The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-27
Had Very Little Money on Him
When Captured at Regina.
POLICE THOUGHT HE HAD $4,000
Cannot Figure Ont What He Has
Zone With the Bulk of It-No
stock Taken In the Theory That
There Was IA Woman in the Case
Affecting Scene at the Depot
A KIND, Anectionate Husband.

Nhen Henry Fl. Harding. who passed a
forged draft for ss.ooo on Dexter Horton &
sNo., was arrested al Regina, Northwest
territory. by Superintendent of Northwest
Mounted Police Howe In accordance with
the request OF Chief OF Police Reed, he
had only s@SI IN his possession. This Is a
surprising revelation, in view OF the fac.
that 1t was supposed he carried away fully
s5ooa in cold cash.
The matter relative to the amount of
money found ON Harding s person has been
kept strict secret by the bank officials.
and the police have refused to say any
thing about 1t. When a Post-Intelligencer
reporter put the question squarely to Cap
tain Sullivan yesterday afternoon if it was
not true that only 1881 was found on Hard
ing, he Was inclined 20 avoid the question.
but finally admitted that the forger had
only that sum when captured. On being
asked for an explanation as to what had
become of the remainder of the $1,000. ne
said that he had none to make.
The Observation-Disclosures mas positive infor-
the case have been working on a clue 10 the
effect that there was "a woman in the
case. 1t is stated that there was an anect-
ing scene al the depot just before the de-
parture of the train which took Harding
away. 1t is supposed that the man was
none other than Harding, but who the
woman was Is unknown. A close invesCSd-
ton as to the conduct Of the draft passer
failed TO show that he had ever given his
II
II he had any side engagements 1t was evil
dent that he had Skilfully concealed them
from those with " bonn he was most init
mate Ii is believed. however, that II the
theory of "a woman Is true, an eApiaha-
ton has been found TO the disappearance
of the greater part OF the S5,vW. captain
Sullivan Yesterday admitted tndt man
and woman had separated al The depot
after an affecting scene, ana taeh auoeo
that the man Was not Harding.
If Harding had only S3sl WITH him II is
safe To assume that he left Seattle with
about 500, The difference between These
amounts representing his expenses. IL
would have been easy tor him 10 deposit
s25ao in a bank at Vancouver, Is. g., ana
take letters of credit on Montreal, Dal
there is nothing to show that such papers
were found on him when placed under ar
rest at Regina by the mounted ponce. IL
is alrnos, certain that Harding diu not
have papers representing cash, or some
mention would have been made OF IL
As the case now stands Harding de-
posited In Dexter Horton & Co.'S bank a
draft purporting TO have been drawn by
the Bank of Pitt County, n. c., on New
York bank for $3.50. He Immediately
drew out $3.50. The remaining trans
actions fail 10 show that Harding got an
other cent himself or that he left part of
the 5000 in Seattle. That he did not
spend II is shown by the fact that he did
not pay his bills at different stores. 1t is
supposed that one Of the special reasons
why Cashier Van Tuyl accompanied Dep
MY Sheriff Lane 20 Regina, y. w. T.,
after Harding, was ~ look after the
money part Of the case.