doctor read In the newspapers OF
- incarceration OF the Pitts0urg Gold
wsnins Company BY Radcliffe. schaGe and
-. This vas the fret mixing Into the
<,askednes. OF the scheme. and Il ended
b. Dr. Young swearing TO a complaint
esarg!nz scAsde With procuring money
rnsier false pretsnsss. Tae warrant Tor
ses arrest wa issued over week ago.
bsf schsde was not arrested until Mon
aay nlzht. and would not have bean then
lad Il not been for Justice Vernon. OF Bal
lrs with whom Schaas was living. and
aso Il tr alleged, he was trying 10 Work.
Prom all OF the men with whom ne AAd
Ssalinxs Sssaae did not get over $3.50. bat
fs scheme was working so beautifully Just
o. long a. be kept out OF the hands OF the
pollce. that he may have secured much
n0se money.
Dir. Radeiins's story.
Wv. Radcliffe. who 10 a mining broker
vi.h rooms In the Pioneer building. was
ne Graf man approached by scaads. Mr.
RAaaare tells The following story OF the
Transaction:
Il was sitting In my ONCE about two
SEEKS ago when stranger came ia. lie
sMsd bis name was Thsodors Scha6s. and
hssd me II l was connected with the
H5dro Smelling ard Refining Company. I
ha him that was. and he then stated
D.: he vas dssirous OF putting in plant
q bis mins nsar Sllvorton. i asked him
sseFal questions in regard TO his prop
s-y and We fell into q general converse
ssea. hs being what I supposed a mine
ssner. and myself broker. HE told me
"a. hl~ property was situated Agtls over
Hlis outside OF Sllverton and was a very
sa.Gahie property, the vein being feet
iseass vide. The ore running about $50 a
ion Tarea car loads had been shipped 20
re Everer smaller. the net values run
ma from 1850 to SEQ Getting this ore
OK required the services OF six men. and
Also cost considerable to get II 70 the
sEelisr. First one lien would be placed
e. TIE ore ard them another and finally
- creditors. Of whom there wess many.
esssn 70 plaster ais properly with liens,
eomaA'iing him TO give up work aud seek
pAriner who could handle the afralrs Of
e niae 81 buEiness-Ilke manner. He
falaiea = glowing picture Of the property,
ssSsng ROW handily Il was located as %
fsaread facilities. and % the easy ~ per
ssst grade leading 70 Il. and finally wound
y p Offering 60 accompany NE 20 Ever
81 shfre We could examine the books and
ascertain ihe exact value Of the shipments
Ills Story Ras a plausible one. and
E'sFes,e8 me. He offered 60 give me a. pei
seat q The mine and agreed 20 ar incorpo-
fstan, w!tA myself himself and wife a.
tastees As BE started 10 90 ont be stated
va - needed Nttie money with which
y Psy his rent. and let him have fis II
fsN DAYS We completed che incorporates
Afsrs Ser the Pitisburg Gold Mining Com
Aag. Salch ] had recorded IN she audi
afs Office. ~ my cost. Tie was 20 take
- % ihe nine the day following and ar
tSnse details there That is the last eve,
as % aim
ne evening following the day I Re
eerssd the Incorporation Or. Young came
no my office ard stated thai Schaa'
had disposed % a haif-tntaTest in fhs
pFe2sFty % him. ard asked me what th'
ApoTperatoa meant. I told him. ans
- seeded 90 hunt Schade up not sus
setaE fraud AZ that time. ] went I,
Avs0ett. h8t found no trace q HIM
ssa sent word 70 Tacoma thinking ~
sasat hava gore over thgre. bat W.
ss2aa Aear nothing o. hiu Then w
saspsctad tTaut ur Young frsliy swear
re 70 a complaint charging Schsda WITT
ee'si1sng rsensy under false pratenses.
0h. YES. j a most forgot % say TIA
vale sca&de sad ] were makiag our At
Easements - stated that he had
sEAa Propsrty that BE would Ike {.
aaFe re placs ror So tele htsn
you'd 10 what I ccnla. When he cam.
N1g aext CAV 7 to.d htrr 1 had found
e2rehaser bar he said - had sod ~
sfNs properly to Or. Young. The fei
ows rl&aae- art bis story fooled n.
ssssrietssy aat I honestly believe the-
9a2id have fra 80 nine cut q every tsi
H'sn n the city"
rhere Were Others
Scaa3a co.. ssse same atorv - Or vaunl
ara - g~orwa ". Yaary tast be asa Z,
- Radcliffe and succeeded 81 Eeftint
~ n csss esq - the former sa3 SNzn
o3asY from AZ xanry. TO tse latter p
sAFs aesd te =. aait fntsgcst ia ths mop
e}. whSca vas recorded IA Snohona'
seanty. Min . ea2zsaerasioa CO g.
N@aY ih'rE .ss -raket est 81 eounecttof
We Heasfes Gaa'ttzs wtth Yaacr y
sat - Prank p. Ransolpa - laNyc
y 10 oe-ide1tal nlock. Ana had hsn
s~ 80 rap-rs Sung Y.nsv gor
N~t~e.sat purchase Tsncy Vas sery e.
We tae paFers and Randosrs was pAt
- airnsslf c. the sNcs thinking n
4 sasn S>~ats vac 20 nav kgra So